“Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go”—that is, experiencing a great loss (in sentimental, but not in monetary value)—is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. “Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting a balloon go” was posted on Twitter on June 22, 2013. “Spilling a full drink you just paid for is the adult equivalent of letting a balloon go” was posted on Twitter on June 28, 2013.
   
“Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go!!!” was posted on Twitter on April 24, 2014.
 
“Spilling a full drink as an adult is like losing a balloon as a child” was posted on Twitter by Missy_S_ on July 17, 2013. “Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon” was posted on Twitter by faustine tattypight on December 31, 2013. “Spilling a drink is the adult equivalent to losing a balloon” was posted on Twitter by Cody Donaldson on June 25, 2015. “Spilling a drink is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon” was posted on Twitter by Sam Landers on February 20, 2016.
   
This is a non-specific version of the saying, and there is a beer version, a coffee version and a wine version.
   
       
Twitter
Brittany Lund
‏@its_brittbrat
“Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting a balloon go” #haha #downtownnapa
11:30 PM - 22 Jun 2013
 
Twitter
DebzRat
‏@DebzRat
Spilling a full drink you just paid for is the adult equivalent of letting a balloon go
12:37 AM - 28 Jun 2013
     
Twitter
Missy_S_
@LovelyMissy_S_
Spilling a full drink as an adult is like losing a balloon as a child.
8:51 PM · Jul 17, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Robert Whorey
‏@Notorious_R_O_D
Genius RT @MsBT_xo Spilling a drink you just paid for is the adult equivalent of letting a balloon go :( Same damn thing 😩😩😩 😩😩😩
1:42 AM - 18 Jul 2013
     
Twitter
Aleisha B
@a_bauhaus
Spilling a drink you just paid for, is like losing a balloon as a child. #truth
9:16 PM · Nov 16, 2013·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
Twitter
Doll
@theskinnydoll
Spilling a full drink you’ve bought yourself is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon…
7:08 PM · Nov 30, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
faustine tattypight
@Hattori_HanSolo
spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon.
6:30 PM · Dec 31, 2013·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
jamie nelson
‏@realjnelson
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go!!!
10:15 PM - 24 Apr 2014
 
Funny Status
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting…
April 24, 2014 Men Status Updates
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go.
     
Twitter
Chad Stockley
@copperdonkey
Spilling your #drink is the adult #equivalent of losing your #balloon. #nooooooo #sob #alcoholicsproblems
3:10 PM · Apr 25, 2014·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Men’s Humor
‏@MensHumor
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go.
4:00 PM - 25 Apr 2014
     
Twitter
Party Problems
@Partyprobs
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go
9:00 AM · Apr 29, 2014·Buffer
 
Facebook
Christos Papagoras
May 7, 2014 · Atlantic City, NJ ·
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go. #nightlifeproblems
 
Twitter
Yik Yak
‏@YikYakApp
“Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go.” — Oklahoma University
6:05 PM - 20 Sep 2014
 
Facebook
SouthBetteR
November 15, 2014 ·
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go.
     
Twitter
Brian Thiessen
@BrianThiessen1
Spilling a drink you paid for is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon 😔
7:43 PM · Dec 12, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Spilling a beer is the adult equivalent of letting go of a balloon
submitted March 13, 2015 by Overclass2
     
Twitter
Cody Donaldson
@codman1027
Spilling a drink is the adult equivalent to losing a balloon.
12:28 PM · Jun 25, 2015·IFTTT
   
Twitter
leonard benedetto
@LennyBenedetto
Spilling a drink you just paid for is the adult version of losing a balloon.
8:01 PM · Jun 26, 2015·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Sam Landers
@slandersx
Spilling a drink is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon.
5:03 AM · Feb 20, 2016·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Bill Murray
‏@BiIIMurray
Spilling your drink is the adult equivalent of letting your balloon go.
1:30 PM - 19 Dec 2016
 
Twitter
Cookiee 🍪
@CookieeMs
Spilling a drink is the adult version of losing a balloon
5:38 PM · Jun 7, 2018·Twitter for Android