“Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how” is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images.
 
“Parenting is like folding a fitted sheet. No ‘right’ way to do it & sometimes it’s a hot mess but you never quit trying to do your best” was posted on Twitter on April 29, 2010. “Parenting is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows the right way, but it gets done some how” was posted on Twitter on February 12, 2012. “Being a parent is like folding a fitted sheet. Nobody really knows how to do it properly, we all just wing it” was posted on Twitter on February 17, 2017.
 
“‘Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet: no one knows how.’ — Furman University” was posted on Twitter by Yik Yak on July 22, 2015. “Adulting is like folding a fitted sheet… No one really knows how” was posted on Twitter on September 10, 2015.
     
     
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Lacey M Roberson
@LaceyMRoberson
Parenting is like folding a fitted sheet. No “right” way to do it & sometimes it’s a hot mess but you never quit trying to do your best.
9:01 PM - 29 Apr 2010
       
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David Ashcraft
@bdeyescreative
Parenting is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows the right way, but it gets done some how.
6:07 PM - 12 Feb 2012
 
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LoveBut Blog
@LoveButBlog
Parenting Is Like Folding a Fitted Sheet http://www.lovebutblog.com/parenting-is-like-folding-a-fitted-sheet/ … #parenting #parentingtechniques #mommyblogs #parentingishard
2:51 PM - 17 Sep 2014
         
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Yik Yak
@YikYakApp
“Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet: no one knows how.” — Furman University
10:27 PM - 22 Jul 2015
 
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College Is My Life
@TheColIegeLife
Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet: no one knows how
3:00 AM - 25 Jul 2015
   
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Madison Carter
@MadsRenee02
Adulting is like folding a fitted sheet… No one really knows how
1:20 PM - 10 Sep 2015
 
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CurvyLadyProbs
@CurvyLadyProbs
Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet: no one knows how.
12:22 AM - 22 Nov 2015
 
Google Books
Boss Bitch:
A Simple 12-Step Plan to Take Charge of Your Career
By Nicole Lapin
New York, NY: Crown Business
2017
Pg. 15:
But, building a career is like folding a fitted sheet: no one knows how to do it and everyone wants a hack.
         
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Living and Loving SA
@LivingLovingMag
“Being a parent is like folding a fitted sheet. Nobody really knows how to do it properly, we all just wing it.” So true! #LLMommyMoments
1:00 PM - 17 Feb 2017
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet
submitted May 2, 2017 by hazmic
     
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Christine Holtz
@clholtz
Being an adult/parent is like folding a fitted sheet #lifelonglearning
10:44 AM - 25 May 2017
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet
submitted September 12, 2017 by likeyouforalways
 
The Town Line
I’M JUST CURIOUS: New T-shirt sayings
June 27, 2018
by Debbie Walker
(...)
Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet!
 
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Alternative Daily
@TheAltDaily
Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how.
7:00 AM - 1 Jul 2018