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Adele’s Break From Music Proves She’s a Normal Burned-Out Mom


At 36, Adele has decided to take a break from music. She might have 16 Grammys and an estimated $220 million net worth, but it seems she’s just a normal tired mom…

AdeleJohnny Nunez/Getty Images Adele ’s announcement that she’s planning to take a break from music might feel like a bombshell, but millions of women at a similar life stage will be nodding knowingly. Plus, she might be realizing that, while older kids might be way less exhausting than dealing with sleep deprivation and breast pumps, they come with their own challenges — you spend your life giving them rides, bribing them into doing their homework and battling over screen time. Plus, what would an album called “36” be about anyway — devastating fights over the Nintendo Switch, heartbreak about leaving it too late to book your favorite Barre class and the despair of those long lonely nights googling “is it PMS or could it be perimenopause?”?

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