annxxdisaster Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 Okay, so I am a young, naive, bright eyed, etc. etc. etc... 20 year old (just this past April!) Ok, and I'm sure that everyone my age who doesn't have a fully formed pre-frontal cortex likes to say that they are very mature for their age. But honestly, I am. I've always had a better time around my older ex-boyfriend's pals that I did around people my own age. I'm not attracted to the crazy ohmyGod it's the weekend let's down a whole bottle of booze under 30 mins-partying is the only meaning of life-I have no idea what I'm ever going to do with myself kind of lifestyle. I have a very clear vision of what I want to be able to accomplish with my life and I very much do not like the many phases of uncertainty that are obviously avoidable in life. But seriously, I am responsible enough to pay my rent and still have money in the bank every month and provide a certain sense of security in my life that I lacked for many of my teenage years. OK, ANYWAY. I was in a relationship with a 26 year old male who I feel did have issues with getting older. He would always tell me stories about what he was doing when he was 18-20 and always tell me how things changed and aren't as fun after you're 21 and he did get upset with me when I (kinda) jokingly told him, like the young whipper snapper I am, that I thought 26 was your late twenties. So, partly because I'm going to school to be a psychologist and I love analyzing anyone I can get my grippers on and partly because I am six years short of understanding the phenomena of being scared/having issues to grow older...but seriously...what the hell is the big deal? I mean, sure now I wish I could go back six years to myself as a 13 year old and let younger me know that growing older really isn't as great as it seems and as soon as you're 18 you won't get your medical bills paid for. So I can understand that I can't comprehend what it is going to feel like when I turn 26 until I'm 25 and waiting that week to pass before my birthday. But I mean if anyone could offer some insight on this to me I would really like it. I just can't see why turning 26 is such a big deal it seems to lead people to think that the rest of their life is a decided fate based upon what they have all accomplished up to that point.... until they turn 30 or 40 and face the same thing again. Please help this foolhearted inexperienced 20 year old out.
kizik Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 Whoever you're talking to is retarded. Turning 26 is no bigger deal than turning 40. Wait...
Enema Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 26 came and went just like any other year with no observable difference. The people that desperately cling to their youth I assume are a minority that have not experienced success as they aged.
GorillaTheater Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 What the hell is the big deal about turning 26? I can't remember. I think Reagan was still the president.
redfathom Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 Getting older is the best. I am 27 and I love the confidence I have, now versus when I was 21...
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