What sucks about being your age?

[Darcia]

[MCheetah]

I don't fit any of the standards or criteria that people are "supposed" to hit by a certain age.

"Normal Adult" Milestones
16 - Learn to drive
17/18 - Graduate high school
22 - Graduate college with Bachelor's
18/23 - Move out of mom's house
24 - Get first real world job/Enter grad school
25 - Get promoted
25-30 - Get married/Have first kid
32-35 - Have second kid

My Adult Milestones
18 - Graduate high school
18-20 - Wasted time in art school
21--23 - Community college
23-28 - Working to keep the lights on
29-30 - Graduated with Bachelor's
30-32 - Graduated with Masters
33 - Got first real world job

I'm 33 and only on the "social level" of a 24 year old. I hate being considered "immature" or "not at my age," as if I made a ton of mistakes of anything. I just spent several years working a job that didn't go anywhere, and never making enough to really save up. In other words, I feel old and at a level lower than most people I know, who are married with full time jobs and have kids by now. The only thing that vindicates me is that these people still act WAY more immature than I do, considering how they react to politics/Trump.

[MCheetah]

Thanks for the MHO.

[Darcia]

Yeah, my milestones are quite different from the “normal adult”, but I didn’t even know there was such a thing. After 18 and graduating from high school, community college sort of messed things up and I graduated took a year off (as I didn’t want attend uni) worked then went straight into university (another 4 years).

[Lynx122]

I don't think these Milestones really apply anymore. Today everything is more flexible and everyone is on a different path and I think most people need some time to themselves to develop as a person as well. A lot of people don't follow this path because they don't know what they want to do or they're not ready for the next step yet etc. And a lot of people don't want to follow those steps at all. If you look at the dating market it's not as straight forward as it used to be either. Everything is changing. Who wants to live life by a checklist other people came up with anyway? So I wouldn't worry about it. You got a masters degree that's something to be proud of. You're always ahead and behind other people at the same time, the point is to make the most of your life and get out of it what you want to get out of it :).

[ohshee]

Not really to much except FOR LOL I hate if I'm going riding on the weekend and I have about 8 friend I use to race with I'm older than then and they start saying crap I'm so old talking about themselves and I never say anything and when they raise there head they say that's right your older. I just smile they say how do you do it ,, I say do what ,, they say do all that you do,, because I just go do it and you sit home and tell everyo e how old you are lol no to be honest i like my age if 1 thing sucked it would be its 2020 and all the un known bull shit thats going on if I could change that I would

[tiffany_g]

Dating. Back in my 20s it didn't matter who I dated. If I went too much older the worst that would be said is that I had daddy issues. At 21 it didn't matter how much money they had, what they did for a living, or even their ethnicity. People would just look at us and say "ahh, young love."

Today no matter who I date I'm accused of having ulterior motives. Date an older man. "You're just looking for a sugar daddy." Date a younger man. "You're a cradle robber using him to feel young again." Date a man my age living hand to mouth. "Got just enough time to squeeze out a kid so the three of you can go on welfare." Date a man my age who doesn't panic every time his bills are due. "Get your hands off his bank account, you gold digging hussy." Date a white man. "Gotta keep the race pure, right, Eva?" (with the surname Braun being implied). Date a non-white man. "You're wasting a lot of his time over a fetish." Date a woman. "You're just pretending to be bi because it's trendy."

At my age I can't date anyone without some sort of accusation.

[mélancolie]

your parents being able to "threaten" you to do stuff like chores, having to sort of mature & stop acting like a teen even though you're still like that mentally, being broke, your parents still treating you like you're 15 even though you're technically an "adult" & starting to feel old

[katiesmuff]

Just the fact that we continue to get older so fast, kids growing up so quickly

[ragequeen]

You`re old enough to make your own decisions, but not old enough for others to take you seriously.

[ninjagirl_34]

Everyone expects you to have your head on straight and you naturally are supposed to juggle everything in your life in a timely manner

[Lyndsielee666]

Well im old and that sucks

[idkwattoputhere]

I got to work

[cjgsu]

Not being legally old enough 2 drink

[Kaneki05]

feeling like a 16 year old realizing you almost 20. And feeling like when i am 30 i will still think this way and life's just gonna go fast too fast.
Just give me a extra 60 years of been 19. Then i would be happy to grow up.

[Lynx122]

I don't think anything to do with my life that I don't like has to do with my age. I have a lot of freedom, I'm still fit and healthy and I have some life experience so I know what I'm doing a little bit at least. What more can you ask for?

[Inexpensivefurniture]

Too old to get a kid's discount, too young to have any idea where my life is headed

[Anno2]

Nothing. More financially stable at 33 than 23 and get more female attention so not complaining

[JoyGirl]

I have to start adulting.

[idkwattoputhere]

Tbt youth

[Don-_-Don]

I'm always stressed out about noting being where I think I should be at life, I'm always on edge due to this.

[temp292]

I behave much younger than my age. I don't have anything similar with girls my age and younger ones don't like me because of my age

[chriscdi]

that i got 2 years to 21

[Darcia]

Oh shoot, I didn’t realize you were so young.

[chriscdi]

welcome to my life 🙃

[Darcia]

Haha, I would like to go back to 19. Let’s switch 😉

[chriscdi]

nah you are almost 30 🤣

[Darcia]

I’m glad, 🥳

[magiusX26]

that many people think its creepy to want a woman in her 20s to date

[FlatsRunner]

I’m a half century old. Lol.

[douride2]

At 40 everyone thinks your so old. As for why GAG moved it to sexuality. Probably because it has the word sucks in it.

[Unit1]

Not having enough money. Not making enough money.

[Samantha_17]

Nothing really. I feel like I'm top of my game both in life and bed ! :)

[rgw235]

Bills, responsibility etc