I’ll be turning 28 at the end of February. In the past, I’ve always dreaded my birthday. If I could have stopped time, I think I’d have stayed about 17 forever. (I had a hell of a good time as a teenager…)
Turning 27 last year was a difficult birthday for me, for some reason. It was just that much to the side of being past mid-20′s and into late-20′s, and it freaked me out. I spent my birthday feeling sorry for myself, despite my friends trying their best to cheer me up.
A good thing came out of it though: a few days after I turned 27, it started to sink in that birthdays will come and go and sulking about it wasn’t going to do a damn bit of good. (DUH!) Perhaps not much of a revelation, but once you let this truly soak in to your psyche, you realize that it’s silly not to celebrate every moment and enjoy it for what it is.
So this year, I’m looking forward to 28. There’s a small part of it that bothers me. Ya know, the part where 30 is oh-so rapidly approaching. But what’s the point of being upset? Besides, 28 just sounds like a good number to me. A happy number, even! I’m going to go with it…
A dear friend of mine turns 27 later this month and he’s taking it hard for the same reasons I’ve had in the past. Getting older just isn’t fun sometimes. I’m trying really hard to think of the good things about being in your late-20′s, so that I can cheer him up.
IDEAS, anyone!? Share in the comments, please…
I always try and think that age is just a number and not how you feel. Maybe you could take him sky diving or bungee jumping. Maybe do something totally extreme! I think it might make you feel a bit younger…or totally crazy. Which I definitely think is helpful in day-to-day life.
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Things I Love About Being 20-Something:
1) I still get carded from time to time. Tell your friend to appreciate being carded while he still looks young enough to question. ;)
2) Someone in their late 20′s is generally respected and/or taken significantly more seriously than a late teen/early 20-something person.
3) All of my skin is still relatively firm and where it should be.
4) I can still flirt from time to time to get a free drink or discount from a cute bartender or cashier.
5) All of my grandparents are still alive.
6) I can still drink with the best of them with minimal hangover-age.
7) Clothes are just more fun for younger people. Just think – someday we’ll all be wearing adult diapers, elastic waistband pants, and velcro shoes.
8) I still have all of my hair. Most 20-something men still have all of their hair, too.
9) I can still win arguments by saying, “That may be true, but I will ALWAYS be younger than you!”
10) 20-somethings are just getting started. =]
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Age is really just a number! It depends on how you feel on the inside! I turned 40 last April and I was dreading it but the day came and went and I didn’t feel any different!
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I’ve got my 25th coming up in a few days. Now, I know this is not a big deal or much of a milestone, but I do stop and think, “Wait- how in the hell did I get here? I swear to God I just turned 19 last month.”
I think you do the best you can. Celebrate it because otherwise you’ll mourn it and that’s no fun either.
Oh, and tell someone to make you some cake!
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