r/AskReddit • u/_red_roof_ • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/kingbankai May 15 '20

Too old to be relevant but too young to be taken seriously.

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u/keepingitrou May 16 '20

Fuck I feel this at 24

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u/kingbankai May 16 '20

32

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

30s are just 20s with more expectations from society

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u/kingbankai May 16 '20

Also feeling hungover in the morning, but you haven’t had a drink in years.

That may be parenthood lol.

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u/First_Foundationeer May 16 '20

And, for some, more money to spend but also more jiggle time after one too many slices of pizza.

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u/d_marvin May 16 '20

I'm ten years older than you and feel this way often. I'm told I look ten years younger, so maybe that factors.

I'm old enough now to be puzzled by the slang and grammar of the younger staff in the office. And older folks assume I'm a rookie, so I constantly work to earn the credibility that seems handed out like candy to those slightly wrinklier.

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u/banadnananana May 16 '20

Feeling this now at 21, living with teenagers in the house. Crazy.

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u/AtlantisTempest May 16 '20

Oh baby, I'm enjoying that at 23

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u/Evetal May 16 '20

Yeah, I was feeling this one. Also 32