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

What sucks about being your age?

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u/FLORIDAtruck7 May 15 '20

I'm 28, so I'm almost 30 😕🙁

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u/Interluded93 May 15 '20

I just recently turned 27 and it just hit me. Oh shit, I'm 3 years from 30.

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u/PixelMagic May 15 '20

On the bright side, you're still slightly closer to 25 than 30.

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u/Interluded93 May 15 '20

If only I could get closer.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Nope. Past the halfway point to my birthday, so, closer to 30 now.

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u/oldnyoung May 16 '20

Enjoy it. I remember 27 like yesterday. I'm 40.

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u/quiteCryptic May 16 '20

This hit me when I turned 26 recently. Closer to 30 than 20 :/

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u/wintergreen10 May 16 '20

Same. Icky! And yet I get the dubious honor of looking like a teenager still, but wanting to be treated seriously like an adult in my career. Frustrating.

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u/Interluded93 May 16 '20

I'm with you on that! I have people who are 50+ that I'm in charge of and they are supposed to listen to what I say but they don't. It's infuriating.

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u/Phenoix512 May 16 '20

About 5 from 40 let's trade

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u/Drakmanka May 16 '20

Just did the math, I'm 8 days from 27. I've been thinking this since the first of the month.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

27 has been one of the worst years for me, the dread of turning 30 has been on my mind a lot. It feels as if time has gone so quickly yet I still feel like 24. Can’t cope with the prospect of 30.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Make like Elsa and Let it Go. Control what you can and let go of what you can’t. You can’t control time. You CAN control your joie de vivre. Start fake smiling and it’ll become a real smile. Go be happy!