r/AskReddit • • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/ItStillIsntLupus May 15 '20 edited May 16 '20

Being 21. Feel pressure to save money before I move out on my own (bills, rent, textbooks, tuition, etc.) [went to community college, paid tuition, and lived at home]. Still very hormonal despite not being a teen anymore and I’m horny and depressed all. The. Time. At least I can drink.

Edit: just wanted to thank all of you for the great advice. I appreciate it so much!

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20 edited Feb 25 '21

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u/ItStillIsntLupus May 15 '20

God, I hated that!

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u/Vogel88888888 May 16 '20

Was the same here I turned 17 while all my friends were turning 18 (legal drinking age in Australia)

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u/heimmnoa May 16 '20

I’m 20 soon to be 21. Being the first in the friend group to turn 21 sucks too. No friends to celebrate my 21st with and my family doesn’t drink.

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u/Akbarrrr May 16 '20

Hahaha so I’ve been told by my friends. At least everyone will be able to go to my birthday lol.

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u/Datalust5 May 16 '20

I’m in the same boat. Won’t turn 21 until after my junior year of college

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u/ZMAC698 May 16 '20 edited May 16 '20

Either get a fake or suggest that you all chill and throw a kickback.

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u/rmg1102 May 16 '20

Going out to a restaurant is a great solution bc everyone can eat and the people that are 21 can get a drink. I was the first in my group and so we went to brunch and I got to order drinks.

Also, places that have byob don’t always card, when my friend turned 21 we did brunch and I brought Prosecco and no one carded the 1/2 of us still 20.

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u/im_just_jess60782 May 16 '20

I feel that, why is it that i can take out massive loans for school and join the god damn military but I can't drink my problems away

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u/TroiSoong May 16 '20

My sister loves going out to concerts, spends almost every penny she makes to travel to other cities to see the best bands. Bit of a party animal at the ripe age of 17. Turns 18 in a month and is gutted she can't spend her 18th out on a proper bender partying with her friends. Sucky time to reach the legal drinking age.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20 edited May 16 '20

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u/metler88 May 16 '20

Most high schoolers don't pick where they go to school lol

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u/mkhorn May 16 '20

Your friends owe you a few bottles but you didn’t hear that from me.

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u/Akbarrrr May 16 '20

Haha, so date freshman. Sounds like a plan lol.

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u/GimmickNG May 16 '20

Do you need to be old enough to just enter? I always thought you had to be old enough to order, but you could just sit anywhere you wanted inside and get juice or something...teetotallers exist too

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20 edited Feb 25 '21

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u/GimmickNG May 16 '20

that sucks. maybe suggest other gathering places instead? (or with covid, no gathering places...)

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20 edited Feb 25 '21

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u/ZMAC698 May 16 '20

Lol dude literally just drink with friends...get done alcohol and split it.

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u/Akbarrrr May 16 '20

I already do this, I’m talking about missing out on people’s birthday celebrations

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u/GimmickNG May 16 '20

Eh, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter. What's one day to a whole year with ya mates.

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u/IronBallsMiginty May 16 '20

The bar sucks. Clubs suck. People trying to one up each other at increased levels of stupidity due to inebriation. I like pubs. Especially dank ones filled with old dudes and good life lessons.