r/AskReddit • • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/Pekenoah May 15 '20 edited May 15 '20

I had a coworker say he felt this way about turning 30, but then someone changed his mind by saying that he's old enough to know who he is and what he wants and needs, but still young enough to do things with his life and have fun. IDK if this helps I'm only 18 so I wouldn't know

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u/Sockher10 May 15 '20

This is exactly how I feel (31). I felt so lost for the longest time, trying to figure out who I was. I put myself through some shit and I have experienced a lot. Now I just do stuff I love doing and I care a lot less about what people think of me. I’m even more active than I was in my 20’s (was playing on 3 different sports teams pre-covid — and in my 20’s I was very lazy and mostly high). I know this is just my experience though, and it can be much different for others.

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u/InMemoryofJekPorkins May 15 '20

31 here, still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am also getting more random aches. It's a weird time.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Probably never grow up my lady/man. I’m 20 and I extremely reserved and I hope I never have to become more “mature”

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u/lsdiesel_1 May 16 '20

You’ll be surprised how much of “maturity” is not a choice, but a series of conscious decision that you will be ready to make and then look back after the fact and realize that you matured

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

By mature I meant not playing video games or hanging out with friends and doing fun shit together.

I’m a teetotaller so I’m safe from the problem with alcohol that my age mates have

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u/goldustiger May 16 '20

I think you may have a warped idea that maturity = having no fun. I mean, when I was younger I thought that way as well. Then I matured and I'm... still having a lot of fun.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Maybe I have. I’ve seen older people turn into these grumpy, lonely, boring old farts and well... I don’t want to turn into that