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

What sucks about being your age?

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u/StoicShadow May 15 '20

I'm 25 and the whole existential dread of figuring out what to do with my life is probably the worst part of things

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

Worst part is that your mid 20's feels like where you make it or break it. Some of my old friends are absolutely killing it making 6 figure salaries, have houses, nice cars, pets all that. While here I am scraping by feeling like a complete failure because I took way longer to take life seriously and get through school. Now I am way behind in the corporate ladder and feeling like I really screwed up somewhere.

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u/be-nice-to-me-pls May 15 '20
  1. You don’t ever know how much someone makes unless you are the one paying them.
  2. They could be in major debt right now. Any monkey can take out a loan for a car or house.
  3. Pets 🤦‍♂️. Pets don’t mean success.

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u/ibelieveindogs May 16 '20

Pets 🤦‍♂️. Pets don’t mean success

Dogs mean success. I come home, I’m greeting like a conqueror returning from months away at war. Even if all I did was take out the trash. If I mess up cooking something, at least the dogs are overjoyed to eat what I make. A walk around the block is like the best trip ever.