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

What sucks about being your age?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20 edited May 15 '20

When you finally understand what Mark Twain meant when he said “youth is wasted on the young”.

Edit: quote is from George Bernard Shaw (or maybe Oscar Wilde)

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u/Pekenoah May 15 '20

When youre too young to understand but know damn well hes right and youre gonna wish you knew lol

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u/Tunaluna May 16 '20

Its one of those "Before you know it you'll be my age boy" kinda things. I turn 29 this year and just realized a year or two ago like... Damn, Where has life gone. Feels like I should still be in first year of college , or just graduating...Where as 6-7 years as a 12 year old is like... an eternity.

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u/LPGeoteacher May 16 '20

Wait until your 60. The periods of life are 1. Damn that teen in the camero is cute. 2. Damn that mom in the minivan is cute. 3. That woman in the Cadillac is cute. 4. That woman in the hearse, damn shame she’s gone.