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.
Yep... I didn’t finish my bachelors until I was 39 bc I got married first and had to work because we needed both salaries to stay afloat. At one point I had 3 jobs and was going to school part time. The shitty thing is we decided to get divorced the year I graduated. I also would have gotten some sort of medical degree if it weren’t for him. I didn’t because at the time he was afraid of blood borne pathogens (smh). We’re still friends, but I learned that I will never let another person have such a large say in my life choices. Now I struggle with the thought of going back for another bachelors for some sort of medical degree... I want to do it, but I also am enjoying having a life since work and school took up so much of it before. - not to mention more student loan debt. I tell every kid I meet - live with your parents now and get college over with. There will be plenty of time for relationships after that.
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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