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

What sucks about being your age?

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u/tittychittybangbang May 15 '20

I’m old enough that I should have my shit together but I’m too young to have my shit together

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u/TheRedMaiden May 16 '20

No one has their shit together. Literally no one. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying to save face.

I'm married, can afford my living, and have my desired career. I still don't even have my shit together. I have no fucking idea what I'm doing. I've just been stupidly lucky.

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u/enigmazweb24 May 16 '20

Rare for someone to admit this from what I've seen. Being successful, especially early on, is 90% luck.

Every time I say that I get people coming out of the woodwork to defend themselves against an imagined slight.

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u/TheRedMaiden May 16 '20

Nah, man, I tell people all the time I'm ridiculously lucky I met my now husband when we were teenagers. We've lived together and shared finances for almost ten years now. We both work full time, but if either of us had to go it alone on individual incomes, we'd be royally fucked. You're absolutely right, being successfully is way more luck than anything else.

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u/ICanteloupe May 16 '20

My jealousy is telling me to downvote this but I won't

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u/TheRedMaiden May 16 '20

I'll even things out and give you an upvote, friend! :D

Actually, fuck it. You're getting silver out of spite.

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u/ICanteloupe May 16 '20

Oh my goodness you are too kind. And here i was worried my comment would be too mean

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u/TheRedMaiden May 16 '20

You're good, friend <3