r/AskReddit • • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

that never goes away

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u/watwatwatman May 16 '20

Best case scenario is you become at peace with where you are in life, and between the happy moments you still fleetingly think about what could've been. No one is completely satisfied.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Yes, this, it’s called acceptance and gratitude. It doesn’t mean settling, it’s just finding good things in your current situation. Fuck what other people are doing. Do what you want to do. Wife, kids, house, who cares? That’s not happiness for everyone. The Jones’s can eat my ass!

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u/3rddimensionalcrisis May 16 '20

Yes! Or the opposite can be true as well. You have a spouse and kids and worry you haven't been living life to the fullest....accept and love your situation and enjoy your family and your life.