24?!
i’m not a huge fan of birthdays. and i have to admit, i was really dreading this one. there is something about 24 that seems so weird. i think i was frustrated because i felt like i should have done more with my life by now. had i gone straight to grad school after undergrad, i’d be finished. i started going through all the “if onlys” and started to think where i could be by now. ultimately, i guess i had assumed i’d feel like more of an adult by 24. confident. self-assured. mature. funny how most days i feel none of these things. it reminds me how much of life is a journey and we will probably never really feel like we’ve “arrived”.
but then i was reassured that i am still in my early-twenties. so, i don’t even need to worry about this until next year. whew. so, now i’m looking forward to a low-key birthday weekend. bring on 24!
Tags: birthdays
June 13th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
hey look….. a comment…. kidding. dude whatever… once again you have to get over that you’re a mid-20-er.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
i can relate. i had a whole slew of similar thoughts leading up to turning 30. now i’ve just stopped thinking about it. (i think that’s called denial.)
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