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When did you first realize how short life is?
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:40 pm
I just turned 29 and I guess maybe 2 years ago it hit me like a ton of bricks that the life I had known in my late teens and early twenties was basically over and things would never be the same.
I had been working a job on the road with a bunch of other young, single guys so the college atmosphere was kind of "extended" for me in that respect, but I recently "settled down."
The last 5 years or so have really flown by. Don't get me wrong, a lot of great things have happened, I bought a house, have some really nice vehicles, got married last year, and I'm making the most money I ever have by far but sometimes I miss being a carefree 19 year old cruising around in a beat up Z71 with 200k miles on it and barely any money.
This topic has no point, just feeling nostalgic I guess
I can only assume that it gets worse from here.
I had been working a job on the road with a bunch of other young, single guys so the college atmosphere was kind of "extended" for me in that respect, but I recently "settled down."
The last 5 years or so have really flown by. Don't get me wrong, a lot of great things have happened, I bought a house, have some really nice vehicles, got married last year, and I'm making the most money I ever have by far but sometimes I miss being a carefree 19 year old cruising around in a beat up Z71 with 200k miles on it and barely any money.
This topic has no point, just feeling nostalgic I guess
I can only assume that it gets worse from here.
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Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:41 pm to SidewalkTiger
when you hit 40 and you're life is likely way past half over.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:42 pm to SidewalkTiger
When I was around seven and went through a baker's dozen goldfish in about three months.
This post was edited on 10/5/22 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:42 pm to SidewalkTiger
At 50
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:42 pm to SidewalkTiger
Wait until your younger brother becomes a grandfather.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:43 pm to SidewalkTiger
watching close family members dying.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:43 pm to LRB1967
just now, holy frick what have I done with my life?
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:43 pm to SidewalkTiger
5th Grade. One of my class mates died. My mother died when I was 15. She was 36. Life is short.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:45 pm to SidewalkTiger
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I had been working a job on the road with a bunch of other young, single guys
I know what you mean. Being around a group of virile men in their prime in invigorating. It brings us back to our primitive roots. Men weren’t made to sit around in the cave with a woman.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:46 pm to SidewalkTiger
You are still in the good times my baw. Try hitting 40 being divorced with all of your friends shackled.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:47 pm to SidewalkTiger
Wtf what’s up with this depressing post.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:47 pm to SidewalkTiger
When my grandfather died unexpectedly when I was 12. Ain't nothing guaranteed, and there are no happy endings.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:50 pm to SidewalkTiger
In mid 2019 when Covid came out and killed so many people.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:51 pm to SidewalkTiger
I see it as three phases (so far, I'm 41):
First Phase: When you stop riding your bike to your friends' houses and start worrying about cars and high school shite. You don't even realize when it happens but when it does your life is never the same.
2nd Phase: You start working and getting married. Basically, where you're at.
3rd Phase: Kids. Just wait if you think it's flying by now. Nothing makes time fly like raising kids.
First Phase: When you stop riding your bike to your friends' houses and start worrying about cars and high school shite. You don't even realize when it happens but when it does your life is never the same.
2nd Phase: You start working and getting married. Basically, where you're at.
3rd Phase: Kids. Just wait if you think it's flying by now. Nothing makes time fly like raising kids.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:52 pm to SidewalkTiger
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I just turned 29
I turned 29 a few years ago…could’ve been me!
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:54 pm to stratman
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5th Grade. One of my class mates died. My mother died when I was 15. She was 36. Life is short.
My Dad died at 38 when I was 16. That sort of thing stays with you.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:54 pm to SidewalkTiger
Wait till you get to 60 and realize those early adult years were 40 years ago.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:56 pm to SidewalkTiger
Really hits you if you have multiple kids. Kid one hits a milestone of some sort, then a younger sibling is right there in the blink of an eye.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 2:57 pm to GeauxZone90
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Wtf what’s up with this depressing post.
Not sure, baw, probably due to a lot of different things.
The job change was a major lifestyle change for me obviously, I also gained a nephew (kind of a big deal as I'm from a small family) and lost several family members including my mom over the past two years or so.
I also moved from the South to the Midwest.
It just seems like there a lot of things that feel "permanent" when you're a kid and teen and I'm seeing those things aren't as permanent as they feel.
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