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31 here.

I'm not sure how I feel. In terms of what I want out of life right now I definitely feel a lot younger than I am relative to a lot of other people my age. I have very little desire to really commit to anything at this point in my life and still have a lot of 'exploring' to do. Aside from getting tired a little more easily than I used to, physically I don't feel older than I did when I was 23, but there is something that psychologically drags you into a state of feeling "not as young as I used to" at this age when you start thinking about how long it's been since you graduated college, how much younger a college freshman is than you are, the fact that you're as close to 40 as your are to your college years, etc. There's just been a lot of "I feel too old for that" lately. For the most part I'm not going to let it direct my course in life or affect how I am and how I act, but there's no denying the fact that you only get older, and there's no way I'll ever truly feel like I'm 21 again.
 
Almost 29 here.
The only thing I'm missing is having a kid....and my wife stopped taking pills/shots 2 months ago.

I sometimes pull out.....



I feel like a kid in the sense that I can afford (time wise) to play videogames and play with legos. I thought that would go away once people got married and had more "responsibilities"

I guess the big one will come up soon. *Sigh
 
Feel like a kid? Feel like an adult?
No difference.
The growing-up process is too gradual, i never felt like a kid when i was one, i've never felt being an "adult".
People change of course... and it is easy to classify kids as kids, and teens as teens, and so on, but i doubt people see themselves as suddenly changing from category to another.

So, arguably i still feel like a "kid", since there never was any change as far as i see it.
And of course, i still have as strong curiosity as i had as a kid, i still have the same optimism really, i still have the sense of wonder (all tempered a bit, but these things have not vanishes by any means).
 
I'm 25 and finally comfortable enough with myself to act like a kid again. When I was younger I'd try to act all grown up. Now I'm dressing how I want, doing what I want, it's great.

I also buy myself a ton of candy because I never got much candy as a kid. Gotta make up for it now!
 
I'm 24 and still felt very young until a couple weeks ago.
Went to an annual music festival with some friends (we go to it pretty much every year), and how retarded all the teens were dressing and acting, for the first time made me feel kinda old.
 
Do I feel like my age? Its a complicated question.

To make a long story short, no I don't. I'm 22. Want to Go NAVY. My fear is falling for the norm.
 
I know I'm still a kid even at 26. Don't see any reason why this would change any time soon, but why the hell would I want to grow up?
 
38 here, and I still feel like a kid a lot of the time.

There's some obvious changes: metabolism, energy, kids on my lawn. By and large, though, I'll never grow up. I love watching cartoons, listening to popular music, and just not giving a fuck.
 
I'm 21 years old, and still dances and jumps around the house like a mad child. Reason for it? Meh, Its fun.

Fuck me right?
 
Yes. Well...At least a child with the financial ability to buy the toys he wants.

It also doesn't help that I look like I'm 16, when I'm actually 24.
 
I'm 24, but I feel like I haven't aged much mentally since I attempted suicide when I was 12. The fact that I seem unable to get anywhere in life doesn't help much.
 
23 here. I'm going to buck the trend and say that I either feel like a child or a bitter old man. A child in that I don't feel totally independent or comfortable in my skin, but also old in that I'm tired all the time and I feel miles away from the young person lifestyle of having fun and thinking about the consequences later. All I do is go to work, pay my bills, and think about the future...
 
I'm 34 and I still feel like a kid. •_•

I look at the mirror and wonder: who's that creepy looking bald hobo?
 
I definitely still feel like I'm in college, but that's mainly because my roommates are all still in college. It doesn't really mix too well with the working life. ):
 
I turned 25 at the beginning of the year and I have nothing worthwhile in my life, except maybe my Bachelor's degree I'm not putting to use. Living with my parents, part time retail job ... I need to get my shit together. No car, no career no ...

threetri333 said:
I feel that I'm in still in high school even though I'm 23. Maybe it's because I did not lose my v card yet.
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... same here, though I don't think it really matters too much. I'll do you one better, at 25 I haven't even kissed a girl or even gone on a date. So yeah.

Trying to get my shit together. I guess that's what we assume adults are, people that look like they have their shit together.
 
I'm 23. I still feel like a kid, because I still live with my parents. Once I move out I'll feel like more of an adult. Oddly enough I felt like more of an adult in college, because I lived away from home and had to take care of myself.
 
I feel young as hell at 28... The fact that I'm currently in college really hammers that home.

The only problem is the younger generation.

Today I saw on my Facebook that a friend met Sisqo. So I said to my classmate.. "Look, it's Sisqo. You know.. "The Thong Song?"

Of course he didn't know The Thong Song. He would have been in diapers.

Fucking younger generation.
 
25, working full time. I can't remember ever having felt any different to how I feel now.

My experience working with other "adults" has only served to reinforce my belief that there are no "adults", just idiot teenagers who got old.
 
I'm 23 and when I was in the military, I felt like a grown ass man. Now that I'm out and going to college, I feel like a teenager in high school again and I have to say it's pretty entertaining at times.
 
29. I have been decades ahead of my peers with financial planning, and in health if you assume they'll ever figure it out.

But I do have a streak of manchild and neogaf is where I vent most of that.

I felt old 3 years ago when I was borderline obese and diabetic. I felt horrible. Like I was 50, and an unhealthy 50. Now I feel like I did when I was 18 but with a slightly lower tolerance to aches/pains (probably because I sit too long in an office more so than aging).

Fuck I still get carded buying booze when I have shaved recently, and people say I look like I'm in college.
 
25! I am constantly thinking about what's going to be 'appropriate' for my age in the coming years. Wish I could go back to 16 or so... Still sort of have the same interests. I want to hang band posters on my wall dangit.
 
Im set to become a adult at 25. but til then, being a 'adult' seems to be complaining about things. but i think its really knowing your priorities and being chill.
 
A Pretty Panda said:
Did you know there is a two beer limit at Chuck E Cheese?

Did you know there was beer at Chuck E Cheese?

Guess where I'm spending my 21st birthday.
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Definitely not at Chuck E Cheese's, son. Two beer limit? Come on, that's wuss stuff.
 
I just realized what makes me feel old sometimes: when my friends are announcing their marriages/birth of children on Facebook.

I'm still a kid: keep that shit to yourselves!
 
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