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[Diablos]

Ever since i turned twenty in May, i got this feeling that i'm getting "old". On the night of my brother and i's birthday (fraternal twin), he said that we were going to be thirty in just ten years. Now i realize that i'm still very young, but i'm just surprised how "fast" it went. It being life. Looking back on what i've done so far with my life, i realize what little i've accomplished so far.

So has anyone, who is still young, ever felt like this before?

Yes. It's not that you are old now, but when you are younger -- for example, 10 or 15 -- you can say "in 10 years from now I'll still be really young" and so you don't think about getting older. Not the case when you hit 20 or 25. It's weird because for the first time you really start to get a grasp on the reality of how short life can be, and coming to terms with the fact that you won't be young forever. I'll be 26 in a month, and that is scary. Four years until 30.

It is also very true that you'll find your early/mid 20's to go by a hell of a lot faster than your early/mid teens. I can't believe I'm basically a year away from the "late 20's" phase.

 

[Gabroni]

I'm 20 and I feel old when kids these days say they want the new Ipod and when I was a kid I wanted god damn cassette tapes for my walkman

 

[revolverjgw]

I'm 26, and while I don't feel old, I feel too old to be what I am. I really fucked up my education by taking my 3rd year of university off, and now health matters are keeping me from going back and destroying my employment history and finances. I can't believe I'll be 30 in 4 years.

 

[bluescreenoflife]

I'm 20 and I feel old when kids these days say they want the new Ipod and when I was a kid I wanted god damn cassette tapes for my walkman

Goodadvicewouldbegoseetherapist.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I'll be 28 in a week, two away from 30. *sigh* didn't achieve what i wanted in life....

 

[Powerslave]

I take life a little too easy. I still haven't finished school (I've yet to start one) and chill out a lot. I play video games, browse forums and play on my guitar. Feels good man.

 

[Canova]

damn. kids nowadays, just 20 yrs old, and think how life has passed them by

 

[gnarkill bill]

Im entering my 20's in September and I feel quite dandy. I'll wait till I turn 30 before I start feeling old.

 

[ltse1]

Live in the moment, yall! Check off something on your bucket list RIGHT AFTER YOU READ THIS. Use all of your impulse and do it! NAO!

 

[Ben Pierce]

I'm about to turn 22 it freaks me out a bit. I know that's still very, very young, but it's amazing just how fast time goes by. It's so easy to sit on the sidelines and let life pass you by, because you don't know where the time goes.

And my parents are about to turn 50, and that scares me.

 

[anddo0]

I'm also 27 and no one has EVER guessed my age. I've gotten 20-22 range.

I was considering posting a topic on whether or not this is a good thing...

Yeah, I'm gonna be 28 in Oct, but could easily pass for a 18-19 year old (get carded a lot). I'd say definitely a bad thing when trying to date women your age.

 

[Nonoriri]

I'm 18 and I more displaced than old. All the 16 year old's around me have for the first time in my life made me not the youngest of the bunch.

It's a bit odd is all.

 

[Alyssa Hu$tle]

I had this feeling when I turned 21. On the eve of my 21st birthday my Dad was listening to a bunch of old tunes from “when he was my age”, reminiscing about the “good old days”. I remember how it struck me at that moment that my Dad looked really old to me, and I thought “Oh my God, this is the path I am on, I'm getting old!' It was a terrible feeling.

Now I'm 34, and to be honest I feel younger than ever. Life has never been better! I accomplished all the goals I set myself in my 20's, I'm set financially, I have a wonderful husband, I have a confidence that comes with life experience, and I look and feel better than I ever have as well. And growing older doesn't bother me at all – life has improved with each year, and I'm looking forward to what's ahead.

 

[industrian]

When I hit 20 it was awful. In my mind all i could think of was "well that's one third of my productive life gone". And in December I turn 25 and have to start thinking about my career, getting a mortgage, raising a family and (of course) buying a Mondeo.

The girl at the juicy bar who thought I was 28 didn't really help. :/

 

[RadioHeadAche]

The fact that Toy Story is almost fifteen years old really bothers me.

 

[Lumpy Onion]

Just turned 30 and not letting it get to me. People always make such a big deal about turning 30 as if it is the end of the world or something. Or if they don't get their life together by 30 then its too late. I mean, you are going to age anyway so why not just accept it for what it is and keep a youthful spirit.

Honestly I should be feeling old since I am starting University at 29 and might not get my degree till I am 33-34, but I am happy with my life so it's not a problem.

 

[J-Rod]

Feeling anxious at 20 makes people who are really past their prime upset. I mean, you haven't even reached your apex while other folks are realizing that the best years of their life are gone forever. It's like Bill Gates telling people in the park that he's starting to feel poor after paying a parking meter, or a supermodel saying she feels fat in a weight watchers meeting after eating a kernel of popcorn. It just makes everyone else go

One thing I can say about early aging is that you count each birthday up to the last good milestone then stop. It's like, "yay, I can't wait until I'm 15/16 then I can drive", then "yay, I'm 18/19 I can get a pack of smokes and a playboy(before the internets that was exciting)", then "yay, I can throw away my fake ID and buy a gun". After that you quit counting, because there isn't anything to look forward to. Then when your birthday comes around, instead of being excited, you have to think about how old you will be, and when you remember you think "oh crap, really?".

I'd wait at least until the dark side of the 20's (25+) before you start caring.

 

[Dragmire]

I'm 28. It got to me the past couple of years. But everyone says I look 19, and I'm in great shape. So take care of yourself. Also, once you come to terms with getting older and not being a kid anymore, it gets better. Life is just starting to get good. Think of how much there is left to do and you'll realize that you're still just a baby.

 

[Chemo]

Fuck you. I'm about to turn 30. I don't even want to hear your shit!

If I could find a way to steal peoples' youth I would do it in a fucking second.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

23 here and age not really what is bothering me.

I graduated college in December and have been looking for a career for 8 months (like a lot of Gaf) the part that is getting to me is having to live at home, while I am glad I have a place to stay, going from living on my own for 4 years in a college town to living at home in a town of 16,000 was fine for a while, but as another Friday night passes with me sitting in front of the TV it gets harder.

 

[firebricks3]

23 here and age not really what is bothering me.

I graduated college in December and have been looking for a career for 8 months (like a lot of Gaf) the part that is getting to me is having to live at home, while I am glad I have a place to stay, going from living on my own for 4 years in a college town to living at home in a town of 16,000 was fine for a while, but as another Friday night passes with me sitting in front of the TV it gets harder.

I'm in an identical situation, except I'm in a town of 2,000 people.

 

[Grakl]

Long bump, but I'm feeling the same way OP did years ago. This thread really puts things in perspective, though.

 

[xxracerxx]

Buckle in kid because it only goes faster the older you get.

Edit: god damn necro bump.

 

[Parham]

Buckle in kid because it only goes faster the older you get.

OP posted this thread in 2007. The guy is just a month shy of 28 now.

 

[shem935]

Damn OP you are almost 28. How close to death are you?

 

[Aesius]

Shit, even the ages from the 2009 bump need +5 or 6 years added to them.

 

[Lothar]

Ever since i turned twenty in May, i got this feeling that i'm getting "old". On the night of my brother and i's birthday (fraternal twin), he said that we were going to be thirty in just ten years. Now i realize that i'm still very young, but i'm just surprised how "fast" it went. It being life. Looking back on what i've done so far with my life, i realize what little i've accomplished so far.

So has anyone, who is still young, ever felt like this before?

Christ.. I'm so glad to see the 2007 date and see that you're almost 30 now.

 

[BocoDragon]

Long bump, but I'm feeling the same way OP did years ago. This thread really puts things in perspective, though.

I'm 30 and feel and look young so if you really feel that way... Sucks to be you! Hopefully you internalize how foolish it is that you feel old now.

 

[Aesius]

This thread is weirding me out. I didn't notice the dates when I first started reading and feel like 8 years of life just went by in a flash.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Lmao not even in his 30s, fuck man, LIVE!!! All you young bucks go out there and seize the world's nuts!

 

[Alcotholic]

I feel like 20 is still a baby and I'm only 23.

 

[finalgamer]

You just have a faster biological clock than your peers, OP.

 

[PK Gaming]

This thread is weirding me out. I didn't notice the dates when I first started reading and feel like 8 years of life just went by in a flash.

It's true what they say, time really does fly when you're having fun!

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

This thread is actually fascinating. Very nice first page reply by Besada. It's true. Life doesn't turn out that way. The OP would be about 28 now. Does he feel like the last 8 years have gone as he expected?


When you see people in their 50s and 60s, change their habits and diets around, you sometimes hear them say that they are in better shape than they ever have been. It's just that with age comes wisdom, and its only when you have taken certain things for granted that you try to fix it.




Overall; We're all the same age, at different times. You can look at a little baby and imagine them being old and still using a diaper because they are close to death.
Or you can think about an old person being a small child.

It's all the same if we really think about it. It's just that our minds wants to compare what it can see. It doesn't want to take the objective long road. Plus, we have social stigmas. You have to do this by the time your 20 (have sex), you have to do this by the time your 30(have a career, start a family, get your own home), you have to have done that by the time your 40(started your own business, earned over a million dollars) and so on. You hear all these arbitary rules, obstructions and things we're supposed to do. And so when we don't realize these ideas in our heads, we get stressed and feel we're late or we missed out.

But that's just a load of crock.

 

[Maengun1]

Whoa. I read the OP and was like "psh, 20 is old?! Kids today...gimme a break"

Then I noticed the thread is 8 years old, and the OP is older than I am.

 

[Gray Matter]

Where is OP now? Would love to hear how he feels almost reaching 30.

 

[Ashodin]

Dudes I'm 30 now and I still feel like I'm 20. How awesome is that

 

[FZZ]

Lmao I was 11 when this thread was posted

 

[shem935]

Lmao I was 11 when this thread was posted

Ayyyy me too I was so much happier back then. Ahhhhh college.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Too many babies.

 

[Deleted member 8095]

If you feel old in your 20s you are living life incorrectly. I feel sad for you.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

As long as OP is older than me every thing is fine.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

I was 13 when this thread was made. FEEL OLD, OP.

 

[Astral Dog]

Im 23 and feel old since 16, thank you.

 

[Dragonborn]

Reading threads like this just makes me anxious. I'm about to be 22 but I don't feel old yet reading stuff like this can get to me sometimes. I should probably just try ignoring these kinds of threads

I kind of always regretted not being in shape when I was younger. I'm only just now starting but you know it honestly feels like it's a good thing.

Sometimes when you're young and fit, you kind of lay back and get unhealthy faster whereas in my case the habits I'm picking up now will likely stick around. I'm hoping that translates to being healthy for longer.

 

[pixelation]

I've felt old ever since i was like eight years old, but i don't look it... au contraire.

 

[captainraincoat]

20 and feeling old....lol you will have the wonders of grey hair. ....balding and your bodies metabolism retiring at 30

 

[Rootbeer]

i think it is an increasingly common thing... when people leave their teens they are already lamenting their youth and feeling over the hill. It's sad, but our culture has so much youth worship, both overtly and covertly throughout all of pop culture that it's increasingly hard to avoid.

all I have to add, other than the obvious which is that you are still quite young and can 'feel' young well into your 50s with the right lifestyle... is get used to it cause that youth ain't coming back! I remember feeling similarly and it can be a terrible feeling at times... you kinda sit back and watch all the much younger people do their young people things and feel like you're no longer part of it anymore. but at the same time, you know you're not a part of the old people world either. It's an adjustment you have to make.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

Dudes I'm 30 now and I still feel like I'm 20. How awesome is that

I envy you

Also, I don't know where or what OP is doing now, but if you feel "old" at 20 then you are very unaware of life around you...try hanging around people who aren't 2 or 3 years younger than you (i.e. teenagers)...

 

[MIMIC]

Update us, OP

As for me, I turn 30 this year but I still feel like I'm 20 or 21.