Hey, I saw this on another site and I'd just thought I'd share it with you guys. Lemme know what you think of it.
Being Twenty-Something
They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are a lot of things about yourself that you did not know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to are not exactly the greatest people you have ever met and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you do not realize is that they are realizing that too and are not really cold or mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you would be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and you`re scared. You miss the comforts of college, of socializing with the same people on a constant basis. But then you realize that maybe they weren`t so great after all. You are beginning to understand yourself and what you want and do not want. Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging a bit more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and add things to your list of what is acceptable and what is not.
You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you or you lay in bed and wonder why you can`t meet anyone decent enough to get to know better. You love someone but maybe love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you are not a bad person.
You go through the same emotions and questions over and over and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision.
You worry about loans and money and the future and making a life for yourself and while winning the race would be great, right now you`d just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
The whole thing describes me almost to a tee...except for the being away from college part, but everything else, man, that REALLY describes everything I've been going through for the past 3 years...and things that I am STILL going through...
Being 20-Something...
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Being 20-Something...
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actually just don't think too much about it and just enjoy it. surround yourself with quality people that will keep you going in a positive direction no matter what situation you come upon because it won't always be on the plus side.
and always be true to yourself and treat people in such a way that you won't regret it later or have it come back and bite you in the ass.
best advice I can give ya from a been there, done that, brought home the t-shirt standpoint.
and always be true to yourself and treat people in such a way that you won't regret it later or have it come back and bite you in the ass.
best advice I can give ya from a been there, done that, brought home the t-shirt standpoint.
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Silly Wabbit
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(dang they are jammin huh? 
!! hahah yeh i know i love u too....
I'm living gotdayumit. 