Isn’t it a bit unfair that we are expected to have our entire lives together by our mid 30’s?
At the most you get up until you are in your late 30’s before people start looking at you funny if you aren’t at least married with a career, and they usually expect you to have kids as well.
I’m 36, I feel like I’ve only really just reached the level of wisdom/confidence necessary to navigate this world in the last 3-5 years, maybe even less.
I was a bit of a late bloomer, high school was rough and I spent my 20’s making up for lost time in terms of social exploration and developing confidence. There were still, however plenty of growing pains and obstacles along that path.
Many people will tell you 20 years is plenty of time to enjoy your youth and establish your identity but that assumes you had a relatively smooth/stable adolescence. I think an overwhelming majority of those who didn’t forgo this period of exploration and jump right into adulthood which is fine but not the route I took.
I feel like I still have a handful kinks to iron out before I’m ready to make this transition and with 40 staring at me right down the barrel it is a very stressful time to not have your life figured out.