Remember hearing people say they can't believe they are old now when they turn 30? 40? You just shake your head. Just you wait.
Just you wait til you are looking in that mirror and see someone who is 50! That seems like such a huge blow to me as I identify as a 30-year old! ;) A half a damn century. Just you wait!
Things are different now for the younger generation, as it probably always was in the past, but now we are simply observing it more closely. There are so many people living off handouts, doing things that make them happy in the short term, and not having the patience to see things through......kinda like teenagers. Then they wonder why they are not getting adult results they imagined.
Adulting is tough and aging is inevitable so lets just try and kick as much ass as we are able and stay connected to the universe in whatever form we are currently in. That is what matters.
I have always felt older than I am I think - but lately, I feel ancient. I was looking at some clothes today - there is nothing for me!
To make us feel better, this guy is 46.
Don't do too many drugs.
And this is what frustrates me - I have never been someone to do this - but I am not getting adult results either! (In my opinion)
I don't plan on giving in though. Mostly because it is too late ;D
Your frustration may be a remnant from our upbringing as a generation. "Shut up. Work harder. You are solely a sum of your decisions. There are consequences for every action so own it and do better." Surely there is merit in there somewhere but it is the not giving up part as well as the fact that the only thing we can truly control is our attitude in the moment.
Adult results are a fallacy and, from what I have learned through a thick filter, you and the family are doing damn fine. You just need to identify as a young man and have fun while battling the randomness of the universe!