Quarter-Life Crisis
So I’m about 4 weeks away from turning 25.
Many people instantly say, “You’re so young! You have your whole life ahead of you!” I want to shoot those people. Because 25 is your MIDDLE TWENTIES. You know what comes after that? Your late 20s. And then there’s 30.
I met up with some people from High School the other night and they’re all just starting to get their lives together. They spent years jerking around, doing whatever the hell they wanted. A lot of them bartended to make rent and just had a great time. What was I doing while they were off having a good time? Forging a career for myself. Climbing the corporate ladder. And all the while wishing that I had the balls to go and do nothing. It’s not easy to do nothing. To pack up and travel and think things will figure themselves out when you get back, which is something I’ve always wanted to do, but was always too afraid of to take the plunge. And now, I’m 25 and I feel like the window of opportunity for that is over. After 25, it’s just irresponsible. I know that things go on your permanent record after 18, but people cut you a lot of slack when you’re 22 and do something stupid and fail. At 26, people want to know why you’re still bouncing around like a kid.
I know that just about everyone who’s reading this blog is thinking, “Oh that’s ridiculous.” Quick. Name two people over 26 that are just bouncing from place to place, doing nothing with their lives, that you don’t worry about and, slightly, look down upon. You couldn’t think of one, could you?
I know it’s ridiculous to think of your life as over at 25. That’s not what I’m saying at all. I just feel like my chance to be a kid is over. And I wasted it being a grownup.
Many people instantly say, “You’re so young! You have your whole life ahead of you!” I want to shoot those people. Because 25 is your MIDDLE TWENTIES. You know what comes after that? Your late 20s. And then there’s 30.
I met up with some people from High School the other night and they’re all just starting to get their lives together. They spent years jerking around, doing whatever the hell they wanted. A lot of them bartended to make rent and just had a great time. What was I doing while they were off having a good time? Forging a career for myself. Climbing the corporate ladder. And all the while wishing that I had the balls to go and do nothing. It’s not easy to do nothing. To pack up and travel and think things will figure themselves out when you get back, which is something I’ve always wanted to do, but was always too afraid of to take the plunge. And now, I’m 25 and I feel like the window of opportunity for that is over. After 25, it’s just irresponsible. I know that things go on your permanent record after 18, but people cut you a lot of slack when you’re 22 and do something stupid and fail. At 26, people want to know why you’re still bouncing around like a kid.
I know that just about everyone who’s reading this blog is thinking, “Oh that’s ridiculous.” Quick. Name two people over 26 that are just bouncing from place to place, doing nothing with their lives, that you don’t worry about and, slightly, look down upon. You couldn’t think of one, could you?
I know it’s ridiculous to think of your life as over at 25. That’s not what I’m saying at all. I just feel like my chance to be a kid is over. And I wasted it being a grownup.
posted by Still Hopeful @ 12:00 PM
1 Comments:
At October 25, 2006 at 6:17 PM,
Online Dating Girl said…
honey, I did the same thing. So...at 26 I took some time, travelled, took stupid classes. And on job interviews? Everyone told me, wow, that's great. So actually it's ok. At least in LA. But then again people here rock the mesh glove look so you can get away with a lot more.
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