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[–] shoulderdestruction 0 points 33 points (+33|-0) ago 

I'll bite on this one.

I'm at a point in my life where I'm very fortunate. I'm approaching my mid 30's. All of my grandparents are still alive, and so are my parents.

I have a beautiful wife and a son that's about to start 1st grade next month. I've had a stable job that hasn't given me grey hair or back troubles for over ten years now. We are at a point where we can financially handle most minor wrenches life throws in our spokes.

Throughout all of this, I've transitioned well into adulthood, and I'm sure a lot of people older than me can attest to this, I still feel like I'm a kid most of the time....just winging it as I go.

But sometimes -- sometimes late at night when I'm the only one left awake -- I look back on that kid, the true kid that I once was, and I realise that there comes a point where you can never go back. I don't mean literally. I mean that responsibility and work creeps up on you like a thief, and at some point you notice that you're a completely different person that you once were.

And it's not just black and white. In some areas I've changed for the better, and some for the worse. I say that I'll try to do better in the bad areas, but time keeps passing faster and faster and those areas keep getting less and less mental attention.

But it's not bad at all, this getting older. I'd like to say I'm wiser, but all I can picture when I say that is my Dad's face, and this is the really funny part... this memory of my dad telling me I didn't know shit when I was around 8 or 9 years old once when I was being a real smartass to him. Even now when I think I have things figured out, I picture my Dad's face telling me that, and at this point in my life, I'm now older than he was when he said it, and it still makes me feel like I'm a little helpless child again.

The only place left to go is forward.

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[–] ilovepussy 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Well fuck, I can't top that. You are wise beyond your years. Stay true to yourself.

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[–] Asstronaut 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

My advice to young people would be: Don't forget that little child inside you. Play as often as you can. I'm almost 40 and I'm still able to step into my kid's fantasy world. And I absolutely love it.

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[–] C_IsForCookie ago 

Wow man. Really deep, really insightful, very inspiring.