After a awful day at work, I came to my gym only to hear Blink 182’s- What’s My Age Again. Ever listened to that song? If your 23.... go turn it on. It could not be more right!
Nobody likes you when you’re 23...
Oh, the glory’s of being 23.
At 23, you are too young, yet you are too old!
You are caught somewhere between being an adolescent and being an adult. And who really wants to be either?!
I have never really fond of becoming an adult... None of it has ever just appealed to me.
I want all of the perks of being an adult without “being an adult” :
I want to have a job, yet I want to work a job that works around my schedule! (yeah right!)
I want to own a home and car, but I don’t want to have to pay for them! (MOM?! DAD?!?)
I want to act grown up and make my own decisions, but I REALLY REALLY need your advice!
I like to dream. Maybe a little too much.... of this little adult land that would be filled with ice cream, pizza, crossfit, pools, and hanging out with my friends everyday! I’m sure everyone dreams a dream somewhat like that... right?!
However, I turned 23 and... everyone tells me to grow up and act my age?!
WHAT IS MY AGE AGAIN?!!
You hit 21 and each birthday seems like just another day. People ask you your age and you have to mentally calculate it before answering.
I use to think my parents/grandparents were crazy when they couldn’t remember how old they were.... BUT, here I am... and I am THAT crazy!
Things in your life just kind of change..... (and overnight)
-you graduate from college and you realize that you have to start LIFE... Wait, no one taught me about life in school! There was no life course on how to get a job, pay bills, and take out loans.....
-you suddenly start worrying about your future. Not really because you want to, but because everyone around you is constantly questioning you about it!
*Say you haven’t seen someone in awhile: The first thing they say to you is, “Hey, what are you doing now... Still in school?.. job?” Like really... I am asking myself the same exact question!
*Do you think you will be getting married soon? (Luckily, I am getting married soon... But, for this is for all of those girls/guys out there that are perfectly fine not getting married at 23!)
*Can you dress a little bit older? Well, what exactly do you define as “Older”? Because if that means that I have to wear a suit and look 40... then I am out! I don’t look forward to being 40!
Things in your life drastically change when you hit that “awkward” age of 23. Mainly because your job and social status start to define you. You can no longer rely on your parents or how successful you were in high school/college. You are an adult now... Your employer could care less that you were Homecoming queen, quarterback, cheerleading captain, band nerd, etc. of high school stereotypes! What matters is what you are bringing to the plate today.
And unfortunately, at 23 we are seen as “inexperienced and young” by the older crowd... and “old and washed up” by the younger crowd.
You are too young to be old and too old to be young.
At 23, you want to stay up all night and have fun... but, your body rejects this!
At 23, you want to be settle down in a career... But, every being in your body is telling you to live your life!
At 23, you want to eat pizza, donuts, and drink coke.... But, your body physically rejects it!
At 23, older people try to look down upon you.... But, you know in your mind that you are more capable of what they say of you.
The list could go on and on... and WHY!?!!!
We are 23... and for some odd reason, that one year age difference between 22 and 24 is HUGE!
23 is an age of CHANGE.
You start trying to transition into being independent.
You start venturing out and making new friends that fit in with this era of your life.
You suddenly care more about furnishing your home then your wardrobe.
You start noticing your parents were right.... about just about everything!
And most likely, (unless you’re just super 23) then you are going to be moving from job to job in search for one that fits YOU!....
I wish that I could say something great about 23, but being stuck in a limbo year sucks!
It is so difficult to yearn for something only to get knocked down to the reality that you are not old enough, yet...
I think that they should just say “You’re 23... Try again next year!!!
Until next time..
XOXO,
