If I could choose an age, I promise you I would not choose to be 20. I am NOT wanderlust and I do not like playing games or depending on others. If dreams really did come true, I would be 30 for the rest of my existence. Not only at 30 would I have my degree, it is also primetime for having a family, house, and independence. Another great benefit of being 30 is not dealing with high school drama that most 20 year olds still love. Unfortunately, this is not the reality of life. In life we all have to go through what some people refer to "the best time in our lives," and I refer to as "the worst time in my life." I believe there are many other 20 somethings dealing with this same issue!
Seriously, if we're being real with ourselves, the 20s are awful. At 20 we are expected to act like adults, even if we aren't treated as such. Us 20 year olds also have to deal with minimum wage jobs, which normally feel like slave labor. Guys get to go work construction jobs and make real money, but sadly those kinds of jobs are not readily available for females. Do not even get me started about being in this awful age group and simultaneously not "getting your paper up," as you are focused on getting good grades.
College in your 20s can also be a major downer. I love education and learning, but I hate college. I hate the stress it causes. If you don't live in the dorms at your college you may feel totally excluded, especially from your college peers. It's like, are we not cool enough to talk with because we don't live in a dorm? Realistically we know it's just because there isn't much talking in class, but sometimes it feels that way. The only reason I personally do not live in a dorm is because I can't bear the thought of a college taking thousands of dollars from me to pretty much give me a jail cell sized room. I don't even know why that's a popular thing to do; plus, college dorm food is atrocious. I don't know, maybe not being a college dweller is the reason I hate my 20s? Maybe if I was a traveling artist, or a preppy college kid, or a cool party goer, I could find a social group and possibly enjoy 20. I wish that I could find some comfort in being a broke college kid in her 20s but I can't. I expect so much more from life than this, don't we all?!
As an inspired young woman, I refuse to call my 20s my prime. Partying, traveling, and social status is NOT what I want out of my life and I hate wasting my time thinking and worrying about it. I can't wait to exit this stage of life and be my own person with a career and a family! So, to all you other 20 year olds that quite frankly aren't really feeling "prime" or "on fleek," know you are not alone. Seriously, I think 20 sucks just as much as you. Sadly, we have to at least try and make the most of it, and set ourselves up for a future that we can love!
Signing off,
another pissed off 20 something.
