When I was younger I was never satisfied with my age. I always wanted to be older, have freedom and not be a child anymore. For some reason, the age I would say I wish I were was 20. Now here I am again wishing to be a different age. Being 20 sucks. Don’t believe me? Let me lay it out for you as briefly as possible.

You’re an adult but not really.

You live on your own and tell people you don’t rely on anyone but yourself but just 30 minutes ago you were on the phone with your mom asking how insurance works at the doctor's. It okay, to be honest, I don’t think we will ever truly be “adults.”

Dating.

Don’t even get me started on dating. It’s like we treat dating as if it were a game. We have to watch our steps and make sure we don’t seem more eager than the other. Then one person is more willing to give up their “single lifestyle” than the other and it just becomes a hot mess. I think it’s pointless to try and date at this age to tell you the truth.

You’re either 25 or 12.

Nobody ever guesses our age correctly and sometimes it’s a compliment and other times it's not. Why is it that when I go to a bar or I’m at a restaurant people think I’m about 25 years old but when I’m with my parents somewhere, I’m 12?

No longer a teen but still can’t drink.

We’ve been adults for two years now and for some reason, we’re not able to have a drink while at dinner. Sometimes all I want to do is go to a nice bar with my friends and just sit down with a drink and talk about life. One more year, one more year.

It's just an awkward age.

Half the people you know your age are either married, have children, or both and you don't know whether or not you are supposed to be reaching that point soon too or if it's okay that you wait until your 30's. It's awkward because half the people you know at this age can be hard to talk to or relate to because their lives have taken different paths. It's just awkward.

Being 20 sucks.