Happy birthday! I remember turning 25 and feeling so old. Now I'm in my thirties and it rules. Well, the world sucks, but on a personal level, don't sweat it. You've got plenty to enjoy now and plenty to look forward to.
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30s. Those were the fun years. Am 61 now and NGL, once you hit 50 and get gray and wrinkles.. you find that people will give you even less shit. Which is amazing! Some say that it's the aches and pains that come of age that suck the most, but I've always been a bit on the clumsy side with a high pain threshold, so it's been a constant since I was a teenager.
The only thing that changes in your 30s is that you stop giving a fuck, but that changes everything.
I would give my left nut to be 25
I would also trade this guy's nut to be 25 again!
I’d collect left nuts like a 🐿️ to be only 25!
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.........ok, but now I'm curious. Who is this time lord who offers time travel in exchange for testicles?
Dr. Whosticles.
Back in my day, the exchange rate was 100 foreskins per miracle. Not sure what that is in testicles.
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Oh wait, this isn't Craigslist, my bad
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I would trade my middle nut to be 25
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You're practically in your grave at this point
I'm in my 40s and each decade of my life has been better than the last. You live and learn. You make mistakes. You grow. You can use that experience to make your quality of life better.
Cut out toxic people, start an exercise routine, learn how to cook good meals, practice your time management skills. Not that I haven't wasted most of today watching AEW, but I did some sprints this morning so I'm resting.
I dont want to be 35, but here we are buddy.
Oh what I would give to be 35 again, when you're 36 like I am you'll understand how good you have it
36? Luxury! When you reach 37 like I am you'll really understand how good you have it.
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I would do anything to be 25 again
I'd have so many more ideas on how to fuck up my life.
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ayo. old head here.
At 29. I had a pact with myself to kill myself before my 40th birthday.
I'm 43 this year.
If you take one piece of advice away: life is always worth living, there's always a tomorrow, no matter how bad you feel that feeling is not forever and things can change and you can change them.
I have struggles, doubts, frustrations, rages, disappointments, set backs, failures and, indeed, depression. But I lived. And even today I had a bad moment, I was feeling super low - but this evening I had a wonderful time with some friends and came home to my wife who I adore.
You made it to 25 and I knew a few people who didn't when I was 25. Now I'm forty fewer people have made it with me.
I miss them but we get to see what's next. You get to see what's next.
Enjoy being 25, 26, and beyond
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My lot passed around an antique sword cane - when you hit 25, it was yours till the next 25. Wonder who got stuck with it? (Sorry.)
Am 75 now, btw, shooting for the full century.
Nah, the real tragedy is turning 27, that's when you no longer get discounted rates on the speed train here in Germany 🥺 Gotta ride around as much as I can before it's over for me in October.
My sweet summer child. It just gets worse
I really disagree with this. Except the child part, 25 year olds are basically children whose brains have just finished maturing
I'd love to be 25 again. Wanna swap?
Happy finally-considered-an-adult-by-car-insurance-and-rental-companies day!
I'm sorry you don't want to be 25. In my experience, 30 is far better, so just hang on and do your best 🤗
But now you can rent a car in the United States! Unfortunately you have to be in the United States to do it
Trade ya
Don't worry too much, it's only for a year
Oh honey...
it's just one day, and then you will be 25 years and a day, and two days,...
Anyway have a great Day of Honor and lots of cake :)
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Happy birthday! You don't need to enjoy your birthdays. I didn't for years. But you made it and keep your head up my dude/dudette!
It's fine, you won't be for very long.
25 was good, insurance costs often go down, you're more likely to now be seen as a responsible adult by default. Your body is probably not rapidly deteriorating.
The best I have for you all at that age is, you're probably not feeling a effects of age yet, you can probably still party and most of your friends aren't married with children so you probably still have people to party with.
30's you recover more slowly, your friends start getting sparse as they start their own families.
40's you have to work to not fall to sloth, energy isn't a given, you have to schedule to get time with your friends
50's you need to start being careful about how you do things. your friends have grown children, if you don't do body maintenance you will fall into disrepair and it's hard AF to get out of that. Many people find stuff they used to enjoy eating now causes them discomfort. Your knees, back, ankles might pop when you get out of bed or occasionally when you go up steps
Happy birthday!! 🎁🎂🎈🎉
Well I'm more than 25+25 and would not want to be 25 either but don't worry, it will only last a year. Just hang on.
Pretend that yesterday you were 40 and you just woke up this morning 25 again. Imagine how young, energetic, hopeful you'll feel being back in your young body again. Go for a run.
Swap you?
How old do you wanna be?
125
Twenties are hard. Looking back, sure I would live them again with the knowledge I have now. But never again without this knowledge. This knowledge exists because I lived through my twenties, and they were hard.
It's better than the alternative
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