At what age did your life change?
I was over in another thread when sunilraman mentioned about having been 19/20 and miserable for a variety of reasons, but is apparently much better now, and has kissed a girl.
It made me think about how drastically different my life and world outlook was at about that exact same age, but maybe a little younger, 18-19, i hadn't really experienced anything, was desperately concerned about finding a girl because of my self-inflicted lonliness. I also had a lot of leftover uber-consertive values and I remember how hard I thought and how much research I did in 2000, when deciding whether I should vote for him as I did in the primaries.
I've changed a ton since then too, but I think that is the point where my life took a left turn and since then I think my happiness/contment level has gone up dramatically, and I like to think that is when I started on the path towards not being such a dope, too.
I'm curious when, and if, all of your lives took a left, right, or 180° turn and from then on, everything was different.
It made me think about how drastically different my life and world outlook was at about that exact same age, but maybe a little younger, 18-19, i hadn't really experienced anything, was desperately concerned about finding a girl because of my self-inflicted lonliness. I also had a lot of leftover uber-consertive values and I remember how hard I thought and how much research I did in 2000, when deciding whether I should vote for him as I did in the primaries.
I've changed a ton since then too, but I think that is the point where my life took a left turn and since then I think my happiness/contment level has gone up dramatically, and I like to think that is when I started on the path towards not being such a dope, too.
I'm curious when, and if, all of your lives took a left, right, or 180° turn and from then on, everything was different.
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My life changed radically last autumn. I found the one that makes me the happiest person alive, thus am happy. (Life didn't suck before eitehr, it just is better now)
16. Went from being a no-one... to a major someone. Became an icon.
17. Realized that being someone didn't matter. Destroyed icon.
18. Began plans to take over world. Succeeded, got bored. Gave world back, and took up poetry.
Many years since? No progress on the poetry. *But my mail still comes addressed to Supreme Dictator once in a while*
Uhhh. I guess 14, falling in love, moving away before I could tell her = hell.
I'm not such an asshole that I would tell her well living a goodly distance away. What really sucked though, was having to put up with her boyfriends (most, irritatingly, nice guys) when I visited her since she's my best friend and I've known her since I was 2 or so.
Sigh. Angst.
It's surprisingly possible to have perfectly good relationships even when in love with someone else.
Oh, and best post in thread was assuredly from "Not Unlike Myself"
however though, at 18, you are allowed to smoke which i tried b/c of curiosity and now i dunno, something about cigars i like but i dunno what. anyways, catch ya all l8rs
My next scheduled change is a layoff, and I am taking care of the kids for a year while my wife goes to school. My eldest is also graduating from high school and working for a year - so I get to hang out with her in a non-stressed environment, which will be nice.
Originally posted by e1618978
My life changed dramatically every 2-4 years for the last 30 years (I am 38 in July). Idyllic childhood, then I hit bottom around age 8 or 10, and each change since then has made my life better (particularly leaving home, getting married and having children).
My next scheduled change is a layoff, and I am taking care of the kids for a year while my wife goes to school. My eldest is also graduating from high school and working for a year - so I get to hang out with her in a non-stressed environment, which will be nice.
congrats good luck
Haven't looked back since.
David
i was about 20, ..
...10 years later, the birth of my daughter,
changed rules thoroughly. This very date
i won't forget any time soon, naturally
The impact was clearly unpredictable. And the
waves are still vivid. So vivid.
Life keeps changing. But had a "quarter life crisis" two years ago when I turned 25. Decided I hated my job, so quit it and went back to school... now two years later I am working for a very respected/influential company, getting paid very well to do something that I love. And this job will really set me up for my career, it really is the perfect stepping stone to something huge.
Life isn't all roses though. I have had the perfect g/f for four years now, but have had to move to another city for the great job and so am now doing the whole long distance thing. I have been away from her for 4 months now, and I have another 8 months to go.... It's Killing Me!
Originally posted by Anders
Never/all the time.
Quoted, for emphasis. Much truth there.
- T. I.
When I went to school in New Zealand.
When I worked at Silicon Beach Software.
When I had a test lab full of Mac Prototype hardware.
When I went to my first WWDC for the whole week.
When I worked in Monterey and tested at the Apple test labs.
When I made over 100K in the stock market.
When my brother got divorced.
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