Breakfast Babble: Where Did The Fun Of My Twenties Go?

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Growing up, I was told that my twenties were supposed to be the best years of my life.

That school was the only real struggle I would face, and that everything afterwards would be easier. College life, apparently, was supposed to be fun. My twenties were meant to be full of parties, friends, travelling, romance, and endless freedom.

So naturally, when I blew out the candles on my twentieth birthday, I expected life to be different. I expected fun. I expected freedom. I expected all the amazing things people had promised me for years.

Instead, what I really got was deadlines, anxiety about internships and jobs, a bad sleep schedule, and fun that seemed to disappear without warning.

I discovered that college life could be more stressful than school, and that friendships in my twenties were an even bigger mess than I had imagined.

I do not have plans to go clubbing every week, and the only reason I am excited about Sundays now is that I get to sleep more.

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So my genuine question is, where did all the fun people promised me in my twenties go?

Maybe I am in the wrong version of my twenties, where none of what was promised seems to be happening.

Suddenly, I feel like I was transferred from teenage life straight into adulthood with no warning at all. I feel like an adult who is only caring about internships, surviving deadlines, and building a better future.

And college life, do not even get me started on it.

But maybe this is how adulthood is supposed to look.

Maybe fun in your twenties is really about the freedom and independence you earn for yourself, more than partying.

Maybe it is not about travelling abroad, but about managing your own expenses in a different city.

Maybe it is not about making a hundred different friends, but about finding a genuine few who will stay by your side forever.

And if that is true, then perhaps I am in the right version of my twenties.

Today, I have all the opportunities I prayed for a year ago. Yes, life is messy, quiet, and not as exciting as I imagined it would be.

But maybe this is what fun looks like for me, and maybe this is what my twenties were supposed to feel like.

Sources: Blogger’s own opinion

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