The twenty something diaries

As someone who is twenty years old, but will luckily be twenty-one in a little over a month, it can feel like you’re all alone. Me and all of my friends are on different paths of life. I have one friend who is already graduated and just started a new job, I’ve got friends years younger than me that sometimes make me feel like I’m behind in life despite my years on them, and I’ve even got thirty year old friends who tell me I’m doing just fine. The point is, I’ve got some great friends, but none of them seem to be just like me when it comes to where we’re at in life. We’re all riding the same train, but keep on getting dropped off at different stations.

And that can really suck.

You migiht not know anyone anymore by the time you’re getting off at your station. This is something I have realized the older that I’ve gotten. Mainly because I’ve realized that everyone really does mature and think differently in their twenties. I feel like I’m doing okay maturity wise, but in no way shape or form am I ready for a kid. That’s where me and some people my age really do not relate. But you know what, that’s okay too. that’s why I got my fur baby Milo.

I honest to god RECOMMEND getting a pet in your twenties. It allows you to move about the country, or hell even the world, with knowing that you have one constant thing by your side that loves the shit out of you. It’s also really important to have something that you love to do by yourself. If you feel isolated from the people around you, get comfortable loving something with just the company of yourself.

On a different note, I think the hardest part of your twenties is realizing that everyone is figuring out who the hell they are too. Maybe at a faster pace than you, or at a slower pace than you. Once you come to terms that everyone around you is going to be doing different things than you are, you’ll be just okay. There might be times that suck, I think I’m in that rut right now personally, but I havve faith that all will fall into the right place at the right time. If everyone did everything at the same time it would be like some weird cult shit. I’m definitely not here for that.

It’s okay to feel alone. It’s okay to actually be alone. It’s part of finding yourself, and it’s part of life frankly. No one wants to be the sad chick dependent on having eighty friends or a douchebag boyfriend by her side. I think everybody could be pretty content though just being that one girl who is doing her own thing. Because to me, that’s just life in your twenties.