Maybe I’m mentally ill but I don’t look fondly back upon my youth hanging out with people. I also feel like life was miserable until I was 35 because that’s when I kind of broke free of shitty old habits and thinking and starting making decent money.
I think about it and I regret it. Wish I had been doing more interesting/productive stuff with my time other than getting high/drunk and dicking around. But sadly the option didn’t really exist where I grew up, so you had to fill the void.
I also don’t get the sentiment of people who like wish they could go back to being a teenager or child. But I like being an adult.
We don’t get to pick our parents or where we grow up. I’m just grateful I was smart and driven enough to get out of there and I didn’t make stupid choices that would have made my life miserable as theirs were.
Maybe I’m mentally ill but I don’t look fondly back upon my youth hanging out with people. I also feel like life was miserable until I was 35 because that’s when I kind of broke free of shitty old habits and thinking and starting making decent money.
I think about it and I regret it. Wish I had been doing more interesting/productive stuff with my time other than getting high/drunk and dicking around. But sadly the option didn’t really exist where I grew up, so you had to fill the void.
I also don’t get the sentiment of people who like wish they could go back to being a teenager or child. But I like being an adult.
Sure you had the right kind of people around you back then?
I like the saying “time that is enjoyed wasting isn’t wasted”, but it sounds like it wasn’t enjoyable to you back then…
There were no better people to be around.
We don’t get to pick our parents or where we grow up. I’m just grateful I was smart and driven enough to get out of there and I didn’t make stupid choices that would have made my life miserable as theirs were.
I know that experience. I’m glad you got out.