Life At This Age
I’ve accomplished a lot at the age of 26, but it’s a different kind of life for sure.
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I’ve accomplished a lot at the age of 26, but it’s a different kind of life for sure.
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The best is SO yet to come!! Vlog on! and Happy Birthday – whenever that is!
I live it similar to you, two kids, wife house…
no regrets. Do I miss the ‘old days’ of care free living? Sure. But simply, it wasn’t all that in the first place. At my age (35) the folks I know who are still living that way, well, they just seem a bit pathetic now. Now they want what I have. But they spent to many days carousing, drinking and being aimless. In so many ways it is more likely they win the lottery then get what I have. Choices being what they are, have results.
Let me just fix one thing you said here..”Those were the best days of my life” should be- “The best days are still ahead of me,”
DC
You earned it, man. Just don’t fu*k up.
you have a life that can be envied by anybody, don’t worry or miss what you don’t have brother
Life is good, no doubt about that.
Just imagine what else you can do in your life. Just imagine where technology and ‘new media’ will be. Wait till your kids get older. I have a 2 year old daughter and a 4 year old son. Think about your daughter in high school.
Are you trying to give the poor guy heart burn – don’t think about her in high school yet lol.
Does your wife know you always talk so highly of her? She probably wouldn’t think you’re such a big dork if she knew you were complimenting her every 3 minutes
And ya, just be glad you aren’t being a jackass drinking your 20s away. You’re doing something with it.
I’ve lived a lot in a short time too with no regrets. You have a beautiful family and the best part of it, you know it and you cherish it. Who cares what other people did or are doing at 26….its what YOU are doing in your life right now that matters.
i think that we all have the same feelings that you do from time to time. when i was your age, about 10 years ago, i had an infant and a 5-yr. old child, a degree, my own home, and a great job. great friends, good husband (yeah, fine, an “ok” husband), and security! great! but i did miss college, especially when the world seemed to pile up.
even now, i ALWAYS want more. bigger. better. faster. i want freedom. a better, more prestigious, higher-paying job. to finish my phd. i want my big house to be finally built. another baby (usually only when i see bryce! ha!). and i STILL i miss the days of the frat parties and sexual freedom! you are going to have to resign yourself to the fact that no matter how much you’ve accomplished and how wonderful your life is, you will still desire BETTER for yourself.
it will frustrate you at times, but i would much rather be reaching for more than settling for the status quo.
oh – and you’ll get your freedom when sierra can babysit bryce, and you can go hang out at the downtown (or wherever) bars again with your buds! it will come … and it’s wonderful to get that part of your life back! believe me!
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I didn’t mean to sound like I was complaining.
I think it is awesome how far you have come at such a young age! keep up the good work!!
LOL – I just love how you were “swaying” back and forth while holding your son… That is like so automatic to us parents! hold baby=sway…
Great post.
I mean, you could be doing the metaphorical equivalent of sitting at home playing video games instead of doing it, but when your life flashes before your eyes as the Vogons disintegrate the Earth, what are you going to think was more worthwhile use of your time here? It’s a massive investment in your own happiness, and not time wasted.
I wanted to be 26 all through my early twenties. I don’t know why. I read American Psycho, and the back cover said, “Patrick Bateman is 26, rich and handsome. By day, he works on Wall Street, earning a fortune. By night, he spends it in ways we cannot possibly imagine.” And I thought that made 26 sound like a good age to be. So I spent years waiting to ‘hit Bateman’ (turn 26). I was 25 when I met Kate. We’ve been together for 8 years. So I guess I’m 33 now. But I still feel like Patrick Bateman. I mean, I still feel 26.
I hear you on all this stuff.
I miss college as well – I miss being able to do what i want when I want without any concern for anybody. But at least I had it once. And marriage / kids / commitment outweighs the single thing many times over, makes you richer, happier, on more levels.
I’m lucky in that Kate’s very supportive of whatever I want to do, so if I get some crazy bee in my bonnet that i want to do something new, she’ll go with me on it – or let me go off and do it. Then it’s about weighing up how I match what I want to do with the time I want to spend with them, which is so rewarding that the decisions become a lot tougher.
I look at it all as a marathon to run, or a mountain to climb or a new continent to map. it’s not the easier option, but it seems like the best one to choose, in terms of what you get back from it and how happy/fulfilled it makes you
Mostly though, I think I’ve come to realise that commitment and responsibility shouldn’t mean you’re not free to change, adapt, evolve constantly – as freely as if you were single. In fact, I think it can make you more able to change things because of the confidence and grounding you have. We’re off to Canada next year, to try living there for a while and spend more time being creative. I’d never be able to make that decision by myself. It’d feel like I was leaving too much behind…
Good god, I’ve written an essay. Thanks – you got me thinking.
It’s the complete opposite for me, living the free and single life wondering what it would be like with a family. You’ve accomplished a lot and keep on pushing. I’m looking forward to what you do in the future man.