• doodahjones@piefed.social
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    14 minutes ago

    My lot passed around an antique sword cane - when you hit 25, it was yours till the next 25. Wonder who got stuck with it? (Sorry.)
    Am 75 now, btw, shooting for the full century.

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      35 minutes ago

      I really disagree with this. Except the child part, 25 year olds are basically children whose brains have just finished maturing

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    Happy birthday! I remember turning 25 and feeling so old. Now I’m in my thirties and it rules. Well, the world sucks, but on a personal level, don’t sweat it. You’ve got plenty to enjoy now and plenty to look forward to.

    A comic by Sarah Andersen where she is told as a kid that life is basically over after turning thirty, until she opens a door to 'life after I turned 30' and found it was rainbows and flowers

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      30s. Those were the fun years. Am 61 now and NGL, once you hit 50 and get gray and wrinkles… you find that people will give you even less shit. Which is amazing! Some say that it’s the aches and pains that come of age that suck the most, but I’ve always been a bit on the clumsy side with a high pain threshold, so it’s been a constant since I was a teenager.

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    I’m in my 40s and each decade of my life has been better than the last. You live and learn. You make mistakes. You grow. You can use that experience to make your quality of life better.

    Cut out toxic people, start an exercise routine, learn how to cook good meals, practice your time management skills. Not that I haven’t wasted most of today watching AEW, but I did some sprints this morning so I’m resting.

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    Pretend that yesterday you were 40 and you just woke up this morning 25 again. Imagine how young, energetic, hopeful you’ll feel being back in your young body again. Go for a run.

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    6 hours ago

    Oh honey…

    it’s just one day, and then you will be 25 years and a day, and two days,…

    Anyway have a great Day of Honor and lots of cake :)

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    5 hours ago

    Happy birthday! You don’t need to enjoy your birthdays. I didn’t for years. But you made it and keep your head up my dude/dudette!