The Back 20s

Lady_Indis_Dress — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:57:37 -0600

The thread for people who are, or feel like they are, in their later 20s. Don't party? Aren't in school? Don't seem to fit in? You're in the right place. Welcome, friends!

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trinagirl98 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:11:04 -0600

*settles into a comfortable recliner* just turned 28 a couple of days ago. Realizing that my 20s are almost over. Kind of sad. I'm hoping that when I hit 30, I'll miraculously know what I want to do with my life.

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dark_phoenix — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:42:15 -0600

Haha... this is me. I'm 28, I don't party (I'd rather be on the couch with tea and a book, or watching a program I love with El Husbando), and I'm not in school... last year I taught a course at a local college... I definitely don't have it all "figured out", but I feel like I know what I want out of life, and just haven't quite figured out how to get it yet. Taking baby steps to get there, though. Thankfully, these days, adults are taking their time getting settled into their careers, and it's not unusual to have multiple careers over the course of a lifetime, so... I plan to try various avenues, see what fits, and if one venture doesn't work (in terms of money, time investment, etc)? I'll try something else. :)

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Storm Dream — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:13:54 -0600

Happy birthday, Trinagirl! I turned 28 in August. I'm also secretly hoping for clarity when 30 hits, although all my 30-year-old friends seemed as confused about life as I am, so...maybe 30 really IS the new 20. *shudder* I'm not much of a partier (I have my moments, but they're few and far between) and any ideas of going back to school were dashed when Cali raised tuition prices yet again. So I'm here. Festering. The festering freelancer. :)

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Miriya — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:06:58 -0600

27, don't party, drink like it's an afterthought. I'm a student, though. :)

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saluk — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:18:05 -0600

Yeah about to turn 28 myself. Will be 28 when NaNo starts... I think these are very conflicting times. The transition from teen to adult was scary for sure, but I didn't have the clarity to know what I'm losing. I think this is the first transition from 20s to 30s where I'm really cognizant that while age will gain me some things, there are things I have lost and am losing as well. It's not that I feel OLD per se, just feel I have a little less to look forward to than I used to while aging. I'm sure there is still plenty to come, but before there were concrete things we knew would be there at the next age. The future is slightly more understandable at 27 than at 17, but at the same time more intangible. Yeah I've never been a partier. I can see that a lot of people mellow as they age. I think I'm more or less the same person I was when I was 12 :P Was mellow then, am mellow now, and look forward to being mellow when I am old.

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WordyWags — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:36:54 -0600

I'm turning 28 before NaNo starts too - still 27 for about 12 days, though (twelve glorious days). I find myself dreading birthdays more now - I never thought this day would come! I think my 10 year high school reunion coming up next summer has really taken its toll on me ;) I was never much of a partier either. I'm usually the DD because I've got a liver of steel - not a cheap date.

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Unoriginality — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:01:56 -0600

That's me. 27 and my idea of a party is sitting around watching Top Gear with friends. And I can't drink because I'm on some mental health drugs that interact badly with it. I can't even say I'm in a career after graduating college. I dropped out because of mental illness and can't work now. :(

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MysteriousFlower — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:13:13 -0600

I will be 27 next week and that dreaded 30 is really coming close now. Is it weird that its freaking me out, like seriously? I never thought about growing up OR old but now... brrr. I have a full time job which makes me work 37-50 hours a week as a carer, I work both days and nights so my body clock is permanently in a state of fucked up. I don't party. I like to go with my friends for a meal and have a few drinks or have a qiuet night in with my wife. I must be boring. I like doing housework and cook. When did I grow up and how do I make it stop?

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Molly_Cule — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:29:48 -0600

I'm 28, so I 'spose I should be in here . . . I still go out heaps, though. I dunno. Is it normal for life to speed up as you get older? Why couldn't I be having all this fun 10 years ago when I had less obligations? Ehn, but I'm not complaining. Fun is fun, even if it happens to be on a work night and you gotta don that corporate noose, I mean, suit the next morning . . .

Writerfangirl — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:45:12 -0600

Heey there. I'm Jen. I'm one of those who still feels like I'm in the back end of my 20s. I turned 30 this June and so far it's not any different from when I was 29. I live with my dad (lived with my mom too, but she passed away last September), I don't have a job, I don't have an SL, and no kids. Save for the lacking of a job and my mom not being here, these are the same set of circumstances I've been in since I was 23. Emotionally, I think I feel about 28, or even 29, though. *L* I have more twenty-something friends than any other age group and most of them are in the same boat I'm in, or are in a job they really don't like. I think as they start joining me in my 30s I'll start feeling better about the whole thing.

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Writerfangirl — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:46:19 -0600

Oh. SL=SO. Whoops.

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Unoriginality — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:07:09 -0600

I also live with my folks, along with my domestic partner. We're moving out in March, however. Woo hoo! I'm deeply sorry for the loss of your mother.

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Beccah — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:14:41 -0600

I'm 21, but I don't party or do anything hip like that. I take care of my husband-to-be and three kids, do craft, write, and aim to be in bed by 10pm. My sister (20 years my senior and with a far more active social life) jokes that I've become an OAP before my time :)

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jamesmcamp — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:26:42 -0600

I am 28 years old, my life of partying is now down to twice a year and normally involves crazy golf and whiskey. I have no idea what I am doing and something tells me that I never will, but at least that keeps things fun! Single, living with my dad as we all get over the loss of our mother and spend a lot of time with my little nephew! I also like pirates - though before PoC ruined the whole thing for me! Oh, and I have a few LARPing friends who are trying to convert me!

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BrBckRider — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:02:59 -0600

I'm 29 and staring down 3-0 in six months. If I thought thirty brought sudden clarity, I wouldn't be so anxious about it. This sure isn't how I expected my life to be at this point. I'm unemployed. Just earned a master's degree in the spring, but I probably won't end up using it. I'm not the partying type. My idea of a party is a few friends, an NCIS marathon and a pizza. I'm single (which I am absolutely cool with - means I can pick up and skip town without hurting anyone's feelings) and staying with my grandmother while I look for work. What can I say? My life is a work in progress.

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elixireleven — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:06:27 -0600

I'm 29. Still partying. Working towards big dreams for "adulthood". Looking forward to 30, actually. It's only gonna get better from here. :)

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winterbloom — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:14:40 -0600

29 here, 30 in a few months. I'm still a student -- graduate, but still a student. I'm working on my PhD in Religious Studies. I've been all over the place, moved about once or twice a year since graduating college, and I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe my 30s will be less tumultuous than my 20s have been. I hope it gets better than this -- it's been getting better all the time for the past few years.

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timeinthesea — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:22:55 -0600

I'm only 20, but I don't feel like it. If anything I feel like I'm in my late 20's. I don't party. I don't drink (Only on really rare occasions) I'm not in school at the moment, though I would love to be next year. I'm doing temp jobs (Unemployed at the moment), but I've been trying to look for something more, but it's pretty hard to find something regular. I read and write a lot while taking each day as it comes. I don't feel like I fit in with a lot of people, especially those around my age range. While many of them are partying or in school, I'm mostly to myself.

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dssmith — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:33:55 -0600

I'm 28, I live with my parents, have no SO to speak of. It's hard to keep from beating myself up sometimes for being this age and still being unmarried at home. But I'm lucky to have a supportive family and a job ... although it's just part time, it's better than nothing.

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Trethsparr — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:49:06 -0600

27. Newly married as of June. Graduated from college. No kids yet (hopefully not for at least another year or so). :) Happy to see this thread! Until now I didn't really fit in anywhere in the 20-somethings groups... :p

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Mnemophage — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:23:10 -0600

26 here, 27 in the winter. I still party with the best of them, work a somewhat fulfilling office job, am single, and am beginning to get an idea of what I want to do with my life. Do I count? I still live with my parents, if that's any help. I'm surprised I even made it this far.

Writerfangirl — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:39:37 -0600

I think your situation is becoming more common. Living with family, no SO, no kids. I'd say 80% of my friends fall into this, myself included. I can't imagine myself having kids now and I just turned 30.

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StarrLilly — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:52:50 -0600

18 days from now I shall be 27. far as partying goes do LAN parties count? My job currently annoys me because I'm not getting enough hours. I pretty much have life plotted out, the only problem is sticking to the plan, I'm terrible at it XD. I am working on a multimedia degree off and on, while writing and taking photography and painting commissions. So far no one's complained about what they paid for ^_^

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DMarie84 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:30:10 -0600

Yep I'm here. Will be 27 on November 1st. :)

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hex913 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:47:53 -0600

I'm 29, I wont have to see 30 for another 11 months....but I'm a little sad this is the last year I can hang out in the 20s group without lying about my age.

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Amethyst Star — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:26:12 -0600

26 and turning 27 in March, but it's crazy looking back to when I was in college. Wow. Moved out of the parent's place last September and followed a boy here to Montana. First job went okay, but when hours became scarce and demands increased, I went somewhere else. Now I'm not only grateful for a job, but for a job where I feel respected and don't feel like I'll be let go for some stupid, trivial reason (ie. It's not you, it's us.). I won last year's NNWM and am hoping for another win this year! Still not quite sure what I'm doing, but it's nice to see more later-20-somethings. :) *high five*

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monquito — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:45:32 -0600

Definitely belong here. 29 and getting married IN November AND looking for my first win! Yikes. No longer party, but I like to think that has more to do with getting a (very particular) dog than with getting older. Still go to shows, but less than once a month these days.

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hurricanelena — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:09:01 -0600

This would be where I belong as well. 30 is fast approaching (okay not for another 2 years but it seems like its coming quick) , and I've seen more 20s than I have left. I went to my 10 year high school reunion this year and that was scary, as well as being 6 years out of college this Dec. I actually drink more now than I did when I was younger (probably because I have the money to actually buy alcohol), but partying is hard to do when you work rotating shifts. But I love my job and have done it happily for almost 7 years.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:37:03 -0600

Congratulations on your marriage!

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:38:17 -0600

Congratulations! Good luck balancing things this November.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:38:37 -0600

Sorry for your loss, jamesmcamp.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:40:34 -0600

I'm 29. Married for twelve years. Four kids, three are special needs. One crazy dog. Never fit into the typical 20s scene. I just wasn't interested in partying and had very little in common with my age peers for a very long time. I stay at home with the kids, and work on my writing and my music.

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mavjade — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:57:52 -0600

Do I have to be on the back end of my 20's??? :( I'm 27, I don't party (never have), not in school (though I would like to go back), single, and like so many in our generation I'm currently unemployed but desperately seeking a job. Ah, life!

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DreadPirateRobyn — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:17:45 -0600

Hello, fellow late-20-somethings. I'm 28, turning 29 on Thanksgiving. Never been a partier. Single. No kids, and no desire to have them, either. I've only recently figured out what I want to do with my life (more or less... I'm still working on the details). Now I'm trying to make it happen. Would be nice if the economy decided to cooperate a little, though.

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RachLaurel — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:45:23 -0600

I'll turn 30 in the middle of NaNoWriMo, so I'm hanging out in both threads. Is that cheating? -Rachel

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Angelic Disaster — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:36:20 -0600

I just turned 27 back in September, and it's kinda freaking me out, as when I was younger, I made all of the "cool female characters" I'd write about this age, because I thought it was old enough to know better but not too old to be boring. ...And now I'm there. I don't party (unless you count LAN parties...) and rarely drink...and I just got married six months ago. I have an EMT license but suffer from shoulder/wrist problems...so I don't have a full time job yet. And I'm a cat lady.

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Molly_Cule — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:42:13 -0600

Isn't that ten-year reunion thing scary? I found out my old high school held one last year and I'm struggling to believe it was that long ago that we finished school . . . I mean, a decade ago was what, the early-to-mid 90s, yeah? And I just realised, you're from the other Melbourne. Nice ;-)

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MysteriousFlower — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:45:31 -0600

I hear ya about making the cool characters "this" age. I did the same. But now that I am here it's freaking me out. 27 next week. God I am seriously getting old.

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erinanne — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:52:35 -0600

I'll be 29 in January and while I have a job that pays the bills (or something close to it) it certainly isn't what I see myself doing for the rest of my life. Unfortunately I can't yet imagine what that is. It always takes a different form when I try to picture it! I just celebrated my 10 year high school reunion this year like some of the other posters have mentioned, and can I just say that it was surreal? I don't think that at ten years I'm far enough removed from high school to have had that experience.

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RobinCicely — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:48:14 -0600

I'll be 27 in December, have a house, two dogs, and a tolerable job that pays for said house and creatures. 85% of the time I'd rather stay home with some tasty food and a good book/tv show/movie than go out on the town. It now takes me three days to recover if I stay up past 1am. I suppose this makes me some sort of adult. That being said, whoever made be believe I'd have everything figured out by 30 was clearly lying.

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mcnellism — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:17:42 -0600

I'll be 29 this December. Definitely not a partier or able to really pull all nighters anymore (though I used to in college...not necessarily for parties, but just because I could). I would like nothing more than to abandon the corporate world in which I work, get a farm and grow stuff and raise sheep (I'm a knitter so it'd be fun--albeit time consuming--to have homespun wool). My sister wants to raise goats so we've been talking about collaborating...but at any rate, there are times when I feel old and times when I feel young. I felt as though I went through the same when I turned 25, but it's more...palpable now. I don't have a problem with getting older (and I hate when people who are only 5 years my senior call me a kid, though I try to cut them slack because when they were 18, I was a kid). I too have already tried multiple career paths...sometimes I feel fickle for it but it's also helping me to experience a great many things that, I believe, enhance my writing. Since I'd like nothing more than to be a full-time fiction writer/farmer/sheep herder, anything that strengthens my writing is worth doing for a little while. The only thing that ticks me off about not being a kid anymore is that it takes a lot longer to heal from things. I got thrown from a horse last spring and my back is still quirky sometimes (particularly after scrunching my 5'11" self into coach airplane seats for business trips). But as long as i have a purpose, a goal to work toward, and something to remind me to be silly from time to time, I have no problem with getting older. I don't even dye my hair even though I have six strands of silver. Hey, silver's pretty cool. It's shiny and whatnot. (Reason #17 for silliness)

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Trethsparr — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:00:41 -0600

Aww, thanks! :)

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imaginepageant — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:45:41 -0600

Raising my virtual hand: I am a Grown Up. I'm on the tail-end of twenty-seven. Live with my boyfriend in our newly bought house, though there are no kidlets running around yet, though my two cats do more than enough. Definitely not a partier; I'd rather cook dinner and watch a movie at home than go to a bar.

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saluk — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:10:12 -0600

30 is the new 20

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:20:07 -0600

Not at all. I've checked out the 30s forum myself and I don't turn 30 until after NaNo this year.

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Argentum — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:52:04 -0600

I'm 26, single, work full time. I do still party, but unless it's in Miami or TT, I'd probably rather be writing a fantasy novel. I alternatively hate and enjoy my job, but never considered it a long term career. Long term career planning is on hold thanks to a paralyzing inability to determine What Needs To Be Done. I envy those with intractable convictions.

Writerfangirl — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:36:30 -0600

I just noticed the slow healing recently. I have these two kitty scratches on my right arm (one on top of my hand and one on my wrist) and the suckers scarred. D: I hate scars. I had a kitty scratch on my face a few years ago and it's not noticeable now. So within a couple of years, my healing slowed. :( And I do dye my hair. I discovered my first gray at 19 though. Both sides of my family grayed early. It used to bother me a lot more than it does.

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Skunktail17 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:07:37 -0600

Why do I feel like I have more in common with you guys than people closer to my age? I'm not even 20 yet! My best friends (my sisters) are 26, 27, and 29, and everyone else I hang out with is either over 50 or away at college. I often feel like I have nothing in common with college-age people, even most of my "friends." I guess I need new friends, huh? So, yeah, I'm definitely over partying, drinking, being irresponsible, and delaying adulthood (isn't that what college is?). I'm saving up so I can get out of my parents' house and make my own work and buy land for my farm - I too want to raise sheep for wool, mcnellism - and actually live, rather than just float along until I realize that I'm 30 and don't know what to do with my life.

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Shades. — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:33:37 -0600

I see I'm in fine company here, in the last few months of my 26th year. Single, terminally self-unemployed, living at home and taking care of my mother, no friends but those I chat with online, and I can't even drink because my tolerance is way low (like dangerously so). Toying with the idea of going back to school for yet another degree that will probably end up worth less than the sheepskin it's stamped on, just like the rest of them. But! I'm here, I'm alive, and I don't know if this is the excited beginnings of a novel sending butterflies through my stomach, or if I just ate one burrito too many, but I'm ready to churn out...something!

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erinanne — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:24:29 -0600

I found my first gray the other day! Not a pleasant experience, but since I could no longer convince myself that it could be considered a REALLY REALLY light colored blonde hair, I accepted the fact. I don't like it, but I accepted it. :P

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Masked Maiden — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:28:54 -0600

I'll be 28 years old in six days, so I have two more years to hang out in this forum. I don't party, I'm not in school (although, I've been thinking about going back), and I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. It feels terrible at times, but then I realize there are people older than me - people who have longed retired from their jobs - who have no idea what they want to do with their lives either. I guess that means I still have time to figure it all out.

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Kuroloki — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:21:21 -0600

Oh no! You just reminded me I'm turning 27 this winter too! Time flies so fast once you're past 25!

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Kuroloki — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:37:08 -0600

Hello! I'm 26, but I feel really old and am already starting to forget my age when people ask me... I've had a lot of things change this year, but currently I'm living in a cute apartment with my husband and NO children! (Not yet, at least...) We're going to celebrate our first anniversary this month~ Really the only thing I've been into this year is Dragon Age :/ Previously I was into a lot of things that I was probably too old to be into. That might explain the sudden shift to feeling very old this year...that, and I actually started paying attention to homemaking and thinking about future children. And I swore I'd never do this stuff when I was 19! I don't know what my novel is going to be about. I don't really like planning them. Last time I did nano, I just started writing crap on day 1 and ended up with a story I was obsessed with for over a year, so I'm going to go that route again :D

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Gianna Robbins — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:47:44 -0600

Hmm, I'm 26 and I don't party... I'm out of college...attempting to get my career going (teaching jobs are scarce right now) and I drink occassionally, but only when I want and because I like the taste. I can't believe my twenties are over half over though, it's a bit scary to realize how much time has passed. I fall in the mid 20's range, but really I've never fit into the young partying group.

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syikana — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:59:31 -0600

26 turning 27 in June next year. (85 baby) Still in school but set on graduating in 2013 if the world doesn't end and I pass my subjects. Still at home but am looking at properties next week to move into so who knows might be moving in November :-/ (Not such a good thing!) other than that no SO don't drink (that much will on the rare occasion in fact going to a house warming tomorrow so will possibly drink then.)

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slrphebos — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:13:59 -0600

I'm 26 and I have never done the "party" thing. Always was set apart from my friends that thought that was awesome. Single, still living at home (which is good since my area is expensive to live in), have a full time job and paying off the student loan debt (just awesome -_-).

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matt_fishwick — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:44:20 -0600

Turned 29 over the summer, and figured I should post here while I'm still eligible. Don't smoke, don't go out much, rarely drink, medical stuff, single. You know, the usual. I swear that I'm more interesting than this post indicates. Sort of. ---- Like an anti-climax? Then you'll love http://ilovemattfishwick.com, or maybe you won't. I'm on Twitter as the imaginatively titled @mattfishwick. If you wish to, follow me then tweet this link and I'll follow you back.

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ladyaibrean — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:53:26 -0600

I'm 28, so I've only got one more year of NaNo in this group.

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ReapingDesires — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:34:14 -0600

I'm 24 but with 2 kids, a husband, and no friends that understand the word "responsibility." Do I count?

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CassMorris — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:03:52 -0600

Just entered the back 20s! Turned 26 in September. Finished grad school in 2010, have a real-person job which doesn't pay nearly enough, and I now party 2-3 times a year instead of a week. ;)

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:34:21 -0600

You absolutely count! Welcome to the group.

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Mushmallow — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:22:44 -0600

Just turned 27, am just going to ignore all my birthday from now own, age is just a number right? I don't go out clubbing and am not fond of drinking, unless you count those lovely cocktails from TGI Fridays, the ice cream ones, they are nice.

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happyfish — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:40:53 -0600

26 and fairly average. I graduated with a bachelors a few years ago, and have a job that is only vaguely related to my major...but hey, it allows me to have a savings account, my own apartment, and two cats, so I can't really complain!

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retromaisie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:01:03 -0600

Me too! I realized that this is my last year in this group and it's really quite... sad, really. I wonder if there is such a large divide in the thirties as there is with the twenties. I haven't actually peeked in the forum at all, figure I'll conquer that one when I actually have claim to that big 3-0.

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retromaisie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:03:57 -0600

Last year here in the twenties, sadness for sure. Have four kids, husband, been playing the grown-up game for all of my twenties. I've always been a sort of "old soul" even when I was younger.

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XantoJones — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:31:46 -0600

Hello. I am 29 and will be 30 in January. I'm freaking out because I'm single, desperately clinging to a job I know will fail, living with my mom. I have a hard time reconciling the fact that I'm failing at my life. I should be on my own, hanging out in California, going to Disneyland every weekend like my ex does. Where is my life going? I don't know. I hate to start my 30s in such a sad state, but there seems to be no way to avoid it. ... Still love to party, but seem to be doing less of it as the days go on. Here's hoping things get better!

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wombatrider — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:56:28 -0600

Hi Jen! I'm Jen, too. As with Unoriginality, I am deeply sorry for the loss of your mom. (it's kind of ironic, eh? That I agree with Unoriginality, and that my name's Jen… but we probably shouldn't point out irony in the middle of condolences. Yikes!) I do have a SO, but we live with his parents so it's kind of like I still live with my own… only a lot more awkward and stuff. I am not in-touch with the people my age, though. Haven't been for a long, long time. Since I was 17 and began to home school again. No job, either. Ample time to pound out 50k in a month, eh? I think my problem, though, will be the fact that I have practically no outside stimuli. Very hermetic. Or hermit-like. Or both. Anyway… I'll be 26 in January, so I mind as well be in this group, eh?

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i am the moon — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:05:57 -0600

I'm 22, but all of my friends are between 26 and 35 (as are most of the people I date), and my life is much more like that of a graduate student than anything else. My time revolves around my research, I don't really like to waste hours partying or drinking except on very special occasions, and I generally feel very far removed from people my own age. They're all enjoying their senior year of college and will soon be struggling to figure out what they want to do post-graduation, whereas I've known for years what I will do after university and have sculpted my entire college experience out of its pursuit. I'm currently applying for Ph.D. programs in cognitive psych and neuroscience. Love X-Men, writing, and all things about psychopathy and moral reasoning. Also press pot coffee. Nice to meet you all!

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Argentum — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:28:16 -0600

Lol as long as you're alive, I count that as winning life! Or at worst, a draw :) Good luck!!

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cherry_chez — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:04:01 -0600

I'm going to be 29 all the way through Nano, turning 30 on December 1. I'm (finally) graduating university this year and the start of my 30s will see a new job and a new town, so pretty much a new life.

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Chaos Hippy — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:35:28 -0600

27, too lazy and introverted to party, and generally prefer...um, different stuff than alcohol. Stuff that makes sitting around laughing at things more likely than going out and partying. I do feel older than my early 20s, in that I no longer feel like a fraud when I describe myself as an adult. Not totally sure what changed. It's most likely the wisdom of experience.

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fictionfactorydave — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:50:57 -0600

I'm 26, but I've got two younger siblings, so I feel a fair bit older at times. Also, I didn't do a whole lot of things in my younger years, so I try to make up for lost time when I can.

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Ryan Lohner — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:37:21 -0600

I'm 27, and like Jeff Foxworthy said, I really thought I'd know more at this point in my life. I still often feel like I did as a teenager, and it doesn't help that I still look really young (that's not (just) vanity talking; I've actually been assumed to be in high school a few times). My brother is two years younger and is going to be a teacher this school year, which kind of freaks me out. I've never done any kind of drugs, and never really acted out in any way, so it's nice to see some others like that here, so I don't feel like the one guy who didn't live it up back then.

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Unoriginality — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:45:25 -0600

I can make it worse, Jen. My real name's also Jen. XD

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lyricsoul — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:37:08 -0600

I'm 26... I feel so blah lately. I unfortunately can't find work (haven't for over a year) and I'm single. I don't like to party, never have and I feel pretty lame. lol

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CoolBunny — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:11:55 -0600

27 - married, work, no kids, 2 dogs, but I still like to party (every now and then on weekends). :p

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elixireleven — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:43:30 -0600

FTW.

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hrsegrl245 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:10:37 -0600

Hey there! I'm 27 years old and was married earlier this year. I have two kitties who will probably try hard to help me write while actually hindering the process. (They know what they are doing. You can see it in their eyes!) Never really been a party goer even in college. I'm currently working out my plans for nano next month.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:50:36 -0600

Me too, retromaisie. Eerie similarities.

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IntoTheThanasphere — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:31:52 -0600

Hello back 20s! I just turned 28, which freaks me out immensely. This will be my 3rd NaNoWriMo, but I can't seem to really get into it for some reason. I'm still excited for November to get here, but I just feel like I've got nothing to go on this year.

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Rastaban.Zozma — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:30:11 -0600

Does 27 count? I don't drink or party, but I'm also a shut-in and don't like being around people. Even visiting my mother or sister tires me out and it can just be for a couple of hours!

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ColorOfSakura — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:48:47 -0600

Currently 26, but turning 27 in December. I am actually still in school, but not for much longer. I'll be done by Spring. I party rarely (maybe once a month, if that) and tend to spend my time working or doing what little schoolwork I have. I'm not married, but I do have a boyfriend. Got my own apartment, and pretty much just enjoying life as it comes right now.

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cetra8 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:28:37 -0600

I am still in school but I am a non-traditional student having entered at 25 with credits from my former employer. I have always identified with a slightly older crowd. I am certainly not the partying type and my taste are just a bit older then other 25th years I know. I guess maybe the way to put it is I may be one of the younger ones in here but I am always the oldest one in my classes. Pleased to make your acquaintances

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Aquadestiny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:45:07 -0600

Well... just got two interviews sorted out in as many hours 0-o. First one is Thursday and the other one is next Tuesday. Hopefully one of these pays off {personally I hope its the one with Seimens because it's competency based}.

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sithwitch13 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:37:56 -0600

27 here. I think I'm getting the partying done now that I didn't in my late teens/early 20s, but it's all at geek parties and google+ hangouts, so it's more "Drink beer while making Star Wars references and then wander off around midnight." I keep going between feeling a lot younger than I really am and a lot older--mostly older when I'm around the kid I mentor or on cold/wet days when my arthritis acts up.

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hootowl — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:49:05 -0600

Well, I'm late 20s (27 if you want to be specific), but I've thrown myself back into school. I finished college at the usual age and then decided it wasn't enough...and the economy seemingly bottomed out at the same time so hiring-freeze galore! Apparently no one wanted a history degree. Sad. So anyway, I'm trying to finish up a certification for stenography before I bash my head in with frustration. So here I am, 27, single, don't party, and still trying to find my place in life. It's a joy.

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SpiritofClyde — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:59:21 -0600

25. Don't drink, don't party. I was never part of that scene in high school and I don't really enjoy it. I always feel like if I am at some kind of social event (unless its family and close close friends who are like an extended family) that I am obligated to make small talk...not my favourite thing/.

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akizakura — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:15:31 -0600

27. Some days I feel oooold, and some days not so much. I've never been a party person in the sense of going to bars and the like. I like small gatherings of friends better. I have a decent job that I'm grateful for, but as it is quite demanding this year, I find myself wishing for more time to do the things I love, like writing. But I've cleared the decks for NaNo, so I'm looking forward to November. :)

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linnoya — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:48:17 -0600

I'm 27, working as a temp, but absolutely loving it! At least I have plenty of time to write.

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mscarboncopy — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:49:21 -0600

Oh wow, finally find my peers... Nice to know there's a place for late twenty's in NaNo. :P I'm 27, single with pathetic social life (maybe due to the fact that I'm introvert by choice and by birth lol), living with parent and have a job that even though fulfilling my needs but so damn confusing due to some stuff at work in which I rather not talk about here, lol. I'm not good with introduction and stuff, lol, but I hope this forum would not stop to this introduction. November would be tough time and it would be nice to find a place to rant :P

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restlesslilly — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:42:59 -0600

Hello! I'm 25, turning 26 the last day of November. My party days are long gone, not in school but planning to go back asap to finish my degree. I did things a little backwards. Heck I did everything backwards. I had one baby and was pregnant with the second by the time I got married. Been married a little over a year now and been a SAHM since January 2010. My husband's been building his career the past few years trying to get where he wants to be(almost there!) He picks on me about being old, since I'm a whole 6 months older than he is. Silly man...I plan to go back to school in the next year or two to finish up my degree. Should be fun to do with my girls who are 15 months apart(ages 21 months and 6 months currently), plus I am meeting a couple on Halloween I might be a surrogate mother for next year. I'm excited about that, but if it pans out school might have to wait a little longer. I might get to start my career in my 30s. Not sure if that makes any sense but hey...not like the 30s are old or anything. I've lurked on all the "older" forums(the teens scare me :p) and am kind of looking forward to someday being a part of them. Cause why would I ever stop doing Nano?

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Frozen Sky — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:07:50 -0600

28?! When the hell did I turn 28? What nonsense is this?

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:40:08 -0600

It's ok. It only lasts for a year. Cute bunny, by the way.

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Hael — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:44:14 -0600

Twenty three... I technically don't count, but I've been living with my fourty-something boyfriend and his teenagers for two years, so maybe I count in my fourties like him. Wasn't ever a partier, haven't had a drink in... three months now? Have to cook dinner for three to five every night and seem to have lost track of most of my friends in exchange for his kids parents. On the other hand, great support system and stability! They're as excited about nano as I am!

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OriDoodle — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:36:14 -0600

I'm 24, but I'm done with big parties, out of school, happily married and expecting my first kid. I think I'm more here than anywhere else.

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stockmunky — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:05:50 -0600

28, never really drank, didn't technically party, but my friends and I had our own bizarre brand of fun. Gone are the days. Now I exist in this nebulous space between letting go of the past and learning to carve my own happiness out of reality. I have a feeling, though, that the next part of the journey will be well worth enduring this silliness.

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Frozen Sky — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:06:26 -0600

Don't let Logan's cuteness fool you; he'll tear the skin right off your arm if you let him (I know this from experience). Evil bunny is evil. But still so cute.

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MrsX — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:55:13 -0600

I'm 28 and unemployed with college debt and nowhere near a degree to show for it. I am married, but no kids yet. Already have a bit of grey hair. Dreading reaching 30. >_>

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steentje — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:09:49 -0600

Hi, 27 year old here! And after years of figuring out life and searching for love I am now at a great place in my life. Living together with my lovely boyfriend, talking about marriage and kids and future stuff. Starting to have a great career in television. Great friends and family. So really happy and leading a great life, not much partying, drinking etcetera, but that is just not my kind a thing. I am just really enjoying life at the moment and I wish the same for everyone in their back 20's! :-)

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WileJ — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:48:17 -0600

Well, I am 27. I am in school, but only just returned to get my graduate degree. And I definitely don't fit in because the next person closest in age to me that I regularly hang out with is 4 years younger and most of the people hang out with regularly just graduated undergrad in the spring. Um, yeah. I feel old a lot. Although, moving for school meant I was no longer living with my parents and working two part time jobs! I have found the reason that grad school sounded so good... But I still feel old half the time.

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WileJ — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:50:00 -0600

Also not a partier Or a drinker Living with mostly undergrads is kind of a drag ....

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WileJ — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:52:35 -0600

This is really common with the economy being in the tank. It's great your family isn't kicking you out. I just moved out myself after living with my parents the last three years because I decided going to grad school halfway across the country was a better option for my future than working two dead end part time jobs. Best of luck to you. And keep at it. Something's gonna come along eventually. The waiting though, is the worst.

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WileJ — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:55:26 -0600

Ditto with the healing. I totally forget I can't tweak my ankle and be up and on it within the week anymore. Or that if I decide to exercise more than normal it's totally gonna bother me for the next week. Or, well, like you said, back problems. I've been dealing with those since I was a teenager and I definitely know all about being crotchety in the morning.

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WileJ — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:59:19 -0600

I'm terrified your bunny has big, sharp, pointy teeth. It's the adorableness that draws you in. And then ... Let's just go with it can't end well.

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Rhymer — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:53:55 -0600

I too am 28, staring down the barrel of 30, although I'm not really that worried. I've abandoned the false pretense that life is sorted by 30, and am kinda looking forward to leaving the twenties. This decade was, while fun, confusing mainly. Not to mention it felt like it only went for 5 years! Every day I learn more and more that life is not mine to control, but mine to enjoy. Urgh, too philosophical for a Wednesday.

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Flammable Heart — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:38:00 -0600

I'm 28 and... this is really not how I thought my life would be as I approach 30! Ten years ago I thought I'd be married or at least in a long term relationship, maybe even with a baby, by now. Instead I'm chronically single and really not in any fit state to be anyone's mother right now. My 18 year old self would hate me. She'd be happy at how much thinner than her I am, though. I have a degree but no permanent job (temping at the moment. Deathly boring but hey, at least I'll be able to pay my rent this month). I have, however, managed to escape the sleepy town where I grew up and now live in a city I love. I have fantastic housemates, even if the house itself is falling to bits. And I have pets who are always there if I need a cuddle. I think I'm fairly typical of this quarter-life-crisis-ridden generation. I do have ambitions though and things I'm working towards, so I've decided I'm going to be one of those people who blossoms in their 30s!

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krminnj — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:41:25 -0600

I'm 29, turn 30 in April!! I consider myself to be more "30" than "29" in the way I live my life, but there is something scary about reaching that triple-decade number!

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mari_bell_writes — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:31:58 -0600

Hi everyone. I am 26. This is my first year NOT in school. I still go my Alumni's football games and still do the bar scene although I don't bounce back like I used to. I guess I am in the younger sector of this thread but most of the people I hang out with are either in the average or the 40's... (I don't like the 30's). Still reading through... I came to the party late as always.

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mari_bell_writes — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:04:11 -0600

I just have to say that you are not alone in forgetting how you are. My best friends birthday is in February and mine in June, This year when she turned 26 I started telling people that I was 26 and then I would go "Wait, no I am not, I am... (insert long pause), I am 25, whew I am only 25. Yea." I still can't believe I did that more than once.

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Diabolical_Jazz — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:16:34 -0600

I'm 27 as of September. Only really got into writing when I was 25. Dropped out of school early, got my partying out of the way, and it's all been existential crisis and social anxiety since then! WOO!

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allywop — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:01:29 -0600

Hi everyone! I'm 25. Single. No children. Recently employed (hallelujah =D) after graduating with my masters last year. Party rarely, I'd much rather watch movies/tv, read, write, or hang out with friends. Still trying to figure out this whole adulthood thing.

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anna in the city — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:39:56 -0600

I'm 29. My birthday is coming up at the end of November and I'm feeling very out of sorts & depressed about turning 30. It's funny, but I feel very old and very young at the same time. My age keeps creeping upward, but I don't feel like I'm accomplishing all that much. Meanwhile, all around me these little whipper-snappers (see? I told you I was getting old..) are doing all the things I feel like I should be doing. Getting married, having kids, traveling, and, you know, just generally having successful and fulfilling lives... So, yeah, I'm having my own little pity-party, right now. I'm trying to cheer myself up by planning something special everyday in November. Mostly, I'm giving myself permission to do a lot of shopping.

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druidic_wytch — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:15:48 -0600

I'm not officially in the back 20s yet. I won't be 25 until late December, but I already feel old (Actually I felt old when I turned 20). I've been married officially for two and a half years now, my husband and I have been together since 2004 (we're high school sweethearts). We own a home, we have two dogs, and all the responsibility that comes with both. I'm still in college, I feel like I've been there forever, but I'm on track to graduate in 2013. I rarely stay in and party, and I even more rarely go out and party (Unless Bailey's milkshakes at Red Robin on birthdays count).

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anotherscribess — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:32:34 -0600

29, turning 30 in February. Right now, I'm doing well on ignoring that. Not a partier, just had my 5-year anniversary at my job, bought a townhouse last year, and got a dog this year. anna in the city, I'm in pretty much the same boat as you--most of my friends are married and have kids or are trying to have kids. I do have a sense that I'm spinning my wheels on the "important" things...

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:39:49 -0600

If you feel like a Back 20s, then you are one. You are welcome here.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:40:21 -0600

Congratulations on the baby, OriDoodle! When are you due?

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:45:48 -0600

My mother has always told me that 30s are way better than 20s. She says that the 20s years are about figuring out who you are. By 30s you know yourself and can let go of a lot, so you relax and enjoy life more.

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wendy645 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:19:25 -0600

I'm 28 but it feels weird to say, like trying on shoes on the wrong foot. It just doesn't feel right. I've never really felt my age- I'v felt an odd mix of older and younger my entire life. Older in that I've always been more mature than a lot of my counterparts, and younger in that I tend to see things from a more child-like perspective. And I like it like that LOL

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cchapman84 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:32:39 -0600

27 here. Married, own our house, work way too much (I'm a full-time blogger, copywriter, and editor), and I decided to take that free Stanford AI class that overlaps with NaNo completely (decided NaNo will take precedence over it though, since my NaNo project this year is the final two novellas in my series and those actually generate income, as opposed to the AI class which is just for fun). I haven't lived at home/with my parents for over 10 years. I graduated high school almost 12 years ago, went to college, met my now-husband, dropped out of college (state school and it was a complete waste of money; so glad I only went for one year), and finally started writing/editing full time about 3 years ago. I can't imagine living with my parents at this age. Then again, my parents and I didn't get along too well when I lived with them (we all get along fine now). Then again, most of my friends are already in their 30s (or older), so I tend to identify with that age group more than people in their 20s.

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DaniYen — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:08:45 -0600

Will be 28 on the 28th of November. Have a husband and 3 kids under the age of 6. I feel like I should be in the 30's group because it seems like more and more 20-somethings don't have kids (or SO's) and still like to do all the things I left behind years ago. We are quite boring. We don't drink, party, or even stay up late anymore. I knit, he reads. We like family time and family movies. And we couldn't be happier about being boring! :D

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crankyashley — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:32:14 -0600

I'm glad to see this post. I'm a 28 year old first time NaNo-er. I'll be writing side-by-side with my SO (significant other) which should prove interesting. I was actually lurking around to see what the 30-40s were up to. I've never really gotten along well with people my own age (let alone people along the age lines of my soon-to-be 20 yr old sister). We tend to have different interests in life (not interested in partying, never was - how about some Doctor Who instead?). Feel free to contact me here or find me on Twitter (crankyashley or crankywriting), G+ (gplus.to/crankyashley), or Tumblr (crankyashley.tumblr.com). Yep. I'm an internet junky :) I'll be tweeting my way through NaNo and I've set up my Tumblr to post inspirational pictures throughout the month.

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crankyashley — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:35:58 -0600

Indeed ^_^

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crankyashley — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:37:29 -0600

I'm not so upset about getting older. I'm upset that people on TV are getting younger than me.

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truecolors — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:01:58 -0600

I just turned 27. I feel so old. The Back 20. Love it.

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canberra_boy_redux — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:04:14 -0600

Just hit 26 and feel at least ten years older. I hate my job. I miss school, I sometimes even miss being single. But life is good. :)

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XenaGlamRocker — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:18:11 -0600

I'm 27 (will be 28 five days before Christmas). Dreading it to be honest. I have no idea what to do with my life and I'm not getting any younger!

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XenaGlamRocker — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:19:00 -0600

[quote=DaniYen] Will be 28 on the 28th of November. Have a husband and 3 kids under the age of 6. I feel like I should be in the 30's group because it seems like more and more 20-somethings don't have kids (or SO's) and still like to do all the things I left behind years ago. We are quite boring. We don't drink, party, or even stay up late anymore. I knit, he reads. We like family time and family movies. And we couldn't be happier about being boring! :D [/quote] I'm married with 3 kids as well (aged 6, 4, and 2).

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invisibleink1983 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:25:02 -0600

I'm 28, I feel like a very old 28 year old. I live with my fiance in the nice part of town (moved from Chicago where I've been my entire life to Charlotte a year ago). I feel like I have a decent job, but I'm def. not the same person as I was while I was in college, let alone the same person I was two or three years ago. Instead of having a beer at the bar I prefer to have a beer in my apartment sitting on the balcony, instead of having multiple shots I prefer to have no shots, and instead of having many many beers it's just one or two now. I'm finding myself more interested in wedding planning and wanting to have kids, ask me five years ago if I was ever going to get married and start a family I would have laughed in your face. What I enjoy now is traveling, seeing places my eyes have never seen before. I also enjoy trying new food, I love looking for hole in the wall restaurants that blow my mouth away. I've also been reading like crazy, I don't know if it's just because I've neglected reading for fun through college and while I was finding a career, but I've def. been making up for it this past year.

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StaceyDisterhof — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:33:03 -0600

I know what you mean—I turned 27 and went "shouldn't I have this all figured out by now?" My friends in their 30s assure me that the 30s are indeed better than the 20s. I don't party NEARLY as much as I used to. I was a prototypical blonde sorority girl that liked fraternity boys and happy hours. But, since I hit my mid-twenties, I not only don't have the stamina (or liver capacity) to go out like I used to. I'm much happier have dinner with my girlfriends and spending an evening reading than fighting the crowds at the local hot spot.

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Sulla — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:46:31 -0600

[quote=invisibleink1983] Instead of having a beer at the bar I prefer to have a beer in my apartment sitting on the balcony, instead of having multiple shots I prefer to have no shots, and instead of having many many beers it's just one or two now. [/quote] This, completely. I turn 27 myself at the end of Nanowrimo, but I feel like I've been in the Back 20 for some time now. Typical military/former military guy of my age, I have a four year old and a divorce. Just began going back to school, which was nerve wracking to start with. There was no way I'd be able to handle the 'typical' college aged student. I drink a little, smoke a little, read a lot and try to write these days. Ten years ago, if you had told me I would be where I am now, I would have either punched you in the face or died laughing. And yet...here I am. Hoping that the 30s treat me better than the 20s!

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DaniYen — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:50:16 -0600

And the same age!! I feel like we are among the minority now a days. My daughter just started kindergarten and I swear my husband and I were the youngest parents in there. I couldn't imagine having kids over the age of 30 though! It takes all my energy now to keep up with them! Are you a SAHM? Mine are 5, 4, and 1.

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Bkwriter4life — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:02:59 -0600

I'm 29 and will be 30 in March. No kids, never been married, live without parents or roommates, full time job, no boyfriend, not in school but I have a good amount of friends already in their 30s and late twenties. I feel like everyone is pretty much settled in their routines and I feel like I'm 22 - ready to do new things, explore, live life, be unreasonable, spontaneous, travel the world, and try anything once! But I like my life. I'll be embarking on a new decade next year with big things happening my way. Every day is a blessing - even with the non-partying and hermit-like lifestyle I keep at the moment. I can't believe I'll be thirty next year though. How does time speed up so quickly?

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invisibleink1983 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:57:33 -0600

Yeah, it's crazy to look where you were ten years ago compared to now. My views on life has changed or maybe it just took me longer to mature. I think I'm more socially aware and I actually care now about issues that didn't really concern me through my teens through early to mid twenties. I def. gained life experience these past ten years. I find myself getting joy out of helping others where as before I wouldn't care less about anybody other than myself. Going back to school sounds like a great dream to pursue, it's def. a relief once it's all said and done. I know for myself there is no way I would be able to handle the "typical" college student at my age.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:33:26 -0700

How are we all doing?

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KellyinCA — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:12:22 -0700

I'm not sure if being 30 is as worrysome as being in the 30-40s group for 20 years! Of course that means 20 years of writing NaNo so I guess it's all good. I'm "only" 27 and refuse to believe I have a 10 year class reunion this summer. I'm doing what any mature, reasonable adult would do and leaving the country for a month to avoid it :-p I don't really measure if someone has a spouse/SO, kids, house, pets, job or whatever in their 20s or older. I don't think those are the best gauges of "growing up", for example, someone who chose not to have kids (for whatever reason) is not less mature than the person who had a surprise pregnancy. They have different responsibilities, sure, but wow do I know some complete idiotic and immature parents! I guess these age boards are cool if you're looking to meet others in your age group who might have similar lives. I write because I want to get outside of my life, my head and my space. No one would write a novel about my life, lol.

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magehanyou — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:19:46 -0700

I am 29 currently, I will be 30 in only 3 months. I keep swinging between not caring and thinking "Oh my Goddess, I am almost 30!" I am just now figuring out who I am and what I want to do with my life. A big part of that discovery has been pushed along by a marriage to my best friend and the births of our 2 children. So, now I know what I want out of life... Writing, homeschooling, being the eccentric kitchen witch that is comfortable in her life and faith... But I find that I am getting impatient with the actually getting there. At least I have the writing part down, and on the good days we even get our preschool lessons in. Maybe by the time I am looking at my 40th birthday 3 months away I will finally have everything figured out cause I do not think it is going to happen in the next decade, though I do have hopes...

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Bucqui — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:50:02 -0700

Glad to see I'm not the only one still partying, I'm 28 and still love a good session. Not a student and certinly haven't got it all figured out.

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Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:52:27 -0700

So how did we all make out?

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Lady Lissame — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:20:56 -0700

I know I'm late to the party, but I'm 27 single mom. I graduated college 4 years ago and I work as an accountant for a manufacturing company.

Re: The Back 20s

Lady_Indis_Dress — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:13:55 -0700

Welcome, Lady Lissame! I'm turning 30 in less than a week so I won't be hanging out in the 20s forum much longer. Being a single mom is tough. My hat is off to you. Good luck in your writing.

Re: The Back 20s

Lady_Indis_Dress — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:01:29 -0700

I'm officially 30 now so I probably won't be back in the 20s forum. Feel free to takeover the thread (and restart it after the forum wipe).

Re: The Back 20s

Lady Lissame — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:15:29 -0700

Thanks :) I have a wonderful son who makes me feel like the luckiest mom ever

Re: The Back 20s

TLFrench — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:13:35 -0600

I'll be joining you guys in about two weeks. Woo!

Re: The Back 20s

FariFax — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:53:01 -0600

I just turned 28 in March, i'm single, finished all my schooling, working in the real world and feel that life is passing me by sometimes... really i just get lonely being on my own all the time. Let's hope all this time, moodiness and frustration work it's way into a good novel this year.

Re: The Back 20s

TLFrench — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:18:42 -0600

[quote=FariFax] I just turned 28 in March, i'm single, finished all my schooling, working in the real world and feel that life is passing me by sometimes... really i just get lonely being on my own all the time. Let's hope all this time, moodiness and frustration work it's way into a good novel this year. [/quote] Oh my gosh! You sound exactly like me. lol