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[โ€“] aceshigh@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

My life didnโ€™t start until my 40s and so Iโ€™m really grateful to have the opportunity to discover myself and do the things that I want to do and not be tied down to the needs of others. It feels amazing.

I do want to add, I never wanted kids or get married. My childhood dream was to connect to my inner compass, be authentic and express myself freely. I am grateful to be able to actualize this.

[โ€“] glock19StayHot@lemmy.ml 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[โ€“] aceshigh@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

Internally. Yes.

[โ€“] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

I can relate to this person. I entered the job market in 2008, the same year the economy crashed. I was immediately screwed the moment I was old enough to work, which set me up for failure from the beginning. I'm now in my mid 30s and I feel like I just haven't been able to get my shit together no matter how hard I try. To this day I'm still working the same shitty retail and warehouse jobs for crumbs.