Discussion When you were younger did you think you'd change more over time?

[Hoppipolla]

I guess this thread is mainly for people who are... at least not in their teens, heh

But like... when I was 17 I thought by my 30s I'd be married with a good job and all this. And my demeanor would be different. Not a totally different person but just... kind of balanced and comfortable in that life. Mature, but still me.

But... due to health issues, it being difficult to find a gf, difficult to get into a good job, etc... I kind of ended up... stable financially, but otherwise just a quite isolated, "battle-scarred" version of the person I was at 17.

I think if 17 year old me met me now, he would wonder why I hadn't done more, while I would be thinking how amazing it is that he has life so easy.

 

[Justanotherbloke]

Yes but it never happened. Thought I was one of the late bloomers.

 

[justuseless]

When i was younger i didnt think i was always retarded

 

[AtrociousCitizen]

I used to believe that if I worked hard and tried my best, I would be rewarded with success and happiness. But life has proven me wrong at every turn. It's so unfair. I still held out hope that one day I could be worth something—achieve my dreams.

 

[Ghostface]

But like... when I was 17 I thought by my 30s I'd be married with a good job and all this.

when i was like at least 12 i wanted to be on the SWAT team, or at least a regular police officer JFL, now all ive done is minimum wagie retail hell

 

[wgm24]

When I was young I thought I'd have relationships with endless beautiful women in my 20s

 

[wgm24]

I used to believe that if I worked hard and tried my best, I would be rewarded with success and happiness. But life has proven me wrong at every turn. It's so unfair. I still held out hope that one day I could be worth something—achieve my dreams.

Exactly your plans change multiple times depending on how much of reality you actually interact with. People are much different then you'd assume as an innocent child. Like wolves in sheep's clothing

 

[BurntIvoryKingcel]

I used to believe that if I worked hard and tried my best, I would be rewarded with success and happiness. But life has proven me wrong at every turn. It's so unfair. I still held out hope that one day I could be worth something—achieve my dreams.

I never had high expectations but I thought my efforts would at least bear some fruit so I was a little surprised to find out pretty much everything's predetermined.

 

[BurntIvoryKingcel]

When I was young I thought I'd have relationships with endless beautiful women in my 20s

excellent foreshadowing.

 

[ForcedMarriageNow]

I used to think I'd eventually be able to find some worthless roastie willing to at least try using me for betabux, but I couldn't even get that.

 

[Emba]

I never thought I had a future...

I was right

 

[curryboy420]

When I was younger I was top of my school classes and I was near the top of any friends group I was in. Somehow my family fucking ruined me. I blame them and their constant arguments and fighting and putting me down and Muslim nigger shit, it broke down my self esteem and hope until I became a shell of a person and then the drug abuse came naturally. But fuck my family. They ruined me because they couldn't handle me being better than them. Fucking narcissist motherfuckers.

 

[Hoppipolla]

When I was younger I was top of my school classes and I was near the top of any friends group I was in. Somehow my family fucking ruined me. I blame them and their constant arguments and fighting and putting me down and Muslim nigger shit, it broke down my self esteem and hope until I became a shell of a person and then the drug abuse came naturally. But fuck my family. They ruined me because they couldn't handle me being better than them. Fucking narcissist motherfuckers.

I've dealt with narcissists too.

Do you think you can pick yourself up again? I know it isn't always easy.

 

[Rapistcel]

I guess this thread is mainly for people who are... at least not in their teens, heh

But like... when I was 17 I thought by my 30s I'd be married with a good job and all this. And my demeanor would be different. Not a totally different person but just... kind of balanced and comfortable in that life. Mature, but still me.

But... due to health issues, it being difficult to find a gf, difficult to get into a good job, etc... I kind of ended up... stable financially, but otherwise just a quite isolated, "battle-scarred" version of the person I was at 17.

I think if 17 year old me met me now, he would wonder why I hadn't done more, while I would be thinking how amazing it is that he has life so easy.

No

 

[aitcel]

When i was younger i didnt think i was always retarded