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May 18th, 2001, 09:22 AM
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> >They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis."
>
> >
> >It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing
> >that there are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't know
> >and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you
> >will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely
> >know where you are now.
> >You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those
> >friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the
> >greatest people you have ever met and the people you have lost touch
> >with are some of the most important ones.
> >
> >What you do not realize is that they are realizing that too and are
> >not really cold or catty or mean or insincere, but that they are as
> >confused as you are.
> >
> >You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you
> >would be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing that
> >you are going to have to start at the bottom and are scared.
> >
> >You miss the comforts of college, of groups, of socializing with the
> >same people on a constant basis. But then you realize that maybe
> >they weren't so great after all.
> >
> >You are beginning to understand yourself and what you want and do
> >not want. Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others
> >are doing and find yourself judging a bit more than usual because
> >suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life
> >and add things to your list of what is acceptable and what is not.
> >
> >You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and cry with the
> >greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused.
> >Suddenly change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past
> >with dear life but soon realize that the past is drifting further
> >and further away and there is nothing to do but stay where you are
> >or move forward.
> >
> >You get your heartbroken and wonder how someone you loved could do
> >such damage to you or you lay in bed and wonder why you can't meet
> >anyone decent enough to get to know better. You love someone but
> >maybe love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing
> >this because you are not a bad person.
> >
> >One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap and getting
> >wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You go
> >through the same emotions and questions over and over and talk with
> >your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a
> >decision.
> >
> >You worry about loans and money and the future and making a life for
> >yourself and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd
> >just like to be a contender!
> >
> >What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to
> >it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as
> >hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. We are making a lot
> >of mistakes, but helping one another learn from them and reaching
> >out to pull one another up.
> >
> >We are not the shiniest group of people, but we are very much a
> >circle. We are there for one another and will listen and grow for
> >the rest of our lives. We will piss one another off, but we will
> >also heal one another's hearts. We are the group who sometimes
> >doesn't need words but will laugh at the end of a conversation that
> >started with angry words.
> >
> >We are friends and in 10 years, when we have figured out where we
> >fit in in this world, we will still be friends ....and the ladies
will have
> saggy
> tits and our balls will have dropped a few inches.
> >
>
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May 19th, 2001, 07:41 AM
#2
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In your opinion, maybe! Not mine, so i didnt read it!
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