I feel like 28 is kind of a weird age, not necessarily old but not necessarily young either. I noticed this at a family Christmas dinner that I attended. There was a bunch of teenagers and adults ranging from 35-75 but not anyone in their late 20's.
Another thing I've noticed now that I'm approaching 30 is that older people around me (family, friends, coworkers) are becoming increasingly more impatient with me because of my precived lack of success in life or having not gotten "it" whatever it may be.
I am running into more and more judgment and unsolicited advice from people also. I had anticipated this happening later in life but I wasn't prepared for the switch to real adulthood 30+. Unfortunately us Aspies have a tendency to be late bloomers, so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes me until 40 to become financially stable and more or less independent. Although, a lot of NT’s are are in the same boat and looking at approaching financial stability in their late 30's / early 40's also, so I guess I shouldn't beat myself up that much.
Unfortunately, the older generations (Boomers and Gen X) don't understand the plight of Millennial's and Gen Z. The older generations think that the 18-35 crowd is just lazy, and that they should just work harder if things get more expensive. I'm sorry grandpa boomer the math doesn't work out the average young person makes about 30-50k a year and a the cheapest studio apartment is 500k. I can't even afford to rent because a one bedroom suite is 2000+ a month around here.
Anyway, that's my rant about being 28. Feel free to write your thoughts down below.
30 Dec 2024, 6:03 am
