when i was 24 i had a baby already. i was busy.

marriage ... built in fam with 2 youngs kids ...

pregnant ... building a house

was a good yr

lived in japan

I dunno if you want to hear great stuff or crap stuff I don't want to make you feel any worse but when I was 24 I think I was having the time of my life. I was half way through my PhD, I had just published my first papers, I was going out most nights and keeping VERY entertained, I met my first love we argued and made up loads, we went to Hawaii and parted ways. I remember being on top of the world.

Thinking back now (only 7 years) it seems like just another year, loads of things happen to us every year and it depends on how you deal with the situations and move on. But nothing happens on it's own you have to go and get it. Turns out the year later was really hard for me, depressing and very trying - but the ups soon followed.

First of all: Happy Birthday Isiah. I hope it's a great one!

Secondly: I hope you're feeling okay. Try not to worry. As someone's already said, you've got your whole life ahead of you. But in the same way as if you were 34, 44, 54, or 64. Life doesn't stop when you reach a particular age.

When I was 24, I'd been out of University for a year, I was working in a shitty (but very enjoyable) job, I found another shitty job (which I'm still in ) but I was having the time of my life. And still am. I've made fantastic friends, been to new places, made huge self-discoveries - I've learned something along the way each and every day. Life's interesting.

What I didn't realise was that time passes by very very quickly. So you have to savour and enjoy it. Now. Or time will pass you by.

I know 23 year olds who come out with the most fascinating and profound comments. I know 53 year olds who come out with the most dumbass comments sometimes. And vice versa. It's all relative. Age really is irrelevant.

Would I go back to being 24 now if I had a chance? Perhaps. But only with the head I have now. Am I unhappy being 31? Never felt better. I wouldn't exhange the experiences I've had for anything.

So don't worry about it and just chalk it up as yet another year ahead full of experience to be gained. And I guarantee when you reach my age, you'll wonder what the hell you worried about.

Happy Birthday!

onenitealone said:

and yes! happy birthday!!

well, I was about to have my second child, the Yankees had the best team in history, and I was in love. It was a good year. Too bad life sucks now.

wow...24 was a blur and btw ike u think you have it bad? march 31st i'll be 40 man. u hear me?... 40
[Edited 2/28/06 8:06am]

what did i do when i was 24?
haha hmmm i'll tell you in 3 weeks and 6 days

paisleypark4 said:

You beat me to it. I was going to post Happy Birthday to you and i told you that!! Besides you misled ME and tried to me!! Well sorry your birthday isn't going as great as your last 3 birthdays.

man, if you're taking 24 this hard, i'd hate to be around your ass when you turned 30!

anyways, i was under the illusion that i'd have it all together by the age of 24/25.

we're still babies at that age.

sinisterpentatonic said:

Uh huh, I say you go throug ha dpression like never before and do stupid shit uh huh

paisleypark4 said:

Go to Saloon tonight. its latino night there and its fun. Just like on your 22nd birthday, you went tothat club in memphis and saw that old 80's group SNAP performed and a nba basketball game. Go treat yourself or make someone treat you. Thats all!!

I was 24 two years ago. I think that was the first age when I said to myself, "Wow, Im not a kid anymore." It was a real turning point age. It was the age that I felt like a certified grown assed man.

As for your depression, take one day at a time. Appreciate the beauty and value in your life. Doing things for others is cool, but dont neglect yourself either. No one can appreciate YOU like YOU can.

DynamicSavior said:

me too....June 16th

i don't even want to tell you what happened to me when i turned 25.

cborgman said:

You magically turned into an idiot?

2the9s said:

i swear, if i had a rake... POW! right in your face.

cborgman said:

oh my god, that sounds like something I would've said to someone as a child.

AnckSuNamun said:

Yeah, but not when you are 24, right?

That's the difference between you and him.

I was in my 1st year of marriage, working full time, and going to college part time. That was a rough year because of work and school. I don't know how I made it through.

ummm...working hard trying to support my 2 year old son as a single mom.

still got 3 yrs.

Paisley!

I'll be 24 later on this year, and I have to say that i'm definitely feeling what you are saying. It's been really hard the last couple of years. Somehow when I was in my teens i remember being happier, and always felt that once i hit my 20's that i would be even more happier, or should be...but its not the case.

Me and my boyfriend broke up a month ago, and i've been taking it quite hard. And believe it or not i felt like when i was in high school i took breakups much better than i have in the past month. Maybe some people just weren't meant to be in your life, although, you believed you thought they were...
I just have to learn from the situation and move on because everything happens for a reason...

Today is a new month and i'm turning over a new leaf, like its new years day or something. I'm moving on with my life and plan on doing some positive things.

I'm starting to find positive people to hang around with, and realizing that I need to keep away from people who "weigh" me down.

Just keep your head up Paisley, like someone said earlier, you WILL be rewarded for any pain you feel now, whatever it is you are going through, there is great happiness and success waiting for you in the future...