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In this article I have compiled responses (from quora) to the question: what sucks about being your age? If you want to contribute to the conversation please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n

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I am 23.<\/h3>\n

I should have a Masters degree, established career, have 2 children, a Doctor\/Engineer\/Accountant CPA Qualified for a husband, investment properties, hundreds of thousands in savings and a 6 bedroom house by the shorelines of a major Australian capital city.<\/p>\n

\u2026 according to my parents.<\/p>\n

I grew up in a particularly different household in comparison to my peers.<\/p>\n

No parties, no sleepovers, no drinking, drugs, smoking, home by 6pm, having a boyfriend – it will ruin your life, no sex ESPECIALLY before marriage – how shameful, just books, study, study, study, Bachelors, Masters, PhD – oh all before 30. You might even do your Medicine Degree whilst you\u2019re at it. Wait\u2026 why DIDN\u2019T you do Medicine?? Isn\u2019t this why we sent you to a private school??? Renewable Energy\u2026.umm okay\u2026. what is that?? Sounds like a hobby!! A- minimum, B+ ??? What have we DONE to deserve this??? Failure is NOT an option. The world is F**KED. How will you survive without us here to guide you EVERY step of the way???? Travelling??? What about buy a house first and then travel or maybe do both??? Your younger siblings??? More like your pseudo children. Cook, clean everyday and drop off the kids. Go to church more, who knows, you will find the one for you. If you don\u2019t buy that house now, you will probably not be able to pay off the mortgage EVER.\u201cLook, [insert name] has 1000 houses, a husband, $500K saved up and she is younger. Why can\u2019t you do the same?\u201d<\/p>\n

I love my parents. I respect what they have had to endure, their journey and ultimately how they overcame many adversities to provide for me and my siblings. I know they love me too but they are bonafide tigers.<\/p>\n

At 23, I struggle to live up to their expectations.<\/p>\n

People always say to me \u201cwow you’re doing so well for your age\u201d or \u201cyou seem to have it all figured out.\u201d I can truthfully say I feel like my time is running out. At the back of my mind I constantly feel this massive clock ticking away.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, of course I want the best for me. I\u2019ve been living on my own for almost 2 years now with little help from my family so I can thrive and challenge myself to be the best I can be. I want my career to keep flourishing, finish my studies, have my own family later on etc.<\/p>\n

And in all honesty, looking back to how some of my high school friends turned out\u2026 I am somewhat glad my parents sheltered me for as long as they could.<\/p>\n

But I have NOT lived. Not yet. I want to live life to its fullest but \u201cWhat about the house?\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a MASSIVE clash between what I want to achieve personally (travel is a big one for me) and what I want to achieve for my parents. My individualistic tendencies are seen as unconventional and my entrepreneurial nature clashes a lot with my parent\u2019s conservatism and Eastern culture collectivism and mentality.<\/p>\n

I have a HUGE fear of failure and have a perfectionism complex.<\/p>\n

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Im 24.<\/h3>\n

Some people say I\u2019m an old man in a young blokes body. I wouldn\u2019t say there\u2019s a lot that sucks about being this age although I do live a very privileged and blessed life where I work extremely hard. But trust me I have plenty of immature moments haha.<\/p>\n

I went and lived abroad in Italy and Switzerland for 2 years from age 19 doing missionary work full time, particularly among refugees from the Middle East and Africa that were flooding in.<\/p>\n

Upon returning home recommenced my studies in cosmetics and got married at 22 years young, paying my own way through life since a young age and studying is hard work but it doesn\u2019t necessarily suck, I see these things as life lessons which only make me more prepared for life\u2019s hardships. I welcome these lessons because it\u2019s all part of growing up and integrating in the \u201cadult world\u201d<\/p>\n

I live in Australia where life for a 24 year old is awesome if you have chosen that desired path but even then. I think in some ways I\u2019m ahead of my years but I think life as a 24 year old is great and I will miss and be grateful for these days of my prime as time goes on.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re reading this, be great, inspire others to be great, work hard and be a blessing to those around you at whatever age you find yourself right now, teach them what you know and how to overcome it.<\/p>\n

Me and my gorgeous wife!<\/p>\n

Married 21\/12\/2017 in Perth Western Australia.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m 24 years old female.<\/h3>\n

I come from a lower middle class family. I have done my graduation in Physics, and currently I\u2019m doing my master\u2019s in oceanography.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the things that suck being at my age(in my experience):<\/p>\n