well im assuming ur still in school or something. u'll be doing stuff with ur life soon enough. 20 is an awkward age bc u think ur growing up to bigger and better things but ur still not old enough to drink, but not old enough to be called a teenager anymore. i still felt kinda old though- just 10 more years and ur already 30! :o
At that age I was in college and highly commited to not living the dead-or-in-jail life that statistics said I should be doing. I graduated and got into a decent-paying career, so things worked out alright.
Everyone in my family, myself included forgot about my birthday the day I turned 20. I had an 11 hour shift at work that started at 6am, so I was preoccupied with work for most of the day. By about 7pm I looked at the date on my computer and upon realizing it was my birthday went to talk to my family. They all forgot as well, then rushed out to pick up a cake and gifts to make up for it. Found it rather funny at the time, and still find it that way now.
In terms of worrying about how little I'd accomplished in life at that point, I didn't really think about it. Parts of my life are still on track for where I'd like to be in about 5 years and there seems to be no reason to worry about anything beyond that. Focusing on the good points in life over worrying about my problems has always been my preferred choice of action.
20 wasn't anything big for me. Now 21, THAT was a weird birthday. Also, keep in mind that 18, 19, and 20 are bizarre ages as far as being considered a teen goes. You'll find that the definition of "teen" differs depending on who you talk to or what you're doing. While your age isn't technically in the teens at 20 years old, in the view of the law you're actually still not considered to be a full adult yet until 21.
im 23 but when i turned 20 nothing felt different , but when i hit 23 i started to think about stuff i wouldve nvr thought id care about. anyways happy birthday
When I turned 20 I was just glad that I was no longer a teen, but that was 11 years ago. When I turned Thirty, I was just happy that I was no longer a twenty something. I try always to look forward to whatever is coming and seeing the opportunitys that are coming and never what I left behind.
The same thing happened to me when I turned 19 last week. I went through a short depression, cried a little and hated everything. I overcame it and decided to change that. I'm going to join the service and become a Marine. See the world and experience life. Then after I'm going to take the skill I learned from it and make a career. I'm going to be great. I noticed I'm still young, free, and single. It is sad to notice we are getting older...but we are at the prime of our life. We can change that.
Thanks for all of your contributions, now that Iv been 20 for a few days Im starting to look on the bright side thanks to your comments. As for the people who are soon to be 20 I hope you enjoy it and realise life is just beginning unlike what I did.
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