No, I’m living a better life than I thought I would. 
I’m just shocked I made it. I figured I’d off myself before I made 18, and when I passed 18, I was stuck with this “Whoa!” feeling that hasn’t left yet.
Yes and No. Some things have turned out how I always wanted them to. I’ve got no ties to anything. I don’t own anything and I’m single with no kids. That was pretty much what I had hoped.
For the other part, I’m considerably wealthier than I ever expected to be and I’ve travelled a large part of the world which I never expected to do by now.
So, life is so much better than I though it would be. I’m happy with it.
Not really. I thought I’d be a lot more settled at this point. Who knew that so many people feel aimless in their twenties? I thought you were supposed to have things all worked out career and love life-wise immediately after college. ha!
As a kid I gave my “adult life” a good deal of thought, very silly thought. When I was twelve or so this is how I thought life would turn out:
- I’d graduate from high school with good grades when I was 18
- I’d finish college at 22
- I’d get married at 23
- I’d have a baby at 25
- And I’d publish a novel by 30
Did the first two, still not even close to the next two, and hey, I’ve got 3.5 years to work on the last one
Well, I never became a rock star. But I still play guitar.
I’m a lot fatter than I thought I’d be.
I’m amazed at all the stuff about life I’m just now figuring out.
I’ve got all the boring stuff: job, house, blah blah blah.
I guess the best thing is that I’m independent and don’t feel like I’m under someone else’s thumb.
Actually, I guess it has. I never did have any clear direction with my life, but I knew I was shy and unlikely to marry. I haven’t, although I greatly regret that, seeing the happiness my parents had. I hoped I’d have some career devoted to animals, and what I have is a not-so-great job to support my 3 dogs, horse and cat.
I didn’t expect much from my life, and not much is what I got.
StG
I would say yes I am pretty much where I thought I’d be at this point. Although getting here was not the slow steady progression I had expected.
It has been nothing like I hoped it would be though – no lottery win, finding that 1 in a million stock, finding out I was a “lost” Kennedy/Trump/Gates or meeting, say Pam Anderson, & she finds me irresitable, or I’m discovered waiting on Speilberg’s table & he needs me to play, say the Tom Hanks part, in Saving Private Ryan. Silliness, or as Homer summed it up:
Homer, is this the way you pictured married life?
Yeah, pretty much. Except we drove around in a van solving mysteries.