What Goes Around, Comes Around

I was out to dinner with some friends I’ve known since junior high school the other day and on my arrival one of my friends tells me how she was stunned when our waiter referred to her as ma’am. I immediately jumped on the bandwagon and told them about a conversation I overheard at a party a couple of weeks prior. There was a young girl there and one of the guests pointed out her amazing body. Then another guest said something about her only being 19 and how everything would surely be out of shape and sagging by the time she turned 25. Ouch! “When did 25 become old?” I asked a friend at work the next day, hoping she would shed some light. She did. She quickly reminded me how carelessly we used to throw the number around not so long ago. Woops!

I guess 25 seems really far away when you’re 18 and just graduated high school. Hell, 21 is far enough. I shamefully remembered all those times I threw that number around thinking it would never affect me, and now look what happened. Karma exists in every case, and 25 is totally kicking my ass for giving it such a bad rap back in the day. So I’d like to take a moment now to make a heartfelt apology to the number 25 and to all those who are either currently that age, or have already been there. It’s not easy. First of all, you’re in a completely different age bracket. 30 is just around the corner and everyone is so busy concentrating on the future, that the present starts to pass you by faster and faster. You go from dipping your toes in the pool of adulthood to practically drowning in it. Although, a good friend of mine promised that by the time I hit 38, I won’t even remember 25. So there’s always that. I’m sure eventually I’ll just have to accept the fact that I’m an adult and swallow whatever I’ve made of my life by that point. But right now I’m just trying to sort myself out, so I don’t end up feeling miserable and incomplete in my 30s. I’m sure one day I’ll be wishing I was 25 again. But right now 25 seems to be having a really good laugh at my expense. I guess I deserve it.