What was your life like when you were half your current age?

[Spinneret]

I was 16 getting my gcses waiting to start a new college

 

[ronandannette]

Interesting question! Exactly half my life ago I was basically standing on the brink of really starting it. I was a month away from getting married and 13 months after that our DS was born. I was 30 then and we’re coming up on our 30th Anniversary now. It’s been a crazy journey for sure, but realizing now that more of it is behind me than in front, I think I’ve “done” life pretty well.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Half my age? That was nearly halfway before I made my first visit to Florida! I didn’t visit Disney during that time… it was largely the Tampa Bay area on a spur of the moment. I wasn’t into attractions yet and largely chickened out on the rides at Busch Gardens. I seemed more into Pokémon back in that time too.

 

[easyas123]

I was 26, married for 5 years and a SAHM to a 1 year old with another on the way.

 

[chrisney]

I was 36, with 2 small kids a husband, a job I loved and life was good. My parents were still living, my health was good and we were still a couple of years from the heart attack that changed how my husband lives his life. You know the song Those Were The Days my friend I thought they'd never end we'd sing and dance forever and a day....we'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never lose for we were young and sure to find our way. Oh, if that could only be so.

 

[bjscheel]

I had a toddler and a newborn. Just bought our house on an acreage. I worked 3 days a week which was a good compromise on being with my kids + earning money. We didn't have a lot but got by.

 

[Lsdolphin]

I still had my father and my son.

 

[Meriweather]

I was 35. Been married for 15 years. 2 children. Both parent deceased.
Lived on 4 acres in a house we had built. Worked for the school district.

 

[OhDannyBoy]

Oh boy....

I was 21 working in a restaurant 70+ hours a week. I, at the time, was a pretty hard core drinker and developed a pretty bad cocaine habit amongst other drugs. 3 weeks before my 22 birthday my apartment was broken into which led to a confrontation that put 1 person in a coma and me pretty beat up. Not a week after that I was a passenger in a car that went into a canal. I have no idea how none of the 3 of us survived, nor did the police officer who pulled me out of the car, who was also there after my incident a week earlier. He told me he's never seen someone with so much protection around them and that next time he sees me I'll likely not be alive. When I left the hospital, I checked myself into a rehab facility. It changed me. I still drink a bit, but i haven't touched hard drugs in 21 years.

I met my wife 6 months after all of this and I'm now married with 2 kids.

 

[clappyclaps]

I was 19 and just going into my second year of university. I'd gone to uni at the entirely opposite end of the country to where I lived in the UK, and was mostly loving being away from home and the freedom from my parents (although my housemates cleanliness left a little to be desired).

I'm so grateful for the time I spent at uni, not necessarily the degree itself which was a waste of time, but for the overall experience. And while I certainly miss a life without all the responsibilities I have now, I wouldnt want to go back to that age. I'm a much better person now at 38 than I ever was back then!

 

[jimmymc]

I would be 15. That was a pretty great summer. It was the last one before I had a job, so I spent a lot of time with friends and playing video games.