Girls in their 20s vs. Women in their 30s
As I’m 29 this year – aka ‘the last year of my 20s’, I can’t help having some reflections about the last decade and the upcoming one.
Here are some clichés about how the 20s is different from the 30s :
1.
- Call a 20-year-old girl “Madame“, she will feel so proud : she is now a grown-up adult like the others, the ‘real life’ has started !
- Call the 30-year-old girl “Miss“, she will be so happy, ‘oh I must look so in-shape and happy that people thought I was still a miss !’.
2.
- The 20-year-old looks up at the 30-year-old for her experience and self-confidence.
- The 30-year-old envies the 20-year-old for her thirst to learn and enthusiasm.
3.
- In your 20s, you count your birthdays, can’t wait for the next year to come and yourself to grow up.
- In your 30s, you count your parents‘ birthdays, wish time would slow down and your parents would stay young.
4.
- Your 20-year-old tries hard to be independent from her parents, to live by her own, to make her own choices, to earn her own money.
- You, in your 30, sometimes, just want to leave everything, to fly back home and be in your parents’ arm like a little child.
5.
- The 20-year-old girl looks out for her Mr.Right – the partner she’ll spend her life and build her future with.
- The 30-year-old woman looks within to listen to her Mrs.Right – her inner voice, and spends her time to invest on herself.
Finally thought :
I think both ages are beautiful. To compare the two is not about to regret my youth nor to disregard the younger. It’s about to cherish the differences and the beauty of each stage of our life.
What about you ? Do you see yourself in my clichés’ list ?
Hi, I am a 22-year-old girl. I have just graduated from my university this year. In recent time I dont know how many times I asked myself who I am, who I will become? I had a touch time that I nearly tumbled every night. I cried a lots, I still felt likes I am a loser.
It so lucky that I have my besties who have motivated me a lots. I realize that I had fought at dawn with the rest of others. I need to change.
And now I am in the process of complete myself to become a do-what-I-love girl. I also study English again, so would you mind reading my comments about your shares here and checking my vocab, grammar… for me?
Thank you so much,
Jane.
Hello Jane,
Thank you very much for reading my blog and sharing your story.
The 20s are tough with a lot of wonders and worries. I also remember myself in my university years asking myself a lot of questions, wondering about my future, and also sometimes, feeling that I have nothing (no money, no experience, I was even not sure where I would be the next year).
But the good news are :
– first, it’s now that you have the chance/opportunity to make most of your biggest decisions: your career path, your friends and your life partner. So you are in an active position. I think that until our 18 years old, for most of us, our life is basically based on our parents’ decisions. From our 20s, we start to make our own choices. It’s our turn now, finally!
– second, Health, Time and the Urge to prove yourself to the others : these are your fortune – you are riche!
– third, don’t bother much about where you are right now, think about your potential and who you will become tomorrow. What you earn today might be just a small part of what you will earn in 5 years, the same thing for your social position.
About your story, I am glad that you’ve overcome the hard days, and especially that you have your best friend with you, it’s precious.
About your English, your English is great! You can also check my English for me too, I’ll be grateful!
Take care,