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Have I wasted my life? I think I need some perspective

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youthwasted · 11/01/2020 12:15

Firstly I know I'm too young to have wasted my full life, but I'm worried Ive set myself on the path where that's pretty much decided.

A couple of months ago I thought I'd really landed on my feet. I have a great family, a fiancé that I love, a gorgeous son. An exciting wedding abroad booked with all my friends and family. I'm just having a bit of a wobble. I'm suffering from insomnia and have been for a month now, along with a 6 month old it's all quite hard right now.

I guess I'm just worried l've grown up too quickly. I've been on lots of holidays, but I've never gone travelling. I have an ok job, but it's nothing fancy, I didn't go to uni or do anything academic after college. I had maybe, 3 or 4 years of clubbing and whatnot, but nothing particularly exciting. I still have the odd night out with friends, but my life on the daily now is and will be looking after my little boy, my part time admin job and joint house admin with my fiancé. Is that a waste? Am I going to look back in 10 years and wish that I'd experienced more in my 20s.

I can't change it. I don't want to as I love my son. I guess I just fear that I maybe did make a slight mistake.

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youthwasted · 11/01/2020 12:15

I'm 25.. forgot to add that

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Whowaswronghere2 · 11/01/2020 12:18

No you haven't! If you're quite young still it means you will have a life and travel after he comes if age. I'm an older mum and facing retirement and exhaustion by the time mine are grown up. I'm a single mum and work full time. It's exhausting. It's life.

youthwasted · 11/01/2020 13:21

I think I'm just overtired and having a wobble. I hope so

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YogaLite · 11/01/2020 13:46

Life will bring with it all sorts of challenges and hopefully pleasures too. Plus you can always challenge yourself with doing something whether it's studying or travelling - do it sooner rather than later.

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