47 today.

[givemeastiffone]

I just feel that I am not where I wanted to be at this age.

Is it acceptable to pretend I'm still in my 30s? I don't feel 47, nor do I particularly look 47 (although that might just be wishful thinking.)

Looking back to when I was younger I assumed I would be happily married with kids/house/job - but my life is totally the opposite.

Instead I'm sat here at 3.30am contemplating what the hell happened!!!

Happy birthday to me.

Happy birthday OP.

What things would you like to accomplish next? Perhaps it would be more useful to look into the future instead of the what might have been?

Make a list of 10 things you’d like to achieve in separate them in what you could do over the next year, 5 and 10 years. Any realistic ones you can start on tomorrow?

Happy birthday, op! Life is what happens when you're making other plans. Enjoy the ride, that's all any of us can do.

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 OP! Enjoy your day. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Looking back to when I was younger I assumed I would be happily married with kids/house/job - but my life is totally the opposite.

I thought the opposite. And am the opposite. You have to take the good where you find it.

If I had not had kids, I'd do whatever I could to travel. Is there anything you want, that you could have, because your life isn't what you thought?

Where did you want to be at 47 @givemeastiffone?

It's just an age.

I'm a bit older, I had all kinds of thoughts about what or who I'd be at nearly 50.

None of them came true.

I'm still nearly 50 though. That hasn't changed. Life has still ploughed on.

Talk to me.

Are you ok?

Happy birthday OP!

I think we all assume there’s a magical time where we have everything we thought we wanted. But where’s the fun in that.