To be scared of turning 25?

[Abbinob]

It's my birthday next month, and im shitting it.
i don't want to be in the magical super grown up over 25 category. I feel like i should have achieved something by now. but nope.
Is this how birthdays are now? scary forever?
i have no idea where the time's even gone, it seems like literally yesterday i was 21 and pregnant and planning on finishing uni, getting a job etc. none of that's happened, i've only just gone back to uni let alone finished and got a half decent job, im unemployable and skint and boring.
where does time go!? my "baby" will be going to school next year and he is gigantic.
wish life would slow down and wait for me

I hate to break this to you, but you had a child at 21 and that's when you became a grown up :o

Lol. That is all.

At 25 your life is only just beginning. You have so much time ahead of you to do things so embrace it. It might feel like this because you had a child had such a young age but whatever the reason enjoy your youth - it never comes back.

Last week I went to the funeral of a family friend who died aged 33 from cancer.

Celebrate making it to 25 - celebrate making it this far, don't fear living long.

I hated 25 too. On the surface I had it good, degree and a job on hold while I travelled with my then dp. In reality I was miserable and hasn't realised my do was abusive. I hated that birthday.

I am so happy now at 36 with my wonderful dh and 3 children. See ya 25, never want to beeeee ya!

I'm 25 in a couple of weeks so I'm right there with you! I think it's something to do with moving up an age bracket, or the fact that 25 is when expectations start kicking in for careers and families and furniture shopping...grown up things! Either way it's the first birthday I'm not really excited about

Saying that, you've already achieved so much and 25 definitely isn't as old as it used to be. We still (practically) have our whole adult lives ahead of us. So enjoy your birthday and cheers to turning 25!

I remember feeling like that in my 20's. My worst birthday was 29. I'm nearly 50 now and still find life has unexpected twists and turns, though I've long since lost the slightly angst ridden feelings about birthdays. I wonder why that happens as we get older! Just go with it. You never know what's round the corner. Enjoy the little things in life and feel proud of everything you've achieved so far.

You will feel like this on every birthday unless you change the things that you need to and can.

Getting older is better than the alternative...

I turned 25 in May and it did feel significant but it wasn't scary!

What?! 25 is THE best

26 now :(

At 25 I had not met DH or had our children, and worked ft in London.

Met DH at 26, married at 28, 1st child at 30, 2nd at 32, 3rd at 36. Now nearly 45 and work pt in a fulfilling career.

My life at 25 was SO different to what it is now.

Have faith!

At 25 my dd1 was 10

Met DH at 28 was going to spent the couple of years reliving my youth I missed out on.

Now 38 and dd2 is 3mths she was a surprise.

Life is definitely different from what I thought at 25.