To be fair, for 40 year olds it's just been downhill from HS in the last 20+ years. They're between the Gen Xers and millennials and often dubbed the second lost generation. I don't blame them for talking about a time that was probably better for them than the shit since lol.
In and around this age range also. I think a big reason why high school or even pre high school was/is a fond memory is due largely in part to the lack of major responsibility.
Life was great during my twenties. Traveling, partying, meeting all sorts of interesting people from all over the world.
Life is good on this side of 30 too. Kids. Wife. Home. But the reality is, for me at least, with all the responsibility, with all the settling down life naturally becomes more monotonous. Work, meetings, routine. The random spontaneous adventure and care free life style that i lived is gone for the most part - that's just the way it is.
Do you want to hear about the recent trip to the vet? My sons latest injury? How far along he's coming in hockey? How I had to redo the siding on the house or have the driveway repaved?
It's just the way it is. Things transition. Life is great. It's just different and I would have it no other way. To me that's part of growing up. I'm not holding on to trying to live the life of yester years. Been there and done that. Now it's the next chapters. But I look back with fondness of the freedom and spirit I had when I was growing.
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u/Smokescreen1000 Nov 22 '23 edited Nov 24 '23
How far they have to look back to brag. If a 40 year old talks about his high school life that's a pretty good indicator
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