15 Things Nobody Warns You About When It Comes To Getting Older (According To Older Generations)
Growing up can be hard, and there are tips on getting older that are better to know beforehand. Thankfully, the older generations have been kind enough to tell us what to know about getting older so we aren't caught off guard like they were.
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Catching Up Is Hard So Try To Keep Up Instead
From Redditor u/dkfotog:
Whether it’s bills, or fitness, or education, it’s easier to keep up than to catch up.
- 285 VOTES
Your Health Is Worth investing In Before Something Goes Wrong
From Redditor u/InvictaVox:
There is nothing more worth investing in than your health. Once something goes wrong, you'll realize the true value of how important it is. So working out, eating right, SLEEPING RIGHT, all matter in the long run.
- 361 VOTES
You'll Realize How Fragile Life Is
From Redditor u/InvictaVox:
You realize the fragility of everything. The beauty of travel. The love you feel for an SO you've been with forever, etc.
If you had a decent to good relationship with your parents, you value spending time with them. You also realize that your parents were the same age you were when they had you and must have been just as confused and figuring sh*t out on the fly as you're doing now.
- 482 VOTES
Teeth Are Expensive To Fix If You Don't Take Care Of Them
From Redditor u/ape-with-keyboard:
Look after your teeth... they cost a fortune to fix.
- 578 VOTES
You'll Be Less Self-Conscious About Everything
From Redditor u/AzureTerrace:
You'll be less self-conscious about everything, how you look, what you're wearing, what other people think. It's very freeing.
- 673 VOTES
There Is No Guidance After College
From Redditor u/InvictaVox:
There is no guidance or set path after college. This is why your habits and foundation of beliefs and self-image in your teenage years and early 20s are important in the long run. Once you go from being in a structured schooling environment to being set wild and free in the real world, life becomes only what you make of it based on your own skills and habits and communication skills. Not investing time in learning how to cook or budget or the other practical skills of life when you're younger means that you'll be behind the 8 ball as you age.