Quote Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
i'm going through that stage right now...not even a year ago all i wanted to do was party and have fun....now the fact that i have responsibilities is setting in and making me need to change....like the old way of life just won't work for me anymore or somthign it's very strange and confusing.....
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. When I was in my teens my parents would always be telling me to think about my future. Back then I was like "yeah, whatever" because the future was still a long ways off. Then about ten years ago I realized that my future had arrived. I had to stop thinking about partying all of the time and really start thinking about how to live my life as an adult. It was a really confusing time for me.

Eventually I was able to come to terms with how to live a good productive life while still enjoying it. Now I'm in a position where I am pretty happy with the way my life turned out. I took me long time to get here but when I look back I wouldn't change a thing. Yeah I did some really stupid shit when I was young but everything I did had an effect on my current life. For example, maybe I hadn't smoked a shitload of pot though high school and was a straight A student instead . I would have gone right into college after graduating. If I had done that I know I would never have met my wife, would never have had my daughter, etc., etc. Maybe it was destiny, fate, or just dumb luck but my earlier life, no matter how fucked up, got me to where I am today so I don't regret anything.

So, my message to the younger crowd out there is realize that you really don't know shit. Your going to learn a lot about life in the next 10-15 years and when you do you'll look back and realize how little you did know. On the other hand, don't let anyone put you down for being young and believing what you believe. It's all just part of life. Enjoy it.