So I'm 26. It doesn't feel much different than 25, but as a friend pointed out to me on my birthday: I'm in my late 20s now... and for some reason, that hit me more than the number itself did. I just can't fathom being in my late 20s yet, as I was barely used to being 25 when my birthday came around again. It's just one of those things that I guess I have to get used to (like checking the 26-30 box on forms).
For years I tried to hide my birthday from people mostly because I hate being the centre of attention, but selfishly because I was testing my friends to see who would actually remember. It may be a little mean to admit, but I kept it up until this year. The morning of my birthday, however, I woke up to a multitude of messages from my friends and I had an epiphany. I've always believed in the African custom of 'It takes a village to raise a child,' and over the past few years I've been trying to apply that saying to my whole life. As humans, we need other people: friends, family, coworkers, teams, etc. We need people around us to be well-adjusted.... so I've tried to apply that to the people I choose to keep around me. We're not meant to do life alone, and I think that me figuring that out is a big step in the right direction in making/keeping long-lasting friendships that I always envy in older people
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