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Surprise party

I'm turning 24 in March, so I can relate. I actually hadn't done anything for my birthday since I was 16 until my last birthday. It was never really a big deal to me. My girlfriend threw me a surprise party, it was the nicest thing anyone had ever done for me. It was just a few friends over, some of whom I hadn't seen in ages. We had a few drinks, did karaoke, it was a really great time. Not sure if I'll do something this year, but it's important to celebrate every now and then.

@lowartdecay

Jan 8, 2025

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21st birthday on a call w a friend

maybe it’s the joy on my face or maybe it’s the fact that i know exactly what happened for this picture to occur, but, man, i love it. nothing like being 21, drunk, and sweaty staring at all of your friends from your apartment’s alley and getting a half-eaten slice of homemade cake shoved in your hands. i had called my friend who left the party bc he got too high and was scared of all the people hahaha. he never did end up coming back. this is still a night i’m very grateful for and i’m happy to have this moment captured. thank you, stringbean501

@radeline

Apr 9, 2024

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open invite

I celebrated my 21st in January There’s a bar near my university that has “wine Wednesday“ which is $5 for a really heinous bottle of wine. Most ppl go regularly already bc there’s pool, cheap drinks, and it’s within walking distance of campus. Vibes are less than great but that’s beside the point lol. My 21st fell on a Wednesday, and all I knew is that I did not want to get my expectations up. That would only lead to birthday blues. So I figured I would just invite my inner circle to come celebrate with me at wine Wednesday. Which turned into me inviting anyone i thought was cool/ wanted to be friends w. My close friends also brought their respective friend groups. I got dressed up cute, got to the bar at 10, and throughout the night got to say hi to ppl as they came and went. it took all the pressure off of me to entertain or make sure ppl were getting along. bc everyone had their own peeps to talk to and different activities to entertain themselves w. The bartender gave me free shots and the DJ let me play whatever I wanted. It was a great time and way more ppl than I thought came through. i corralled my close ppl for a group pic and after that everyone had their own fun time Allowing me to Irish exit to partake in some more illicit stuff and I ended my night drunk beyond belief tagging in a train yard w one of my friends I will be celebrating in this style going forward, it was great, and now there are at least a dozen train cars that say “happy 21st birthday Sophia” w my or my friends tag :D ALSO IF NO ONE YAKS ON UR 21st U DIDNT DO IT RIGHT

@phianeversleeps

Jun 7, 2024

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Turning 25

Since the first time I watched Billy Wilder's 1959 film Some Like It Hot, Marilyn Monroe's first line, a breathy, black& white whisper, haunted me: "I'm 25 years old, that's a quarter of a century. Really makes a girl think." At twelve, I believed that by 25 I would look like Marilyn Monroe and also be on the cusp of getting married like her character, Sugar. At twelve, I believed 25 meant you were an adult, doing exciting adult things like having money to spend on wants (not just needs), and looking at buying a home, and working in a high power firm, and getting accolades for how incredible I was, and getting ready for the rest of my life. But I turned 25 yesterday and none of that came true. What a scam. A quarter of a century really does make a girl think. I don't want the life I imagined at twelve, but something is still missing from my life right now. I just moved to a new city, dyed my hair red and -here's the best part- applied for unemployment on my birthday!! Who knew that wifi-bills were so expensive and that I probably won't buy Cabot Cheese again untl I'm in my 30's (Seriously, I'm concerned why store-brand cheese is so much cheaper...are we even eating dairy?) I'm feeling untethered and foggy on what comes next, and if there's anything I do still want from my pre-teen fantasy life it's direction. Purpose. Sense of self. Confidence. To be getting ready for the rest of my life. Where do I find that now?? But all is not lost. After all there's 364 more days of being 25 and it feels- more than past birthdays- like this really is a fresh new chapter. A complete blank page. I just moved to a new big city! I just dyed my hair! I'm unemployed! Seems as good time as any to start a perfectly imperfect record. Stay tuned. What about you? What did turning 25 mean to you? Anyone have a leash to help me pull myself back in?

@peggyee123

Jan 8, 2025