I do love Americans and their weird date formats
I can't help reading that as the 9th of the 17th and I'm like, erm, but there are only 12 months.
Happy birthday for yesterday!
Hallo
Didn't mean to ignore you the other week when you said hi
Time just slipped by.
I missed your birthday
Happy birthday for yesterday
Quite indifferent really. Once I got passed 18 they just seems like another day. I don't feel particularly happy or down.
Well, I had mixed feelings for my last birthday (25th). I felt about down about still being an undergraduate and it taking so long to compete my degree (and that, because of medical reasons I don't feel I made enough of my late teens and early 20s) but happy because it is an excuse to give yourself a bit of a treat
Also that, in recent months, it feels I've turned that corner.
Your mid-20s are great. You have that great balance of some wisdom and worldlyness but still youthfulness
I don't think what you're feeling is unique. I think everyone has regrets or wishes they could have done things differently/done more. You can't really help the past. Just concentrate on the future. At 24 you're still very, very young. You should have lots and lots of years ahead of you to do things you want to do. Be realistic but also slightly optimistic
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