I feel like I've missed something...a stop or a turn somewhere on this "road of life". Maybe I wasn't looking or maybe I'm just not there yet but I feel that I should have been looking for the stop labeled "Adulthood". Or perhaps I just think that I should have seen that sign since so many of the people who are close to me are exiting the freeway to buy homes or get hitched or (dare I say it) MULTIPLY! (dun dun dun).
Peer pressure is a funny thing. As much as you've been raised your entire childhood trying not to succumb, it's in your adult years that you learn how much society expects you to "follow the herd". You grow up, go to college, get a job, find someone to love, buy a house, a dog or cat perhaps, pop out some babies and voila; you're A-OK.
If there's anything I've learned about myself throughout my (almost) 27 years, it's that I'm not a huge fan of pressure. Of any kind. Some people are, and I tried to be at one point, but when it comes to these big stops that I know are looming just around the corner, I'd rather pump the brakes or take a detour.
Don't get me wrong, someday, yes, I will have a house, I will have some spawn (as my sister so eloquently refers to children), and I hope I will have a job that will support all of that. But for now, I'm content to live a little more for me. I don't like to use the term "self-discovery" because it implies that I'm trying to find something out about myself and that's really not the point of all this.
I'm just waiting for the time when it all feels right. That moment when I just know that I'm ready. And hopefully I'll be smart enough to recognize when that moment is.
Thanks for listening folks.
