• Melobol@lemmy.ml
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    The thing that comes only with age is: to not give a fuck.

    When we learn that it doesn’t matter we can all be little old people who are purple mohawk headed, wearing clashing neon adidas jumpsuit with zebra primted boas.

    • ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world
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      I only learned this a few weeks ago at 40 years old, now my hair is blue, both my ears are pierced and I’m a lot happier. I told my 19 year old daughter that “what will people think?” has been my mantra, now it’s “fuck 'em”

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        "at 20, you care the world what everyone thinks of you

        At 40 you learn to not care what anyone thinks of you

        At 60, you realize nobody has been thinking about you at all, the whole time."

        • Today@lemmy.world
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          If you quit worrying what people think of you, you’ll realize how seldom they do.

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        Hey, I’m you and you’re me! I also just turned 40 in late September. Happy belated birthday, ya old fart!

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      There’s always someone who will look at your life telling you you’re doing everything wrong. And you know what? That’s fine. It really doesn’t matter.