I would, with mine.
My timeline is:
Born in ‘89 Toddler/Child in 90s Teenager in 00s’ Young Adult in '10s Adult late '10s to present.
I’d want mine altered so that it’d be:
Born in ‘70 Toddler/Child in 70s Teenager in 80s Young Adult in 90s Adult in 00s’
And by now I’d probably be closing in on my 50s.
I would change to being born AFAB and in a country where theres good healthcare (like Germany or Denmark)
I delete my depression
Seventies baby here. We worried a lot about nuclear war, but the threat of nuclear war is probably greater now than it was then. It just doesn’t crack the top ten anymore. That’s how incredibly fucked everything is.
I match your preferred timeline and wouldn’t change it. Happy that my childhood and young adult life is documented mostly by still photos with no backup.
I match your desired timeline and I’d take yours any day.
When you get to 50, you’ll understand.
When you get to 50, you’ll understand.
I’m not the original commenter, but as someone in a similar boat, I’ll interpret:
Aging fucking sucks. Seeing doors close as your body switches modes is depressing as hell. Knowing you have another half century left, but it’s all gonna be worse is a terrible feeling.
Knowing you have another half century left
I hate to break it to you, but that’s unlikely.
When you’re 50 in the US, you have a little less than 30 springs left on average. a few more if you live in a country with a functional healthcare system.
Think about it: when you turn 50, you’ll only get to say “summer is coming” 30 times. Merry Chrismas or Happy New Year to your family 30 times. Or “I’ll do it next year” 30 times. And when you’re 50, you know 30 years pass quickly.
And that’s if the big C or COVID or something equally stupid doesn’t get you first.
To the OP: enjoy your youth while you can. It’ll be over before you know it. Trust me on this one.
Hate to break it to you but that’s unlikely too.
There won’t be 30 more Springs when the endless Summer arrives.
