Teens, Twenties, and Thirties... Our take

The triple T's!!! Our teens, twenties, and thirties were spent discovering who we really were or plan on becoming, as individuals, lovers, friends, professionals, etc. Sex and the City reflected on these different years throughout the series. What we want to know is... What is your take on the triple T's???

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It's me Leilani and I have yet to hit my thirties, but I'm pretty close. :) Being 29 I can say that my past experiences can only begin to shape who I plan on becoming in the future. Here's my take...

Teens: OMG! I was such a head strong, obnoxious, know-it-all, teenager. I thought that I knew everything about life, love, friendships, professionalism, you name it, I knew it. Hahahaha! Sad to say my teen years were not based on deep reflection, but rather I spent a majority of the time chasing dreams, thinking that I was invincible. Boy did that get me in to a lot of trouble. I was especially naive about love and life. Professionalism to me was wearing my mom's work clothes to do my senior project presentation and going to my first job interview!

Twenties: Since I'm hitting the end of my twenties, I can say that I spent the last nine years trying to find out who I was, and who I wanted to be. I can honestly say, I haven't found everything out just yet. But I have learned to come to terms with life, and life happening. Anything can happen at any moment, and I just have to roll with the punches. Regarding life, I always see "the glass as half full". I try to make the most of what I got. Professionally, I can only work on myself on a day to day basis. I'm trying to learn all that I need to learn in my chosen profession, and the rest, well, I'm willing to learn as I go. Just jump right in. As for love, well love is love. I will never regret loving anyone, I can only learn from these experiences, and hope to be more cautious about who I give my heart to. My twenties were spent giving my heart openly to those I thought deserved it, and now I think that I should probably remain more cautious about who I love, and when to love them. :)

Thirties: Oh how I am dreading turning the age 30!!! But, deep down I'm excited. There's always a stigma about turning 30. Women can't be sexy anymore, their lives are over, if you haven't made it by then well then this is your life. I don't necessarily believe that. I can honestly say that my thirties will hopefully be spent living life to the fullest. Embracing that new "category" on surveys. :) Seeing myself and those around me for who we truly are. Regardless of the number, I will still remain a child at heart. I can imagine in my thirties I will begin to take my time with things, because I've started to do that already. I will begin to appreciate people and things around me. I will stop and smell the roses. I will start to embrace me for me, and spend more quality time on my relationships in love, friendships, and with family. Professionally I know I will be where I want to be, and still trying out different things. And thanks to night creams, maybe I can pull off looking like I'm still in my twenties! lol!


Michele here ready to give my take on the triple T's! After reflecting on this topic for a few days I've finally come to realize I loved my teens!


Teen's: I feel our teens are meant to have fun. Yes you should concentrate on your studies, but you should also have fun learning to balance your schooling and extra curricular social activities! I struggled with this growing up and still do now, but if you can master that you will master the game of life! Ever since pre-school I was "boy crazy" having my first crush and "boyfriend" in pre-school. Once I got to my teen's it didn't get any easier. My parents cracked down more and all of my childhood friends will say I was always grounded because: A) my grades were not what they wanted them to be B) My room wasn't clean enough C) I was caught being rebellious (which really only happened once). Besides this I had the time of my life. I was active in my community through social clubs and sports, and I made sure to spend time with my friends and family. If I could give advice to my future kids I'd tell them "don't have a significant other in High School concentrate on your friends, extra curricular activities, and your family". The relationships I made in my small town, that are still strong today, are the best because we have known each other since way back when. 


Twenties: I just entered the final leg of my twenties and I'm a little sad because I am no where near where I thought I'd be by now. But learning from others my age, this generation really isn't where we thought we would be. So for our twenties I say this decade is meant to learn about yourself figure out who you are and what you really want out of YOUR life. I've realized I only have one life to live and having loved and gotten my heart broken I realized things aren't always going to turn out the way you planned or dreamed. You know what they say 'When you make plans God laughs' and nothing could be more true about my twenties. Having planned to be married and starting a family in my late twenties and in reality being single with no prospective husband in sight, I've realized dream other dreams and it's okay to dream. The dreams you created for yourself at 17 for your 20's may not be realized yet but it doesn't mean they won't ever be. Timing is everything and it will all happen in the time it's meant for you! Overall as long as you have a good friend and a glass of wine it'll all be alright, the sun will come up tomorrow and there is another dream around the corner.


Thirties: I am the most scared for my 30's not having accomplished what I thought I would in my twenties in regards to my love and family life. I leave that up to my 30's. I've begun thinking about freezing my eggs and putting babies on the back burner. As I am no where near ready for children as they are still annoying to me. Although I know one day I will wake up with the fever! I don't want to have that pressure when I'm meeting men and dating I feel like If I take care of that now I can date and not worry about that biological clock that a lot of ladies in their late twenties and 30's worry about. Also if you freeze your eggs you can concentrate on your career which is something I've been trying to work on in my late twenties. Having finally figured out what my life passion is and my so called "niche" is I am working hard to find that perfect job! I feel like my 30's will be a freeing decade for myself. I feel like I've learned so much about who I am and who I am still becoming which will make me a more successful and compassionate lady in my 30's. 

Hey everyone I'm Luis and this is my perspective on life in your teen's, twenties, and thirties. Here's is my point of view and I have definitely learned a lot. 

My take:  I grew up very different than most teens. I had ambitions that were not normal for someone my age. I went at a much faster pace than most of my friends, never thinking of the consequences and not realizing how precious those years were. Or how there was never going to be another time in my life where I only had to take care of myself, which today seems so easy to do. I was motivated by the wrong reasons. Possibly because when I was a child I had to learn quickly how to survive. So in my teens instead of pursuing my passions, I was pursuing financial stability at any cost, again not realizing it was okay to be broke. It was a part of life. When you’re young, that's how it’s suppose to be. I took a path that was dark for some time and got a lot out of it. Actually, more than I bargained for. I was driven by ego not by mind, driven by lust not by love. Anger and fear were at the wheel, and I thought that was the way I wanted to live forever. And that was the greatest mistake I made. Not realizing that as you grow, you mature and look for things that are much more valuable than a life of greed and blindness. As I approached my late teens I was already a slave to the monetary system. I had bills I should have never had, a job that I hated but did it anyway, missing some of the best times my peers had. I was trying to be a man and really I was just an ignorant kid that knew nothing about the value of passion and well being over a robotic corporate life style. It was when my son was born that life slapped me across the face, and I said “settle down it’s no longer your choice, it’s no longer your wants and needs, but the needs and wants of this innocent child you created. So now you have no choice, you must continue doing what you hate and miss your time because of the decisions you took.” And I did since the day my son was born. I have been able to provide, at a very high cost of course. Now I know love and education are real values, not a piece of paper that can never make you happy, not a job, not a night of rage. Nothing compares to the value of human life, so as far as advice I can give, I say follow your heart, never sell out, never compromise, never be mediocre and fall into the conformist way of life! And never say, “well at least I have a job or at least I have this and that,” NEVER!!!! Take your time, enjoy it, and go after every thing you want. The worst that can happen is life teaches a lesson and you find your path.