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Groundhog Day hypothetical

Which 8-10 year period would you be the most happy getting stuck into?

  • 6-13 (no worries, just being a kid)

    Votes: 1 6.7%
  • 14-21 (loved those HS & college years)

    Votes: 6 40.0%
  • 22-29 (1st real job, got married, maybe had 1st kid)

    Votes: 3 20.0%
  • 30-40 (finished having kids, established in your career)

    Votes: 3 20.0%
  • 40-50 (kids starting to leave the nest)

    Votes: 1 6.7%
  • 50-60 (maybe you are ready to retire early)

    Votes: 1 6.7%
  • 60+ (your ready to enjoy life, w/ no responsibilities)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    15

JonathanW

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Which 8-10 year period would you be the most happy getting stuck into?
And no, you can't do things like bet on a bunch of sporting events because you know who won them.
Just talking about your quality of life during that period.

And I realize for YOU, that the comments I have next to each range may not apply to you (e.g. you had kids at 20 instead of 30), still base your answer on the AGE and not the comments.

If you want to be more precise (e.g. 32-37 when first had kids; or 18-21 loved college but hated HS) feel free to add in comments.
 
This time (50) is the best. Kids are old enough to do stuff on their own if they want, some are grown and have their own kids, more free time than ever before, and I'm not broke. Good times.
 
19-22 years old, 1976-79 my first 3 years in the military and stationed in Frankfort and Hanau Germany. I ran the streets with no real responsibilities other than my oath of service.

A close second would be 1997-2000. Dating and then marrying my wife. Not to say our time after marrying her in 2000 has been bad, on the contrary, we are doing very well together, but when dating we had a lot more fun.
 
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22-29 were incredibly amazing and magical years that are hard for me to say no to, but I don’t think I could wish away my kids, so I guess I’d say now (40-50) but I sure have a shit ton more stress than I ever did.
 
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