At 47, I feel seen for the first time in years…thank you Xennials

After being in this sub for a year or so I feel like I’ve finally found my (internets) people. Just feeling grateful for this sub and you fine folks here with me. Okay so my friends I grew up with all got married and had kids in late twenties, while I had some lost years in there. 2012 - Finally found my way (got sober) and started living a full life and while I am still close with my old friends, they were taking kids to softball practice and I was just beginning to live life. So my new crew to run around and be stupid with were the folks I got sober with, and they are mostly 5-10 years younger. Life started getting really good, but I always felt like the old guy in the crew. I mean, I was and am. My new friends were celebrating turning 30 and I was 36+ (now it’s 40 while I’m 47). I wasn’t ashamed of my age or anything, I just had no one in my friend group whose experience mirrors mine. \- None of them cried when Kurt died. \- None of them saw Pump Up the Volume at 13 and had their mind blown (don’t trust adults, mmmkay) \- None of them saw Glory in the theatres with their dad and felt like there was no more important movie they could ever possibly watch \- None of them tried to build their own Helltrack to BMX like Cru Jones. But you all have! And I feel fully seen for first time in a while. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU!