Bummerfest in here | TheaterFire

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LASER_Dude_PEW@reddit

I have noticed that as people get older they seem to fall into one of two categories: those who are grateful for the life they have had,they still look at the world with wonder and those who are bitter. I have been trying really hard to get better as I age. Not bitter. 🙏

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tarmgabbymommy79@reddit

I've been bitter but my life has been rough. I'm trying to be more positive. The obstacle is the world is truly full of $hit most of the time.

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LASER_Dude_PEW@reddit

I feel you, I was angry with God for a long, long time. It's not always easy but I have come to peace with my issues and am looking to be happy as long as I can.

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JuJu_Wirehead@reddit

I'm bitter as fuck, but it wasn't cause I got old. I've been pissed at the world for a long, long time.

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LASER_Dude_PEW@reddit

I'm sorry. I hope you can find some joy in this world. I have had some very big things not work out but I am choosing to look at the good because otherwise would just rob me of the good times I have left.

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Bomdiggitydoo@reddit

Just turned 50. Wife pretends to like me because she doesn’t want to be alone and broke. Youngest is almost 18, so I’m just counting the days to divorce.

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moocat55@reddit

Probably the biggest thing I learned in therapy is how marriages don't stay together based on love. That's a fantasy story. My therapists would talk about how poor economics made people rethink how bad their marriages really were in hindsight. She also taught me 90% of couples cheat. Yikes.

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CrispityCraspits@reddit

You had a bad, no, an evil therapist. Either she was just telling you shit you wanted to hear for money or she was actively trying to turn you against marriage.

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moocat55@reddit

Well, she was a wealthy divorcee from a very rich part of Long Island. I was not there because I'm rich. My therapist friend sent me there because this therapist was "the best", and she was from a certain point of view, I guess. She was trying to break through my perception that relationships are forever, even bad ones. But what's sad is, she was speaking from her professional experience. There is a lesson about wealth there if anyone is paying attention.

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squarebody8675@reddit

Oof

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NewbombJerk@reddit

I read that like... Bummerfest? Sounds like a fun festival! Who is playing?

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Antelope-Subject@reddit

The Shitty Beatles.

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emax4@reddit

A. K. A. The Dung Beetles

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NewbombJerk@reddit

I love their hit song, Poop Together.

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Key-Contest-2879@reddit

Right!? I haven’t been to a good music festival in decades! (My fault, no lack of good festivals).

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egret_society@reddit

Portishead

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rackandroll_@reddit

The smiths

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VRTravis@reddit

Morrisey.

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TheAmazingMaryJane@reddit

toad the wet sprocket

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testmn_5669@reddit

I am 56. Going through some "character building events" right now, but I don't trauma dump. Things could be worse. I'll figure it out... on my own.

This is our way.

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Quixand1@reddit

I’d rather trauma dump on randos on Reddit than my friends and family. lol

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testmn_5669@reddit

100% I may have done so on other forums under a different ID :-)

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Formal_Plum_2285@reddit

Don’t feed the bot guys

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TheOsirisOfThisShit_@reddit

Anyone who says anything you disagree with is a bot?

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Formal_Plum_2285@reddit

Check the profile. It’s a bot.

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TheOsirisOfThisShit_@reddit

They have 200 karma points. Why in the world do you think they're a bot?

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geese_moe_howard@reddit

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No-Elk-6200@reddit

Yes, it’s all shingles shots and men that dribble when they pee in this sub.

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nevermore0069@reddit

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Shingles, you say?

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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

“Anyone else unable to put socks on like me?”

Jeez.

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Trolldad_IRL@reddit

I bounce between getting old sucks and just happy to be here.

I’ll be 60 soon. I have a manageable heart problem, a couple of cases of skin cancer, my back hurts frequently, my feet hurt frequently, I can’t stand for extended periods of time, I get tired earlier, I’ve glass ceilinged at my job but cant retire yet, all my friends are old and tired, older family members have died, and we spend far too much time just watching TV now.

On the other hand, I’m still having fun, I’m going to a concert, we’ve got a great vacation coming up, I still enjoy playing video games, my kids are great and one is getting married, my wife and I still love each other and go on dates, I’m still able to do what I want most of the time, I can keep up with younger friends who think 10pm is late on the weekends.

On the whole though, I’m happy to be here and enjoying things, but wish my body parts could keep up with me.

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emax4@reddit

I grew up being told to treat others as I would want to be treated and to put others ahead so I'll go far in life. That advice has only benefitted those I were nice to but not me.

I left Facebook because I was tired of seeing other people and couples who had everything figured out while I didn't and was still working hard. Some people here talk about retirement when I've struggled to keep a job long term while maintaining a backbone I've started to grow a few, years back. I never went to my prom so I can't say I married my prom date nor have relatable experiences like others. I still have scars from being bullied by mean girls in Catholic School, a school where it's taught to "do unto others as thou shalt have done unto you", only unlike them I never got to get back at them by interrupting class with teachers and admins not interrupting while I and others make a circle around them and tease them.

That said, I am child-free because I don't want to have kids that can grow up to be bullies or bully victims, and I have no positive non-violent adviceto give them if they encounter such bullies. So I have so much time to myself to where I can come home from work, cook dinner, watch TV, play video games as long as I want, eat what I want, or whatever. I have a $5000 keyboard I got for free, the same keyboard used by Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Pet Shop Boys, and Depeche Mode. I can redo their songs with my own take on them in my little studio and much more. I have time to make music, time to write more books, but also have that quiet time that parents and others have so little of. Or I can take one of my two cars out and go cruising while blasting my music. So while I have these luxuries, I don't push them in others faces because it wouldn't feel right.

But I think we all take good things for granted. I'm still not happy how my life is not like others, and in doing so I don't take as good care of myself because of that. Like the GenX mentality, I don't seem to care. I'm burnt out, tired of being nice to people, and would rather just disappear at times. So yeah, I'm hoping bummerfest '26 turns out okay.

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uberphaser@reddit

Hey, I am 51, I play Dungeons & Dragons, among other ttrpgs, and i get to travel to British Columbia to a game convention! Im so excited to see a part of this continent ive always dreamed of. And i can afford to have a fun, relaxing nerd-up vacation!

I may be creaky and old but I still know how to have fun!

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egret_society@reddit

Widow here. GFY

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captainfishhooks@reddit

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The_ZombyWoof@reddit

--So he says, "My wife's a pain in the ass. She's always tryin' to bust my friggin aggets, my daughter's married to a Jadrool loser bastard, I got a rash so bad on my ass I can't even siddown.

But you know me. I can't complain."

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fingernmuzzle@reddit

Are you the creature everybody’s been talking about

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The_ZombyWoof@reddit

They all seek for shelter when I come chargin' out

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La_Mano_Cornuta@reddit

We both hate the fucking Eagles man.

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poolpog@reddit

seriously

55m here, i still feel great and do stuff

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zeydey@reddit

You’re complaining about people complaining?

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themuntik@reddit

This made me laugh

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Sour-kush3434@reddit

Must be her first day on Reddit

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Majik_Sheff@reddit

I'm tired, boss.

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happycj@reddit

Nah. This is just the one place we allow ourselves to say the things in our head out loud.

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Quixand1@reddit

As you get older more things suck. People die. You become an orphan or maybe a widow. Everything starts to hurt and wear out. It’s sometimes helpful to commiserate with your cohort who are going through the same shit. Doesn’t mean I can’t still rock out on a good day!

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jcostello50@reddit

Lori McKenna's song "People Get Old" gets more relevant every year. Not surprised she's one of us.

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chompy_jr@reddit

59 m Still punk rock af 🤘🏿

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fingernmuzzle@reddit

Scroll on OP

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minor3929@reddit

I'm 50f and find myself hanging out more in the Xennials sub.

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NYCphilliesBlunt@reddit

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Revolutionary_Gap150@reddit

Im with you! Recently this group is a real bummer, we are resilient, ascerbic, and alive. Act like you are in your 20's remind the other generations why they are a little afraid of us.

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No_Maintenance_9608@reddit

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😁

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JuJu_Wirehead@reddit

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patient-engineer-656@reddit

My body may be 52, but I am 25.

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captainfishhooks@reddit

Im 52 just had both hips replaced, im ready for the ufc!!! Lets get it on!!!!

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GasmaskTed@reddit

I guess you’ve got a dyslexic heart

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Devildog_627@reddit

I feel the same at 51 except my mind and sense of humor are like I’m 15… 😅

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Certain_Departure716@reddit

I’m digging 59…sure I could do without some of the aches and pains, but otherwise I’m glad I’m not dead…life is good.

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KingPabloo@reddit

59 also, seems like overall life just keeps on getting better and better

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SpyCats@reddit

🤘

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banedarthou812@reddit

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LASER_Dude_PEW@reddit

This here is my life motto. I only wish I had more likes to give. 🙏

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Able_Buffalo@reddit

Okay

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chimpyjnuts@reddit

We're supposed to be the generation that just deals with the sh*t without letting it get to us. FTW!

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kahllerdady@reddit

56 (nearly 57) here. Embrace the new day. Depression is for Millennials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsomkbNgFYQ

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bigtakeoff@reddit

let's go girl...

what you doing

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largos7289@reddit

LOL yea sometimes our fellow gen x'ers can be.... however we are getting up there now and we lost our bill idol rebel yell.

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DetectiveBlackCat@reddit

👍 Mr Brady needs to give everybody a pep talk

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mmpjd@reddit

We’re not depressing..we’re real and tell it like it is. We can’t all live in a fantasy land of denial lol

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GasmaskTed@reddit

https://youtu.be/SA5IMXyQYrY?si=iMny_PtroV7ieEnv

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majorflojo@reddit

Being bummed is our thing!!

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Ray_The_Engineer@reddit

I feel like there is a lot of whining. I skip on to something else when I detect that, mostly.

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Trick-Mechanic8986@reddit

Bunch of fucking old people, what did you expect lol

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Prof-Bit-Wrangler@reddit

54M...Honestly, I'm rocking this age! Never felt more alive than I have been in the past 2 years. Wisdom and health (for now) are all on my side.

Rock on u/Chilly-Willy252 !!!

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SackBadger2024@reddit

Man, I ride my motorcycle like its stolen, with a Alert Bracelet on, I eat like Fantastic Mr. Fox, and shoot this Rapatha shit in my leg every other week to control cholesterol. I have had a heart attack and heart surgery, but still think my wife is "rawrrrrrr". and chase her around like a 15 year old.

It's not that we are depressing, we are aging and the cost benefit ratio has changed to not in our favor. I live life to the fullest and firmly believe in "Better life through chemistry"

Plus we still listen to the Cure, so who wouldn't get depressed every now and again.

But I fully agree with Rock ON!!!!

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It's the only way. Keep living your best lives.

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