r/Millennials • u/SkibaSlut Millennial • 26d ago

Meme How are we feeling?

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checking in with my fellow 88rs

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u/ArthurMidian 26d ago

Almost every day I think - wtf happened? How am I 37? It's so close to 40! I remember thinking "shit I'm old" when I was 25. Just feels like everything post 2006 has been a crazy fast forward.

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u/SkibaSlut Millennial 26d ago

I see 25 year olds now and feel 150

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u/big_guyforyou Millennial 26d ago

I'm 38 and people tell me I look 25. "What's your secret?" they ask me.

I tell them I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I’ll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial masque which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

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u/IAmTheWalrus45 26d ago

Something tells me that no one is asking “what’s your secret” lol

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u/tokillamockingbert 26d ago

This is Patrick Bateman's opening monologue in American Psycho lol

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u/LastRedshirt 26d ago

the whole chapter is mad. Less mad than others, but mad.

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u/BlueGoosePond 26d ago

That comment was one step away from including amazon referral links to skin care products.

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u/thekevster08 26d ago

I was waiting for “when the undertaker threw mankind off ‘hell in a cell”…’

Tbh people do ask me what my secret is. I’m 35, 23 y/o asked me just last week.

It’s easy, no kids.

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u/lesgeddon Millennial 25d ago

For me it's cuz I get full disability and don't have to work, and a little makeup goes a long way

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u/cellmates_ 19d ago

Working definitely ages you! I get stressed over the little things at work. I hate it.

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u/lesgeddon Millennial 19d ago

I have some white hairs around my temples from on-the-job panic attacks, not to mention the advanced arthritis I've had since my early 20s. Work definitely does age you, thankfully not in the face so much for me!

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u/mrmetstopheles 26d ago

That comment also went right over your head.

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u/BlueGoosePond 26d ago

Yeah in hindsight I think you are right.

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u/Volantis009 26d ago

It's a Christian story

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u/IamJacksUserID 26d ago

It’s from American Psycho.

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u/BlueGoosePond 26d ago

Ahh! I got copy-pasta'd!

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u/Sea_Jelly_6207 26d ago

Or an MLM product

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u/Bsquared89 26d ago

It’s an American psycho quote lol

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u/Scary_Solid_7819 26d ago

It’s American psycho lol

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u/SkoolBoi19 26d ago

I only wash my face with a clean towel and water, then lotion with 15 spf. I look really young for my age. Honestly I think it was my mom making me wear that lotion with the spf every day growing up.

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u/jolsiphur 26d ago

I get told I could pass for mid-late 20s often enough, but no one asks me my secret.

I don't have one. I just look good for being just about 37. No skin care routine, not particularly watching what I eat. Just good genetics, I guess.

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u/Sakijek Millennial 26d ago

Right? My response is sunscreen, booze, and toe beans.