I recently read a Facebook article (I'm a sucker for them) titled "Things you shouldn't own over the age of 30." Now, I read it thinking that it would be things practical things or things to get rid of in order to have a simpler, happier life. I was wrong. It was mostly things that were considered too "juvenile" for a 30 year old. What even?
Some people (like the person who wrote this, I suppose), obviously prefer a "mature" life. But what's the fun in that? There were two categories of things that apparently you shouldn't own over the age of 30:
Things that made sense: Cheap makeup (Yes, I think by that time it's a good idea to find some good makeup), an unreliable car, bad hair care products, things from your ex, My Little Pony stuff, etc...
But then there were the things where I made the face of "what? Why can't I have that?": Hamsters (Hamsters? What? It's really a bad thing if you have a hamster??), bean bag chairs (I'm not even going to talk about these. Everyone should have a beanbag chair), concert posters (If I've gone to an epic concert, you bet I'm going to display the concert poster as a main focal point), and so on.
I'm not going to say everything that was on there (the link is below if you really want to read the whole thing), but I was appalled.
I'm personally a child at heart. I can be mature when I need to be, and I can have intelligent, meaningful conversation. But deep down (okay, not REALLY deep down), I still love playing with Legos, watching Barbie movies (don't judge), going into the American Girl store whenever life allows, and singing along to every Disney song that comes on anywhere. Is this a bad thing? Not at all in my opinion.
My best friend's family is a perfect example of this outlook on life (they vlog, and they're great. Their YouTube name is The Dale Tribe, btw). I go over there, and it's okay to be playful and laugh and sit in their GIANT beanbag chair (I'm jealous too, it's okay), and watch Barbie movies late into the night. And guess what? They're about the happiest, most carefree family that I know. Sure they have their troubles, as all people do, but they decide to always look at the positive, playful side of everything. Which I admire incredibly much. (I love you, Dales!!!)
Back to being a kid at heart, there's nothing wrong with loving thing that aren't for your "age group." Whoever invented that terrible rule is obviously someone that I wouldn't want to EVER hang around.
More about this later, but I'm about to watch some cheesy Disney shows.
Live long and prosper, but always be a child at heart.
Link to the Article: http://www.rantchic.com/2014/12/18/20-things-women-over-30-shouldnt-own/#slide_61
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