I was born in 1995, right on the tail end of the millennial generation. And, no, I donât care if you donât think Iâm âtechnicallyâ a millennial because I sure as hell feel like one. I have a sister and cousin 3 years older than me, and another cousin one year older. Growing up around them makes me feel like I belong around their age group. Being around them though, also makes me think that I need to have my life figured out already; that I should be doing something of value by now. By no means do they have their lives sorted, but they all seem to have a plan. This idea makes me hold myself to a higher standard I suppose. âTheyâre older than you,â you might say, âYou still have time!â Well it sure doesnât feel like it. I have a job Iâm ok at right now, I just got into grad school, I know what field I want to break into but I donât know how. Iâm at a life road block and itâs taking all of my energy to try and figure a way around it. Iâm so stressed out about money, life, school, family, and friends that I donât know how to function. But thereâs always time to post a good selfie on Insta because we need to make sure that this stress is all internalized and everyone you went to middle school with thinks youâre #slayingit after college. So to answer the question presented in this title, if you consider yourself a millennial and can relate to anything I just typed here then, yes. Crack open that $7 bottle of wine, and cheers to us. We might not be doing it (whatever âitâ is) well, but at least weâre trying.
