I entered the world in January 2008, so it was a pretty big year for me. Hard to believe it’s been 18 years already.

  • Hadriscus@jlai.lu
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    18 hours ago

    Many old chaps ITT, heheh. I was 18 in 2008, graduating high school. Happy birthday OP.

    What was it like ? lots of Halo3, lots of wanking,… lots of feeling lost too, as I was approaching the moment I had to make choices for myself.
    It’s hard to give a rundown really, as my grip on the world was waaay less firm than it is now, and I barely knew what was going on.
    In mainland France we could consider ourselves blessed -but little did I know, not far from us, the Arab Spring was about to mount like mayonnaise. The US were still widely thought to be a bastion of democracy (or was it just my youthful naïveté?), Abe Shinzo had not been murdered yet and Iron Man had just released. Maybe they’ll make more of these ? -political assassinations, I mean. Here’s to hoping 🥂

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      18 hours ago

      My dad also turned 18 in 2008. I was the result of him being a fuckboy who didn’t like condoms. Still, he’s an amazing dad.

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        18 hours ago

        Sounds exactly like a good friend of mine, lol. His son just turned 18. Glad both made it work despite not -really- signing up for the job. 👍🏼