There's a whole bunch of you that are probably in situations where you feel like you are entering some sort of redo of adolescence because of whatever traumas you faced when you were younger.
I wanna tell you that's okay and you can totally have a goth phase in your late 20s.
I wanna tell you that's okay and you can totally have a goth phase in your late 20s.
It doesn't mean that you lack life skills nor does it connote immaturity when you choose to express yourself authentically when you didn't have the room to do that before.
All it means is that you've done all the work necessary to survive in whatever environment you had to be in. Now you get to have fun.
So if you want to get a tattoo, get a piercing, buy a motorcycle or do something cool that you didn't get to do while you were younger, and your adult obligations like taxes and bills are taken care of, go crazy and have fun. Life is short and you only get one.
And be mindful when you see people indulging in hobbies that seem childish or silly. They might be making up for lost time.