Our culture would have us believe that there are few things more terrible than aging. You get wrinkles, white hairs, and just overall “expire” — but that’s a wildly outdated take. Bored Panda is here to show you that people get happier as they age.
We’ve rounded up some of the most satisfying and shocking transformations from the trend that’s been going online lately, called “’You’re X years old, you’ll never be 25 again.’ ‘Thank God.’” Let’s normalize aging and stop expecting people to shrivel up and wither away once they hit 30. In the words of Kendrick Lamar, “In the land where hurt people hurt more people, f*** callin’ it culture.”
#1 What Was I Thinking? 41 vs. 25
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#2 I’m Going To Win This Trend, Here’s Me At 34, And Now At 44, Hard To Believe I’m The Same Person
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#3 26 And 40. I Don’t Think I Changed That Much
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#4 30 And Now 43! We Aging Backwards
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#5 Me At 24, No Thanks! I’ll Take 43 Any Day
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#6 31 vs. 25
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#7 I Like It Better Here
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#11
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#12 Me At 25 & 40. I’m Fine With Both Ages
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#13 42 vs. 23
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#14 Then 20 Now 35
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#15 45 vs. 25
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#16 32 vs. 25
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#17 25 To 35. 90lbs And A Ton Of Confidence Later, Here We Are
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#18 20–>49
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#19 27 vs. 33
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#20 25 On The Left, 33 On The Right
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#21 30 vs. 25
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#22 23 vs. 29
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#23 25 vs. 37
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#24 19 To 24 – The World Better Prepare For Me At 30
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#25 I Can Relate… 23 vs. 29
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#26 23 vs. 33!
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#27 20/36
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#28 No Literally
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#29 Seriously Thank Goodness For 30 Bc My 20s Were Rough
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#30 17 vs. 24
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#34
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#39
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#40 17 And 43
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#41 Literally Me At 24 vs. 28 Lolll Even In 4 Years
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#42 23 & 31 – Yeah Thank God I’m Not Back There Honestly
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#43 No Like Actually Thank God 30 vs. 24
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#44 26 vs. 21
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#45 25 vs. 30 And I’m So Happy I Won’t Ever Look 25 Again
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#46 This Is 23 & 25. At This Rate I’m So Excited For 30 Hahahaa
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#47 23 And Now 41….. Ughhh I Duno Why I Looked Like That!?
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#48 25 vs. 30
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#49 34 vs. 22
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#50 I’ve Lost Almost 80lbs And Was 230s In My Mid 20s And At 33 I Havent Felt This Good In Years
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#51 Got Married And Had A Baby. Thank The Lord Cause What Is Going On At 25
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#52 Me At 25 And Now At 37! If Anything I Feel Way More Comfortable In My Appearance And Body Now Than Ever. I Wear What I Want And Do Whatever Makeup Feels Fun For The Day
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#53 Me Aged 24 vs. 28
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#54 26 And 29
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#55 24 vs. 33. I Never Wanna Go Back
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#56 22 On The Left 32 On The Right, Ohhh Girl Thank God For My Thirties
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#57 No Fr Cause This Is 19 vs. 34
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#58 20 vs. 25. Maybe Aging Is A Good Thing
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#59 35 vs. 25, I Wouldn’t Mind Looking 25 Again But Being In Your 30’s Is Amazing
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#60 24 + Almost 30
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#62 18/27
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#63 Celebrating My 29th Birthday As My True Self
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#66 32 And 42
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