Some People Never Realize They Are Too Old For This

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My boyfriend and I just ran into an old friend of his a while ago in Carl's Jr. We hadn't seen her in at least 5 years. She was a hot mess and seemed like she was on drugs, or at least caught up in the drama of hanging around others who are on drugs. Instead of acting happy to see us (or at least him,) she didn't even pretend to care to try to catch up and exchange pleasantries. I could tell she didn't want to talk to us. She was very rude and just griped about how life is sh*t and it "never gets better." It never gets better because she doesn't TRY to make it better. She's caught up in drama that she's too old for. What's sad is she's a mother and she can't even pull herself together for the sake of her son. He no longer lives with her. She kicked him out when he was fourteen and now he lives with his grandpa. After she abruptly dashed off to try to find a ride home, I commented to my boyfriend about how many of his former friends are like this. Caught up in drug-fueled drama and caught in an endless spiral of life being crap. Even if they themselves aren't using, they hang around people who do and get sucked into the never-ending cycle of drama that comes with that lifestyle. When will they wake up and realize they are too old for this crap? If you are 40 years old and find yourself suddenly homeless because the guy you're with blew all your rent money on drugs, you have no one but yourself to blame by being with someone like that. If you're 35 years old and with yet another cheating boyfriend, you need to reevaluate the type of men you're dating and kick his cheating ass to the curb. If you are in your 30s or 40s and using drugs, you have no one but yourself to blame by engaging in that lifestyle. I don't buy that whole "addiction is a disease" nonsense. No, it's a CHOICE. You CHOSE to use. Addiction is a side effect, a risk that comes with using. Life is too short for it to be a never ending cycle of AVOIDABLE drama. But these types of people never realize that it's avoidable. If the company you keep does nothing but bring you down, then get away from them. I have never tolerated drug users and won't hang around them. Life is too short and hard enough as it is without adding drugs to the mix.