Our Peter Pan generation is unhappy. All our lives, we want to grow up–to be treated like adults, to have freedom to choose. Then we get here and it turns out being an adult sucks. We pay the bills and taxes, watching others succeed while we are forever waiting for our turn. We believe we are special, but nothing special has come our way. Marcella Purnama
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"Peter Pan" is a term for an individual or group who refuses to grow up. You may have heard this described as a kind of permanent adolescence. The "Peter Pan" generation grew up in the 1990s, and has grown older ever since. Now in their 30s and 40s, they are entering their "Peter Pan" years, which are the years between 30 and 40 where many people begin to experience disillusionment with life.

Source: What I Wish I Had Known

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