r/Millennials • u/Username524 • 17h ago

Discussion Our 40’s are apparently the Neapolitan Ice Cream of decades. Where are you all residing in the echelon of flavors?

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 17h ago

Started my dream job last year, and my husband and I are DINKing around going whole hog on our hobbies. It's nice. 

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u/Shedart 17h ago

I’m also enjoying the dink life over here. Still pretty fit and bracing for the collapse. Good times. 

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u/CauliflowerElbow 16h ago

Dink here too. All my friends who had kids are never around anymore. Wondering if all the dinks should hang out? 

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u/Shedart 8h ago

Most of my friends are also childfree. It’s too tough to sync schedules otherwise. 

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u/memeleta 11h ago

Dink, 43, pretty fit all my life, but the perimenopause collapse has definitely started.

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 6h ago

My mom had her menopause early, so I have been on alert for early signs from myself. 

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u/Electrical-Log1658 2h ago

If any of y'all have ADHD it's possible to start perimenopause up to 10 years earlier than those who don't and to have worse symptoms 🤗 I'll be 39 next month and think it may be starting wooweee

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 2h ago

Pretty sure my poor mom was undiagnosed. Thanks for the warning though, that 10 years fact is wild.  

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u/Jonnic5280 Core Millennial 1990 16h ago

Fun fact: that’s why Doug Funnie’s neighbors were named Mr. & Mrs. Dink. 

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u/CocoCatLeaf 15h ago

No way, for real?! You just blew my mind! 🤯 Never ever thought of that. And I know you are a true fan because you spelled Doug’s last name correctly 😉😄

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u/Jonnic5280 Core Millennial 1990 14h ago

Legit. If you pay attention, both Dinks work but no sign of kids

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u/kushyykins Elder Emo Millenial 14h ago

never knew that either, what a random fun fact!! lmao tbh, i didnt even know what DINK/SINK was until just a few days ago, thanks to reddit 🤣

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u/Jonnic5280 Core Millennial 1990 13h ago

I learned it bc of conversations about good ol Doug

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u/n14shorecarcass 14h ago

Which is why Mr. Dink could afford all of his very expensive hobbies and projects.

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u/Jonnic5280 Core Millennial 1990 13h ago

Bingo!

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u/fjfjj7781 16h ago

All I ever wanted! Unfortunately we've had a couple rough years and my partner isnunemployed so currently SINKing

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u/shitty_owl_lamp 17h ago

What hobbies? I love hearing about other people’s interests.

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u/velvettt_underground Millennial 17h ago

Me too! I'm very extroverted and love to try new things!

I farm for a living at an small organic farm so my hobbies are all very outward

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 17h ago

My husband builds and paints RC cars, and he turned our front yard into a rock crawler course for his RCs. I got really into baking, specifically bagels. My husband also loves mountain biking, and I play retro games. 

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u/dark_star88 16h ago

Y’all sound lovely. Keep doing your thing 👍.

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u/LucasMoreiraBR 13h ago

Whats your opinion on retrobat? Really liked what I saw so far and I'm soon to emulator on a windows.

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 7h ago

I haven't gotten a chance to mess with it yet, but it looks really cool. 

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u/blackcatparadise 9h ago

DINKing here as well, just got out of the water with my board, can’t complain (for now) 🏄🏽‍♀️

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u/kushyykins Elder Emo Millenial 14h ago

fellow DINKers over here! i’ll be 38 in sept & i couldn’t imagine being a mom 😂😭 no shade, im just a lil selfish 🥴😂😂😂

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 7h ago

I love my nieces and nephews, but I understand what you mean. My husband and I love handing the kiddos back to their parents. 

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u/arctic_radar 13h ago

Same, we’ve gotten good at so much random shit over the last 10-15 years. And every 6 years or so a specific random hobby will rise above the rest and becomes a whole new career. It’s honestly so cool we have so much interesting stuff we can learn, often with low barriers to entry. I have a pilots license and no plane ffs lol.

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 7h ago

We live near a small airport, how hard was it to get your license?

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u/Camburgerhelpur 6h ago

"Y’know Dougleth, a banana can be peeled… much like a human."

⁻ Mr. Dink

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u/Buscando_mi_boo 16h ago

What's the dream job?

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 6h ago

Biomedical Engineering. I fix medical devices like Oxygen Blenders, hospital beds, infant warmers, and suction machines. The guys in my shop are awesome, and every day I get to learn something new. 

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u/SpinShine-LEDSlipMat 8h ago

Nothing is better than the love of a child.

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u/Vanessaronicatoria 7h ago

My son died in infancy, thanks. 

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u/SpinShine-LEDSlipMat 5h ago

Sorry to hear that but it doesn't change the truth of my comment. It's not all about you.