Hey everybody as you might be able to tell from this very fashionable hat today is my
birthday! It's my birthday, it's my birthday, where's my cake?! I am officially done with
my twenties. I am now thirty years old and saying that on camera is a little...wow that
just got real. To celebrate I wanted to share twenty things that I learned in my twenties.
Totally true that the older you get the more like your parents you become.
I learned that if your best friends don't like your boyfriend it's probably for good
reason.
Just because you have amazing sex doesn't mean you have a healthy relationship.
I learned that I'm capable of changing. I learned that facing and accepting criticism
is crucial for growth.
If you try to change to make yourself more appealing to a guy or girl whatever you're
into, probably a bad idea. Unless it's a positive change like quitting drugs or something.
I learned that getting gray hairs weirds me out.
It's important to give people second chances because at some point, you're going to want
a second chance.
This sounds so cliche but huge. I learned that if I love my body than my body loves
me back and that's everything from taking care of my body in very practical kinds of
ways to actually looking in the mirror and seeing things that I like and appreciating
that. I wish that I could impart that to every girl and boy but especially every girl who
has been ten years old, twelve years old like I was and wanted to like tear apart her own
skin because it just felt so monstrous and it's such a lie.
I learned that when I get [construction noises]. I learned that if I get [construction noises].
I learned that if I respond to something with hostility and defensiveness [construction
noises]. It usually is a sign I need to look at something inside instead of projecting
outside.
I learned that I love dogs. That was one of the best things I learned. I learned the necessity
of breaking up from toxic friendships. At work I learned the importance of negotiating.
Women, negotiate your salaries and everything that you possibly can ever be compensated
for.
I learned that people on YouTube think I have a mannish jawline.
In my twenties I learned that I'm a feminist. I learned the importance of making my voice
heard as scary as that is. The first day that this YouTube channel launched, I cried. I
was putting my face and my voice out there. It was the most vulnerable [construction sounds]
I've ever felt in my life!
I learned sometimes I have a creepy sense of humor. I learned that best friendships
can get you through anything. I learned that being focused and driven is a very sexy attribute.
I learned the power of the kindness of strangers. In 2009 I started Stuff Mom Never Told You
the podcast and ever since then have been so humbled and so grateful and so encouraged
and inspired by all of the strangers that I've heard from. Sharing their experiences
or stories or asking questions and how they've related or just simply offering words of encouragement
beyond anything I ever thought that I would have in my life and in my career and oh my
god it makes me want to cry.
I learned that I love pizza rolls.
Now I gotta go eat some cupcakes. And everybody thanks for making the end of my twenties even
more memorable.
I'm a birthday bird come to bring you cakes. You can pretend to be a bird however old you
are. Sounds like a Lana Del Rey happy birthday song. [Lana Del Rey singing voice] It's my
birthday, it's my birthday, it's my birthday now I'm going to stare in a pool and cry.
It's your birthday.