WYFP? Dirty 30 Edition

WYFP is our community's Saturday evening gathering to talk about our problems, empathize with one another, and share advice, pootie pictures, favorite adult beverages, and anything else that we think might help. Everyone and all sorts of troubles are welcome. May we find peace and healing here. Won't you please share the joy of WYFP by recommending?

Today’s my 30th birthday!

Of course, it’s in the midst of my mayoral campaign, so I haven’t really stopped to reflect on the last three decades and my hope for the next year and decade. I promise that I’ll do that after November 7.

Every day on the campaign trail, I talk about my involvement in the community, the fact that I own a business, the fact that I led the area’s largest council (or chapter) of an international organization. I tell people about my vision for making my hometown stronger, safer, more engaged, and better managed.

So why do I feel unaccomplished at 30?

Maybe it’s the fact that there are now at least seven Michigan lawmakers (out of 148) who are younger than me… including my own representative. I know I shouldn’t be comparing myself to others, but…

Maybe it’s because it was a struggle to get on my feet after I graduated from college (I graduated in 2010, of all years)…

Like I said, after the election I will slow down and reflect on my life up to this point.

In the meantime, tell us your effing problem.

Oh, and get off my lawn.