Sorry if I'm a broken record, but my summer hanging out with 26-30 year olds makes me feel like I could write a book.
The newest thing that has been annoying me is just how fucking needy they all are.
They all wanted to go to the beach Saturday, and I said no thanks. I didn't want to deal with 4th of July weekend crowds at the beach and preferred to go to the local gun show. My main contact with this group won't stop texting me asking if I'm done with the gun show, when am I going to come to the beach, etc. etc. I tell him I'm not coming, he calls me and tells me if I don't show up everyone will be super disappointed because my old, grumpy, not drinking and not fucking ass is somehow "the life of the party". I tell him nobody likes me THAT much, and everyone will be fine without me. Keeps on prodding. I finally get curt and tell him he needs to find a different DD I'm not going to the fucking beach.
Sunday they have a bonfire, I go. Party starts winding down, most are piss drunk, passing out or getting ready to start fucking so I tell them I'm taking off. They all lose their shit, I can't go, what will they do without me, I'm the life of the party, etc. etc. I tell them it's cool, they'll be fine without me, and they all start freaking out telling me they heard our conversation and I'm not just a DD and that they actually all really like me and don't hate me like I think they do. I have to explain that I don't think they hate me, but I also don't think that my presence is needed for them to have a good time. No no no, they insist I need to stay I'm the best I need to spend the night etc. etc.
Finally when they all calmed down and got back to not paying attention I just took off without saying anything. There was supposed to be this 4 day camping trip coming up in the next couple weeks that they've *really* been pushing for me to go to but at this point I don't think I could stand them all for 4 days but I can't imagine how much they'll whine if I don't go now.
Why the fuck are late millenials and gen Z like this? I'm only two years older than them but sometimes I feel like a decade or more.