I’m in my late 30s and there were a lot of people older than me me at a college campus. I asked someone why there were so many adults there.
…it was parents week and I’m just old and child free, so I guess I’m still stuck in my 20s mentally.
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No no, I get this. I’m 40, so everyone I see younger than me is baby (this even includes some politicians!) and everyone between about 40 and 45 is my age, and everyone older than that is adults.
I'm 50, still feel the same way. It probably will stay like this.
It happened for me around the age of 24, it hit pretty hard. I remember it distinctly, one day I looked in the mirror - an everyday thing, just getting ready for work - and I didn't see a kid anymore. You'd think you'd feel good about it, but it didn't feel good. It felt sad.
Absinthe and pineapple juice, actually.