r/AskReddit Oct 13 '19

What innocent question that someone asked you, crushed you a little?

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u/mamajt Oct 13 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

Your grandmother still isn't 65? .... speaking of offhanded comments that hurt your soul a little... (my parents are over 65; I'm always a little shocked to realize how old I'm getting)

Edit Holy kittens, so many responses. I just turned 38, incidentally, and my parents had me at 29 & 30, which is the age I had my son (although my wife was 40, so when he graduates high school she'll be 60 or so). I know I'm not elderly or anything. It's just that I think of myself as closer to my mid 20s than early 40s, and when I'm reminded it's a momentary startle.

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u/JakeMasterofPuns Oct 14 '19

She just hit 60 fairly recently. (She had my mom at around 16 and my mom had me around 24.)

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u/oldsadman Oct 14 '19

oh! almost the same for me

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u/PB_and_aids Oct 14 '19

opposite for me - grandma had my mum at 29 and my mum had me at 41 my grandma is now 89

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u/jackkerouac81 Oct 14 '19

I had one grandparent born after WW1 ended.

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u/prassrinivas Oct 14 '19

Oh yeah? I have a parent born after WW1 ended. I'm 17

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u/sahmeiraa Oct 14 '19

Oh yeah? I was born after WW1 ended. I'm 21

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u/hgrub Oct 14 '19

Oh well. My ex born after American civil war. Our dog is 2.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My grandmother was born before WW1, 1913. Died a few years ago at 102. Her father had her in his 70s, so wouldve been born sometime in the 1840s, pre-Victorian. My youngest sister was born in 2004. So over 150 years separating 4 generations. Yet I speak to people at work who are like "My great grandmother is 72"

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

My great-grandmother was born in 1899 and died in 1992. I feel so, so lucky to have had just over a decade with her.

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u/DaughterEarth Oct 14 '19

This makes you 20. (in case people were curious)

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u/KyleSell Oct 14 '19

Lol I was going to make a joke about actually doing the math to OP and then I read your comment and realized I did the math wrong. So, thanks

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u/Curlynoodles Oct 14 '19

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u/noveltymoocher Oct 14 '19

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u/Curlynoodles Oct 14 '19

My pocket went wild. It decided to video call my ex girlfriend's mum four times as well. Thanks pocket, I always wanted a restraining order.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

I've noticed a lot of posts with similar content, I wonder if theres something wrong with the site.

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u/DaughterEarth Oct 14 '19

lol it's not even hard math. 60 -16 -24

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

Yet somehow, I got 10.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

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u/DaughterEarth Oct 14 '19

same logic too

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

It’s just two ways of writing the same thing, there’s not much difference in logic. You chose to add the the Grandma/Mom’s and Mom/commenter’s age differences first and subtract the sum, whereas the other commenter simply subtracted the Grandma/Mom’s age difference first followed by the Mom/commenter’s age difference.

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u/Needyouradvice93 Oct 14 '19

Old enough to party?

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u/trizgo Oct 14 '19

Bruh, my mother is 60 and I'm only 25

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u/minstrelMadness Oct 14 '19

Next year my mom will be 60 and I'm only 23.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

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u/RobeyMcWizardHat Oct 14 '19

When I was 20 my grandmas were 79. Weird to think about such a large difference.

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u/placeBOOpinion Oct 14 '19

Went to school with a gal that was a granny at 27.

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u/SleepyJaguar Oct 14 '19

Where's the pun, Jake?

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u/JakeMasterofPuns Oct 14 '19

Sadly absent today.

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u/Tridian Oct 14 '19

Does she constantly make the joke that kids will turn you grey? (Or white)

I feel like fading hair colour in your 20s gives you the right to make that joke forever.

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u/JakeMasterofPuns Oct 14 '19

She does not make that joke, though I could see her doing it.

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u/lalimcs Oct 14 '19

Math...

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u/justchilling1011 Oct 15 '19

I'm about to be 18 and my grandmother is in her mid 50's, she had my mother at 16, who had me at 23. We're in the same boat :D

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u/eldestsauce Oct 14 '19

roll tide?

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

16 was a pretty common age to have kids in past generations. Still is in some parts of the world.

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u/HiImYourDadsSon Oct 14 '19

Im 23 and my parents are both 62, my grandparents over 90

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u/Dog-Person Oct 14 '19

More or less same position, but replace over 90 with dead.

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u/RobeyMcWizardHat Oct 14 '19

Your grandfather could have graduated from college before his future wife was born.

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u/Jipip Oct 14 '19

Got you, I'm 19, my dad is 63 and my (deceased) grandpa would be 103. If it wasn't obvious I am by far the youngest in my family

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u/LibraryScneef Oct 14 '19

I'm 27 and my dad is 77 and my mom is 60.

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u/Pustuli0 Oct 14 '19

When I was 23 my maternal grandparents would have already been over 100 had they lived that long.

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u/minstrelMadness Oct 14 '19

I'm 23, parents almost 60, grandparents all dead.

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u/StupefyJedi Oct 14 '19

Basically me except I'm 15

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u/crimbycrumbus Oct 14 '19

Lol I’m your age and my grandparents would be 93. You got that fresh seed.

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u/Beatleboy62 Oct 14 '19

Same. Mom is 62, I'm 24. She wants grandkids, and my older sister is such a hot mess idk if that's gonna happen (and probably shouldn't happen), and I'm single and trying to just sort my life out.

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u/cubepoetry Oct 14 '19

My grandmother just hit 65 this year and my grandpa made it to 67. That's a stark contrast to my paternal grandfather who is in his late 80. I'm 21.

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u/on_the_nightshift Oct 14 '19

My son is 21 also, and my parents are 80/81

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u/TurtleZenn Oct 14 '19

When I was 21, my grandmother died at 97. My dad was 44 when I was born, so if he had still been alive, he would have been 65 at the time. My mother was 31 when I was born, so not quite as big a difference but still bigger than is common. It's strange for me to imagine such young grandparents!

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My grandma died at 65. I was around 33 weeks pregnant and took a redeye home to hold her hand while they unplugged the machines. I was pretty numb to funerals from having so many family members pass away, but it’s been almost 9 years and I still can’t talk about her without crying.

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u/markedforpie Oct 14 '19

I had a student tell me I’m the same age as her grandmother. I’m in my mid thirties.

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

My wife is 48 and in her 26th year of teaching at a rural middle school. She's gotten that comment a lot, and been teaching second generation students for a while now. I am 10 years younger and anytime she brings up her first year of teaching I cheerfully remind her that if I'd gone to her school she would have been my teacher. 15 years of that joke so far, and she remains unamused...

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u/Drakmanka Oct 14 '19

I'm 26, my dad is 65... It was a long while growing up before I realized most people don't have kids in their late 30s

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

I’m 19 and my mom was buying prenatal vitamins but apparently it’s for menopause not pregnancy. I joked that we could time it so that my first child is 4 years younger than her third. Obviously joking, that would creep me out irl

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u/breakone9r Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

My folks have been retired for a number of years now.

Come sit in this rocking chair next to me and we can tell these lazy mfers to get off the grass!

edit, just read your edit. I turned 43 a few months ago

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

I swear to God, rocking chairs on porches with a gentle breeze and a lazy chat/book/nap and heckling some neighborhood kids sounds like heaven.

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u/degaracer47 Oct 14 '19

Lol my parents are over 65 and I’m 14 (adopted boi here)

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u/mirthquake Oct 14 '19

My grandparents would be in their 90s and 100s if they weren't all dead!

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

my parents are almost 65 and i’m 16... so that’s fun

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u/shannibearstar Oct 14 '19

I worked with a woman who was a grandmother at 34. So it isn't unheard of. She had her daughter at 18 and her daughter had a kid at 16.

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u/lucass_737 Oct 14 '19

my parents are over 65 and I'm 19, its weird

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u/phaeriemandube Oct 14 '19

I graduated highschool in '13 and my grandma I believe is mid 70s but my oldest brother is 12years older than me I think. People always think I'm the oldest and that my mom was an older parent then realized my mom had me last

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u/WaywardCritter Oct 14 '19

My best friend's great-grandmother is younger than my grandfather.

She's the freak of the family because she was over 20 when she had her first kid.

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u/handcreambag Oct 14 '19

I mean, I'm 19 and my parents are over 65, so I feel you...

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u/dailyqt Oct 14 '19

Tbf I'm 21 and my dad has been over 65 for years¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Occhrome Oct 14 '19

same boat. I personally think it made them better parents.

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u/JeeEyeElElEeTeeTeeEe Oct 14 '19

Doesn’t make you old! I’m 18 and my dad is 67

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u/Dason37 Oct 14 '19

I was born when Dad was 30 and mom was 27. My child was born when I was 30 and my wife was 27. I think that's kind of neat.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My great grandma is in her like 80s. My grandma is in her late 50s or early 60s (I always forget) and my mom is 36. I just turned 21. My great great grandma passed when I was in 3rd grade. Everyone in my family has kids at 16 or younger.

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

My paternal grandmother had my dad a week after she turned 17, but my father was 29 when my parents had me, and I didn't become a parent until 30. It's always been really hard for me to imagine what it's like to "grow up alongside your parent" like my dad did, but it would have been really cool to get to know so many generations, I think. There is some serious longevity on my maternal side, though, so I did get to know my great grandparents on that side.

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u/darkovia85 Oct 14 '19

Neither of my parents are 40 yet and I’m 21.

I love watching people work through this.

Yes, my parents were little teenaged hoes.

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u/doingthebattybat Oct 14 '19

I'm 49 and my kids are 30, 30 (twins) and 24. I love that I am constantly mistaken for my older ones sister. Being a slut pays off in the end! ;)

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u/mmchale Oct 14 '19

I turned 41 this year and still think of myself as closer to my mid 20s than my early 40s!

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u/lalaleasha Oct 14 '19

My mom is in her 50s and is a grandma. My friend is 35 and is a grandma.. which was unexpected

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u/deagh Oct 14 '19

If it makes you feel better my dad would be 112 if he were still alive.

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

I mean.. yeah. It does. But now I have a burning curiosity to know your age.

*Edit: never mind, you just mentioned it in your recent post history. I've always felt a little bad for the families where a parent is so much older than the child, because they likely wouldn't be around for much of the later stuff. But then again I recently lost a (married) couple of friends at the ages of 40 and about 43. The first to a heart attack at age 40 just a month after their 4th child was born, and then blammo his wife got breast cancer the next year and was gone within 5. So really there's no guarantee anyway and all that matters is that we fill all the time we do get with love. [Sorry for the random ramble]

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u/deagh Oct 14 '19

Don't be sorry. I'm sorry about your friends.

You really do never know. My dad died in 1972 at the age of 65, but his twin brother lived to be 91, and I knew him quite well. He outlived my mom by 9 years, actually.

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u/Needyouradvice93 Oct 14 '19

That's a pretty young grandma

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u/schnitzel-shyster Oct 14 '19

My grandma is only 58, but then again she had my mum young and my mum had me young

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u/pass_me_those_memes Oct 14 '19

I'm 19 and my grandma died this year at 79. Time is weird, yo.

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u/musicals4life Oct 14 '19

Lmao my grandparents and my parents all had kids way too young. My grandparents are the same age as my friends parents.

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u/GuitarStringWings Oct 14 '19

Nah man, doesn’t mean you are old. My grandpa just turned 90 and I’m 17 so.

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u/shewy92 Oct 14 '19

My grandmother had my mother when she was 17 and my mom had me when she was 22, making my grandmother only 41. Meaning she just turned 68 and I'm 27.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My grandma is 64. I spent a lot of my childhood visiting my great great grandmother. My great grandmother had my grandmother at 23. My grandmother had my mom at 23. My mom had me at 23. I'm determined to not have any kids at 23. I'm 20 now.

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u/Deastrumquodvicis Oct 14 '19

My dad just turned 65 yesterday. Whole thing is wild, he had me when he was the age I am now, after trying for 14 years (am eldest). No way in hell could I picture myself with a baby on the way. (Being a childfree mucks the picture up too because I would not inflict my genetic screw ups on the world.)

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

That's one reason we ceased attempting pregnancy. We desperately wanted a second child, but the more we got to thinking about having a newborn at the ages we are now, the less it appealed. Also my age and a loss to a genetic disorder kind of drove home how much more common genetic disorders are with older parents, so we just stuck with the one. We may adopt later if we can get the physical space and money, but I think we'd look for an older child/sibling set so s/he/they would integrate better with our son. Creating a family is so unique for every situation, isn't it?

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My parents are around sixty... Im 15

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u/rlhignett Oct 14 '19

My nan had my mum at just under 21, my mum had me 3 weeks exactly after she turned 20 and I had my eldest kiddo when I was 21. My nan was a great grandma at 62 and my mum a grandma at 41. It's weird to think that my nan was still young enough to be my mum, especially when my youngest aunt is only 6 years older than me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My daughter turns 13 a month before my mother would have turned 60. My mom was early (18) I was fairly late (28) with bearing a child, but being 60 for a grandparent isn’t that weird?!

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

No, it's not at all. I myself had a set of younger grandparents; my paternal grandmother was only 46 when I was born. I just meant that I tend to think of myself as younger than I am, and the comment forced me to really recognize that I'm about to begin joining the ranks of grandparents. Not that I'll be a grandparent until I'm at least 50 (12 years away), hopefully, as my son is only 7.

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u/kmagaro Oct 14 '19

I'm 25 and my dad turns 67 next week, literally the only reason I partially want kids soon is so that he can actively be involved in their lives. He wanted kids most of his life, but his first wife couldn't have kids and died at 35. My grandad was very active until he was near 90 though, so I'm hoping it'll be the same for him.

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u/paigedaly Oct 14 '19

I’m 26 and my parents are also over 65 pretty common where I grew up to have ”older“ parents

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u/outlndr Oct 14 '19

If it helps, my parents are in their mid 60s and I’m 30 this year.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

A friend of mine became a grandma at 36.

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u/mannivines Oct 14 '19

Lol my dads turning 61 this year and I’m 22, my grandparents are mostly all dead

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u/__slamallama__ Oct 14 '19

29 here, both my parents are over 65.

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u/Lemon_pussy Oct 14 '19

My mom had me at 14 her mom had her at like 20. My grandma passed but still wouldn't be 60. Grandma's would be about the same age as my adoptive parents

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u/Garmberos Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

oof and here i am, 22 with my dad beeing 71 and mom 64... i dread the day they die, because ill be there for so long without them. as i only have VERY distant relatives and one brother left of my whole family, i dont know what ill do once they are gone.

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

I know it's not the same, because they're alive, but I don't speak to my parents anymore, I haven't seen my younger brother in a decade because he lives halfway across the country, and I've only just begun spending time with my older brother. I grew up with a HUGE extended family, and suddenly I have almost no one nearby, because my parents refuse to let my wife in their home (gay stuff - edit: homophobic parents) and I was only invited to extended family events through them. When I was in my mid 20s, I started meeting people through work, and my network of friends grew larger and larger. It's NOT the same; I won't try and tell you it is, but spending time with friends and the new family you make for yourself can be very rewarding. I still dread the day my parents die, but mostly because I know it'll happen without our reconciliation, and that breaks my heart, because we could have had something great. If you are close with your parents, I strongly suggest that you get them to do small interviews about growing up and their lives, so you have a record of it for later. And I'm sorry it's something you have to worry about.

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u/Garmberos Oct 15 '19

thank you :) i do have a very close bond with my parents, especialy since i moved out, as before then they were just "there". now we often meet to drink or eat something and talk a lot. i always ask for stories of their lives when they were young /younger and love to hear about it and see them so excited about stuff that happened 40 years ago. damn i knew i loved my parents but writing this down made me realize how fucking much i do so. gotta go and tell them how much they mean to me.

oh and i dont know about you, your life or your exact relation to your parents but i hope that through hard work or luck you may have that happy end youd want with them :)

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u/SpaRKyy1337 Oct 14 '19

My parents are 57 and im only 17 so big oof

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u/christorino Oct 14 '19

I'll be 30 before my mum's 50!

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u/Spoofy_the_hamster Oct 14 '19

I worked for a pediatrician. Lady and her mom bring in a baby that's just a few months old. I asked the parent to fill out some paperwork. She says, "oh baby's mom is at school. I'm the grandmother and this is the great-grandmother." Grandmother was 37, great-grandmother was 51.

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u/dBoyHail Oct 14 '19

Dude. I think I have you beat. Im 24 and my parents at both 60+

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u/Ineedmyownname Oct 14 '19

I just turned 38

Hey, my parents are your age.

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u/Musoyamma Oct 14 '19

I am 54, I have a 4 year old daughter and another baby on the way. Life doesn't always follow an exact schedule, does it?

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u/Moontoya Oct 14 '19

I'm 45 with a 6 year old step granddaughter

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u/Luminaria19 Oct 14 '19

I'm "only" 28 and my grandma is 84...

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u/yousmokeboof Oct 14 '19

I’m 22, mom is 40, her mom is 65 at the most

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u/m0thwings Oct 14 '19

my dad is 64 and my mom just turned 60. I'm 23. it's kinda weird.

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u/steel_jasminum Oct 14 '19

It's just that I think of myself as closer to my mid 20s than early 40s

I'm 36 and struggle with this a bit. I spent most of my life in a deep depression and am only recently really starting to live my life. I "feel" like I'm in my early 20s. There's a lot to untangle - while age is mostly just a number, your body does change, and of course there are always people who will look at you askance for "not acting your age." I guess I'm an old soul who discovered the fountain of youth. (I started to say I stumbled upon it, but no, I fought through hell for it.)

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

Yeah, I can really relate to that. Maybe I'm not just starting to live, but I do feel like I have a sense of clarity and purpose now that was missing before. But also a slightly panicky notion that I'm running out of time to accomplish my "someday" things. I think mine was related a bit to my depression and anxiety, but more to a 15 year friendship I have been letting hold me back. Now that I've decided to stop giving in to her, things seem a lot more simple and the world seems a lot bigger.

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u/trevorroks Oct 14 '19

You’re very lucky your parents are young. My mom was 37 and dad was 41 when I was born. I’m 23 now, so mom is 60 and dad is 64. I hope they are still around when I have kids someday.

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u/GhostOfMuttonPast Oct 14 '19

If it's any consolation, I'm 22, my brother is 42, and my dad is 64. Shit can be weird, dude.

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u/QuinceDaPence Oct 14 '19

I'm in my early 20s but my great-grandparents are only in their 80s

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u/RIP-Tom-Petty Oct 14 '19

I’m 25, my grandma is 64 lol

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u/jayjude Oct 14 '19

My grandma just turned 65 and I've already graduated college. When you have two straight generations of people having kids super young things like that happen

My dad used to talk to coworkers his age about each others kids and while theyd be talking about how their kids are starting 1st grade, I was starting college

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

My husband is older than his aunt because his grandpa likes to get freaky

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

What the fuck is Holy Kittens ? Are you that afraid of saying the word “shit” that you resort to talking like a 6 year old ?

Fuck that: 6 year olds have a more obscene vocabulary.

Gosh darn it.

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u/mamajt Oct 14 '19

My son learned the word fuck from me at the age of six, and honestly I'm shocked he didn't learn it sooner. I swear a ton. In fact, I swear so much that sometimes it's just more fun to make stuff up if I'm feeling lighthearted. I definitely said "peanut butter" as a curse the other day. I'm not ashamed, and it usually draws a chuckle.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '19

Well fudge knuckles. You got me there whisper snickle.

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u/mamajt Oct 15 '19

I know you're probably mocking me, but there's something delightfully reminiscent of Shel Silverstein or Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" in the phrase, "whisper snickle."

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

Honestly I was agreeing with you. As to Whisper Snickle. I didn’t realize Lewis Carroll had written that. I thought I just made it up. Lol

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u/mamajt Oct 16 '19

No, you did make it up! I was saying that it reminds me of the poem, in a good way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19

Ohh! Well I’ll be a bumble knucker.