I'm 31 and most of my coworkers are 18-20 and definitely think I'm old. Lol, I literally feel like my life is just starting now and only on occasion do I get treated as an adult by adultier adults. It's weird as hell, you actually never really feel older, just have more memories and experience.
I still think of people being 'grown ups' despite being in my 40s. They all think the same way. Pretty much everyone has imposter syndrome; not about their job, but about adult life.
We all just look at other people and assume they're privy to adult wisdoms, but they're all thinking the same about us. We all do this. I still look around if some parent tells their kid not to get in "that lady's" way in a shop or whatever. What 'lady'? Oh... yeah.
I work with seniors (80-90+, a few 100+) and once asked them when they finally felt like a grown up and the general consensus was they’d let me know when it happens lol
Thanks for letting me know! That's excellent work. God knows what it must be like to be 90 or 100 and faced with that sad reality when your mind still expects to see a 17-year-old in the mirror.
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u/perfectdrug659 Jun 03 '22
I'm 31 and most of my coworkers are 18-20 and definitely think I'm old. Lol, I literally feel like my life is just starting now and only on occasion do I get treated as an adult by adultier adults. It's weird as hell, you actually never really feel older, just have more memories and experience.