return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 hours agoDAE in their 30s/40s/50s not really feel like an adult?message-squaremessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareDAE in their 30s/40s/50s not really feel like an adult?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 hours agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechickpeafartisan@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 hours agoWhen I turned 18 and my grandmother was in her 80s, she told me, “I still feel exactly like I did when I was your age.” I asked if that meant she was frustrated by how slowly she moved (she used a rollator by that point), and she confirmed it did. You’ll never really feel like an adult, but your body will keep on aging anyway. And you’ll never really get used to that, either.
When I turned 18 and my grandmother was in her 80s, she told me, “I still feel exactly like I did when I was your age.”
I asked if that meant she was frustrated by how slowly she moved (she used a rollator by that point), and she confirmed it did.
You’ll never really feel like an adult, but your body will keep on aging anyway. And you’ll never really get used to that, either.