21.
When I dislocated my jaw lying in bed yawning. Didn’t even think it was even possible.
22.
When one of my younger coworkers took it upon herself to explain to me who Cardi B was. I already knew who she was and was familiar with her music. Apparently I just looked like I needed to be supplied with this info.
23.
When I started viewing guys on motorcycles with concern instead of awe… damn kids gonna get himself killed vs. oooh look at that hot rebel.
24.
“reasonably recent” references are met with dead silence and confusion by young adults/teens.
Kids call you “sir” or “that man over there”
Body aching the morning after moderate physical activity.
Food starts to give you problems while you used to eat tons of it with no repercussions.
25.
7/23/2021 I was drying off after a shower looked down and realized… I am 40 and now have graying pubes. I actually wrote this on my calendar.
26.
One day my back decided to leave a memo
27.
I got “ma’am”ed by a random twenty-something. Broke my heart
28.
It was when I went to casually step off a 4 foot drop.
I had one foot of the ledge and my brain screamed Danger, I had to stop reset and prepare myself to absorb the impact and make sure I bent my knees.
20 year old me wouldn’t have thought at all about that.
I was in my mid thirties at the time.
29.
I took my fiancé back to the University I attended and we went for a drink at my old favorite bar. Ordered a margarita & the waitress said, “Do you want the well tequila that we serve to everyone or like…. adult tequila?”
30.
Looking in the mirror. I’m in my mid 20s, but within the past year I’ve noticed that my reflection has reasonably changed and I definitely wouldn’t be mistaken for a teenager anymore.
