r/Millennials • u/Smart-Satisfaction-5 • 8h ago

Meme This is why they make fun of us.

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u/MikeandNeko 8h ago

I mean, 20- somethings are frequently shocked when I say I'm 40 because they expected me to be much younger, but I think this happens because 20-somethings imagine 40 being much older than it actually is.

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u/MysteriousHoneydew82 7h ago

Now that I’m in my early 40s I can look back and laugh because my mom seemed old to me when she was my age. Now my mom is in her 60s and I feel like my grandmother seemed so much older when she was at the age my mother is now.

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u/girldrinksgasoline 5h ago

People did actually look older. Its not a relative thing or a style thing...its a sun damage and smoking in public places thing

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u/mdp300 5h ago

My parents were 25 and 30 when I was born. When I think about being the same age now that my dad was when I was 12, I have a s existential crisis.

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u/MysteriousHoneydew82 4h ago

My mom was 19 when I was born. When she was my age she was on her 3rd marriage and had two children graduated from college and in their own places. It’s wild to think about. My grandmother became a grandmother at my age.

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u/sabreus 6h ago

This is also correct. Some young people have truly no understanding of age. They think 40 means you’re about to die.

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u/ComplexBadger469 7h ago

I’m the opposite. I’m 30 and people usually think I’m older. Then again I’ve had pretty much a full head of grey/white hair for 5+ years. Got my first one at 12. I’ve also been married for almost 10 years and have a 4 year old so people just assume I’m older. I can’t say I’m in terrible shape but I’m sure I could look younger if I tried.

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u/Streuselsturm 7h ago

And tbf, there are lots of them who could be anywhere between 20 and 35