Lightning Lord Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 39 minutes ago, Toth said: I guess, I'm still comparably young, but it just hits me I'm getting 30 in a few months. Aside neck pain and having to be more conscious about my weight, I... well, most of the time it still feels like I'm just pretending to be an adult. Everyone just seems to have their shit together so much more, meanwhile I'm almost the same guy with 29 that I was with 19. And now I'm not the youngest teacher at my school anymore, but all the new younger ones also have wife and kids and have seen so much of the world and here I'm still living with my mother constantly worry about how they'd react if they ever found out... Wife+kids /= shit together. I've been a teacher for nearly as long as I've been on this board and I've seen hundreds of parents who are an outright trainwreck on their own and are busily passing that wreckage on to their children. You're doing fine. Secretary of Eumenes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Toth said: I guess, I'm still comparably young, but it just hits me I'm getting 30 in a few months. Aside neck pain and having to be more conscious about my weight, I... well, most of the time it still feels like I'm just pretending to be an adult. 99% of adulthood is pretending you know what you're doing. Trust me on this. Everyone else is doing it too. I know I am. baxus, Prince of the North, Ser Scot A Ellison and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 55. Married for 20 years. All my academic essays were handwritten. I can remember reading about how The Blackbird and Concorde were incredible pieces of technology; now they’re museum pieces. Secretary of Eumenes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/17/2023 at 1:32 PM, BigFatCoward said: All except the highlighted for me at 46. When I wake up I feel like I was in a car crash the day before. I ache everywhere. However there is nothing 'properly' wrong with me which I'm thankful for. Pretty much the same at 48. Lower back pain sometimes even wakes me the fuck up. I remember turning 40 haven't hit me at all, but recently I got an invitation for a 30th anniversary of graduating high school, and it did the job allright. I fuckin graduated the day before yesterday! Madame deVenoge and baxus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) Some measure of the frequency this has been occurring to me lately is probably reflected in my avoidance of this thread on title alone until now; though to be fair I thought it would be a bit more about the world going loopy. But the unavoidable tread of existential dread which makes up most of this was also part of my avoidance. I guess the surprise is that the first couple pages anyways have so far managed to make me feel relatively young, which makes for a nice change from how chasing twin just-turned-3 dynamos makes me feel on a regular basis, as well as all the things I’m already doing as a parent (worrying 24/7, things like seeing every sign of precocious intelligence as much a danger as a joy, thinking people who call at like 8 must have some crisis to explain calling in the middle of the night, and most of all licking my fingers to wash something off their face which 5 year old me SWORE he would never do to his children) that surprise and occasionally discourage me, so that was nice. Just looked up my join date; March 2012. So over a decade ago; seems longer and shorter, like most reviews of the passage. Anyways, you have become an important little part of my life, you collection of angels, weirdos and interesting individuals. Even some Stannis fans…maybe, one day, after you admit you’re wrong. Edited February 20 by James Arryn Madame deVenoge and Secretary of Eumenes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Purchased a bundle of Atari 2600 games for my Xbox last year. That's the system I played as a young child and I love retro games. I thought it'd be great, but I only got a bit of fun out of them. They were finally too dated to play long. I ended up using the chess program mostly. I do sometimes play NES games and still enjoy those, however. I definitely fear the day they become too dated to enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I had someone guess my age as 42 the other day and I smiled so much... Prince of the North and Secretary of Eumenes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 17 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: I had someone guess my age as 42 the other day and I smiled so much... My 42nd birthday was one of my favorites. All day I said it was the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday. Secretary of Eumenes and baxus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Ah yes 42, I used to joke that was when I had the answers to the questions of life, the universe and everything. Ser Scot A Ellison, Iskaral Pust, Madame deVenoge and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toth Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 55 minutes ago, Martell Spy said: Purchased a bundle of Atari 2600 games for my Xbox last year. That's the system I played as a young child and I love retro games. I thought it'd be great, but I only got a bit of fun out of them. They were finally too dated to play long. I ended up using the chess program mostly. I do sometimes play NES games and still enjoy those, however. I definitely fear the day they become too dated to enjoy. Lol, look at the videogames thread, I've been playing The Elder Scrolls 1 for several hours this weekend and despite me being annoyed by some features, I still find the history lesson fascinating. I guess it's the same reason why I have that C64 on a shelf and while I haven't actually booted it up in years, I still remember fondly some of the games for it. 55 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: I had someone guess my age as 42 the other day and I smiled so much... Well, the age guessing is also one of the things that confuse me. Absolute strangers and students who don't know I'm a teacher still judge me as underage, probably because of my misshapen tiny head. My own students also tend to go for the lowest number they think someone can become a teacher with. I'm starting to finally treat it as a compliment, though also combined with a concern that not looking my age doesn't do me any favors in getting treated like an adult. 4 hours ago, mormont said: 99% of adulthood is pretending you know what you're doing. Trust me on this. Everyone else is doing it too. I know I am. Well, thanks. I'm trying to see it like that. 7 hours ago, Lightning Lord said: Wife+kids /= shit together. I've been a teacher for nearly as long as I've been on this board and I've seen hundreds of parents who are an outright trainwreck on their own and are busily passing that wreckage on to their children. You're doing fine. I know, I know. But that's not exactly the kind of lowest bar I want to compare myself to.^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 17 hours ago, Toth said: I guess, I'm still comparably young, but it just hits me I'm getting 30 in a few months. Aside neck pain and having to be more conscious about my weight, I... well, most of the time it still feels like I'm just pretending to be an adult. Everyone just seems to have their shit together so much more, meanwhile I'm almost the same guy with 29 that I was with 19. And now I'm not the youngest teacher at my school anymore, but all the new younger ones also have wife and kids and have seen so much of the world and here I'm still living with my mother constantly worry about how they'd react if they ever found out... Meh. I turned 32 today, and am currently doing the same. I wouldn’t worry about it. It just makes good financial sense. The last apartment I had cost me $731 a month. Now I pay $420 a month to my mother for a room she doesn’t use, and I keep the other $300. That’s $5,000 a year to her that would otherwise have gone to a complete stranger, while I pocket the rest. Edited February 21 by A True Kaniggit Secretary of Eumenes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, A True Kaniggit said: Meh. I turned 32 today, and am currently doing the same. I wouldn’t worry about it. It just makes good financial sense. The last apartment I had cost me $731 a month. Now I pay $420 a month to my mother for a room she doesn’t use, and I keep the other $300. That’s $5,000 a year to her that would otherwise have gone to a complete stranger, while I pocket the rest. I'm doing something similar - I've moved my "office" from my dining/living room to my old room at my Mom's place. I have everything I'd have in some office space or rented apartment while paying much less for it and on top of that I'm seeing my Mom on a daily basis. Secretary of Eumenes and James Arryn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame deVenoge Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 18 hours ago, A True Kaniggit said: Meh. I turned 32 today, and am currently doing the same. I wouldn’t worry about it. It just makes good financial sense. The last apartment I had cost me $731 a month. Now I pay $420 a month to my mother for a room she doesn’t use, and I keep the other $300. That’s $5,000 a year to her that would otherwise have gone to a complete stranger, while I pocket the rest. Do you wanna be my kid, because for realz, all I have to do is pay. baxus, A True Kaniggit and Secretary of Eumenes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toth Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Okay, fuck. This morning I got... the most insane proof how I apparently just stopped aging and maturing in any way when I should have and naturally why other people can't see me as an adult either. I went to buy a lighter this morning (to make wax seals for a prop). And had to show my ID. Because lighters get only sold to people of age 12 and above. I... I'm already used to always show my ID when I buy alcoholic pralines for my mother, but... this is new... 3CityApache and Secretary of Eumenes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame deVenoge Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 You guys….my aesthetician says I should not push the issue and I know I should not push the issue…..BUT - I want a commmmitttment. Secretary of Eumenes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 13 hours ago, Toth said: Okay, fuck. This morning I got... the most insane proof how I apparently just stopped aging and maturing in any way when I should have and naturally why other people can't see me as an adult either. I went to buy a lighter this morning (to make wax seals for a prop). And had to show my ID. Because lighters get only sold to people of age 12 and above. I... I'm already used to always show my ID when I buy alcoholic pralines for my mother, but... this is new... My wife got id'd buying alcohol free beer in her 30s, don't sweat it. Secretary of Eumenes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: My wife got id'd buying alcohol free beer in her 30s, don't sweat it. I got Id’d buying a pint in a pub when I was 38, 6 years ago. Of course, having a kid a year or two later sped up the aging process. Secretary of Eumenes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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