i'm starting to feel old. okay maybe not old, but not so young either.
at any rate, it's a weird feeling not being able to assume i'm younger than most of the people i meet anymore. i'm starting to become aware of the fact that i'm not automatically the youngest person in the room. i've also become less quick to divulge my age. when the question comes up...and i answer, there's a pause that wasn't there before.
maybe this feeling is heightened because i live with 23-year-olds, and the reality shows they watch all feature people who all seem so brainless and irritating. i also spend a good deal of time playing with and watching the babies at church. when i go away for a weekend and come back, i'm startled by how much they've changed. their faces are longer, their features more defined, and suddenly they're crawling away...you have to be fast to catch them.
but maybe i am younger than i feel after all...because i can't imagine taking a baby home with me at the end of the day.
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i was just thinking about this yesterday! yes, it all depends on who you hang out with. i don't even think necessarily that it's the activities you enjoy doing, it's just a general mindset and personality. i think i'm definitely mellow-ing out as a result of being old (and tired from working in "the system).
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