A funny thing happened to me yesterday at church. I'm not sure what sparked it, but I was thinking about my age, and all of a sudden I had no idea how old I was. Well, I guess "no idea" is a little strong, I knew I was in my 20's, but for some reason I couldn't remember how old I was. I had decided, actually, I was a year older than I am until I did the math.
Then today at dinner, I mentioned it to Liz and Bruce and they laughed. Apparently, Liz had the same problem. Bruce has to remind her how old she is. We decide it's because all the milestones are gone once you reach age 21. Think about it. What are the milestones for LDS girls?
At age 12 you go to YW
At age 14 you can go to the dances (anyone else remember being excited about that?)
At age 16 you can date
At 18 you graduate, you are no longer a minor, and I, at least, went to college/RS (and you can smoke, hehe)
At age 21 you can go on a mission (or drink)
So after that, then what? I did come up with age 25, when a woman's car insurance is supposed to go up (I read that somewhere.) Oh, and at age 24 you can apply for financial student aid without putting your parents' info on the application. But, really, all the milestones are gone. Age isn't important anymore. Or is it just me and Liz who have this problem?
Insurance goes up at 25? Mine got cheaper. I was very excited. And what do you mean 25 isn't a milestone? How often do you turn a quarter of a century old? This is a big time to revel in how old you've really become. Especially when all the freshmen in your high school when you were a senior are home from their missions, married, and with more babies than you. No, no, I'm not 25 or feeling old. [cough] ;)
ReplyDeleteThis happens to me all the time. I always end up thinking I'm a year older, and I get this weird freezing feeling and I'm like "Oh crap I lost a year somewhere!" I think you car insurance goes DOWN at 25, which makes it a pretty awesome milestone. At 35 you can run for president. Or is it 36?
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