Appearances Can Be Aged

Next year I turn 25. Now to be fair, the statement is a bit melodramatic because my birthday is on Halloween, and next year is a long way away, so I am still a very healthy 23 years old.

Beyond that too, I'm not really that concerned about my age, but there are certain things I am noticing that are a bit weird.

Namely, as bad as this might sound, I'm noticing that a lot of people who are my age look old. Like it was one thing when you were past the awkward growth spurts, or starting to develop real adult features, but there are some folks who could easily be pushing the 30 barrier with kids, and no questions asked. That's where it gets a bit scary.

What is odd about the whole thing, is that it seemed to suddenly have happened within the last year. As if our biological clock somehow knew that after the four year American undergraduate tradition, a transformation should commence.

Now, I don't want to sound as if I am lamenting the idea of age, as I think most folks know I am very much looking forward to the time when I can be a grizzled old man who can socially say whatever he wants. (Some would say I'm already there...) Furthermore, this aging that I've noticed is in the vast minority of the folks I know.

But poke around facebook a bit, and you'll see that certain people your age and even younger, are flat out adults. I would post photo examples, but I can't even imagine the retribution that would bring... It's hard to put your finger on exactly, but you know when you see it.

Perhaps we're there as well?