I need to live today with the future nostalgia I’ll have when looking back at this then past moment.

Cliches

“Age is just a number” (looks can be deceiving) 

• True, but tells and incomplete story, obviously

  • My visit with Kim

    • There are aspects of age that are societal constructs

      • The way it is counted

      • Rites of passage

    • Societal constructs have real effects on the world

      • What you’re allowed to do

      • How people look at and treat you

• Aging is real, as young adults gain legal status and biological mature

  • There are aspects of age that take the form physical existence

  • As the brain develops and experiences the world, the mind ages (fully by age 25)

“You’re as young [or old] as you feel.”

• Age is a feeling

  • Most people don’t feel grown until 29

  • 'Subjective age' matters more than birthdate

• Today’s teens wait longer to take on adulthood

  • Technology and mass media infantilizes us

  • New words: kidults, adulting signify the role of responsibility

“Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional"

• Usually said with negative connotations of growing up, but growing up is an ideal

  • Why Grow Up? Book

  • In spite of pop culture, to grow up is not to give up — it is the opposite

• Everyone becomes an adult at 18. When do we really grow up?