Is it weird for your parents to not know how old you are?

not that old wrote:

My dad thought I was 26. I'm 28. Is this weird at all?

Is it weird to be this egocentric?

did you really say that??? wrote:

not that old wrote:

My dad thought I was 26. I'm 28. Is this weird at all?

Is it weird to be this egocentric?

I already said that I know all of my family members' ages, so I'm not sure how that makes me the egocentric one.

bloob wrote:

Man, I have to think about it for a second when people ask me how old I am. Should I be worried about Alzheimer's down the road? Lol. But seriously.

Me too, probably since I got into early-20s and age did not matter much for anything anymore. I usually first think high 40s for myself, and then I do the math in my head to confirm that I'm 48. I definitely need to do the math in my head for my parents and siblings.

AuntBee wrote:

not that old wrote:

My dad thought I was 26. I'm 28. Is this weird at all?

What difference does it make, you whining Millennial?

You deserve the spanking you obviously never got. Bend over.

You're so fućking stupid

I doubt this is unusual. My mom never could remember how old I was once I left college. She would have to think about it a little and then would not be 100% confident.

It did not bother me at all. Heck my kids are young and I have to think about how old they are from time to time.

> Is it weird for your parents to not know how old you are?

No.

We parents count in weeks for a couple months, months for a couple years, years for couple decades, and then decades, if we are lucky, from then on.

OP, I would be happy with "late 20s." And be glad they don't say 30s, yet.

I am in my 50s. If you want more precision, I will have to do some subtraction and get back to you.

not that old wrote:

did you really say that??? wrote:

Is it weird to be this egocentric?

I already said that I know all of my family members' ages, so I'm not sure how that makes me the egocentric one.

Its egocentric because you're defining your parents weirdness by what they know about you. Knowing your exact age isn't really that important.

did you really say that??? wrote:

not that old wrote:

I already said that I know all of my family members' ages, so I'm not sure how that makes me the egocentric one.

Its egocentric because you're defining your parents weirdness by what they know about you. Knowing your exact age isn't really that important.

Interesting thought processes you have.

zzzz wrote:

bloob wrote:

Man, I have to think about it for a second when people ask me how old I am. Should I be worried about Alzheimer's down the road? Lol. But seriously.

Me too, probably since I got into early-20s and age did not matter much for anything anymore. I usually first think high 40s for myself, and then I do the math in my head to confirm that I'm 48. I definitely need to do the math in my head for my parents and siblings.

Oh crap, I did the math wrong on my own age. I'm actually 47. Birthday isn't until May. That shows I really don't know my age unless I calculate it. I had a feeling something was wrong with my previous post. I was going to say that 48 was the first thing that came to mind, probably thinking of the age that I will turn this year, but I'm really 47, then I had a mind fvk.

-9/10

old dad wrote:

> Is it weird for your parents to not know how old you are?

No.

We parents count in weeks for a couple months, months for a couple years, years for couple decades, and then decades, if we are lucky, from then on.

OP, I would be happy with "late 20s." And be glad they don't say 30s, yet.

I am in my 50s. If you want more precision, I will have to do some subtraction and get back to you.

You nailed it, sonny.

As you accumulate years the individual ones lose their importance and significance.

You are only 28 but your parents may be twice as old. When you turn 50 you will understand.

Speaking as a dad the milestones of my kids were really more significant when they were younger. 21 is the last age that has importance and significance associated with it.

For a couple years in my early 50's I was accidentally writing my age incorrectly on race entry forms. I was off by a year. I finally realized my mistake after doing the math. Not that big a difference between 52 and 53.

What does it matter?

Same thing with your times in races. They are really important down to the second and less when you are younger. But after you have finished 25 or so 5ks or some other distance the exact time becomes less important. Especially as you slow down with age, you do not pay much attention to the difference between 18:10 and 18:14, as an example.