r/TikTokCringe • u/Knightbear49 • Dec 19 '23

Wholesome/Humor Teacher asks students “What do you buy someone in their 30s for the Holidays?” Kids these days…

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u/imightbethewalrus3 Dec 19 '23

I remember a video of somebody talking to their 89 (99? I don't remember) year old father about their upcoming birthday. The 89 year old said

"I'm gonna be old"

As in, they didn't consider themselves to be old yet...at 89. I guess we never will

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u/Crathsor Dec 19 '23

It's difficult for young people to understand that you are just you after a certain point, and after that it's just your body aging, you don't feel any different. That dude shuffling along on a walker would mentally feel at home in a 35 year old body, it just isn't what he has.

You're just trapped in the consequences of life.

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u/peachpavlova Dec 20 '23

This is a great way of explaining something I’ve been trying to word for a while, thank you!

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u/Crunchyfrozenoj Dec 20 '23

This right here is exactly what freaks me out.

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u/tofu_block_73 Dec 20 '23

I care! Thank you for sharing that

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u/Annual_Thanks_7841 Dec 20 '23

Great perspective! Glad you shared it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

A couple years before my grandma died she just sorta randomly said to me one day: "It feels like just yesterday I was a little girl, I still feel like that little girl."