Even when I was 'young & hip' I don't think I was really young & hip but rather more like 'young & average'. Recently, however, it has become readily apparent to me that I'm now even further removed from the in-crowd and have become 'old & uncool'. Our recent trip to Lagoon revealed to both me & Breck that we must be getting older because we no longer dress in current fashions and we kept thinking to ourselves (& often out-loud to each other) that kids just seem to be getting younger and younger.
When I was in junior high and high school I -- like most teenagers -- felt like an adult; I knew it all. Especially after high school as I got into college I thought I knew what life was about and could anticipate what was to come.
I couldn't have been more wrong.
For those like me who have gained a few years of perspective it has become clear that it's not clear. As the name of my blog indicates, even my hindsight is not quite 20/20.
One thing I am sure of is:
"When we were your age we were older than you"
I look at kids in their late teens and early 20s and they're just that -- kids. I can't believe Breck and I got married when we were that young! Our parent's must have been crazy to allow that to happen. On second thought, they must have known what they (or we) were doing because that decision I made as a 'kid' was the best thing I've ever done in my life.
Are you listening, Skye? Even though you think you know what's going on, it's really your parents calling the shots. Listen to them.
Even if they are old with creaking knees and hips.
Artist: Gary Jules
Song: Barstool
Album: Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets (2009)
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