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@targea_caramar@sunny.garden
Post #2661537
2026-05-06 01:54 UTC
I've been training in a group which has a lot of kids and teenagers lately, and. Well. I don't think I'd ever interacted with people that much younger than me in any meaningful capacity.
I'm uh. Starting to realize I'm not as immune to the psychological effects of realizing the irreversible passage of time as I thought I was. I'm not 16 anymore, or 20, or 25, and I never will be again. They see me as I saw people my current age back then and I'm positively freaking out about it. I've always been slow to warm up to people but with them there's an extra layer that is new to me: a downwards generational gap. *Freaks out harder*
I'm not even actually old and I'm already "I used to be it"-ing lmao. I always knew I'd start getting older in theory because that's how time works but it's dawning on me harder than ever just from the contrast with these kids.
I know I'm kinda shouting into the void here but if anyone has any insight I'd be more than glad to hear it
#personal
Replies (2)
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@targea_caramar@sunny.garden when I was about 50, I began to realize just how fortunate I was to have lasted 5 decades. Some people don’t.
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@targea_caramar@sunny.garden I've spent most of my life with people of varying ages, one of the things I appreciate is continuing to find out about interesting things and new perspectives.
Humans of any age are happy to share the things that they like, if your interest is genuine. So ask questions or actively listen and encourage. I find a "hey, that's cool!" followed by a follow-up invitation works well. Like: "Can you show me?" or "what are you going to do next with that?" or a slightly more specific question about the thing.
Hope this sparks some ideas.
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