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Did You Ever Experience "The Shift"?

I don't really know what else to call it, but for me, "The Shift" happened right after I turned 35. It felt a lot more sudden than I expected. I remember a specific doctor's appointment. The doctor walked in, and I immediately thought, "This guy looks really young. Must be an intern." Nope. He was my doctor, and I later found out he was 33 – two years younger than me. From then on, it was like my perspective kept changing. I started realizing how incredibly young everyone looked on the local news or even on billboards for attorneys and realtors. It's so bizarre and hard to explain. Logically, I know younger people are in these professions, but my brain just struggles with the jarring reality that the "grown-ups" now include people who seem so young to me. Has anyone else gone through something like this? How old were you when it happened? #LifeChanges #Aging #Perspective #FeelingOld #AdultingFail #EverydayLife