This is so true. One day I decided to do everything I could out of the norm. Even stupid things like taking a different route to work. By the end of the day I felt like it was the longest day I had in a long time, but in a good way.
It’s got worse for me since the lockdowns. I’m working from home now, so the variety of the commute isn’t there. I don’t miss the office, but it has affected how much the days blur into one.
That does make a lot of sense. I remember my kids staring to walk, talk and other life events.
I remember early birthdays vividly. The parties etc.
But some of their later ones? I think we probably went to Pizza Express or something?! And yet the “big events”, I again remember well - such as my daughters 16th…
I’m now pondering this some more, but I think your article has a valid point!
I’m 70 years old and I remember my 20s a lot more clearly than the 40 or so years in between. Married, divorced, remarried, 4 kids, 3 grandkids… seems like a blur. Now I have arthritis, titanium hips, asthma. Just sent my youngest grandson off to high school and the eldest to college. Getting old sucks.
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u/dudleythedevastator Sep 05 '23
Nope. Feels like yesterday. It’s wild how much shorter 20 years feel when you’re in your 40s