Kate Matsuda · 4 answers · 1y

We know age is a social construct though we all know that decay is something different. I mean I got wrinkles but not yet so much. But people almost always estimate my age ten years younger so so. And I met this person fresh out of school who was so wise and mature and somehow "old" in so many ways I could not believe her age of 20. I would have estimated her to be about 38 or 40. But her smooth face didn't fit. And then there are those guys I had in that meeting in Paris. Almost twice my age. Still boys. Still in the sandbox. Still ready to pee on the sandcastles of others. Never got beyond 6. Sigh.

I had a similar experience. A high schooler acting like he was 40 and had a PhD. Way beyond his age. Changed my perception of age ever since.

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