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Phrase: Act your age
Life is full of contradictions, and it’s becoming harder to navigate through them all the time.
These days we’re told 50 is the new 35, the retirement age is getting pushed back to 70, and Buzz Aldrin just got married for the fourth time at 93.
Can you imagine that honeymoon?
No, wait! It’s better not to think about it.
Some things are better left unsaid, and some thoughts are better left unthought.
So, with all these changes occurring and people living longer, you think there’d be less pressure to act your age.
First off, we have to define what that means.
To act your age means to behave appropriately for your age instead of acting like someone younger.
What the heck does that even mean anymore?
Act your age?
I started my own business at 43, and Buzz Aldrin married his fourth at 93. She’s 63!
I say good for us.
We’re rocking the new world.
I’m ringing the doorbell to 50 while hoping nobody answers.
How do I act my age?
Should I be purchasing orthopedic shoes, removing all brightly coloured clothing from my wardrobe and planning my funeral?
H-E-L-L N-O!
If Buzz is getting hitched at 93, I still have a lot of life to live.
I’m researching and planning the best way to travel all around Japan, learning new tech skills every day and working on getting rid of my ‘dad bod.’
What’s up with that anyway?
I’m not even a dad.
That’s just unfair.
The idea of acting your age is just so outdated it isn’t funny.
You do what you want to do and wear what you want to wear.
When a party pooper tells you to act your age, stick your tongue out at them.
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