this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2026
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Showcasing the brazen and nouveau in English communication.

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[–] Bohne93@feddit.org 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I was 33 when i realized we never grow up, but a lot of us like to pretend.

[–] Thwompthwomp@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

I remember going through this and realizing that the "adults" in charge, were in fact just like me and still not knowing what was going on.

[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 hours ago

Fuck I'm in my mid 50's and it'll be at least another decade before I feel like an adult.

[–] immutable@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 hours ago

I think I was mid-30s and referred to myself as a “young man” and my spouse went “not anymore” that I finally realized “oh yea, I guess I’m an actual adult now”