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Is it normal to forget your own age?

I’m still in my 20s, but as of a few years ago I started forgetting what’s my exact age. I always have to stop and recalculate it each time someone asks me. I get asked fairly infrequently, but when I do it’s a bit weird/embarrassing that I have to say “wait, let me calculate”. (I know when I was born, of course.)

It seems as if there’s no good reason I’d remember it, since it changes all the time and it is rarely mentioned in practice. But others, including people much older than myself, know their own age immediately.

I’m also terrible at remembering people’s names, I don’t know if that could be related?

Pistcow , (edited )

Just wait until the person that reminds you how old you are is no longer there. My mom used to remind me, so I’m somewhere between 30 and 50

elbucho ,
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I occasionally forget mine, too, but I was fortunate in that I was born in 1970, so it’s really easy to calculate it on the fly.

pixelscience ,

I thought I was 43 for probably close to a year, and even told everyone that asked I was until I had to get my own health insurance and found out I was actually 44.

FelixMortane ,

My guess is it depends on how important it is to you. I have forgotten mine basically every time I am ever asked.

Fondots ,

I usually have to stop and think about it, not recalculate it but it takes a few seconds for the query to run.

I’m not big on celebrating my birthday, I just kind of check off some milestones

Old enough to drive, vote, drink, rent a car, run for president (not quite there yet, look for me on the 2028 ballot though) get an AARP membership, retire, and then that’s pretty much it, then I’ll coast the last couple of decades of my life no longer needing to know how old I am.

GrymEdm , (edited )

I wouldn’t say I frequently forget my age, but it happens. It’s only worrying if you can’t calculate it on demand. For what it’s worth, after your late 20’s or so you’re basically the same person mentally and what changes are details like how much a day spent working in an office chair screws up your neck and back.

RatherLemming ,

This is normal. As a kid, you’re asked about your age much more often, and you’re often thinking about it as you look forward to hitting milestones - reaching a certain grade, your next birthday, legal age for driving, voting, drinking, and so on. Once you’re in your mid to late 20s it starts to matter a lot less, and people tend to have to do math, or if you’re like me, just ask your spouse.

EdibleFriend ,
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I did and I don’t even know how long I was wrong or when I lost track. I thought I was 27. I signed up for some forum and put in my birthday on my profile and it automatically put my age on my bio. I was like ‘lol stupid website that’s wrong’ then I did the math and realized that I was the stupid website that was wrong.

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