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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?

billwashere ,

When you’re 53, yeah pretty much normal.

ctkatz ,

yes because math. next week it won’t be a problem because it will be a milestone multiple of 10 age.

Timecircleline ,

Happy almost x-tieth birthday!

phoenixz ,

Don’t ask me my age. I can give youy birthdate, I can tell you in intricate detail how the bug bang -by out current knowledge- happened, I can speak 3 languages fluently, but don’t ever ask me my age!

nutsack ,

i forget all kinds of things i don’t give a shit about

RufusFirefly ,
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The only reason I remember that I’m 64 is that I will be 65 on my next birthday. That’s kind of a milestone for a number of reasons and it’s easy to remember. The same was true when I was about to turn 50. Other than that, anything after 30 is kind of blurry

Zacryon ,

If you are using a piece of knowledge rarely, it is less likely to remember it.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s some word from a foreign language you are trying to learn, a math formula or names and birthdays, even your own, or whatever.

I’m also terrible with names. But then again, I rarely use them. I even tend to forget my own birthday and would miss it if there weren’t people around me reminding me of it.

If other people know their age and birthday immediatly, that’s probably because they are regularly thinking about it. For names it is therefore helpful to use the name of persons you just got acquainted with very often in conversations with them.

sajran ,

I’m exactly the same! Nice to know I’m not the only one.

In all seriousness, once you’re of age the exact number rarely matters and isn’t often used so I’m more surprised people actually remember it.

masquenox ,

At one point or the other you have to start actively forgetting it - which, as it turns out, I’m quite good at. Unfortunately, a whole bunch of people show up once a year to undo all my effort.

Growing old sucks.

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