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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?

TruthAintEasy ,
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Its normal, just dont forget your spouse birthday

Poggervania ,
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I would say I started having to think about my age after I was 25 or so, so I would say that’s normal. The only ones I don’t think about are the decade ones since those are easy enough to calculate lol

MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown ,

Totally normal. 21 was your last milestone, 22 was your first year of “I’m older than 21.” Everything after that will be fuzzy except for the decade milestones and maybe the half decade ones.

antonim OP ,

21 was your last milestone,

I’m not American, so not even that, actually. I guess 20 was sort of a milestone, but only symbolically, entering my third decade of life…

520 ,

Soon after a birthday I sometimes forget it has passed and say my old age

Bipta ,

It's like writing the wrong date when a new year has begun.

Jaytreeman ,

Every year after 40, I've been surprised at some point that I'm not 40 anymore

Not unusual at all.

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    iAmTheTot ,
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    How old are you?

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    iAmTheTot ,
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    You may actually be in the minority. I think it's plenty normal for people that age to have to think a moment about their age.

    kirbowo808 ,
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    I forget my own age sometimes and I’ve only just started my own life journey. I think it’s completely normal tbh so I wouldn’t worry too much about it!

    Lath ,

    Age, height, weight. Forget them all the time because they're not much use day to day

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