This Is How I Found Out I’m Old

Today life slapped me in the face. There are not too many times that I really feel old. Today was one of them. I have a new coworker, I knew she was young, she's in college, but it really didn't hit me until what she said. She was asked her birthday, her answer, the year 2000. Dear god, my kids are closer to your age than I am. I didn't think much of how old she was until she said that, she was just some college kid working for us. As soon as she said that she transformed into a toddler right in front of me. Did I finally reach that age? The age when younger people just look like little kids to you. Until now I felt like I just got out of college.

My life flashed back to the year 2000, when I was 12. I remember where I was for New Year's, the infamous Y2K. Everyone thought the world was going to end, and this kid wasn't even alive yet. I watched 9/11 on TV and this kid was still in diapers. I feel devastated. I'm just an old man now running around trying to be young.

I will never recover from this.

Well, friends. It's 7pm, I'd better get ready for bed.