I was born in 1989 and the math is HARD some days.

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30 points

Do you guys not remember how old you are year to year? Are you frequently calculating your age from your birth year instead of just adding 1 to it on your birthday?

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30 points

I always thought it was nuts that people don’t remember, then I turned 30 and got married to someone who has a birthday less than a year before mine. Now I have two ages to remember (that are sometimes the same) and it takes a second for me to remember which is me when asked.

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It’s not about your age difference. It’s just hitting 30. My wife is 5 years younger than me and I couldn’t tell you how old either of us are

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a birthday less than a year before mine

This took me far too long to understand

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Yes! Preach! This is me too. And in addition to being poor at maths I’m also not articulate so I just end up looking goofy when trying to figure out which age is me.

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15 points

I frequently forget, because I rarely need my age in my daily life.

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14 points

Bra I don’t know where I am let let alone how old I am

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1 point

Explains why your app is garbage.

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12 points

I find that the older I get, the less I discuss or think about my age throughout the year so it gets more difficult to remember. Also, my birthday is in January so it’s over pretty quickly and I don’t tend to think about it again while I’m busy thinking about my 4 kids birthdays that are coming up, instead!

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That’s exactly when I started having trouble remembering. 30 was a milestone, but now I have to think for a few seconds before answering.

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10 points

I’m guessing you are younger than 40.

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No, I’m mid-40’s, but I usually don’t forget my age. LOL. Although a couple of months ago someone asked how old I am and I said I was 10 years younger than I actually am. I didn’t realize what I had done until the next day.

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Hell I’m late 20s and it’s felt like this for a couple years now

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Got to tell you, friend… birthdays don’t matter that much after you’re a few decades down the road. Just another day closer to death, but maybe you get to go out to a nice restaurant.

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