I just HAVE to blog about this! Seriously, do people get offended by their age when they turn 40?! You don't come across an 18 year old quoting Bryan's '18 Till I Die'. You don't come across someone in their twenties too, using that phrase much. But you will hear it a lot from those who turn 40 or are in their 40s.
I happened to be going through a blog (not going to mention it), whose author and owner claims to be in his early 40s. But the unnecessary silliness in the mention of Bryan and his '18 Till I Die'!
Truly, I was fascinated by the blog because it was designed well and really, a lot of effort must have been put into it. I honestly thought the blog owner must be a woman homemaker, to have so much time for the blog. And that is when I checked the About Page to find out about the male author. I'm not gender biased. I showed the same degree of fascination for the blog even though there was a man behind it. I had respect for this particular man who has invested so much time and interest in his blog. But I soon lost it, all the respect and few-seconds fascination...after I read that clichéd boast of all in their 40s - 18 till I die.
My God! Even 18 year olds don't overuse (or for that matter they don't even use it) as much as the 40 year olds and plus, do! It made me think that, they don't wait for people to call them old. Rather they give themselves the tag by extra exaggeration such as this!
The very use of this expression and quoting this song tells much. That they are probably too conscious about their age, too aware of it when there's no need to be. I can't help but think, WHAT AN IRONY! In their best interest of wanting to look and sound young, they portray themselves as old! In their best effort to hide their age, the show it!
A word of advice - to be 18 till you die, is not to proclaim so, but to just feel so. You sound your real age when you quote that song!
I happened to be going through a blog (not going to mention it), whose author and owner claims to be in his early 40s. But the unnecessary silliness in the mention of Bryan and his '18 Till I Die'!
Truly, I was fascinated by the blog because it was designed well and really, a lot of effort must have been put into it. I honestly thought the blog owner must be a woman homemaker, to have so much time for the blog. And that is when I checked the About Page to find out about the male author. I'm not gender biased. I showed the same degree of fascination for the blog even though there was a man behind it. I had respect for this particular man who has invested so much time and interest in his blog. But I soon lost it, all the respect and few-seconds fascination...after I read that clichéd boast of all in their 40s - 18 till I die.
My God! Even 18 year olds don't overuse (or for that matter they don't even use it) as much as the 40 year olds and plus, do! It made me think that, they don't wait for people to call them old. Rather they give themselves the tag by extra exaggeration such as this!
The very use of this expression and quoting this song tells much. That they are probably too conscious about their age, too aware of it when there's no need to be. I can't help but think, WHAT AN IRONY! In their best interest of wanting to look and sound young, they portray themselves as old! In their best effort to hide their age, the show it!
A word of advice - to be 18 till you die, is not to proclaim so, but to just feel so. You sound your real age when you quote that song!
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