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If your mom is anything like mine, then you'll have grown up hearing things like, "You don't know how lucky you are; when I was your age, I was working three jobs." Or, "Another date?! What's taking you so long? When I was 26, I was already married to your father and expecting your older brother." It's safe to say that today's young generation lives very differently from how our parents did. Important milestones like getting married and having kids are happening much later on in life, and instead, careers, parties, and social media have taken precedence. To show these stark differences, people are posting pictures on Twitter of them Vs. their parents at the same age, proving just how large the gap between the generations is.

I may or may not be in my early 30s, but let me tell you, in my soul, I'm still 26. It amazes me how quickly time passes and yet how immensely conscious of it I am. I am more aware of body parts than I ever have been (oh, hi aching knees!), and my ideal 'night out' is actually eating pasta in bed, watching Netflix. Aging is a cruel process, and I have decided to stay 26 forever. The end! Oh, and here are some memes that you'll also relate to if you're in the same stage of life as me. 

Our childhoods are filled with memories that are indicative of the era we grew up in. Whether it's the cartoons that were on TV, the technology that was available, or simply the toys we played with, it's easy to reveal how old you are simply through pictures. A Twitter thread using the hashtag #RevealYourAgeWithoutNumbers has got people posting pictures of things that were popular when they were young, and people are guessing how old they are. What would your pictures look like?

There are some things that seem to be a right of passage once you reach a certain age. Whether it's texting with your index finger only, eating certain foods, or using specific phrases, the younger generation will always have something to mock their elders about. These hilarious tweets about the things people do once they reach the age of 40 prove that we're all the same and that some things in life just can't be avoided! 

Time is a funny thing; one minute it's 1995 and you're rocking big velvet scrunchies and listening to The Spice Girls and the next minute you're getting annoyed at teenagers who play their music too loud on the bus. Welcome to your 30s, where the 90s are over 20 years old. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?! It seems like it's not just us; a Twitter thread asking people in their 30s to reveal unexpected things about being their age has revealed that old age has apparently come early. Welcome to the age where people half your age are dressing the way you did 30 years ago, only now it's vintage.

It's time for some Throwback Thursday in the form of items from our childhood that bring us nostalgia. From videotapes to playing minefield on the computer, to slapping those plastic strips across our wrists, they're all here below to warm your heart and conjure up memories of the good 'ol days. 

Twitter user, @exfatalist, asked the 30-year-old's of Twitter, "what is something about aging you always thought was a trope but turned out to be true?"

As one user wrote, "straight up forgetting years." 

Years? I can barely recall an entire decade! 

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A truly inspiring thread that everyone should read. Age is just a number. You don't have to have it all figured out by a certain age -- in fact, a majority of us don't find our paths until much later in life and that's OK. 

Everyone's journey is different, as author Tim Hiller says, "Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle, or your middle to someone else's end. Don't compare the start of your second quarter of life to someone else's third quarter."

Never give up on your dreams. 

Here are people who are accomplishing their dreams, regards of their age:

Oh, the irony. "The Future Is Private" that's certainly rich. These headlines are so far off from the truth of the future, it's depressing and slightly frightening. But still, you have to laugh at just poorly these posts have aged.