60 Signs You Already Act Like An Old Lady In Your Twenties

By Thought Catalog Updated January 12, 2024

If you do any of these things listed on Ask Reddit then you are acting older than your age.

1. A movie? I’ll get there 45 minutes early to make sure I have enough time to buy tickets and snacks. A doctor’s appointment? Better leave an hour early to make sure I get there in time to fill out any paperwork that might be needed before I go in. Going somewhere with a friend? Well I better show up early just in case they show up early, I don’t wanna leave them standing around awkwardly. Plus, what if there’s some freak traffic event that holds me up for 20 minutes?

2. “Why are you texting me so late?” — Me, getting a text after 10:00-10:30

3. I get excited when I buy household items like a panini maker and glade plugins. New socks are always cool too.

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Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.