The 14 Things That Happen When You Turn 14

The famous maxim ‘time and tide wait for none’ seems to be describing the process of aging. By the time you are almost settled after finishing your education, securing your job, maybe marrying your lesser half, or having a child or two (time, energy, and situation permitting), you suddenly realize that you have hit the 30 mark.

Turning 30 is the point from where you might start to experience the downhill journey, unless you are one of those fitness and diet divas that advertisers cash on! For us lesser mortals, 30 may be only the beginning of the new 60, when you are afflicted by your hormones, fatigue, weight gain, and the stress of balancing work and home.

And how do the above factors become so obvious? Let’s take a look!

1. Your SOCIAL MEDIA accounts have either FAMILY PORTRAITS or FITNESS GEEKS. One demonstrates your reality and the other your dream!

2. You are plagued by places that demand your ID CARD and people who REMIND YOU of your age.

3. When you have to attend events, nothing makes you happier than to get a PLACE to REST those tired BUMS and FEET.

4. You are suddenly elevated in stature and referred to by UNCOOL forms of address like ‘MADAM’.

5. The loud and HAPPENING EVENTS/FESTS going on for days that excited you once now seem like an UNENDING NIGHTMARE.

6. When you narrate your HIGH-SCHOOL STORIES, they seem to be from an ANCIENT AGE.

7. You wonder why children call you ‘AUNTY,’ mindfully dismissing your ticking age.

8. When you watch OLD TV RE-RUNS, you are surprised at how much you represent the OLDER CHARACTERS.

9. You are FED UP of LOUD MUSIC and WILD PARTIES next door, interfering with solitude and peace of your 30 plus stage.

10. When you GO OUT, your bag contains DIGESTIVE PILLS instead of gloss and touch ups.

11. You start to avoid BARS and CLUBS because they are for sound immune youngsters and not MATURED EXTRA-SENSITIVE LADIES.

12. You can’t imagine binging on alcohol without getting HORRIBLE HANGOVERS. And you wonder how you could do it before this.

13. Now that you are worried about WRINKLES, FINE LINES, and CROW’S FEET, SUNSCREEN becomes your latest weapon.

14. Many things that you indulged in in the past seem CHILDISH now. Be it fancy dressing or shouting out loud while walking about on the streets.