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AITA for not bringing up the fact that I’ve been seventeen for years?
posted by skaterBoi712
Ok, so I (17M) am into a hobby that puts me in a lot of peculiar situations. A couple of years ago, I noticed that I often referenced memories from way too many years in the past. I would talk about something that happened in 1981—a year I shouldn’t have any memories of, considering I was only 15 at the time.
It took a moment to realize, especially since my brain gets fuzzy whenever I think too much about it, but I eventually figured out that many people I know, including myself, don’t age linearly.
It’s not the weirdest thing in the world, and it didn’t have many negative impacts, so I just let it go. For a while now (at least 8 years), I’ve been stuck at seventeen. I offhandedly mentioned this the other day, and it caused everyone to freak out.
After the initial disorientation (I have a theory that whatever is stopping us from aging doesn’t want us to be aware of it) wore off, they seemed annoyed that I hadn’t informed them about both the fact that we don’t age linearly and that I’ve been seventeen for years.
I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, but everyone seems really bothered by it.
AITA?