That 90s Confusion
Until I was in college, anytime someone mentioned a person being 14, I instinctively thought, “Oh, I’m 14!” even if I was actually 17 at the time. Now that I’m older, that has shifted somewhat: now I always instinctively assume that I’m in college, even though it has been some time since I have been in college.
I do the same thing with decades, like this writer. I still think that the 90s were only a decade or so ago, and when someone reminds me that the decade was 30 years ago, I am overcome with horror and an inescapable sense of my impending death. (Okay, I’m exaggerating. But not very much.)