What are your 20 thoughts on turning 20?

These are my 20 thoughts on turning 20. 1. I am now two decades old. Just feels weird saying that out loud. 2. I can’t add -teen to the end of my age anymore. It’s going to be -ty from now on.

Is 20 years old a weird age?

20 is a weird age. I’m not saying it’s a bad age, but it’s definitely a weird one. As a college junior, I’m finally allowed to live in the upperclassmen housing, meaning I am finally living in an apartment on campus.

What does it feel like to turn 24 years old?

Turning 24 probably feels the exact same as turning 23, just another year older. Up until now, most birthdays have had some meaning behind it. Turning 12? It’s your last year before you’re a teenager!

Do people take you more seriously at 20 than at 21?

No one seems to take you as seriously at 20 than they would at 21. Like yes, we can now go out and sit at a long piece of elevated wood and drink a liquid that has the potential to kill us all and discuss “professional” things because you have circled the sun 21 times.

What does it mean when you turn 20 years old?

It means I’m old, for one. Like, really old. And yet I also remember exactly where I was when I turned 20: in college, taking a Shakespeare midterm. I remember the shape of my bedroom, those who passed through it, the ’50s-era flowered thrift store blouse I was wearing that day because I was going through my ironic June Cleaver phase.

What advice would you give your 20-year-old son?

No one’s life is immune to mistakes, but I figured I’d take a moment to give my no-longer-teenage son some advice from his crotchety, highly imperfect and slightly annoying mother. Herewith, my darling son, are 20 random nuggets of maternal advice for your newly 20-year-old self: 1. Make your own coffee.