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Mignon McLaughlin

There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone but, years after, we know it was much later.

Mignon McLaughlin

Age

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We often think we recognize the exact time when we stop being young, but in reality, that realization happens well after youth has truly passed. This means our sense of aging is delayed and only fully understood in hindsight.

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