We've met before. Remember?

I find that hilarious moments like the one shared in this interview are all too common to me in recent years. We remember events one way and others can remember the same event so differently. Once you've been around long enough, it's easy to laugh at the silly mistakes or misunderstandings (even missed opportunities!) that happen in your twenties.

A day in the life of the non-traditional student

I wish I could say that I rarely think about the age difference between my classmates and myself. It really shouldn't matter too much. We are are learning the same things and taking the same tests to earn our degrees and work in the same fields. But it often matters. My life experience usually shows in my reaction to questions as part of class discussions. These blantant differences showed themselves in my lab class last Friday. The discussion was on freshman and sophomore demographics at our university. In naming some of these factors, someone asked about married versus unmarried students. Another student responded that no 19-year-old students would be married like it was an impossible probability. The professor asked if anyone in the class was married. Out of the 20 students, I was the only one to raise my hand. I added, without thinking, that not only was I married but I got married when I was 19. Crickets. I turned red and looked back at my keyboard to continue the assignment. Remembering the moment makes me smile now.