I Swore I’d Never Do This (Then I Aged)

About this episode

The episode explores the moment of realizing one has turned into their parents, discussing the psychological aspects of aging.

Send us Fan Mail We are back from our hiatus on The Well to tackle an inevitable, terrifying, and surprisingly comforting milestone: the exact moment you realize you have officially turned into your parents. From the irrational urge to hoard plastic bags in the pantry and hyper-focusing on the Texas thermostat, to landing an argument three separate times in the exact same format, we explore the behavioral psychology of aging. Drew and Kat unpack the generational shift from Gen X teenage rebel...

People in this episode

Host: Andrew

Guest: Kat

Topics covered

• aging
• parenting
• generational shift
• behavioral psychology
• family dynamics

Keywords

• aging
• parents
• Gen X
• behavioral psychology
• family
• parenting
• milestones

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gen X

Places: Texas

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