Life can be segmented into phases. And, as the years pass by, we can easily identify each phase. First, you have your infancy, followed by your toddler years, then comes your youth (aka childhood), which flows into the teen years and then you conclude with adulthood. And yes, adulthood could be broken down into three additional segments: young adult, middle-aged and senior. But, I’ll leave that alone, for now.
Anyway, these phases are not just identified by age. I think that when certain events occur, we are reminded of the phases we’re currently in, as well as those phases that seemed to have quickly passed us by.
Generally speaking, when you start walking and spouting out the occasional word, you are no longer considered an infant. You are a toddler. Right? Or how about your teens? Not only does 13 – 19 years of age establish this phase, but so does the awkwardness in how you look and behave. You can vote in your late teen years. However, it’s not until adulthood that you actually care. Right?
Personally, I can identify a number of events that inevitably remind me that I’m currently in the adulthood phase. For example, Rice A Roni is no longer “the San Francisco treat”; Zach Morris has graduated from college; Alanis has released an acoustic version of Jagged Little Pill; and more recently, Google has become a verb. It’s all very sad.
What’s even worse is my childhood phase unofficially ended this morning when it was unofficially announced that Brett Favre will be retiring. After 17 years in the NFL (16 years with Green Bay), one of the greatest quarterbacks to play the game has decided to hang up his cleats.
I remember playing football on the driveway with my twin sister (very girly, I know). She was always Brett Favre. I liked to rotate between Dan Marino, Troy Aikman and occasionally Steve Young. Yes, I tried to throw the ball left-handed. Sarah didn’t like that too much.
But, I digress.
The point is…well…I’m not upset about the final door to my childhood being slammed shut. I’m just really going to miss watching Brett Favre play the game. He IS one of the greatest.
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I will miss him too! I couldn’t believe it when I saw the headline.
I miss those days on the driveway as much as I’m gonna miss Brett!!….today was a sad day.