Progression of Excitement

Year 12: “Cool! My birthday falls on a weekend! No school on my birthday!”

Year 16: “This is awesome - I can drive! Let’s cruise the town until curfew!”

Year 18: “Sweet - Adulthood! Voting! No more curfew! I can stay out all night and do whatever I want! … Oh, except…”

Year 21: “Party on! Now we can drink! Let’s party all night!”

Year 25: “Hey, did my auto insurance premium just go down?”

Year 28: “Sweet - my birthday falls on a weekend. I don’t have to work on my birthday!”