Point-Of-View is everything. I remember when I was eight and thought of my fifteen-year-old babysitter as one of the grownups. On the other hand, when my daughters were six and three, the older one would tell me "That little one did the funniest thing today". When I was fifteen I hated the 'little' kids for being so annoying, and the grownups for being so restrictive. When my daughters were that age I worried, because they thought they were so sure of themselves, but they didn't really know anything.
A long time ago I saw a funny cartoon. A dad and his son were walking into a store, and coming out was a very hot young babe. Dad's jaw was dropping and his tongue was hanging out, as his boy said "Oh, that's my teacher, Old Lady Hammond!"
I was at the library recently, and a group of young schoolkids came through on a tour. I looked at their teachers and thought "My kids are older than those girls!"
Yep, Point-Of-View is everything.
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