when I was 13 years old, I saw an old book from the 1950s Youth: From 11 to 16. I read it cover to cover. I was able to translate “jazz records” to “heavy metal cassettes” etc as behavior is behavior even with a 30+ year difference between the book and me. And I was shocked how much matched to me at 11, at 12, and then at 13 where I was. So then I peeked ahead to 14…. to 15…. to 16! It was like getting a glimpse into T H E F U T U R E. I had some idea what behaviors I _might_ do before I even did them. And when time went on and I found myself doing those typical things I remembered the book and laughed to myself: “You made it!” and so, when I read other “ages and stages” materials and learned about “nesting behaviors” and such and other categories for 30s, 40s, 50s, etc – – I wasn’t surprised when my time came and I _did_ the things they said I would.

And I was shocked how much matched to me at 11, at 12, and then at 13 where I was.

So then I peeked ahead to 14…. to 15…. to 16!

It was like getting a glimpse into T H E F U T U R E.

I had some idea what behaviors I _might_ do before I even did them.

And when time went on and I found myself doing those typical things I remembered the book and laughed to myself:

“You made it!”

and so, when I read other “ages and stages” materials and learned about “nesting behaviors” and such and other categories for 30s, 40s, 50s, etc – – I wasn’t surprised when my time came and I _did_ the things they said I would.