My dentist is younger than me makes me feel awkward. is it normal?
He's 3 years younger.. I'm 33, he's 30. Yikes.
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donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
wait till you got a younger boss
but then again you can run things your way but let them be a lightnin rod for stupid bullshit
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bbrown95
What about it makes you feel awkward?
Are you nervous that his younger age might mean he's less experienced and therefore might not know what he's doing?
A different situation, but when I still rode horses, my last trainer/instructor was a couple of years or so younger than me. It was different at first since the majority of my trainers before that were much older than me, but she was actually very good at her job and I never doubted her once (and probably one of the best I ever rode with).
So, I would say that if you feel he does a good job and is knowledgeable, his age shouldn't make a difference, though it's understandable that it might feel weird, especially if you're like me and don't feel like a "real" adult yourself, lol.
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I know what you mean yeah but also all my dentists were at least in their 40s so I don't know I just feel like yeah there's the inexperience but mostly it's weird because I feel like a kid is cleaning my teeth 😂
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bbrown95
I understand that! It definitely feels weird when they're younger than you, no matter how old you/they get, because I feel like everyone younger than us always seems like a kid! 🤣 I'm 26 and it blows my mind that people a few years younger than me are teachers now, and that someone I remember being born is now married with a kid!
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DavidTheWalrod
Me urologist's a woman one year younger than I and it was strange t'first time she's checked me chopper n bollocks out n fumblin for me prostate but she'd do a mint job. I didn't mither t'situation at all.
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jodi1955
At my age most all the doctors I see are younger than me. Not a bad thing as they are more educated in the new medicine.
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jethro
If you play your cards right, sooner or later, everyone will be younger than you.
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RoseIsabella
Well, you're going to have to get over it honey. That's your personal hangup, it's probably about your own personal insecurities more than anything else. I'm 52, and I don't like it, but there's nothing I can do to stop the aging process except to drop dead. I'm always meeting doctors, priests, lawyers, dentists and countless other professional people who are a good bit younger than me. I have to respect their expertise, and trust their professional opinions unless they give me good reason not to do so. I also have to not compare myself, and my failed life ambitions to other people. I'm 52 years old, but I certainly don't feel it, and there's not much I can do except to work on myself, and my character defects.
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raisinbran