To think it’s strange my dad thinks 26 is late 20’s

[Whocareswherewego76]

Older ds turned 26 this week and df said to him. You’re up in your late 20’s. Not sure if it’s an age thing.

I'd probably say mid twenties for 26 and late twenties for 27+, but I wouldn't really think anything of it if someone said late twenties from 26. Why does this bother you, OP?

Because he uses it as a way to tell people they aren’t doing as well as he expects for their age.

I'm 26 and I consider myself late 20s.

@Whocareswherewego76

Yes of course he is closer to 30 then 20 but that doesn’t make someone nearly 30.

But you didn't say your dad said he was nearly 30, he said late 20s so I was pointing out if someone is closer to 30 than 20 there's nothing wrong with saying late 20s. 25 is the mid point between 20 and 30 so once someone has passed 25 they are no longer mid 20s!

@Whocareswherewego76

Because he uses it as a way to tell people they aren’t doing as well as he expects for their age.

Ah, OK. That's a different issue, then. The real problem is not about his description of your ds's age but rather that he is critical and unsupportive. That's shit and I'm sorry that you/ your ds have to deal with the negative comments.

I'd certainly think of a 26 year old as being nearly 30.

@Whocareswherewego76

Yes of course he is closer to 30 then 20 but that doesn’t make someone nearly 30.

He didn't say he was nearly 40 though.

He said he was 'up in his late 20's'

@Whocareswherewego76

My dad regularly makes comments about other peoples age in a negative way.

Well that’s the problem not the age label.

He did also add that he was nearly 30

Is there more context to this?

I’ve added to context it which he makes the comments.

Because he uses it as a way to tell people they aren’t doing as well as he expects for their age.

He doesn’t sound very nice. You could just ignore him or maybe it’s time to put some distance between you and your dad or for your brother to do the same if your dads negativity is having an affect on you both.

There was a post on here not long ago from someone with a mum that was always weird about age and used it to put her daughter down.

In maths terms it is!!!

@Whocareswherewego76

Because he uses it as a way to tell people they aren’t doing as well as he expects for their age.

That is a completely different thing though.

He’s over 25 (which is half way) so it is though?

@Whocareswherewego76

Because he uses it as a way to tell people they aren’t doing as well as he expects for their age.

That's a totally different issue to the one you described in your OP

"AIBU to think my dad is a critical arsehole to my DC?" Fixed it for you!!

Your son sorry. Not sure where I got brother from!

@ZednotZee

Its mid twenties. 24/25/26 is mid.

Next birthday he will be late twenties.

This

It isn't strange, it's normal. 25 is mid twenties, past that is classed as "late".

In your mind, why does "mid" only get one year assigned to it and "early" and "late" get 4 years each?

I agree with others who've given thrree years to each. So "mid" is 24-26 and late is 27-29.

@Whocareswherewego76

He did also add that he was nearly 30

Ok your dad doesn't sound very nice, but if you want sympathy and more helpful comments, you need to include all these relevant details in your OP. This isn't really about whether your son is in his late 20s or not, it's about him having to put up with an overly critical grandfather, which sounds really rubbish.

In your mind, why does "mid" only get one year assigned to it
The mid point can only be one year. It's literally what it means.

Mid is 25. That’s literally what it means though 🤷🏼‍♀️

It's mid-twenties. Late twenties is 27-29 as pps said.

@animalmagic1984

21-23 is early twenties, 24-26 is mid twenties and 27-29 is late twenties. 3 years for each stage.

This. ^

@Whocareswherewego76

26 is the second half of your 20s, but is defo not LATE 20s.

It's mid 20s for sure.

27 to 29 is 'late 20s' IMO.

Some people are weird about describing their age..

My neighbour describes herself as 'nearly 80.' She's 76 in November.

If a child was 5, (and not 6 til November,) you wouldn't describe them as nearly 10!

I also know people who call themselves middle aged at 57-59 years old, some people who think 63 is 'young' and some people who think 40 is old. Like too old to start a new career, a new relationship, and a new life...