I think its a downfall being younger than most of you. I dont know your ages so I won't ask. Lol.
25 here. At least, I think that was my age last time I checked!
Growing up I actually got along with people outside my age range better than I did with people within it. Through school I actually ended up with an adult friend. He'd help me with my bike if it needed fixing, and I got his dog to eat! For some reason, she did not like to eat, and it didn't matter how her food was presented to her (dry, moist food, food with broth, etc), she just did not want to eat at all. She only ate to live! And she wasn't eating enough food so she was pretty scrawny! Healthy, but scrawny. It got to the point that whenever I came over, she would see me and go straight to her food dish to chow down! Her owner was surprised how well she ate when I was around!
I also had some friends younger than me that I got along with. For the most part though, I didn't have many friends, especially those near my age.
I've had birds since I was 12 years old, so just over half my life! And Casey, my first cockatiel, is now 12 years old.

The majority of my birds are older than she is! But I've had her the longest, out of all my current birds.
Right when I turned 17 years old, someone on a forum accused me about lying about my age. I guess they thought I was really older than I am, but told everyone that I was younger because I was embarrassed about my age. Nope... I really was a teenager back then!
I actually find it odd that many of the people I knew growing up are now married and/or with kids. It's odd to think the people I went to school with now have families or that they've found someone they want to spend the rest of their life with. I on the other hand am not interested in kids, nor do I want to get married. Two things my BF does want that I cannot give him! But he'd rather have me than not have me! So right now, it doesn't seem to be an issue that I wont give him kids or that I don't want to marry him. I guess it's kind of bad that I can see us living together, but right now I can't see us being in a long term relationship. (been together for 1 1/2 years now) I really do feel odd not being like everyone else I know! At the same time, I don't want to be like them!
I think we really are all an odd bunch of people! Everyone on this forum is different, but we all share one thing... our love of birds and animals! It's something that brings us together, regardless of our race, our age, our knowledge, our country and gender! For the most part, we get along! We care about each other and our pets, even if it's not well seen in some posts. And, like any kind of family, there are people who are well loved and others who are just kind of on the sidelines. A part of, but separate, from the group. Some are more talkative than others. Some are hilarious while others are more serious. It's a quirky group that mostly gets along!