My mom was already in her 30s when I was born. She just always seemed young to me. I never thought of her as being old until after she had her stroke. She was in her late 70s by then.My 30’s were good, but when I was young I thought that 30 was old, maybe more like 35, I think that’s about when I realized the gap between me and my mom. She turned 35 right after I turned 10.