cat named pig

Just came across this article on jezebel.com about how cognitive functioning apparently drops off after the age of twenty-seven. So that is great news for me, turning the big 3-0 this year. And then you think about the fact that Matt is two years older than me — it’s a wonder he can even put on pants every morning!

Anyway, as I skimmed it (twenty-two-year-olds smartest; people over twenty-seven struggle more with reasoning, speed of thought, etc. . . .) it occurred to me, just based on a non-scientific sampling of friends of mine:

Most of the people we know who have kids are twenty-seven or older. . .  Hmm. I would say this declining mental capacity seems to correlate pretty closely with the onset of parenthood, at least for many people I know.

No wonder twenty-seven-and-olders are struggling with reasoning and speed of thought — they are sleep-deprived and constantly distracted. I mean, DUH. Or something. I forget. I’m tired and old.