r/facepalm Oct 16 '18

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u/InterdimensionalTV Oct 16 '18

Can I ask you, from an outsider perspective, why in the world people say "13 months" instead of "one year old"?

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u/Cookie_Brookie Oct 16 '18

When kids are that young, lots of development takes place other the span of one month. A one year old that is 17 months is developmentally much different than a one year old that is 12 months.

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u/InterdimensionalTV Oct 16 '18

That makes a lot of sense, thank you. Nobody has ever bothered to give me a real answer.

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u/Cookie_Brookie Oct 17 '18

Lol yeah, it does seem silly if you don't know the reason behind it!