To mischiefmaker: Um, we do actually own the world and when you get to be our age, you will too. There is a well known saying to the effect that when one was a teen, he thought his parents and elders weren’t very smart but he was amazed that the older he got, the smarter they became. That comment is well known and somewhat trite because it’s mostly true. No matter how “bright” a teen may be, he or she simply does not have the life experience to form the greatly enhanced neural connections of the adult brain. Of course, adults can be stupid and teens can be wise beyond their years, but that’s not the way to bet.
To mytake: Children do usually “catch up” with their parent’s age but it is not a happy occasion when they do.