I suddenly feel old. And it’s all down to TikTok sensation Charli D'Amelio | Arwa Mahdawi

Two days ago I had never heard of this teenager with 100 million followers. And I was all the happier for it

I thought it wouldn't happen to me. I thought I would be the exception to the rule. But it has happened, it has finally happened: I have turned into my mother.

I knew the middle-aged metamorphosis had begun when I started feeling inexplicably thrilled by finding the perfect-sized container in which to store leftovers. I knew the transition was terminal when I realised that I yelled: I can't hear you if you're speaking to me from a different room!" at least 10 times a day. But it was only on Monday that the fact I'm Officially OldTM really hit me. That was when my brain exploded after seeing the following headline: Charli D'Amelio, the most popular teen TikToker, is the first to hit 100 million followers."