The Voyage of the Article Reader

I am an article reader.  You can find an article for any situation in your life.  I read them and sometimes obsess over them.  This annoys almost everyone in my life because sometimes the articles are a little crazy.  I am an article reader anyways.
People ask me quite often how old I am?  When I say 27 they act a little shocked.  This has happened to me as long as I can remember.  "You seem so much older" is the most common response.  I used to take offense at this comment, but now I think they are commenting on my maturity level and not the gray patch of hair that I try to keep colored.
So yesterday I was reading articles and I came across this article on stresstips.com about major life events that are the most stressful.  It included things like jail time, divorce, death, new job, etc.  As I went through the list I thought the items they listed were not average people things...how many people spend time in jail? Not I.  So that got me thinking (this is why people HATE for me to read articles) and in true article reader fashion, I kept reading.  Did you know that some events in life stop you from progressing in certain parts in your life?  They do!  There are parts of me that are very old.  How many people under 30 do you know that have planned a funeral?  There are parts of me that are very young.  I went on my first trip without family this year.  So despite what the article says are the most stressful life events, here are the things I believe are most difficult to deal with:

1. Watching someone you love die
2. Having a baby/ Becoming a parent
3. Being alone
4. Learning to depend on others
5. Losing your best friend
6. Figuring out who you are
7. Learning that ignoring something doesn't make it go away