I think it becomes very uncommon the more a person gets older. My main hairdresser, I believe, is somewhere in her 30's and,(I believe again!), that at this point in her life that she still sucks in her thumb in the privacy of her home. I used to suck middle and second finger from the pinky. I think I either sucked until elementary or some part of middle school. I was a very unhealthy habit for me. It caused some of my front teeth to grow outwardish and a callus, that took many years to heal, grew on my middle finger. It hard to see this but if you look closely at my middle finger, you'll see that near the first joint in my finger is a small patch of skin that doesn't have the texture/coloration as its fellows.
It's not my place to judge but be aware of the effects. Do what makes you happy.
Is it normal to still suck my thumb at age 21?
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I think it becomes very uncommon the more a person gets older. My main hairdresser, I believe, is somewhere in her 30's and,(I believe again!), that at this point in her life that she still sucks in her thumb in the privacy of her home. I used to suck middle and second finger from the pinky. I think I either sucked until elementary or some part of middle school. I was a very unhealthy habit for me. It caused some of my front teeth to grow outwardish and a callus, that took many years to heal, grew on my middle finger. It hard to see this but if you look closely at my middle finger, you'll see that near the first joint in my finger is a small patch of skin that doesn't have the texture/coloration as its fellows.
It's not my place to judge but be aware of the effects. Do what makes you happy.