Everyone Is Once Again Surprised Jacob Tremblay Isn't A 3-Foot-Tall Small Child Anymore

Every now and then, we are reminded of our own mortality in the form of someone we thought of as a child not being a child anymore.

Old Rose from Titanic saying "It's been 84 years"
Old Rose from Titanic saying "It's been 84 years"

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It's called aging, and it's rough to watch!

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I'm talking about things like Nadya "Octomom" Suleman's octuplets being in high school.

Sophia Grace having a child.

Grace holding up her ultrasound

And my favorite fun fact to throw out there: All of the teen moms have teens of their own now.

It's bleak for us oldies!

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Anyways, Jacob Tremblay is the latest person making people feel old as all hell.

Closeup of a young Jacob Tremblay
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If you remember, Jacob was everywhere a few years ago.

Closeup of Jacob Tremblay
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I feel like he was always on the Ellen show because she loves small children with big personalities.

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Soooo, Jacob voices Flounder in the live-action Little Mermaid.

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Yes, this fish.

Closeup of Flounder from "The Little Mermaid"
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And friends, he's not a 3-foot-tall small child anymore...

Jacob as a child presenting an award with Anthony Mackie
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Here he is now:

Jacob Tremblay on the red carpet
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Yep, definitely not 3 feet tall anymore.

Jacob Tremblay on the red carpet
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And, of course, people aren't having it.

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From "time isn't real"...

nah time isn’t real https://t.co/CloWozZlxo

— alice (@evellynscelia) May 9, 2023

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...to "I thought he was 5."

i thought he was 5.. https://t.co/5ZiGYPcOCM

— ekoun suka2 (@lapakgadogado) May 9, 2023

People are very surprised!

JACOB?!?? SINCE WHEN?!?? https://t.co/hyGlI5UM2Y

— AANG’S DEFENSE ATTORNEY 💨 (@itachiuchih_a) May 9, 2023

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So, yeah, just another reminder of our inevitable mortality.

Jacob Tremblay on joining #TheLittleMermaid and meeting Halle Bailey for the first time pic.twitter.com/2fB0K2IFWM

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 9, 2023

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See y'all at the AARP meetup!

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