Nothing Is Making Me Feel Older Than Seeing Nicole Richie And Joel Madden's Children Making Their Red Carpet Debut

Nothing, and I mean nothing, makes me feel older than seeing celebrity children grow up.

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The latest reminder of my own mortality happened in the form of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's kids walking a red carpet for the first time.

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For those who don't know, Nicole and Joel have been together for nearly 18 years.

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They have two children: Harlow and Sparrow.

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You might remember them from the early 2010s?

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Well, now they're teens.

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The celeb spawn made their red carpet debut at their mom's movie, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.

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Harlow (left) is 16, and Sparrow (right) is 14.

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Now, excuse me, you can find me tossing heirloom jewelry off the side of a large ship in the Northern Atlantic ocean.

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