OK, when exactly is it that we get "old"?

[DemWitch]

I ran to the store to pick up some prescriptions and a pack of smokes. I came out, got in the car and turned it on. I had my Usher CD in and it was a bit on the loud side, and I kinda caught a groove. Next to me was a few 20 something folks, and the one guy says to me "yo, pops, whose ride is that" I drive a black Hyundai with a few custom things... 18 inch wheels, chrome kit, rear wing, etc. I said "mine" He starts laughing and says "yo, poppi, don't break a hip a hip hoppin'" Two of the other guys looked mortified when he said that, and one gave me a thumbs up... so...

OK... so I'm 41, overweight, got some grey... I'm like WTF... Where is it written I gotta be listening to muzak and driving a LeSabre?

[flamingyouth]

1. I don't know. But the next person who calls me ma'am

is gonna get his ass kicked.:grr:

I'm sorry, but I'm just rereading your post and laughing. Try to see the humor in this, that's my best advice.:7

[otohara]

6. After You Start Getting Mamograms

the "ma'am" title sets in.

[calico1]

9. OMG! I remember the first time I got called

"ma'am." I almost dropped to the pavement. You have to keep in mind about people under 20 that they just have no concept of what a real lifespan is. Life only exists in the present. Anyone over 30 might as well be dead. LOL. Well, there was a time I was close to thinking that. I can remember thinking 40 was ANCIENT. I mean, I thought to myself what could I possibly look forward to in life at that advanced age? Now I am 46 and I feel young. Take care of myself, have lots of interests. Don't worry, those kids will get to where you and I are. Its just that they can't see that far ahead yet. Oh, and if anyone 20 or younger is reading, they don't all act like that. I know several of them who are not ashamed of being seen in public with an "old biddy" like me. Hehhehehe. I just feel sorry for people who are my age who *do* think their life is over. Now I will say this though--the older I get the more I find myself saying stuff my parents used to say or doing stuff they did. Now *that* scares the hell out of me! LOL

[nini]

49. A guy older than me from High School called me maam once when were 30ish

I made sure he knew he was older.. I know he was being polite, but I wouldn't let him get away with it.

LOL

[benburch]

10. A young thing like you?

Damn, I'd be accused of robbing the cradle to be seen with you, so you are NOT allowed to be old until I am, and that's not any time soon!

[Fenris]

11. I've called you "ma'am" before...

But I think under different circumstances. ;) It's sweet when I do it.

[dancing kali]

16. I'm with you, sister.

Yeah, that first ma'am/pops is hell.

I once had a class of 13 year olds who happily told me that 30 was old. I made them work extra hard that day... it was a dance class. I'm 48 now and can still keep up with the 13 year olds in class... it's keeping up with the 16 - 18's that's killing me. Sigh.

[flamingyouth]

17. dupe post

[flamingyouth]

18. I'm in better shape than I was in my 20s

Seriously, you can't imagine my glee whenever I see a 22-year-old kid in my yoga class struggle to keep up with me. Bwahahahahaha. I know, it's mean, but still ... :evilgrin:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. The next time someone calls you ma'am,

simply return the address:
"Excuse me ma'am..."
"Yes sir?"

"Thank you, ma'am."
"You're welcome, ma'am."

[Mara Steele]

57. I always use ma'am & sir

when asking for help or something,

...does it really offend ya? :hi:

[NC_Nurse]

2. I'm used to this because of my kids

it's mortifying when you're mom is cooler than you!:P

[wryter2000]

3. Smack the little twerp

What a juvenile load of bullcheney.

I'm 56 and have long, straight hippie-style gray hair. People keep telling me you're supposed to cut your hair short when it gets gray. Huh? Where does it say that hair length and color are supposed to be correlated?

As to when you get old, you'll have to ask someone a lot older than me. :evilgrin:

[otohara]

4. 50's - My Guess

even though I like many of the things I've continued to do since my teens (you can speculate) - and I like rap, Ali G, hip hop - the age feeling can't be ignored like it can in your 40's.

Things start to change physically - There's a reason why every other commercial is for Cialis, Depends, Vitamins for women pre-menopause...the reality sets in starting in your 50's.

I'm getting old - May not look it, but I feel it (inspite of all the vitamins I take and exercise I do) and aside from being a tad scared about what health issues I may face as I get older by the day i'm okay with it.

[Richardo]

5. "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"

Satchel Paige :thumbsup:

[Jo March]

7. I pictured you with sort of a Stevie Nicks type face

Ageless and beautiful and kind of ethereal. Am I wrong?

[flamingyouth]

13. Well, he's a man, so yes, perhaps

:D

[Jo March]

19. Okay, shoot me for that one.

DemWitch, I do apologize. I am an idiot.

[DemWitch]

22. no matter

<LMAO>

Stevie is one of my favorite performers...

[Guy Fawkes]

8. When you can remember a time when there was no writen language...

you're old.

[RC]

21. I can remember when dirt was clean.

Does that make me old? I don't feel old.

Bunch of youngsters here. What are ya gonna do when ya actually get old?

[soothsayer]

12. only as old as you feel! I was mortified 2 years ago tho to see 1962

(my birth year) in "If you were born between 1962 and 19, you are eligible for the Silver Plan to help pay your funeral expenses."

Hoo boy!

[flamingyouth]

15. OMG - I can hardly wait for that

Holy shit. I was born in '68.:scared:

[soothsayer]

29. well, they were up to 1964 this year, so stand by! n/t

[flamingyouth]

31. HOORAY!

:scared:

[Misunderestimator]

51. '68? You are YOUNG!

I was born in '62 and I still get carded half the time (though I know that age is now hitting me when I get depressed when I don't get carded).

Yeah, the ma'am thing sucks, don't it? What a quandary though, that I get more incensed being called a girl.

All in all, it doesn't bother me a bit if 20-somethings think I'm old. What do I care? It's not like I'm trying to impress a kid with my youthfulness. :)

[flamingyouth]

54. Yeah, so you were born in '62

You're still hot!;)

[Misunderestimator]

55. LOL... You are SO sweet... thanks

:loveya:

[TrogL]

14. Well, I'm pushing 50

I run from building to building during my workday. I do stairs two at a time.

I watch anime and cartoons. I play with toys even when kids aren't around.

I've got acne.

I go to the clubs and party teenagers under the table.

I think somebody was thinking about carding me until he noticed my bald spot.

[flamingyouth]

23. Hey TrogL

:yourock:

[Raven]

20. You get old when you decide to!

Not one day sooner1 :-)

[Snow]

24. When women start holding the door for you?

and you're a guy? That's happening to me, and I do not look decrepit or even close. Pushing 60, but in as good a shape as when I was in my early 20's. Course, in my mid-20's I was in Korea and going to a martial arts gym every morning for an hour for the full 2+ years I lived there. But still - I hike, I bike, I swim, I do my martial arts - not all at once, mind you, but still. And I belong to a disorganized religion (Quakers) that for some reason has large numbers of hale old folks. I know some healthy, happy, active women in their early 90's.

And I read a medical journal article the other day that described a patient in his early 60's as "late middle age".

[Mara Steele]

58. I always hold the door for guys

Young & old alike! (And gals, too)

What can I say, I'm very polite! :)

[TXlib]

25. When more stuff sags than perks.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

26. I don't get that either

I am almost 34, a mom, I drive a minivan. I have probably made more than a few young-'uns chuckle seeing me car-dancing to loud music in my van. I love punk music, new and classic.

[knitter4democracy]

27. I'll never forget

I was in student teaching when Star Wars I was getting ready to come out. One of my students (a high school freshman) asked me if I'd played with Star Wars stuff as a kid. So, of course, I said yes and told how my step-brothers and I would play with that stuff all day. Then he asked if I'd seen Star Wars in the theatre, and when I said yes, he said: "Wow, I wasn't even born yet!"

Gack!

Of course, a few days later when I heard my mother's teacher voice come out of my mouth, that really freaked me out! :)

I refuse to be old until I'm in the triple digits!

[WoodrowFan]

28. 1) when you pass a record store

and you realize that you never heard of any of the groups advertised in the windows..


2) you call a music store "a record store"

[flamingyouth]

32. 3) You own and PLAY records!

:)

[Beaverhausen]

30. when you start growing hair where you don't want it

that's when you start getting old.

Also, when you can't party all night and wake up bright and cheerful the next day...that was the hardest thing.

But I still party...just half the night.

[WoodrowFan]

52. timely question

I just got my first bifocals.

[Karenina]

33. NEVER!!!

The dweeb that tried to diss you was a pug who only succeeded in embarrassing his dem buds who KNEW you were "TOTAL in der Reihe." Dat's Deutsch talk for "all that and a bag o' chips!"

"If growing up means it will be
beneath my dignity to climb a tree
I'll never grow up, never grow up
NEVER GROW U-UP, not me.

(Not I). NOT ME!"

[arwalden]

34. I Feel Very Fortunate To Be Growing Older

I have no complaints at all.

-- Allen

[bearfan454]

35. I took a course here at the local College

and I was older than the teacher. I'm 47. All the kids were in their early 20's. I have a grey mustache and a lot of greyy hair. They were calling me sir. I thought 0h Goddamn I'm not an old fuck, but I guess I am to some folks.

[flamingyouth]

36. I remember when I was in college

I always hated the older returning students. They were so goddamn fucking motivated.:grr:

:hi:

[bearfan454]

37. I got a B

Half of the kids in there flunked. They lived with Mommy and Daddy and didn't even work and couldn't even study.

[flamingyouth]

39. Good on ya for that B

How have you been these past couple of days? Been thinking of you. :hug:

[bearfan454]

43. I'm okay.

Mrs bearfan is going to help me do a resume tonight. Our granddaughter is coming over too so no monkey business.

[flamingyouth]

44. Good for you

You know we're all on your side. It's their damn pathetic loss, that's what I say!:hi:

[PittPoliSci]

38. TWENTY

i crossed that mountain a little over a month ago. Damn!

[flamingyouth]

41. LOL - wow, you're so old

ROFL...

[PittPoliSci]

42. i know!

i wake up every day, my back hurts, it's awful! :-)

[texas1928]

40. The day I woke up and it sounded like a

Fourth of July fireworks display when I moved.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. My Mom's going to be 70 soon...

She went to a club where my brother's band was playing one night recently and got up on the dance floor with some other "girls" who happened to be there.

My brother, the hopeless freeper, was mortified that she was dancing in a bar with strange women like some teenager.

How sad for him...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

47. When you find grey hair DOWN THERE!

[nini]

48. they were complimenting you.

funny though... we still feel young on the inside but obviously the youngsters of today only see the outside.

[daisygirl]

50. Although old is always 25-30 years older than me,

(and therefore I will never get old LOL), I want to know why, ever since I turned 30 last year, I can't sleep for longer than 8 hours without waking up aching all over. *Those* mornings make me feel prematurely old!

[Jackpine Radical]

53. When you go around with your bra off

in order to pull the wrinkles out of your face.

[Karenina]

56. Naaaaaaaa, Duuuuuu....

:spank: Don't be givin' away our BEAUTY SECRETS!!! :spank: