When did you realize you were getting old?

[Fuzz]

Poll question: When did you realize you were getting old?

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. When I started becoming attracted to women in their thirties...

...and stopped being attracted to those in their teens.

I am an old fart! :cry:

[Misunderestimator]

7. Wow, by that criteria... I was an old fart when I was still a teenager.

:evilgrin:

[tigereye]

12. yes you are such an old fart!

:silly:

I have to laugh as those of you who are not yet thirty describe yourself as "old." Although I admit turning 30 was much worse than 40.

[Snow]

31. Personally, 50 was no big deal either, but in less than 2 years,

the big 6 - 0 is gonna hit me. That sounds a little intimidating. Fortunately, we have a bunch of women at our Quaker meeting who are all hitting the big 9 - 0 within a couple of years of each other, so that helps keep perspective.

[tigereye]

43. yes age is not really that big a deal

I really wouldn't want to be 20 again, since I already was. And every decade brings new knowledge. Good for you folks! I suspect that being a Friend would offer a very positive view of wisdom gained as one matures, anyway.

and nice sigpic, BTW. :)

[barb162]

68. when kids in high school look like 6 year olds

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

2. When I go in stores and someone calls me " Ma'am " I feel old .

Because I am only 24 but then again its alright because I feel respected in a way .

[eyesroll]

3. When I sat in on a cosmetics focus group

I was part of the "20somethings" group, yet I was the oldest by probably three years. When the 24-year-old nursing student told the group, "oh, I won't worry about wrinkle cream until, I'm, what, pushing 30," I felt damn near geriatric, as I am a year and change from 30 and people have tried to sell me wrinkle cream on more than one occasion. (I have old eyes -- the rest of me is young, though.)

[redqueen]

4. Once I understood the concept of time.

[NuckinFutz]

5. When I discovered the rather personal effects of gravity..

It sucks...I used to wonder why Mom had to bend over to put her bra on...Now I know...It's gravity.

[Burma Jones]

6. Other - When I could cut the hair growing out of my ears

With a lawnmower...

[Bertha Venation]

18. LOL and EEEWWWW

:bounce:

[dolo amber]

8. When I realize it,

I'll let you know... B-)

[Squeech]

9. Reading glasses

While I'll admit that I don't recognize any hit singles nowadays, I didn't recognize too many of them 30 years ago either.

[calico1]

10. When I started acting like and saying

some things my parents did...and actually thinking they made sense.

[Drifter]

11. This morning at 6:30 am ...

which is the moment that I turned 40.

I had a party on Saturday.
I thought I drank a lot.
I remember every moment of the party.
That never happened when I was young.

Cheers
Drifter

[tigereye]

14. Happy 40!

and it is not all downhill from there, contrary to popular opinion.

[skygazer]

16. Happy Birthday!

So far 40 was my best birthday. And quite frankly, I'm glad to be past the frantic 20's and 30's. Life's a lot more laid back now but i still enjoy the hell out of it.

[flamingyouth]

26. Happy Birthday!!!

:party:

[Dookus]

13. The day I had to miss

a Rolling Stones concert for an emergency angioplasty. Damn.

[LDS Jock]

15. The oldies station plays songs from your high school years. n/t

[skypilot]

24. Oh God!!!

The horror. The...horror.

I forgot that one. Whenever I hear a song I grew up listening to referred to as an "oldie" I just think, "What the fuck? When did THAT happen?!?!"

[Kat45]

47. And even worse, when one of those songs becomes Muzak!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaegh!

[Bertha Venation]

17. When someone who was born when I was an adult became an adult herself.

Now there are three of 'em -- the daughters of a family best friend, and my nephew. In a year and a half my niece will be 18, too. :scared:

[Snow]

32. *chuckle* One of the faculty in my dept was groaning because

she hit 40 the other day. I looked at her and said "I was in college when you were born." She dropped her jaw. 40's just getting started.

[Bertha Venation]

33. Yep. I just turned 41 "and a half." After my haircut last Saturday,

I noticed SO much more gray. I don't mind going gray. I just mind noticing it.

[Snow]

36. Heheh. You'll get used to the gray. And at some point,

you may get to the place where you like it. I'm hoping for a distinguished white head when I hit 90 or so.

[Bertha Venation]

38. My dad's hair & beard are completely stark white -- he'll be 65 on Monday.

My uncle, who's almost 60, is getting there. My mom's gone so I don't know what those genes will do. But I hope I get white eventually, and not gray. But I won't kill myself over it. :)

[XNASA]

19. When the sign in the liquor store said......

"You are not allowed to buy alcohol unless you where born after ..........September 26, 1978" Which I guess would have been in 1999.

And it occured to me that September 26, 1978 was my own 21st birthday.

[flamingyouth]

66. LOL - I had that happen regarding cigarette purchases

"You must be born before this date in 1986." And I thought, "Holy shit, I graduated from high school in 1986!" You're only as old as you feel, they say.

Some days I feel very old! :D

[Beer Snob-50]

20. when i was in fort myers this spring

and all the people in front of me at a bar got carded and when i had mine out the bartender said, "no need sir the grey in your beard gives you away".

[DemWitch]

21. The day my ex boyfriend called me his Papa Bear...

Instant reaction... "If you think that's a compliment, think again"... when I was younger I always went for the "daddy" type, and now, here I am... It was also around this time that I started noticing two things... most 18-25 year olds really didn't have a clue (I said most, not all... no flaming!) and that most 18-25 year olds really weren't all that bad too look at...

[DS1]

22. I get mad at college kids driving at warp speed down my road

(I sometimes wish some of them would stop :evilgrin: )

[skypilot]

23. When I realized that...

...I had no idea what was going on with popular music these days. I still don't. I wouldn't recognize a song by Beyonce if it were blasting in my ear right now.

[flamingyouth]

25. Clothes from the '80s started making a retro comeback

And songs from high school/college started being played on the '80s Retro Lunch Hour on radio stations.

The other day I heard Nirvana on a classic rock station!:grr:

I refuse to get old! I'm really 22! Honest! :D

[tigereye]

44. I have had to see clothes I wore in jr high from the 70s

come around again at least 3 times. That happening is about as disturbing as the clothes were the first time around!

[flamingyouth]

55. LOL - they don't get any less disturbing

That's for sure! :hi:

[tigereye]

60. yeah I was looking at some clothes in a store window

and it was those multicolored striped wool ponchos - again!

Then again, my son and I saw some Converse sneakers that were really cool, in all kinds of colors and patterns. I used to wear the black ones in my punk days... now they have purple and plaid ones and ones with peace signs. That was cool. He could have cared less... he hasn't entered the "I have to have those $100 sneakers" phase yet, but I was sorely tempted to buy a purple pair!

[flamingyouth]

63. I know, I have seen them too! I still have mine!

I'm going to wear it this fall! Maybe I can sell it to some young person with no taste and a lot of cash! :D

[tigereye]

67. all my stuff from that period is long gone

and prob. would no longer fit! :)

[Aristus]

27. When I heard a particular song.

It was in the Baz Luhrmann "Romeo and Juliet". There was a song that went: 'It's you and me always, we'll last forever; you and me always........'

I can't explain why, but that song made me realize I was no longer young. I'm no geezer; I'm still only thirty-five. But I felt far removed from the dynamic, care-free days of youth.

[lpbk2713]

28. When cops started looking like they're not old enough to be

driving a police car. And I'll have to agree with some of the others above.

[miss_kitty]

29. when i started calling some of the docs treating me for cancer

doogie houser.

but really i thought i was old at 16, when i said something that sounded exactly like my mom.

then again around 32, when i was processing a an application for credit, and an ex's little sister was applying for credit, at the age of 18, and the last time i'd seen her, she was 5.

but the most recent, i think was when i was telling an old friend of mine about a new friend of mine and said "Yeah, she's about our age."
Kray asked "And how old is that?"
I answered "about 30, 33."
"bwahahahaha! you old bag how old are you now?" Kray howled into the phone.
"oh. 49," was the sad reply.

but actually, except for those things, i generally feel quite-erm-not old...

[VOX]

30. Unfortunately, the mirror has never lied...

Some days, things are fine. Other days, things don't seem so good -- your once sharply chiseled features are getting softer, the eye-luggage heads south while the hairline goes north.

On really bad days, the guy in the mirror starts to resemble my father! Yow!

[Doohickie]

65. You're lucky!

In my case, the guy in the mirror is starting to resemble my GRANDFATHER!

[terrya]

34. When I discovered that Lawrence Welk wasn't all that bad.

[Snow]

37. Aaaagghhhh! Yes he is that bad, nobody's ever that old.!!!! n/t

[SarahB]

35. I'm only old on the inside.

[tigereye]

45. I was like that when I was in my 20s

some people are what I call " old souls"

[SarahB]

54. Yep!

Here's to us old souls:

:toast:

Does that mean I'm like, closer to Nirvana now? :D

[tigereye]

57. guess it depends on how many incarnations

you have had, SB. Cheers. Some days I feel like I know more than I want to know, and other days I feel very surprised by things.

[Doohickie]

64. So is my 17 year old son! (nt)

[bratcatinok]

39. I am 52 and I refuse to be old.

I celebrated turning 50 by getting my first ever (and probably only) tattoo, on my ankle.

Just because I'm recovering from emergency surgery to repair a perforated ulcer doesn't mean I'm old either.

When I turned 40 I decided I was old and for awhile I quit wearing makeup and also started to get somewhat plump. After all, old people, especially grandma types had to be somewhat plump, frumpy and bake cookies.

Then I decided to divorce my husband when I was 47. I started to take more care in my appearance and in what I wore. The additional weight I had gained came off with no effort because I wasn't cooking for hubby. I started dating again and I realized this old woman had lots of juice left!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

40. When I was 5.

So I stopped growing.

[Nikia]

41. I had to use moistureizer to avoid temporary wrinkles

I know, there are many teenagers who use moisturizer on their face, but I had never seen the need. I thought my face was majorly aging though this winter when I noticed some lines. Now I use hemp oil cream every day and the temporary wrinkles have disappeared. I am 26.

[UpsideDownFlag]

42. when i turned 19 and couldn't wear baggy pants without ridicule

[Doohickie]

62. I hate to tell ya, but.....

NOBODY can wear baggy pants without ridicule!

[daisygirl]

46. The first time I ever felt old was when

I woke up one morning soon after I turned 30 and had to face the sad truth that I can't sleep more than 8 hours in a row without waking up all creaky and sore. (That's *felt* old, because at 31 probably nobody over the age of 15 would describe me as old...)

[Bat Boy]

48. I haven't realized it yet.

That's how out-of-it I am.

[Nordic]

49. when I moved to Austin, Texas newly single

and I realized all them good lookin' women were .... well, 12 years younger than I. And while they looked like candy, I had absolutely no idea what they might want to talk about.

[WoodrowFan]

50. first bifocals.

sigh

[Doohickie]

61. Hang on!

I had first bifocals at 35!

[TX-RAT]

51. When i had more hair growing in my ears, than i had on my head.

[tinnyguy1777]

52. It definitely was the onset of those

insidious farts. They used to be "Silent and Deadly". Now, they're more likely to be "Silent and Damp". 'Tis a bitch to get old!!!

[Baja Margie]

53. All Of The Above !!!!!

Oh well, listen you guys, at least when we go to the rest home they'll be playing Jimi Hendrix instead of Lawrence Welk. They will probably let us smoke joints till our hearts content.

[tXr]

56. 1. when I was in the grocery store buying beer

at the self-checkout registers. I had my back turned to the checker running the registers, and when the register froze up, prompting her to ask me for ID, she said "can I see your ID?" I then turned around, and she said...."oh, never mind, you just look really young from the back!"

2. I was in yet another grocery store, this time with my father, and while I was standing next to him at the register, the checker asked him..."I see you brought wifey along today!"

I'm 34. I hope I don't look that old! But I guess older men marry hot young things like me all the time anyways...at least that's what I told myself!

[BlackVelvetElvis]

58. When my students were born the year I grad. hs.

No memories of the Reagan years.

[Doohickie]

59. How about this.... when you find yourself saying things

...that your mom said.

Lately the one that gets me is she likes to say, "I'm not getting old; my kids are!"

Boy, is that starting to mean something to me!