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You know you are getting old when....
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I knew I was getting old when functionality became a factor when purchasing undergarments.
I knew it the moment I thought that many TV shows were too violent for kids to watch. I did not even have little, yet.
...when I realized that I purchase shoes for their comfort over cuteness.
I may never learn that lesson. Oh, but you should see the new boots I just got!
....you realize most of the actors on TV are no longer "your age".
You kmow you're geting old when you become invisible.
You know you are getting old when choosing what to eat is no longer a question of taste, but of the difficulties it will cause you while digesting it. :-/
You know you are getting old when you have no clue what your niece refers to while talking about music. You know you ARE old when you listen to said music and think "gosh, this sucks. Nothing like the Queen"
When fifty dollar shoes just don't cut the mustard.
1) When you have to explain to your kids that many of the songs they are hearing on television ads were popular when you were in high school and college and they could give a shit less
2) You are older than any and all current professional athletes
3) You keep seeing trailers for the third remake of a movie
4) When you try to slip a Who documentary in the DVD player between Disney Channel and Nickelodeon bullshit and your kids, upon seeing Pete Townshend, ask, "Hey Dad, who's the old guy?" Later on I checked in the mirror for ear hair.
5) You can no longer stay out drinking until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. and still answer the bell for work.
6) You're eligible for senior discounts at Wendy's. Somebody shoot me now...
2) You are older than any and all current professional athletes
3) You keep seeing trailers for the third remake of a movie
4) When you try to slip a Who documentary in the DVD player between Disney Channel and Nickelodeon bullshit and your kids, upon seeing Pete Townshend, ask, "Hey Dad, who's the old guy?" Later on I checked in the mirror for ear hair.
5) You can no longer stay out drinking until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. and still answer the bell for work.
6) You're eligible for senior discounts at Wendy's. Somebody shoot me now...
You no longer are invited to the weddings of your friends, you are invited to the weddings of the children of your friends.
I'll let you know when something happens that lets me know I am getting old.
Jim wrote: "I'll let you know when something happens that lets me know I am getting old."I think it's when your alma mater's newsletter lists more obituaries than accomplishments for your year.
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Too funny. I occasionally take tea bags with me when I visit my father in winter, only because I know I'm going to want something hot at night and it has to be decaf, and he doesn't usually buy decaf.
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Anything yet?
Lobstergirl wrote: "Jim wrote: "I'll let you know when something happens that lets me know I am getting old."Anything yet?"
Nope
When you think of all the things you used to do, and they were in the last century.
Don't be offended when I say fuck you, Jim.
Dr. Detroit wrote: "1) When you have to explain to your kids that many of the songs they are hearing on television ads were popular when you were in high school and college and they could give a shit less2) You are ..."
Oh I feel your pain Mr. Detroit. My kids call Eric Clapton, "That old dude." Ingrates.
I remember feeling old at kindergarten roundup with Madeline. All the other moms looked about 20 years younger than me. Then, thank God Rachel's mom showed up. She was 50 years old when she gave birth to the little miss crabbypants. Little Rachel was so old school she carried a starched linen handkerchief at all times, in her pocket or in her pocketbook.
I don't need any reminders of getting older, thank you.
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Giving birth at age 50, though...that is...outside the norm. At the far end of the bell curve.
Once I got into high school there were some parents who were older than my parents, like dudes on their second marriages or dudes who had gotten married at age 50 and started their family then, so they were 70 and had kids in junior high and high school.
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Well just let us know when you do. We're ready to help.
BunWat wrote: "Jim wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Jim wrote: "I'll let you know when something happens that lets me know I am getting old."Anything yet?"
Nope"
::Goes to sit by Jim::"
::Hands Bun a cup of tea::
BunWat wrote: "Toast? Chocolate truffle? Maserati?"Decisions, decisions...
I know I'm getting old, when I see childish first years on campus. With really poor fashion sense and still talking about high school bio and math. Then I think to myself: I'm getting old. When I still know of 20-something students who still watch Disney Channel, listen to Justin Bieber and still watch WWE.(these shows circulate in SA). And I know I can't watch any of these things without cringing, then I know I'm getting old.When I turned 20, I immediately knew that I can't mope about like I used to in my teens. I knew then that I'm an adult and not a child. Aging has its good and bad points in general.
I have a friend who I've known since I was eight who is twenty years older than me. When we left New York, she was the family friend I was allowed to stay with whenever I went back to the city, and she was the one I trusted to ask a lot of my teenage questions. Drug, sex, sexuality, etc. I remember a visit when I was fifteen or sixteen (so she would have been mid thirties) where she complained that she had met a gorgeous twenty year old guy and realized that she couldn't find a thing to discuss with him. At the time I had no idea what she was talking about. Now I get it.
Lobstergirl wrote: "My mother was always the oldest mother at any elementary school gathering."Me too! My mother gave birth to me when she was like 43. My parents were always so much older than all my friends parents, and they were constantly confused for my grandparents.
I do have a little brother who is adopted (I was my mom's last shot, obviously), so I wonder if that was even weirder for him, being two and a half years younger.
I didn't have that experience. My mother had just turned 21 when she had me, and I have an older sibling.
She never turned up to school gatherings, so it was never an issue.
She never turned up to school gatherings, so it was never an issue.
Aww. Sorry about your Mum, Miss Gail. Is she part of your life now?
Not really. I ring her once or twice a year when I remember. She never rings. It really is much better that way.
You know best what works for you and your Mom.
1. You know you are getting old when you arrive at your holiday destination and you are stressed because you forgot to pack your favourite tea bags!
Has someone been spying on my holidays?
2. You know you are getting old when you see a scantily clad young woman and all you can worry about is whether she is warm enough!
Huhum, I know this one would leave Felix out! But it may apply to a few other males in the group.