What makes you feel old?
 

I've become an old man. I complain and complain, OFFICIALLY, not just griping but official complaints logged with the New York City government

I woke up in the middle of the night.

I can't go back to sleep because the park is illuminated at night so that people can play baseball, football, soccer, etc.

I just called the NYC parks department to file a complaint that they haven't turned off since last night.

Since the city has instituted a 311 services number where one can call and file a complaint for ANY city provided service, I call it pretty regularly, about things like this, the MTA buses being off schedule (if you aren't going to be ON schedule then why have one?) people parking illegally around our building, people parking near the park and doing drugs, fornicating, and hanging out in their cars.

I just realized that this kind of activity while it's not a bad thing for me to do makes me feel like crotchety old man.

edit: fixed spelling errors.

My back aches when I get up in the morning, something that should only happen to senior citizens like my parents, not me. So when my back aches and I hear my mom complains about her back aches....well...that made me feel old too. Dammit...

Hearing the symphony of joints and bones cracking whenever I move more than 3 inches at a time. That, and having bags under my eyes so big I could have Gucci tattooed across them.

Running 2 miles and then groaning and complaining like an 80 year old the next day.

thinking I'm gonna be 30 by the time I'm done schooling...
(runs away form people in rockers)

nothing! bwahahaha :D

Listening to the cicadas is making me feel very old.

The last time I heard them I was 27.

The next time they will arrive my son will be 33.

my banker lady told me that on my next birthday i get free banking privelidges.

Somehow in the last few years, the checkout girls at the grocery store all started calling me Sir. They also haven't asked for ID for alcohol purchases in years. Seems like only yesterday we were the same age and I was trying to flirt with them; now I'm a "Sir".

going to my friend's children's birthday parties makes me feel old...somehow everyone i know got married and had kids and i never noticed...and when my friend's little sisters and brothers graduated high school...when i met them, they were in kindergarten

I am old.
My back is in really bad shape. I have "dickdo"
I drive to my neighbors house.
MILF's look like school children!
I have my funeral prepaid for.

Nothing physical yet, aside a few random grey hairs. But the thought of being 30 in a few years isn't helping.

Nothing.
I never feel old.
I always feel exactly like me.

It's little things that catch one off-guard. Hearing yourself bitch and moan about something of no real significance; going to the drugstore to buy ointments that you used to find in your parent's medicine cabinet(and then discussing those same ointments WITH your parents); seeing some young hardbody flaunting it and the first thought you have is "slut"; hearing a loud noise emminate from you neck as you turn to hear the person next to you a little clearer; looking in the mirror and wondering what the HELL happened? "I'm too young to be this old!" and, saving up, not for retirement, but for plastic surgery!:rolleyes:

the hair on my head is thinning and appearing in new unwelcome places such as my ears...arrgh!

Kvetching or grumbling about something...and -realizing- that you're doing it...is an awful feeling.

Gray Hair, too many of them, my colorist can't keep up... it was cute at age 24, it's not cute at my age.

Being called Ma'am by 20 somethings.

Being offered a seat on the bus by a 20 something. (Yes, good manners I know, but I'm not THAT old)

Realizing that I am technically old enough to be a mother to those same 20 somethings.

Britney Spears? :eyeroll:
Child! Try 40 in a few months.

I have never considered lying about my age, but 39A is having a lovely ring to it.

I got black socks from my friend for christmas... and they were the best gift ever.
10 years ago*, I probably would have punched any "friend" who gave me black socks as a gift.


*Oh and this one that I just realized... 10 years ago I was in my mid-teens.

"old" is a relative term, but I do not care for booming sound systems, I drive cautiously, and feel so differently about teenage behaviour now. Of course I am 25 now, and I am married with a child.
I have no expecations or too much excitement for my birthday or holidays anymore.

The "oldies" station plays the music I listened to in high school, and still listen to today most of the time.

I swore this would never ever happen, but get together with friends, and someone the talk turns to health. What are we comparing notes?

Everything old's new again, the clothes that I wore in high school, are back in the stores. Again.

the fact that i'm 18 and i enjoy gardening.

i grow my own pumpkins. my friends made fun of me for that last night.

OK. ya know what makes me feel really old? Reading posts from 20 somethings about what makes them feel old. Gonna hafta beat y'all with my cane. :D

:heading back to my rocking chair now, now where did I put my teeth?:

Oddly enough that makes me feel young :D

my knees aching way to much.

of course i'm 21 and abused them quite a bit through rollerblading (jumping down stairs is bad for knees) and freestyle skiing. and just being stupid and jumping off of lots buildings. (like one-two story ones...i was trying to be a stunt man!)

i seriously want some hydrolic knees, terminator style. then i could jump off high buildings :)

i also feel old when i don't get checked for id at the alcohol purchases....because i'm only 21! do i look that old already? :(

what makes me feel really old though is paying bills and trying to set up financial future for my mom and juggle trying to figure out how to pay for college at the same time. trying to take care of someone else does wonders for making one feel old.

What makes me feel old?


Most of the girls in porn today.

Most rap music makes me feel old.

knowing i was born in the early eighties...
*i can hear my joints creaking already :(*

It seems I use the terms 'Kids these days' or 'Those damn kids' way more than I should.

Watching Mtv makes me feel old

Being 19 and already losing my hair. Fuck.

That, and, my mom is a teacher, and hanging around her 8 and 9-year-old students for too long, i get worn out.

Having grey hair certainly doesn't help--although I've had a few strands since I was 13 or so (yeesh!)

The other day I caught myself thinking "you call that music?!"

Nothing. I'm 29 and have the maturity level of an infant.
At least this explains why my 10 month old son and I play so well together. :D

LOL working here, when the interns come in for the summer... each year they look younger and younger and younger.

When I go to the liquor store, the sign says you must be born before (Todays date), 1985. There is no way they are old enough, right? I was in high school when they were born, and that wasn't that long ago.

When I bend my knees, they creak. They could probably provide the sound effects for doors in horror movies.

Also, I cry at Disney movies. I shouldn't be doing this till menopause, or at least post-partem.

I am sleepy by 10:30 on Friday nights. I know it is just because I work early all week and don't get enough sleep, but it still makes me feel old.

Sometimes, I clip coupons.

Well, I noticed it's harder to get going in the morning after a night of drinking. I used to be able to bounce back and never feel a thing. Now, I don't want to move untill atleast noon.

Music makes me feel old, both listening to today's pop music, and realizing that I've been listening to bands like Perl Jam and Nirvana for 15 years.

Also, looking for what passes for 18 in the TB makes me feel old also.

Teen age girls stopped looking at me a long time ago.

I never have any idea who's on the radio unless its an "oldies station"

People of legal drinking age could be my children.

Sometimes passing up sex because I'm tired and want to go to sleep!

I eat Raisen Bran...and lots of it.

I just graduated from my high school Friday night, and when it showed a picture of me as a kid on our slideshow, I felt really old, even though I'm not even gonna be 19 until another two months pass.

My back bothers me alot, but I'm pretty sure it's hereditary (sp?) 'cuz my mom's always had a bad back too. Of course, I'm sure playing football didn't help it much these past few years.

When my bones pop like someone biting into a Rice Crispy treat, that definately makes me feel old.


Edit: forgot to mention WHAT I played that might contribute to a bad back...my bad.

My gray hair makes me feel old.
Also, my insurance company called me the other day to let me know that after my birthday in July my car rates will drop dramatically because I won't be in the young, high-risk age bracket anymore.

Most of the TFP members!

punkass kids!

Sometimes I can't go to sleep at night because my back aches so badly. Hmm....remembering things I thought were cool like ten years ago....Being with my boyfriend and feeling married when we go to a restaurant with friends for a birthday party.

Other than the bones creeking thing, loosing hair thing, here goes. I've taught gymnastics for about 13 years, and kids that I taugh when they were 3 - 10 are now much older. Seeing some graduate from HS makes me feel old.

Talking to a teenager that did not know who Pink Floyd was, nor had never heard "The Wall"
Enrolling my son in High School!
Certain parental words escape my mouth like..
'because I said so"....

A couple months ago I was trying to sleep but in one of the apartments behind me they were drunk and being loud and just having a good time. I looked at the clock and grumbled somthing about "what the hells the matter with them? dont they realize its midnight?" about 5 seconds later i sat bolt upright in my bed and just shook my head. I couldn't believe i had just said that.

Hearing Guns n Roses on the "classic" rock station doesnt help either.

Yeek, another one. I was talking to my 15 year old cousin the other day...and she has NO IDEA who Journey is.

*hangs head in shame*

Graduating from College :(

having the kid I baby sat be taller than me.

A lot of things.

Realizing that my boots and my bong are older than most of the people here.

Needing new glasses or longer arms.

Knowing the answer to a Three Dog Night trivia question on the radio.

Remembering the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.

My piece of shit truck... that I bought new.

I could go on but, it's nap time...

I like the summer interns :D


But what really gets me is this trendy 80's thing that's coming back. YIKES!! Why oh why are the 80's cool all of a sudden??!! They weren't cool, they were anti-cool


EDIT: The 80's were actually scary

I am with ya on that one -- and can also no longer read menus in darkened restaurants. When did my arms shrink?

...and Bad Company, Deep Purple, Grand Funk Railroad, Molly Hatchett, and Steppenwolf -

Looking in the mirror and seeing someone 70 looking back...
Taking my wife on a trip this weekend for our 32 aniversarry.
Having all the teen age girls at church give me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and calling me "grandpa". (I love it).
Having 9 grandkids and only 3 are still in school. (3 GGK)
Listening to you "kids" and all your problems...

I'm only 40 and I have severe arthritis. :( Either that or Tendonitis. I have no idea. All I know is that my fingers hurt every morning and are very stiff. :( This getting old...sucks.

Bad back, bad knees, bad ankles, and realizing that not everyone has heard of Led Zeppelin. I'm 20

Being concerned about the stock market
Feeling guilty about being attracted to spring breakers
all of a sudden realizing I have conservative tendencies
relizing that I have friends I have known for 20 years

Only two things make me feel old:
#1: Bad knees...nothing worse than feeling like a truck parked on your knees all day.
#2: Realizing that it was almost 20 years ago that I graduated High School.

Other than that I still feel like a kid.

Seeing the shows that I grew up watching on Nick at Nite. ("Full House", "Roseanne", etc.) I remember watching "Bewitched" on Nick at Nite when I was younger and thinking that it was so old. I can just imagine my kids watching "Full House" on there and thinking the same things I thought about "Bewitched."

Waking up sore in the morning
Having little nap once in awhile
Hanging out with a group of people that makes me the oldest


I'm 20! Now give me my damn discount!

Oh puhleeeeze..... :D

Nick at Nite? How about television before cable tv, before remote controls, before color tv even.

When I was a wee evil queen, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family and a few other moldie oldies from Nick at Nite were on Primetime...

What makes me feel old? Realizing that people who were born after I graduated from high school, are considered adults...

...ouch, i was gonna comment on this post, but this last one made me reconsider.

i need to stop drinking though, its puttin a beating on my body.

I'm thoroughly depressed now, thank you very much.... :(

Looking at high school prom pictures with the baby blue tux and the poofy shirt. :)


Watching your parents get old :(

The gray hair in my moustach, my daughters starting to drive, my acheing back and being old enough to be the playmate of the month's father!

I'm 19 and my 7 and 9 year old cousins were like "what's the moonwalk?" I was like wow, I feel old!

EDIT: and Full House being on Nick at Nite

I agree. I must be getting old because I hate most of the music on there. That's usually a sign.

Or music has just gone to shit.

Or maybe both.
:)

Listening to people my age.

My eyes! I started wearing reading glasses about three years ago. Now I have to get it into my head that I shouldn't leave home without them! I can't go shopping. I can't go to the restaurant. I can't get anything done! I can't read a friggin' label, price tag, menu item or anything without my glasses!

To top it off, most stores have a $2 pair of non-prescription reading glasses for customer use. Why did I pay $300 for two pairs of glasses three years ago?

haha, sorry Mal....didnt quite mean it like that, just your reason was better than what i was thinking. ;)

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THIS THREAD? :(

Anyone else seeing this kind of junk???

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I saw it kjroh. Every thread was like that for a minute.

Seems to be okay now. Reading that and the resulting headache made me feel old :(

seeing that gibberish? you must be getting old ;)

don't worry i saw it too... just a hiccup on the server.

Not wanting to stand out in a crowd anymore- makes me realize that I am old.

Being annoyed- very annoyed- by the typical Hot Topic crowd and not even wanting to go in there- that makes me feel old.

Being in bed by practically 10:30 every night- that makes me feel old.

Stretch marks make me feel old.

My boobs- they used to be higher than they are.

At least you know what Hot Topic is you young whippersnapper - I haven't even a clue as to what it is... (googling gave me the answer, I would not have guessed at all)

being so out of shape, and not being able to pull all nighters. i get sleepy around 10 or 11.

Seeing family members that I remember being born graduating from college has been a real eye opener.

Realizing that my parents are now at the age that my grandparents were when I was 10.


-- just to name a couple.

For my friend and I, we feel old when we see a mom and daughter and check them both out, realizing many moms look as good as daughters. That and the fact that playboy centerfolds are sometimes younger than us.

My brain is filled with trivia, much of that trivia is movie quotes that come to the surface at any given time, generally when I have the need for that quote. The quote that bobbled up earlier, was Twas totally appropriate for the situation, but the 4 people who were near me, had never heard of Howard Beale, nor the movie Network - I can't quote nuttin' from a recent movie - but apparenly I am queen of the old movies..

A movie from 1976 is an old movie? grrrrrr

After I work the birthday party, getting the blood out of the clown suit makes me feel really old.

I'm not even sure it'd be called a movie. I think they were still "moving pictures" back then.

I drove through my old college campus and saw all these really young kids. Man it hit home hard. My parents are also getting really old and the part that sucks is I am next in line.

It seems the music I listened to when I was young is just starting to be "old school". Shit, I'm only 21.

Oh and the fact that I can now say "THose damn teenagers!"

My wife and I went into a pub recently, bought a drink, grumbled at the high price, frowned at the loud music and went to find a table outside, away from the "noise and the crowds".

We looked at each other and said "We are old!"

And we are (both) only 25... :)

The thing that makes me feel oldest is music. Listening to groups I loved in high school and noone having any idea who they are or asking "how old is this CD/tape?". Or listening to the music today and thinking how my father must have compared his 60's music to my 80's. (Of course in the 80's we respected the 60's almost as much as the 80's music.) Today, kids have no idea who the Byrds were, or who Mr. Mister was.

My youngest sister graduated last night. Next year it will be my little brother and it will make me cry.

walking by high school girls and feeling guilty for looking.

not being able to drink hard for over two nights in a row.

giving advice to people younger than me and having them look up to me.

Reading this damn thread makes me feel old. I agree with some of them, especially the one about seeing the first playboy playmate who's younger than you, but it's how young you want to feel, not how old you feel. Granted, I don't have any grey hairs yet, but I think I'm aging quite slowly.
I'm gonna go start another thread on Tilted Portraits called Guess how old I am?

I have a birthday in three weeks, let's see how close you are...

being all of 19 years old, not a whole lot makes me feel old. Every so often my knees hurt after a few games of bolwing, though.

I don't know man, I don't have time to feel my age. What does make me feel old is when I stop and look at how old my kids are and in trying to tell a story about something that may have happened in life and recaculating how many years actually passed between that time and present. 20 years? I have been out of school for that damn long ! Sheesh... Ancient history 101

Just a couple of weeks ago my friends dragged me to a club to go dancing. I was yawning by 11, just when it was getting crowded. The fucking music was so loud my ears rang for 3 goddamn days (yes, really!). These asshats spilled their beer all over the dance floor and I got a towel to mop it up, muttering to myself about stupid drunk kids the whole time and feeling like their parents.
I'm 28, but I have an old soul.

And the best has been my 2 younger cousins, they are 19 and 20, married with babies. WTF?! I remember when they were born! Clearly!! I remember holding them as babies, gagging while trying to change their diapers. Spinning them around by their hands in the front yard when they were 5 and 6 and I was a teenager and they thought I was soooo cool. And they have fucking children!! I don't even have children!

Sorry, got a little carried away there... *sigh*

I'm only 23 and I feel old.

Some older folks might be thinking, "You're goddamn crazy..", but I think of it this way:

The past 5 years has gone by incredibly fast. I remember 1999, and everything in between, like it was just yesterday.

I only have that time period x 10 before I'm dead or close to it. The thing is... life gets faster as you get old. An hour would (in theory) seem like an eternity to a newborn baby. It would only make sense for days/weeks/months, even years.. to just flow together to a much older person.

Not fun at all. I can't cope with the fact that everything dies. I just can't fathom not existing anymore.

Finally being able to negotiate a night with buds from college.
Where do we end up? Strip club? West Village? Anywhere in the city?
Nope...In a diner on Rt 3 eating all the greasy food our wives & doctors won't lets us even think about.

I'm older than the famine in Ethiopia.
And Elmo.

Ouch. This one really got to me.


The last time I got my prescription eyeglasses (2 years ago), the optometrist suggested that I might consider getting bifocals. I'm due...

I already am dying my hair to cover up the greys....
My husbands sister has a baby...when we first met she was still in elementary school...
I wouldn't be caught dead wearing the clothes in the juniors section...
I rarely get ID'd anymore when I buy liquor...

Having my daughter's boyfriend call me Sir.

The realization that this year's highschool graduates were born in 1987.

Damn!
I could deal with losing hair- it just meant I had more testosterone than most people, right?!

Kids- everyone is having them. Heck, kids have kids alot younger than us. Just different life choices, right.

Visiting a church though, and realizing that Sunday school classes are still organized by decades, and that we're not in the youngest er.. younger adult class kinda sucks.

Watching soccer and hearing the commentators call someone "a seasoned player" "a veteran" "the nestor of the team" or stuff like that, and realise they are younger than you.
When I say "a few years ago" I mean 1994.

Seeing local high school kids with "Class of 2007, 2008...." jerseys, jackes makes me feel old, I was in the class of '85. That's a long time ago... :D :D :D

Being pregnant makes me feel old. Having to make the choice to abort or not with my fiancee is the most sobering thing one can go through, I believe.

I'm going to be a mommy, and my grandmother is becoming a great-grandmother. I feel older than dinosaur bones, and it's not helped by the shuffling walk, problems bending over, and inability to run to the bus I'm missing (again!).

Also, playing and still enjoying Master of Orion II makes me feel really old... and then whinning about how MoO 3 just "wasn't the same".

I'm such a geezer.

Now, add to all of that the fact that the last time we went to the Strategic Air and Space Museum, the military uniform, of the type that I wore, was on display. Try getting through that unscathed.

Being the RA for an Grad student dorm where I was the youngest person in the hall, 13 of my 37 residents were over the age of 35, and yet I was the most mature one there. Scary.