I am very much no longer young

[StealthPolarBear]

I am turning forty this year and am having a mild and amusing mid life crisis.
Lots if little things, but the latest is that I've just tried to brush away a stubborn eye brow hair that was lodged just under my eye... It was a wrinkle.
I have also developed joint pain, in my thumb of all places.
Please tell me this is as bad as it gets :o

Eye cream applied

Pffff. I went into M&S and thought some of the clothes were really quite nice

I turned forty last year. Im so stiff sometimes I can barely wipe my own arse!

Ive started to indulge in sudoku!

I’m nearly 48. I eye large granny pants and think about how comfortable they look. Clearly I am the Ancient of Days.

How many cardigans do you have, OP?

I'm 33 and all of these comments apply to me…

I have 2 words for you vaginal atrophy. That is my latest introduction to middle age, though I am quite a few years older than you. Enjoy what still looks like your youth from this side of the fence!

I'm late 30s.
I've had joint pain all over last couple of years
I seem to have lost my sense of fun on the whole
I no longer care that much about the odd grey hair
I wouldn't dream of wearing heels
A good book and slice of cake is a real treat

DONT worry, the eyesight will go soon and then you can’t see wrinkles. You will be able to think of aches and pain as impending menopause which means the monthly nightmare will soon be gone.

Wait until you turn 50

I’m nearly 48. I eye large granny pants and think about how comfortable they look. Clearly I am the Ancient of Days.

I'm 31 and I wear the granny pants.

It's just a slow realisation that life is not that good, but it's not that bad either.
So there is no fear of missing out anymore.

I think Generation X have come to realise that life is mostly just "Meh"

And that's OK

Very timely post for me...

45 and appalled at how quickly I'm ageing. New grey hairs every day, jowls appearing, neck going saggy, really floppy batwings, saggy eye lids so I look permanently cross, reading glasses essential now... then the latest horror is that I purchased a magnifying mirror so I could see to put my eye make up on again and THE HORROR OF ALL THE WRINKLES I COULDN'T SEE BEFORE!!

Oh and yes.... the bloody joint pain!

I'll be 55 this year. You lot are more youngsters. You've the delights of the menopause to look forward to.

Frangipane I hear you. It's not fun.

Kaytee87 are you me?

Haha 😂 passed an even bigger -0!! and I'm refusing to give in!! Regular hair dye to hide the badger stripes (yes, really, it's a family thing), fabulous knickers from Boux Avenue, 'good' clothes from Hobbs, Next, teamed with Sainsbury and Primark, efficient skincare and make up routine, and mostly just knowing that the mirror is a lying bastard

I’ve just turned 30 and it would seem that I am, in fact, very old.

So far I can tick off from the list: under eye lines, eye cream, plenty of visible grey hair, wearing large comfy knickers (from M&S, no less), no heels (in fact I have to wear orthotics and all of my limited shoe collection is from Ecco and Hotter), have had musculoskeletal pains for years (for which I pay for regular physical therapy, definitely worth it).

So what does 40 have in store for me?!

I’m clinging onto my knowledge of tech and gaming as one of the things that sort of keeps me young

Frangipane No one told me about vaginal atrophy! Omg. I don’t even mind the hot flushes so much but v atrophy is wicked. Dry, thin walls, painful sex.

I can't see the wrinkles (although I always thought I had the eyesight if a young person) but I can feel them.
I was interviewing the other day. We interviewed a very enthusiastic very brilliant man. He isn't quite young enough to be my son but it's not far off. He did feel like the next generation. My Co interviewee said "he'll be managing me in a couple of years" and he's right.

Cubes hopefully given all rhat 40 will hols nothing new for you

Have you developed an interest in gardening?

I'm 47. I watched a very interesting documentary last night ( Sat night ) about the Queen Mother. Then went to bed at 10pm with a cup of green tea and listened to Nick Abbott on LBC. Counting down the days until next Sat and part 2 of the documentary.

I am nearly 40 and refuse to get or be old.

Internal oestrogen cream for your vaginas- Ovestin- and you won’t have a dry, sore vagina. Seriously it’s been life changing for me! I have it prescribed by the Gp.

Everything else I just ignore.