Moments that make you realise you’ve grown ho

[Soubriquet]

When Ariel says “but daddy I love him!” And you find yourself agreeing with King Tritan

You’re 16 Ariel and you don’t even know him!

Yep, it was Ariel for me too. DD is now used to me pausing films to discuss the decisions made and why lying to you parents is a bad thing.

When you find yourself saying :

"IN MY DAY"

"I REMEMBER THIS SONG FROM THE FIRST TIME ROUND"

My mate's Dad used to say the latter all the time. Now it's me

“Remember when we used to have xxx” and younger people look at you like what?! I don’t get it

Ok...I’ve now also realised I’ve said grown ho..

I’ll show myself out

"Did I ever tell you about the time..." and you see that pained look on their faces as they say "Yes, mum, a thousand times!"

I look in the mirror and see my mum.

My first shopping trip out of lockdown was for comfy knickers.

We had our broadband upgraded today, from extremely fast to ridiculously fast. I said to the school leaver guy that was updating it that we probably wouldn't even notice the difference and he reassured me that we would as pages would load "immediately". I very nearly replied that I remembered the days of AOL dial up, so it was already pretty much immediate - and astonishing compared to the internet of the 90s. I managed to restrain myself though.

Trying ro explain to a younger colleague who Hugh Laurie was.

Trying ro explain to a younger colleague who Hugh Laurie was.

This but for Annie Lennox and Mary J. Blige

Add into my earlier remark

"I remember when that was Woolworths"

When you start describing anyone younger than you as youngsters.

I've just got back from the beach, where SIL and I discussed the new (?) trend for bikini bottoms that go up your arse, and we would definitely have sounded old if you'd overheard us!

@Strugglingtodomybest

I've just got back from the beach, where SIL and I discussed the new (?) trend for bikini bottoms that go up your arse, and we would definitely have sounded old if you'd overheard us!

Remembering seeing thong bikinis for the first time 30-odd years ago and being scandalised!

Said to my dd the other day "you will thank me later!". Then I was like fml did I just say that? My parents use to say that to me

Our office junior didn't know what Adidas poppers where.

Mentally, I think of him about 5 years younger then me....

He isn't.

Where?! Were

When I consider anything released post 2000 as "new music".

Caught myself giving a young colleague advice to buy good quality bedding.

Considering whether my online comments will depict me as a "karen"

Whenever we say things like “remember when Freddos were 5p?”

“And you could go to the shop and get Chocolate, sweets and crisps for 20p”

I walked past an item of clothing in M&S (to get to the food court, I hasten to add) and thinking...
That isn't bad at all... It'll be very practical... Looks much nicer than all the strappy stuff people wear these days... And at a very reasonable price indeed!

It freaked me out. It was 18 months ago and I've not been near one since.

Explaining the Millennium Bug to teenagers; then realising that at the time, they hadn't been born, maybe not even thought of.

That's another phrase: "I've been doing it since before you were even thought of."

When you find yourself siding with all the parent characters on teen shows.
Also when you own a lawnmower.

When the young 'uns at work have to try to explain to you what ear pods are and what tik tok is.

And when you start describing people as young 'uns.

And when you realise that said young 'uns were born in the year you started uni and their parents are only a few years older than you.

Telling my children, who were complaining about not being able to download some kids' programme, that when I was their age we didn't have the option to download anything; we only had a couple of hours' cartoons a day at most and only 4 channels to choose from so they should count themselves lucky.

Realising that my dc's teachers are only a year or two older than my nephew and that I was about leaving school when they were born.

ClashCityRocker Adidas poppers are back in!!

@Gingernaut

Trying ro explain to a younger colleague who Hugh Laurie was.

Just had to check - he’s not dead!

Not yet. You know you’re getting old when people start being dead