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Things that make you realise you’re not the spring chicken you thought you were

186 replies

ElfineHawkMonitor · 02/08/2022 23:57

I had a shock recently re-watching Mamma Mia, I always identified with Sophie’s character age-wise, but realise I am now Donna’s age, assuming Donna is in her early 40s..
Anyone else go straight from being in their twenties to their forties without noticing? I swear I’ve lost a whole decade somewhere!

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dizzydizzydizzy · 03/08/2022 12:36

Struggle to be walk as fast as the DCs even though I am fit

PeterPomegranate · 03/08/2022 12:38

When talking to my son about Princess Diana’s death and he commented that in those days no one would have worn seat belts because they had only recently been introduced. Er no son, we were all very familiar and mostly compliant with seat belts in the 1990s.

User2145738790 · 03/08/2022 12:41

Fairyliz · 03/08/2022 12:35

My cousins son recently joined the navy. When I saw him I started singing the song ‘In the Navy’ by the Village People.
He looked at me as if I was insane and had genuinely never heard of the song or the group.
For those of you who don’t know the song it a cracking singalong song. For those of you who know all of the words and didn’t at the time realise most of the group were gay, sorry but you are officially very old.

People didn't know The Village People were gay!?

TheBestSpoon · 03/08/2022 12:41

When Baddiel and Skinner's Three Lions song was originally released in 1996, 1966 seemed like utterly ancient history being 30 years ago. Was singing along to it the other day and realised that song is now nearly thirty years old. How did that happen?!?! It was only yesterday!

Also, all the music in supermarkets is now songs from my youth rather than my parents...

Blossomtoes · 03/08/2022 12:42

XingMing · 03/08/2022 12:15

Heck, *Blossomtoes, are you trying to kill me?!!! Grin

It’s loads safer. You have a man who’s done it hundreds of times strapped to your back. I’m still here and planning to do it again when I’m 70!

garlictwist · 03/08/2022 12:42

maranella · 03/08/2022 09:06

When I asked DS to 'wind the window up' in the car and he looked at me for a moment before saying 'Wind the window up? It's a button Mum'. So then I had to explain that windows used to have a handle, etc, and he muttered 'Yeah, in the Dark Ages' 😂

My car still has handles!

PeterPomegranate · 03/08/2022 12:43

Ihaventgottimeforthis · 03/08/2022 10:58

My dd asked me innocently 'was telly in black and white when you were my age mum' and I got all indignant saying I'm not THAT old until I realised yes, my first telly was only black-and-white...
Although my defence is that was because we were poor not because I am old 😁

We had a black & white telly in 1981 and went over to a neighbour’s house to watch the royal wedding in colour. I guess that does make me old :(

PenOrPencil · 03/08/2022 12:43

I told the new Head of Drama off for wearing her coat in the corridor.

Notarealmum · 03/08/2022 13:09

There was a time I’d go to gigs and be ‘with the band’. The other day I found myself explains “I’m a friend of the guitarist’s mother”.

Notarealmum · 03/08/2022 13:10

‘Explaining’, that is….

CounsellorTroi · 03/08/2022 13:18

When I watch rugby and realise that I remember watching the dads of some of the current players.

Deguster · 03/08/2022 13:23

The look of surprise and (worse) concern when I told my young colleagues I had been to a music festival over the weekend.

Deguster · 03/08/2022 13:23

But @PenOrPencil wins the thread I think!

Cantanka · 03/08/2022 13:25

TheBestSpoon · 03/08/2022 12:41

When Baddiel and Skinner's Three Lions song was originally released in 1996, 1966 seemed like utterly ancient history being 30 years ago. Was singing along to it the other day and realised that song is now nearly thirty years old. How did that happen?!?! It was only yesterday!

Also, all the music in supermarkets is now songs from my youth rather than my parents...

Yes, I assume that anything I remember coming out must be relatively recent, and I remember watching them premier the video for Three Lions on Fantasy Football League. Cannot believe it is nearly 30 years old given I don’t yet realise I am even 30 myself (Despite being 38 later this month!o

Also celebrity children. I remember Brooklyn Beckham being born so how is he in his 20s and getting married now, given that in my head i am still a youthful girl in my early 20s?

MissyB1 · 03/08/2022 13:27

PenOrPencil · 03/08/2022 12:43

I told the new Head of Drama off for wearing her coat in the corridor.

🤣

elp30 · 03/08/2022 13:27

Notarealmum · 03/08/2022 13:09

There was a time I’d go to gigs and be ‘with the band’. The other day I found myself explains “I’m a friend of the guitarist’s mother”.

That had me both cracking up but being horrified! 😂😳

Cantanka · 03/08/2022 13:28

Also seeing my age written down in the context of other people being that age, I still see that as being older than I am. There was a thread on here a few weeks back where the poster was going away with a couple of friends, and she said they were all 40. I initially thought ‘aww how cute oldies still go away and have fun’ before realising these women and I are basically the same age. Hearing about someone else being 40, they just sound older than me even though that’s around the same age as me,

MissyB1 · 03/08/2022 13:28

User2145738790 · 03/08/2022 12:41

People didn't know The Village People were gay!?

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Not at first, and I believe the American Navy adopted the song, then when they found out the group were gay they dropped it!

lemmein · 03/08/2022 13:35

When I was at uni (mature student) and we were talking about tv shows we watched as kids - a lot of my group loved The Teletubbies 😐

Sprogonthetyne · 03/08/2022 13:36

I sang the verse "the conductor on the bus gose tickets please" and everyone looked bemused. (I know the isn't a conductor, but expect the nursery rhyme to have changed)

Comvit · 03/08/2022 13:38

I was telling my personal trainer a story of a party I attended. I said "It was a couple of years ago"

I thought about it some more and said "Actually it was 10 years ago, it was just before the 2012 Olympics"

He said "Oh yeah, I remember the Olympics being in England. I was in year six and we went on a school trip to watch the flame thing"

💀💀💀💀💀

alanabennett · 03/08/2022 13:39

When you have to select your year of birth online and it's like spinning the bloody Wheel of Fortune. I'm only in my 40s.

lemmein · 03/08/2022 13:40

Fairyliz · 03/08/2022 12:35

My cousins son recently joined the navy. When I saw him I started singing the song ‘In the Navy’ by the Village People.
He looked at me as if I was insane and had genuinely never heard of the song or the group.
For those of you who don’t know the song it a cracking singalong song. For those of you who know all of the words and didn’t at the time realise most of the group were gay, sorry but you are officially very old.

Grin I did the same thing when my DD's BF joined the army - started singing 'we're in the army now' by Status Quo, he thought I had made it up on the spot Confused

Hopefullysoon2022 · 03/08/2022 13:43

When you start saying it's a grand day for drying😂

TheMoth · 03/08/2022 13:43

Sitting down on a low chair.
Squats in the gym, when everyone bounces down and you've got to work out how to angle your knee for least damage first.