I know I’m getting old because ….

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I’m watching Star Trek the next generation because I’m off sick from work (long term) and I have started watching old things unused to watch back in the day …. I told myself earlier that I must be getting old because I’m looking at Jean Luc Picard, thinking he’s looking quite foxy … it always used to be the younger men back in the early 1990’s 🤣

anyone found them telling themselves that they’re getting old , and why?

Only person in the room to recognise a picture of Frank Sinatra.
I mean...

The hairdresser used to give me Heat and Closer magazines. Now I am given Good Housekeeping and Red.

Those long-handled shoe horns are great!
We've had three in the house for years now and DD has one at her house, and uses it all the time.
Much quicker than bending down and faffing around with a little one!

Wait until you get given a copy of the Saga magazine . . .

lol I can’t even wear bras anymore! I have crop top things that I used to wear as a younger child … helps with my inverse psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis joints

My student at work is the same age as our oldest dc. They looked stunned when I said I started university in 1994!

I’m also having to wear glasses now to see my laptop 😵

How horrible! Just tell them you are leaving your assets to animal charities!

I bought a pair of shoes from Pavers. A young woman gave me a seat on the tram.

Getting back in the car from being out, I always say to dh, let's get home and have a nice cup of tea 😖

Edited to add this thread has made me want to buy a shoe horn.

1990 was 20 years ago.....
Then I realise it was infact 36.....

The worship leader in our church introduces a hymn and then says "Please stand if you are able" I've recently started considering this . . . .

Having trouble seeing the middle aged moustache hairs I need to pluck.

I've just started watching the Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony and they showed Torvill & Dean ice-skating to Ravel's Bolero and I thought "Oh, I remember that"

Bit harsh 😂

And a magnifying glass once you’ve opened it?

Great recipes!

The hairdresser also now automatically gives me Good Housekeeping, Ideal Home type of mags instead of the previous Closer, Cosmo etc and I'm "ashamed" to admit I actually prefer them! Also, as you can tell by my name I'm about to become not just an Aunty but a "Great" (as in ancient) Aunty, which conjures up images of a really old lady to me (mid-50s)!

Happy to be corrected!

"In a room full of people I look for you"

Such a good track.

My DS was describing a woman and said ‘she was old like you Mum’ I was 56 at the time,

To grow old is a privilege.

Yes because the fashions that were fashion when I was a teenager are now fashion again. The loop is complete.

It’s annoying though as they all have great skin and hair and make the clothes look good. We wore them with crimped hair, blue or white silver eyeshadow and nude lipstick so looked like transvestite mannequins.

One that is denied to many.

I have a few paperbacks from my teenage years and the price is printed on them ~ 2/6

I can still translate the pre-decimal prices so they cost 12.5pence!

Sadly, I didn't get many books with a £20 book voucher recently . . .

It is indeed. But, thinking about it, it's a bit of a downer on a fun thread like this!

Enjoy your lives, y'all.