To think I’m officially old now? What was your defining moment?!

[moggo]

That’s it. I’ve now officially hit old age. Went to a concert with my daughter this week and it was standing. I was on the fringes of a mosh pit and it was very annoying. My feet are still bruised, my hips and legs are killing me and I can’t hear anything. I’m still absolutely exhausted too. I’m 58.

When did you have your epiphany?

When I was about late 50s, waiting for a train, and as it came in a young man offered to carry my suitcase on. I was horrified, and refused politely.

Age 50. Thinking something on cotton traders looked nice.
Mind you, I’ve been riddled with arthritis since early 40’s so I go for comfort over style.

I raise you sans glasses and in the bathroom mirror when it is steamed up. Instantly 21 again 😊

When I realised last night watching Gladiators that Mark Glattenburg was the only one that I found attractive. All handsome young men but absolutely zero sex appeal for me.

55 here and it’s not happened yet! DD and I go to loads of gigs together. We queue all day to get to the front. I love a mosh pit lol

Possibly at 58, 11 years ago when I bought my first comfortable pair of shoes for a holiday, and definitely last month in a crowded bar in Malaga when a young man (40?) offered me his stool at the bar.
I didn’t take it, I’m fit as a fiddle.
This was the first time I’ve been offered a seat anywhere.

At 47 when I started getting perimenopause symptoms. Made me realise I was hurtling towards old age.

🤣🤣🤣 this really made me laugh

The moment for me was when I realised not only do I buy all my undies from Marks and Spencers but I also really like their jeans. My twenty- year old self would have looked at me in scorn.

I went to a pharmacy today for some over counter medicine, the assistant asked me how old i was, i laughed and said 56, i think i’m old enough, she served me then she apologised and said, sorry, i had to ask as people over a certain age, we have to advise you that we can’t sell it to you and refer you to your doctor 🙈 i couldn’t bring myself to ask why and what the age limit was 😫😂 it was obvs older than the 56 as she sold it to me so i’m presuming she thought i was 😱

56 and just got glasses! But I feel fitter and have more energy than I had 20-30 years ago!

Goodness, I'm 36 and would feel the same about the mosh pit situation.

I honestly don't know. I think I've been old since I hit puberty.

When I was called 'senora' in Spain. Not 'senorita'

@PaintedPottery whats your secret? I’m already showered and in bed I’m so exhausted!

Msybe now, 52 ad I had to google mosh pit; in my defence English is not my first language,

Or maybe last year when my 27 year old female colleague saw me and said your outfit looks nice, you look line one of us now. 😅 I was wearing trainers, jean and a new jump.

When the 35 year old woman who was doing my tattoo last week didn’t know George Harrison had been in The Beatles.

😭

For me this was 60 when I was first diagnosed with arthritic knees and hips. More recently I have developed arthritis in my lower back too 😫

When I was in my late 20s, I started noticing that I could no longer read road signs until I had almost driven past them. So I decided that an eye test might be in order. A few weeks later, I got my first pair of glasses. That was the moment I first realised I was getting older. I had thought of myself as a kid until that point.

Sorry, but your post did make me laugh @moggo
Mine (early 50s) was going to a silent disco, dancing for the whole time, and on my feet for a good hour before and afterwards and barely being able to walk then, and especially the next day. Took my knees weeks to recover and they are still a bit crunchy. It's definitely betrayed how old I feel in my head which is late 30s

when we agree to meet friends at 9 o'clock, it's much more likely we are talking about AM and not PM.

In my head I'm young not 61 but my hips don't lie!

Still like a mosh pit (though Scouting for Girls at a local venue probably doesn't really count).

I was in a pub and told the guy behind the bar that I really liked the selection of music they were playing.

His response?

'Yeah, it's my Mum and Dad's playlist'

😆

Edited to add, I'm 50.

I think you're doing pretty well OP, I'm 57 and it's been years since I've been able to go to standing-only events due to back pain. Getting older sucks!

Mine is now! What's a 'most pit'? Now I feel old (74)!😥

Being ushered onto the bus by a young person insisting I go on first.