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

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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?

I was standing at a bus stop and some teenagers were mucking about. One of them said something along the lines of ‘That old lady is watching you’
I turned round to see which old lady he was referring to.

Oh…

When students at my school are doing things in history class that I did as a 6th former but then it was called Current Affairs.

When I was scrolling down the years I ve been driving on an insurance renewal and just had to tick the last box "over 30 years".
In my head I m still mid 30s despite being 57 with 2 dc in their 30s

When a salesman asked me how old I was, I said 38...he responded with 'well you look good for your age!'

I met my friend when we were both 18 and at uni. This year my ds1 and her dd1 turned 18.

I recently found out ds4's friend's mum is closer in age to ds1 than she is to me.

Going to parents evening and most of the teachers look about 12 years old and one of the TA's was at school with my ds1.

Being in my early 40's is really weird with half my friends having grandchildren and the other half have toddlers.

How apt mine was actually today !! Went to watch my nephew age 6 bmx racing today , when walking down with my husband asked a lad if we were going in the right direction for the track ( he actually happened to be on the possible Olympic squad) . To which he said yes just follow me I’m heading that way “ do you have a grandchild competing “ 🤦🏼‍♀️😢🤦🏼‍♀️
Ive just turned 53 so obviously quite possible but even so 😢😂

Went into a restaurant with my mum (81, I'm 55) and the server said you can order on the app, and his colleague said, don't worry, I'll take the order with a sympathetic look. Obs thought we looked too old and ancient to manage technology

Every morning when I look in the mirror and wonder who the hell the old bag is looking back at me. This started happening recently. My face has just collapsed suddenly. I’m almost 62.

When I was offered a seat on the tube aged 69. I was so proud of the fact that I hadn’t been offered one prior to that. I was very grateful for the kindness, but just a little disappointed.

Mine was mid-40s when a 12 year old medic described me to a consultant as having ‘had a fall’. Official market of old age to go from ‘falling over’ to ‘having a fall’!

When discussing which aftershave to buy my partner with the shop assistant and she told me she always buys that one for her Dad I realised she had put me in the parent age bracket. Slightly depressing as my children were a fair bit younger than her!

When one of the local students stood up on the bus to offer me a seat - I pride myself on being a reasonably youthful 63 -denim jacket, trendy boots etc -but it don’t half make me feel old- picking up a prescription for free at 60 was a defining moment too

18 months ago when I had to use my walking stick all the time.
I'm 59.

I'm 73. Sure it'll happen soon...

Incidentally I am going to a gig tomorrow where moshing may well be involved. I’m going on my own and my 2 big anxieties are 1) what is appropriate to wear to a gig where everyone else is likely to be at least half my age and 2) will all the other gig goers be wondering what the hell grandma is doing there.

Today when I trotted my horse rather than have a blast as she felt spooky. I’m 52. We’ve been together for 15 years and I’ve never thought that.

I'm 61 and a young man got up and offered me his seat on a bus. Think that makes me officially ancient 🥴

I am 45 and for me it was quite recent when I realised I could easily be the same age as the mum's of some of the youngsters at work.

I don't think I've ever gone to an even when I had to stand all night. Not even as a teenager! There were always chairs somewhere.

I’m in my early sixties and although I don’t look or feel in any way ‘elderly’ (which 60s is too young for anyway) my realisation that I’m starting to get on a bit was that I can't leave the house without a box of rennie in my bag. They're in my bag and on my bedside table at all times.

I’m a mature student.. I made the mistake of going ‘out out’ with some of the young ones.. the hangover definitely made me feel old 😭😭

😂 OP, I hit that point probably 13 ago and I am now 44!

I think Steel is gorgeous, and I am well old enough to be his mother.😎

This

I’m 34, two years ago a colleague gasped mid conversation and said ‘OMG, you’re from the 1900s!?’ 😂😂😂

Also, watching a cheesy teen movie and realising that the parents are hot and the main characters and practically babies.