Tell me about a time when you felt old

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This is absolutely ‘just for fun’ on a wet Sunday, so please take this in the spirit that it’s intended!

I was at an 18th birthday party a few weeks ago. I went to the buffet and there was hot and cold food (think curry and sandwiches) so I had a plate of both. A lovely young man behind me, asked where I was sitting and whether I needed help, carrying one of the plates back.

Im able bodied and 44 😆 but appreciated the sentiment

Your turn!

Finding grey hair at 27 just after my youngest child was born 😂

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Not as light hearted as it should be but I feel old now at 39. My lovely father in law is dying from dementia and have been told
it won’t be long now (although not imminent). 😭

I knew I was officially ancient when I bent down to pick up the cat’s dish and inadvertently let out a loud and resonant old-lady fart just like my grandma used to do. Very disconcerting, luckily only the cat was around to hear me.

University admissions tutor here. I'm reading applications from people born in 2008!!
I told a student she was wearing a t shirt of one of my favourite bands, the Ramones. It depressed me that she'd never heard of them and just liked the design.

Someone talking about Jeff Ep, I had no idea whom he meant until he said Jeffrey Epstein. Took way too long to get it.

Also, having to get on my knees in the bath to then stand up and get out.

I'm only early 40's.

Recently at a pub quiz where only adults were present (ie no under 18s). Im 41 for context. One question was loony tunes related. A man in the pub shouted … ‘I used to watch that on one of those fat things you used to put in dvd players’ ie a vhs. I felt like an antique.

Oh and another one! One day in work me and a young colleague got talking about history and the shock on his face when I said I knew someone who had fought in the battle of the somme!

……as mince !!

Conversation with v nice and helpful younger neighbour when I lived in that area about the dearth of filling stations in the area. He said " there's one near that statue" (of Winston Churchill in Woodford Green, once MP for the area.) He didn't know who the statue was of, but I suppose Churchill is just a historical figure now.

I was looking at my body in the mirror the other day. My bum - which was always a nice big peach - seems to have fallen 😭 I was gutted when I saw it. If anyone can recommend uplifting pants for a saggy arse, please shout!

When younger people now say “ ah bless “, to most comments I make 😂

My son was born in 2008. I feel old that he’s applying for university this year 😂

I knew I was old the day a young person called me "Dear"

Every single morning , when I wake up stiff and sore ! Mind you , im 68 ! I just dont believe it most days ! Just as busy, still working, still exercising, brain sharp on the whole , ( except i cant remember words every now and again!)
I look after myself better as more time , children grown, no tiny grandchildren nearby, I can honestly say Im fine with it !

My daughter reminded me I’d been alive in 6 decades…….im 47 but she pointed out I’d been in the ‘70’s, ‘80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 10’s and ‘20’s

When a good friend from work started talking about her mom and I realised the mom was a year younger than me.

• Every time I fill my date of birth in online and I have to scroll for what seems like forever to get to my birth year.
• My sons girlfriend asking me what a mammogram was after she saw a sticky note on my fridge reminding me to ring up to book one.
*I recently had a dream I was pushing my newborn in her pram and someone asked me if I was her Grandma. Took me days to get over that and I even went to get my hair cut so I felt a bit better about myself.
I’m early 40s.

Tradies started calling me "dear" or "love" instead of "darling".

I was asked why I don't have eyebrows and had to explain "the 90's"

When I realised I was older than the mother of one of the managers who works for me.

When I looked in the mirror after the xmas “holidays” - they were so stressful I looked like I’d aged 20 years in 2 weeks 😫

In a branch of Screwfix, they had music playing and on came Silver machine by Hawkwind. I said the the (very helpful) staff-Oh every party in about 1973. Staff member said they were born in 1973 (still old, I know). Off I slunk.

I live near a university so I constantly feel old. I stopped by a coffee shop this morning and every person in there was 25-30 years younger than me (I’m 51).

Mind you, all the staff there know me ‘cos I’m one of their few older clients. They fuss around me abit. 🤣

I found myself explaining a fax machine a few days ago 😂

I sat on the floor rather than stand in a very overcrowded train because I don't really care what people think and it was more comfortable than swaying around. I was offered a seat by a young man in his early 20s and politely declined because it was a long distance train, I wasn't going far and really didn't need him to be chivalrous. I expected him to make the same offer to the several women in their 40s who got on at the same time as me who were standing. He didn't and I was wondering why when I realised to my horror it was probably not (just) my sex but my age and, perhaps, perceived frailty that he was responding to - I'm mid 60s.

In my early teenage years we used to occasionally look after next door's grandchildren. One of those children has just had a baby. Logically I know we're all 30 years older but the thought of that little child now being a parent definitely makes me feel old!