miserable ageing chat - no fuckers welcome

[NoahDear]

only us

My mum was 40 when I was 21. I took her to a restaurant in London in the 80s - one of those noisy American-style steakhouses where the waiters have roller skates and serve ribs and shout. She asked for a quiet table, when they asked what she'd like to start she ordered a small sweet sherry, she complained that the music was too loud and asked for it to be turned down "so that I can hear myself speak", insisted on being talked through the salad bar "well they're tomatoes, that's cucumber..." and asked why they were putting bibs on grown men. And she thinks I'm going to age prematurely...

but my poor knees have got tramlines...

cocolepew, where do you find your pictures?

The last gig I went to was some old American jazz/blues band in a local pub, and we were the youngest people there (and my friend is 48now!!!) - sadly there were no hot young men to ogle, apart from our DH's, of course

oh monkeysaving that was mean

roller skates

Things I will not succumb to in old age:-

The old persons hairstyle/perm (i.e the Queens hairstyle).

Elasticated waistbands.

Any beige item of clothing. (my dcs have been instructed to shoot me if I ever buy anything beige).

Slippers, (instructions to shoot - as above).

There are probably more.....

My mum wears all of those, has had the same hairstyle since she was 18, has been wearing those awful comfortable old lady shoes since she was 40, I could go on. She is 78 now, but has dressed like an old lady since she was 18!!!!!

I don't know what possesses old ladies to have The Perm

there is a woman I know who had bobbed grey hair, looked like a perfectly nice elderly lady

then she had The Perm one day and aged TEN YEARS

stop it the lot of you

My mum had The Perm in her 40s, she now looks sooo much younger cooler with her pokerstraight hair cut in a sharp short bob. She is 68 and does not have a single grey hair .

Tilly, they're from my personal collection.

I like elasticated trousers.

But I'd always wear a belt with them.

Galloping towards 41.

Have had face/chin/neck hair since teens but now it's growing out me ears ffs, weirdly satisfying to pluck tho. And get over your grey fanjo fluff try grey nipple hair. At least it's gettin sparser. I knew it would if I waited long enough.

Have mouth lines like a cat's arse (blame waxing) and 1111's like Andi McDowell.

Haven't escaped from Hula bootcut jeans but thinking of using Jeggings as my next dog's name.

Hello all btw

Just getting the elasticated waist trousers, Is it because normal trousers give you a muffin top? Damn I'm going to join the gym again or starve myself, as I'm having trouble now but only when sitting down

Hope I don't sound like a fucker but my toyboy that I had last year did say I had a body women 20 yrs younger would be proud of but that was last year!!!

Is there ANYTHING good about ageing from a physical POV not wiser and more confident?I can't think of any part of me thats improved!

Noddy not sure, perhaps the face slims down more angular! You may look a better looking older woman than you did as a younger women. Probably not though.

Things that do worry me slightly about ageing:-

Coping with ageist comments - had a couple and got slightly upset.

Worrying about whether its inevitable that you start to 'smell' old. Anyone suggest a 'youthful' light perfume? Anything heavy on an older person looks like you are trying to cover something up!

Really bad wrinkles - havent ruled out surgery.

Noddy - I am really looking forward to the end of periods. I tought I was 'getting there' at the end of last/beginning of this year but theyre back - regular as clockwork.

I appear to be getting acne . Oh joy.
And I have a hairy nipple, just the one, the other is still hair free.

If I start smelling old thats the end for me!Aqua di parma iris is lovely and I hope youthful

I went to clarks once, and the child shop assistant kept trying to get me to buy those pensioner comfortable shoes.
she was around 14.
I even had my toddler with me in a buggy.
I refuse to shop there now.
I do often eye the wide fitting selection at M&S though.
But really, why are most shoes so uncomfortable?
When did that happen?

Oh oh oh. Missed this. Must catch up with thread. 42 but now so fecking senile I have to check. People tell me I look younger fat. But I do think I'd rather be thin and haggard whatever people say about the arse/face dilemma.

When do the hairs start? I got the long sight thing already, which helps a bit with the lines, I find.

I do think I should meditate on gratitude. And then I think fuck it and mainline the Cava and chocolate.

I'm an old fogey too. Still as spotty as a teenager though

so guess i should join in here
37
hairy nipple (but only the left one)
hairy toes much to DD disgust

and when i look in the mirror now i look constantly surprised - ive realised its cos i cant see my eyelids anymore so i stretch them to compensate. i look permanently startled.

and im wearing (high) heels with a T bar. this is very bad isnt it?

Jajas, if you were my friend and you looked tired I'd offer help or buy you a cake