This hits home
Posted by vanillagirilla1975@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 76 comments
Posted by vanillagirilla1975@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 76 comments
Whitey1969SC@reddit
Was recently at the funeral of a childhood friends father. Was a few minutes late and was in the back. Quite a few people I went to high school with were there. Looking from my angle I had a hard time telling the difference from the genx from the boomers till the turned around.
stephenforbes@reddit
Or when you see an old lady checking you out and then later realize she is around your age.
redtesta@reddit
Well, what is old? I'm not close ,personally, to being old and when I hear "seniors" 55 and old is complete crap. I'm not senior .
Adept_Confusion7125@reddit
Unless I am shopping at Michael's. Then yeah, I'm a senior.
Consistent-Sky3723@reddit
You know what I find odd is that I’m 54 and I look younger than my mom did when she turned 40. She even said that. I remember I was 10 years old at her 40th birthday party and everything was “over the hill” and Lordy, Lordy, look who’s 40. It was all over at 40 back then I guess. I refuse to act old, like old farty old. I have children ages 8-14! I won’t be an old mom. So far I’ve managed to. Their friend’s parents think my husband and I are their ages. So late 30’s early 40s. I will take that. I refuse to limp though. So stubborn. I will walk in that bone on bone knee when out in public.lol
redtesta@reddit
Same way. I tell my sister same thing. We are the younger generation looking age wise plus I train and eat healthy. I told her we dont look a lot younger than our parents at this age. Dug up photos to make sure.
I adult when I need to with business or situations but outside of that I'm a kid lol. Besides a few mutual age friends my selected younger friends ( since they act like us but are in their 30's more gen x than millennial) They keep me young, and I try and give knowledge. I'm in better shape than them and when they met me , thought I was late 30's , early 40's ( I'm 57). The day we stop moving, camp out on the couch, lesson interactions with people, is the day we age and start to die. Seen to many shut down. Get you're a$$ up and walk. I've told people get a step counter app. Start with 6k steps a day. Work up to 8k then 10k. Once you have some stamina, start mixing in "bands" or dumbell exercises. BUILD YOU BUTT AND LEGS. So critical when you get older. Then , once they feel comfortable, go to gym. Interact. Get to know the regulars. Get tips. Sorry for the book.
Consistent-Sky3723@reddit
Oh no don’t be sorry! I love positive people! It’s so hard to adult. I try to avoid that but it’s just so hard. My husband and I laugh a lot. Happiness helps keep ya feeling younger.
Anonymous_user_2022@reddit
When I returned from a business trip, my colleague that joined me on the trip was picked up in the airport by his parents. They were younger than me.
Adept_Confusion7125@reddit
That's a smack. Been there lol
LordNitram76@reddit
I saw a hot girl I went to High School with at a 30th year reunion. I was like wow, didnt recognize her.
Adept_Confusion7125@reddit
Is that you, George?
darkofnight916@reddit
I didn’t go to my 30th reunion, but saw a bunch of pictures and names of who was there and I only recognized a handful of them.
padraiggavin14@reddit
I was telling a story about "this old guy bitching about something"....my wife jumps in...."he was the same age as us".
My excuse? I rarely look in the mirror.
vermiliondragon@reddit
I do think I went from looking 10 years younger to looking my age over the past couple years, but in my mind I still look like I'm around 30 and it's kinda shocking when I actually pay attention to the mirror.
Adept_Confusion7125@reddit
What's worse is seeing fashion fads return for the third time SMFH
mazopheliac@reddit
"It's a boomer style meme sir, but it checks out."
Cvilledog@reddit
Hard living takes a toll. I met a woman the other day who looked to be in her 60s but she was born in 1984.
Mediocre_Method_4683@reddit
I've done this a few times myself lately.
everyoneisnuts@reddit
It’s so funny how we all think this way. I was at a couple of concerts recently and the singers commented in this way too.
One mentioned how he was looking around the crowd and wondering why there were so many old people at his show, but then realized that they were his age and had been listening to the band and going to their shows since they started in the early 2000s. The other joked about the same thing but also talked about how cool it was to see everyone bringing their kids to the concerts and keeping rock n roll alive.
The older I get the more time I take just trying to grasp the reality of how old I am, how old my friends kids are, how long ago things happened, and how the hell it happened so quickly!
TheBrooklynKid@reddit
It's a killer
catastrofickat@reddit
I hate it when I see an older person and then I realize I'm looking in a mirror.
oktober75@reddit
My daily acknowledgement of the gray hairs in my beard I see in the mirror is what keeps me in check.
Consistent-Sky3723@reddit
My high school classmates who I avoid and moved miles away from as soon as I was 18, all recognize me. They say I haven’t changed at all. Well, I have, but yes, I still look very similar. I though can’t recognize them. I was returning some stuff to Target and the lady at customer service was all chatty with me and I asked her who she was. Keep in mind I went to all 12 years of school with her. She’s like don’t you recognize me? No. Really? Really. It was awkward AF. Then she says her name and I almost spit out my gum. I didn’t hide my shock well at all. In my head I was thinking of all her catty and mean behavior in school because she was so pretty. I guess being a mean troll in school growing up, you end up looking like a troll as you’re growing old.
EdwardBliss@reddit
How about seeing an old person and realizing that you're actually older than that person?
cavalier78@reddit
I was talking to a guy at work. I've always assumed he was at least 10 years older than me. Then one day, he mentioned his birthday, and I'm six months older than he is.
I had an actual Austin Powers Alotta Fagina moment. "Wait, I'm older than you? My god man, I thought you were.... nevermind."
froghumper66@reddit
Every time I look in the mirror.
Anxious_Dig6046@reddit
Agreed
rraattbbooyy@reddit
I’m the one they’re looking at.
I have not aged gracefully. I’m 56 and look every day of it and a few years more.
I also don’t care. 🤷🏻♂️🙂
Zaraki42@reddit
Someone once said that being middle-aged means some of your high-school friends look 30, and others look 60.
My spouse and I are lucky enough to be in the category that looks in their thirties. As are the rest of my childless friends. My friends with kids, though...
So I guess the secret is to moisturize daily, drink plenty of water, and be childless.
Odd_Truth_5119@reddit
Stress causes aging and shortens life spans. So yeah pull out or go one and done.
Lubeislove@reddit
But it feels soooo much better leaving it in.
livinaparadox@reddit
You're not supposed to look pristine at the end of life like a toy that never got opened.
HarlanCulpepper@reddit
flappy-doodles@reddit
My mother always used to say... You look like an old man!!
Blurghblagh@reddit
Why are there so many people with grey hair at this classic rock concert queuing for the toilets?.. Oh. Oh yeah. Damn.
OppositeDish9086@reddit
I had a small existential crisis a few years ago when I went to a concert of a popular 90s alt-rock band, and realized all those "old people" were my age.
leicanthrope@reddit
To borrow a quote from the nude beach episode of Bob's Burgers: "Nude beaches are full of overweight, out-of-shape old bodies and I don't want to go there and realize I look exactly like that."
InfinitelyRepeating@reddit
I have (Millennial) friends in an 80s cover band. I went to one of their concerts and thought
"there's a lot of old people here!" "..." "Dammit."
Ditto at my most recent high school reunion!
One_Hour_Poop@reddit
People from my graduating class run the gamut from "Damn they still look good!" to "WTF happened?"
I like to think that I'm in the middle, but some days are worse than others.
pmcdny@reddit
No one believes me when I tell them I'm 54.
One_Hour_Poop@reddit
That's what old people like to tell themselves. 😀
Gomer_Schmuckatelli@reddit
Ouch.
toooldforlove@reddit
I never thought I would be a person to want to fight the signs of aging. But when I look in the mirror and see my saggy neck, and have to wear reading glasses, and watch spots appear on the back of my hands. I just don't feel like myself anymore. The person in the mirror seems like a lie. I have changed a lot over the years but that person in mirror just isn't me.
thatgenxguy78666@reddit
The chicken neck is what is killing me. I am 56,balding,thin,but with a beer belly. Any scratch on my arm now looks like liver spots on an old man. I havent had a date in a year and a half. I blame it on being old in a college town. But I'm just truly not all that. After the election I am looking to Costa Rica or other place to live my last few years. NO kids.
toooldforlove@reddit
Lol @ no date. Have you seen my user name? I know how you feel.
razzle_dazzle321@reddit
I can relate to this so much. I saw a spot on the back of my hand and couldn't stop staring at it. Like if I kept staring I could make it disappear. Lol. I'm not ready for spots. Then I was in a video meeting for work and I didn't recognize the person staring back. It kind of just hit me as I have a lot of video meetings. And I just got progressive glasses, yes it's great I can see when I read. But still, I didn't wasn't feel old when I just had my regular glasses for distance.
Key_Inevitable_5201@reddit
I have no concept of my age when looking at people my age. They always look old to me then I realize we are close in age.
violentbowels@reddit
So far I'm in the 'you don't look that old' group. 54. Going grey around the temples so it won't be long.
aboveaveragewife@reddit
I was with my aunt at a baseball game and she (born in 1972) ran into a lady she went to high school with and asked her how her dad was doing-the lady perplexed said he’s been gone for over 10 years. My aunt pointed to the man behind her (who had a walker and oxygen tank). She said oh that’s my husband, do you remember “Jon Doe” he was a grade ahead of us? My aunt about died of embarrassment.
kckitty71@reddit
I lost 129 pounds and I carried most of my weight in my upper body. Suddenly I look like the crypt keeper.
ted_anderson@reddit
Antmax@reddit
I'm lucky, if it wasn't for my thinning hairline, and a few creases around the eyes I could be 12 years younger. About 40. A lot of my friends look in their 60's :(
Biggest problem as an artist/designer and someone who likes reading. I have to have multiple pairs of glasses in most rooms in the house if I want to read small text. Different pairs for computer, reading books, soldering and painting fine details plus progressives for driving so I can see into the distance and read my dash.
That's about 4 pairs and two magnifying glasses in my daily routine lol.
Strong-Piccolo-5546@reddit
worst is seeing an old person on TV from when you were a kid and you are older than them.
darkofnight916@reddit
A few years ago a friend posted a happy 50th birthday message to her sister, I saw it and thought “wow her sister is a lot older than me” I then remembered I was less than two years from being that age.
Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit
My neighbor went to a 50th high school reunion and the next day said “those people used to be my age!”
lllllllllllllllll5@reddit
Thanks for the laugh!
DeaddyRuxpin@reddit
I hate it when I see an old person and realize it’s me in a mirror.
Lavender-Maggie-1234@reddit
Or it’s a mirror.
Ok-Fox1262@reddit
It's when you're sat in a hospital clinic waiting room full of old fogeys then slowly come to the realisation that most of them are younger than you.
BlueAndMoreBlue@reddit
I was going to say that it’s even worse when you see them at the doctor’s office :)
bankyVee@reddit
I saw a notification on facebook of people you might know and I saw the small profile pic of a girl I crushed on in college. I clicked add immediately. The picture was of her 10-yr old son, who looks the same as her college aged self from the 1990s. I thought that was hilarious and tragically beautiful.
thisisnotme78721@reddit
duuuuuuuuuuude I ran into a guy I had a huge crush on my n high school and he looks terrible: stooped, doughy, shuffles when he walks and he's only 55. it's terrifying.
EVILtheCATT@reddit
I actually laughed out loud! I needed that, thank you:)
Conscious_String_195@reddit
This is so true, and it has happened to me twice in last year. When I got home, I had to critically look at myself in the mirror to see if that’s what others see me as (like how I see them.)
cbrworm@reddit
Sometimes I'll catch a glance of myself in an odd arrangement of mirrors, or an unexpected mirror in a dark place. I'll be like, who's that gaunt balding old guy over there, then I realize it's me and I suddenly look like my young self again. Our brains do some amazing trickery.
Knobby3558@reddit
It’s worse when u see them in obituaries 😞
Ill-Lou-Malnati@reddit
It’s worse when I see an old person across the bar and realize there is a mirror behind the bar
Mako_@reddit
Sometimes I look at friends and think dang they look old. Then I look in the mirror and I'm like omg what happened?!? For some reason my unconscious mind still thinks I'm still 25.
KaetzenOrkester@reddit
True, but I love it when I realize that all those years of sunscreen and moisturizer have really paid off for me.
oregon_coastal@reddit
That hits hard. Right in my back pain.
Ghostonthestreat@reddit
I feel this. This last weekend my wife and I went to a concert for a band that released their music in 1990. I was looking around, and all I could think is we might be old, but we still rock harder than a bunch of the kids today.
CommissarCiaphisCain@reddit
For some reason, I got added to a group in SM recently and saw it was filled with old people. When I realized they were my fellow high school classmates I died a little inside.
Donmexico666@reddit
That's what happens when you graduate at 23 for skipping gym class.
jfdonohoe@reddit
Just had my 35th high school reunion. It was an ongoing parade of this feeling.
GracieThunders@reddit
Like all those old farts on my Facebook
xxMalVeauXxx@reddit
I love it. I love finding people from school on social media or in real life and seeing who aged better. I know it sounds awful, but it makes you feel real good when you're doing well, you're not some giant fat sloth dying of diabetes and heart failure and run into popular kids or bullies and see how they turned out. Validates your choices. I'm no spring chicken but damnit I want to live well in my retirement while the country gets a gender reassignment and melts down.