What is something you thought only old people do that you do now?

Posted by Lazy_Number8830@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 319 comments

At 46, my list is endless. Going to bed early, no caffeine after midday, not caring what other people think, complaining about - the cost of things, how busy places are, how things are smaller now...

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continentaldreams@reddit

I went to a gig the other day with my husband and we were the oldest there by a good 15 years. I said "look at what the kids are wearing nowadays" and I couldn't believe what I'd just said

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dbltax@reddit

Heart says moshpit, knees say seating on the upper circle.

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szmidtten@reddit

I fell asleep at a heavy metal gig I went to with my husband 😅 (in my late twenties / early thirties).. the vibrations of the place were making me feel dizzy / sick. He still mocks me about it.

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bluephoenix39@reddit

I dozed off briefly at trivium but I was pregnant, it was hot and I’d been at work that day, still couldn’t believe it though

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Gornal-Annie6133@reddit

I fell asleep at a Van Halen concert when I was 16, because it was so boring

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Bigtallanddopey@reddit

I saw a t-shirt the other day that said “heart says pit, knees say sit” and I am off to Download this year and thought, I could really do with that shirt to explain why I have a chair.

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WitchyRedhead86@reddit

That’s great shirt! Never too old to gig, but a seat is a boon sometimes.

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

Took my camping chair to Glastonbury last year. Anyone judging can get in the bin

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Enough-Ad3818@reddit

At 43yrs old, I went into the pit at The Wonder Years in Manchester in January. I was in there for all of 2 songs, and felt it for a week afterwards.

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continentaldreams@reddit

Ah see I refuse to sit down at gigs - I'm still stubborn. I got stuck in when I saw Limp Bizkit last year (again, showing my age) and came out a different woman. Maybe when my knees give up I'll slow down

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flangeflangeflanges@reddit

My back gave up before my knees. Can’t go to any gigs unless I can be sure of a seat.

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playmobilhospital@reddit

I’m only 27 but upper circle seating makes my knees scream as it is. I’m not even close to being tall, either.

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Adrian_Shoey@reddit

All the kids round me look like they're dressed for a late '90s / early '00s themed party.

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Secure_Music_6062@reddit

that's what our dads said to us when we bought baggy / flares in the early 90s but swap 90s for 60/70s

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Adrian_Shoey@reddit

Kevin_The_Teenager_Disbelief.gif

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dodgrile@reddit

I’ve gone back to uni as a middle aged man. Turned up one day wearing the same nirvana T-shirt as one of the 19 year olds, and somebody else had a guns and roses T-shirt on I recognised from the first time round

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Adrian_Shoey@reddit

"They're selling hippy wigs in Woolworths, man"

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continentaldreams@reddit

Yes, that's what I was remarking at! They are wearing what we used to wear and I kinda love it.

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Purple_Committee_216@reddit

Yep! Tiered skirts are back..

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folklovermore_@reddit

You know you're old when the trends you remember the first time round have come back!

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BaBaFiCo@reddit

I knew I got old when I thought about how cold people are on a night out 😅

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LambonaHam@reddit

Yeah, going past a restaurant / bar and seeing beautiful women outside in skimpy dresses. Instead of thinking 'nice', my first thought was 'they must be freezing!".

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folklovermore_@reddit

Oh in that case I was old when I was a student! Literally the only one going on nights out (in York in the middle of winter) with a 'sensible' jacket. I refused to pay to put it in the cloakroom though...

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batteryforlife@reddit

”Bare ankles, in this weather?! She’ll catch her death!!”

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Ohbc@reddit

I went to the Kooks gig and I was surprised how many young people were. All the boys (looked barely 18 to me), all had the same haircut and clothes. I definitely felt very old but also couldn't believe their haircuts ha

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DeepPanWingman@reddit

The kids are currently wearing what I wore in the 90s. I haven't changed my style since the 90s so I'm finally bang on trend.

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ZekkPacus@reddit

You know you've got old when you go from appreciating people's summer outfits (of both genders!) to worrying about if they're going to catch a cold.

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

Gigs are just so loud these days too. We stand near the back and we're still deaf and ringing by the end of the night.

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faffy16@reddit

Omg I am saying this all the time, particularly because the fashion nowadays has a lot of 80s elements in it in my opinion, especially the hairstyles, and I find myself always gernning at my husband: 'no self-respecting young person will wear this/have this hairstyle back in my day' :D Now, if all the youngsters will get off my lawn before I get my walking stick!

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MadWifeUK@reddit

By the same token, listening to local radio and they play something up to date and I say to Mr Mad "That's not music, that's just noise!"

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folklovermore_@reddit

Having no knowledge of any songs that came out after about 2010.

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continentaldreams@reddit

Thankfully I'm not quite there yet - hence my attendance at the youth club aka the gig. But I think it's coming

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folklovermore_@reddit

On this note: having to sit down at concerts. Granted that's partly because I'm short and it's usually the only way I can see anything, but increasingly I actually just want to have a little sit during the support band or the slower songs.

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RemarkableParking434@reddit

Fucking people younger than me who are over 30 years old.

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someoneinbetweeen@reddit

Silence

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Oilfreeeggs@reddit

I can remember when this was all fields ….

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ignatiusjreillyXM@reddit

The thing was! It really was! Only five years ago!

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Fattydog@reddit

I was driving with my 30 year old son last week when he said exactly this. It was hilarious.

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RelativelyRidiculous@reddit

I love those moments when stuff like this comes out of my 35-year-old daughter's mouth. My grandson told me to call her "Unc" when she does this recently. She's a teacher so I haven't quite had the courage to do it yet. I typically just say "Oh, tell us a story, Grandpa!" instead.

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EAGLE-EYED-GAMING@reddit

Haha I’m only 18 and do this when walking past various newer houses where I live.

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TheJobSquad@reddit

I do it whilst walking past fields. The only acceptable response is an eye roll.

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Theo_Cherry@reddit

...now they build a lower school and astroturf...

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V65Pilot@reddit

I went back to Charlotte N. Carolina years ago, and the hole in the wall bar I used to be a bouncer at was now a Walgreens Pharmacy. Not a single Friday night without someone pulling a knife or a gun.....

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theModge@reddit

I remember when the house I just brought was a hospital. In fact my friend did her training there, and another had to use it

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Khaleesi1536@reddit

How does one bring a house?

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Dutch_Slim@reddit

American-style, on the back of one of those huge flat-bed trucks… https://preview.redd.it/akspbgrs67sg1.jpeg?width=4272&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc63ee6d71ca3ab29649c49afe635239a6e2aa7e

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V65Pilot@reddit

I mentioned this to my boss the other day. because the house my dad bought in Rhode Island was moved from one side of a street to the other( no idea why) and years later it was moved back to its original spot so they could build a school. He was bemused by the fact that they basically just jack up the house and put a trailer underneath it.

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Khaleesi1536@reddit

Touché!

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Pineneedle_coughdrop@reddit

🤣

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Missus_Nicola@reddit

Back in my day....

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I_am_Relic@reddit

When the earth was cooling...

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Da5ren@reddit

I’m 37 and I love bird watching from my kitchen, at my bird feeder in my garden. I get all sorts of little birds, tits, finches, siskins, redpolls. I LOVE IT. Nothing makes me happier than looking out and seeing a new bird I haven’t seen in my garden before. I used to think bird watching was for really old boring people. I guess I am just old and boring now.

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RelativelyRidiculous@reddit

There's a guy near me who has a youtube that is just daily live stream of cameras on each of his three feeders. My boss at work showed it to me during break one day. I said wait until you see what I can do. Now we watch it in the break room on the TV during break time daily. Now break time is all "Oh look he's back! Wonder where he's been the last couple of days?" and "Oh wow would you look at the colors on him!".

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condosovarios@reddit

I love the Merlin app

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Da5ren@reddit

It’s brilliant. I get such a thrill seeing a new bird. It’s like IRL Pokémon.

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ronsgingerpubes@reddit

You should get the birdex app. I call it my bird pokedex.

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threemorereasons@reddit

You should try out the Birdex app - it's a pokedex for birds!

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thetoastmonster@reddit

Gotta catch 'em all.

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Jonny_Segment@reddit

I prefer BirdNET. Same basic functionality but Merlin has loads of bloat I'm not interested in

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mdid@reddit

Earlier this week I spent a good 5 minutes watching 2 pigeons have a fight on the roof of my shed.

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Okimiyage@reddit

I’m 35 and got into photography about 18 months ago, and my favourite thing is to sit in the park and photograph birds 🦢

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paolog@reddit

Grunting when bending down

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my-comp-tips@reddit

Going to Garden Centres

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kat_d9152@reddit

Not only that. Talking about the plants. Sharing plans for what plants go where, next three years of plants, how the seedlings are going ad infinitum. As a kid I never understood how people could endlessly talk about the garden. Now I am one of those people.

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RelativelyRidiculous@reddit

All that and started offering people plants.

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I_am_Relic@reddit

I'm not a "plant person" but my mental Aloe Vera that I inherited seems to be utterly invincible, despite my totally not green fingers The glorious fucker not only hasn't died but now I have it's offspring all over the house.ot has even out survived various iterations of cacti that I have had. (I have nobody to talk to about this and I can't just bin the aloe siblings). I suspect that I'm "old", but also (ironically like my Aloe) I grow alone to some extent.

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kat_d9152@reddit

Omg. The joy of free plants is addictive. I bet it means all the offspring will be as bomb-proof as "Big Mamma" too

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I_am_Relic@reddit

Actually yes. Those buggers seem to be thriving despite my brutal and ham handed attempts at separating the massive root ball/tangle of parent and siblings (_and_ not buying "proper soil" from the garden center - I snaffled some acidic podsol from our local wooded heathland). It's actually amazing. I'm looking at the parent that has survived for decades with minimum care and it's still going bonkers 🙂

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smellyfeet25@reddit

ha yes some of them love their gardens

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smaxxy@reddit

From one 51-year-old to another 51-year-old, I lied I'm 23 and you suck.

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WitchyRedhead86@reddit

I worked in a garden centre when I was 18/19. Really nice job. Didn’t know much about plants though. Now? Love them. Thinking I might have to go back on a weekend and buy something! 🪴🪴

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

We've got memberships to a garden center. We get 2 free coffees a month. Guess where I'm going this weekend.

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skelly890@reddit

Then there's the joy of visiting any specialist plant breeders near you. There's a pelargonium place near me. They do mail order, but sell direct, so you can wander around the cosy greenhouses, then buy at least five plants for less than you'll pay anywhere else. If there's any specialists near you, just go. Best not to take kids. They'd be bored. Old people only!

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Laumac8D@reddit

So this is what jealousy feels like 🫩

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GrimCityGirl@reddit

Ive loved a garden centre since my 20s tbh

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PomPomBumblebee@reddit

Same. HATED them as a kid as they didn't have much of gift shops or even a cafe in many. My mum would spend HOURS in them and my sister and I would have to just hide behind the bags of compost and make fun somehow, dying of boredom.

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folklovermore_@reddit

I would always make a beeline for the pet section (back in the day when garden centres still sold fish and gerbils and occasionally rabbits/guinea pigs) and just hang out in there until my parents got round to that bit.

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PomPomBumblebee@reddit

Yeah the one/ ones my mum would take us to had nothing, no cafe (or didn't like people there not eating), no fish, nothing, just a huge outside bit and lots of boring garden stuff, barely any fun ornaments either. I remember in my teens seeing more stuff appearing including even a play park and I was like where tf were they when I needed them?!?

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skelly890@reddit

\>just a huge outside bit and lots of boring garden stuff My kind of garden centre.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

They were coming in when I was a kid, the sort of "random stuff" area inside the garden centre. Toys, ornaments, food, drink, calendars, pens, books, gifts.

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suzzhotfuzz@reddit

Can confirm: in my 20s and love garden centres

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StinkyBird64@reddit

Been going to garden centres since birth, I’m mid 20s now and I still love going lol

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PrincessPK475@reddit

I discovered gardening centres in my 20's and lived in them.... I've gone back to hating them in the ultimate old person move in my late 30's because the ones in my neck of the woods play loud music and obnoxiously garish adverts *over* the already too loud music, plus they're too expensive. I'm in my taking cuttings and sowing from seed I collected myself era, socks with crocs and all.

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pajamakitten@reddit

It took me until only last year to discover the wonders of a garden centre cafe.

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szmidtten@reddit

Love a garden centre but have done since I was a teenager I think. Something just very Sunday afternoon comforting about mooching around the plants and home things! I now take my 3 year old daughter for regular trips to the cafe!

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Ok-Blackberry-3534@reddit

Yeah, I remember it being a day out as a kid.

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continentaldreams@reddit

I've been doing this since I was 17 and got my licence - catch up old man

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

I'm 38 and live in a tiny village with no amenities (so not ideal for families), I think the average age is about 65. I've found my people! * No music blasting from speakers EVER - all you can hear is the sea along the side of the village * No one's using loud tools or mowing their lawn too early or too late * No souped up cars or anyone doing more than 10mph (we only have 8 roads in our village) * People pick up rubbish in the street * They stop to talk if they see you in the garden / see people passing when they're in the garden * When we have power cuts / water cuts/ snow storms people reach out on the local FB group with spares or offering help

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Positive_Ad3450@reddit

This sounds perfect.

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Positive_Ad3450@reddit

I’m 41 and when I see younger women wearing skimpy clothing I think to myself “for goodness sake, put some clothes on!” However when I was in my late teens and pencil thin I would wear short skirts and get asked by older people if I was wearing a skirt or a belt. Looks like I’m now a member of the old git club just like them lol! 😂

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croissant-of-dreams@reddit

Crafts for fun. Like what do you mean I’m voluntarily doing embroidery in my spare time

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Ill-Appointment6494@reddit

Trying to focus on the text on my phone. I look like I’m playing the trombone.

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Glittering_Sunrise12@reddit

Hahahahaha! So funny! My mates make fun of me for this

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Ill-Appointment6494@reddit

Thanks for the award, Sunrise.

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vextedkitten@reddit

In the last two years i have had to remove my glasses to read my phone and squint and hold the phone to my face. Ialso have reading glasses but they dont help much. Im only 44

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hairychris88@reddit

I actually belly laughed at this, thank you for that.

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imtheorangeycenter@reddit

Wincing or "feeling" the pain when someone takes a slam on a BMX/skateboard/skis/whatever. I remember it happening for the first time at 45 and going "what hell is this??". And I have taken many a bone breaking fall.

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Ready_Perspective_95@reddit

In my early 40's I'm now at the age where teenagers are wearing what I wore when I was a teenager, which was what my mum wore when she was a teenager! I thought she was ancient when she told me that decades ago, I've realised declaring this out loud means I have became my mother lol.

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MrsCDM@reddit

I've realised how comfortable it is to walk with your hands clasped behind your back. Not in a full, fast paced walking mode, but when you're sort of meandering around the house or a museum, for example.

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Tastetherainbow_2016@reddit

Saying “I remember those shoes / jeans last time they were in fashion!” Going “URRRGGHHHH!” whenever I have to stand up from a sitting position Correctly predicting the weather based on how stiff my joints are (always used to mock my nan and her mystic weatherman hip, wish she was here to say “Told you so!” Lol) Buying my food from M&S because “You get what you pay for!”

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Glittering_Sunrise12@reddit

🤣🤣 ohhh I do all of the above. I’m reading all these and I’m worried how many resonate with me 👵🏼 (45F)

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Big_Miss_Steak_@reddit

My niece is 24 and was wearing baggy jeans the other day and I casually commented that I used to own a pair just like them when she was born. We both looked at each other in horror and then just pretended like the conversation never happened. It’s also fun telling people that you remember them being born!

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Jesterstear99@reddit

Wearing the same clothes all the time- **not the exact same article of clothing**, but having multiples of the same things. I always wear cargo trousers now when I'm not in bed, I bought two new pairs yesterday!

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Glittering_Sunrise12@reddit

Haha! Omg I do this and didn’t really realise. Leggings and a baggy jumper when I’m not at work

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bishcraft1979@reddit

Yes! I’m always in black combats! Very disappointed in how the quality of the Next ones has dropped in the last few (25ish!) years though the Amazon basics are surprisingly good

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Jesterstear99@reddit

I gave up on black, as even though I always wash them inside out they fade all horrible and patchy, I stick with sand or green. I got two pairs from Lidl yesterday, the trick like with the trainers, is to get the next size up. The other colours fade too, they just don't look as bad as black, grey & purple...

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bishcraft1979@reddit

Every year I do a re-dying black Wah with one of those dylon jobbies

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Shitelark@reddit

I now feel sorry for my t-shirts. I buy new stuff, then wear it for too long because I know when I wash it it will go into the rota and disappear for months, and I can now afford to buy new clothes every month and the boxes just get deeper.

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SinsOfTheAether@reddit

I finally found some new comfortable underwear to replace my old ones. I now own 15 pairs (yes, I mixed up tyhe colours) and threw away the remnants of the old ones.

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rocketscientology@reddit

I have the same Uniqlo wool crewneck in four different colours 🙈

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PalmerRabbit78@reddit

Uniqlo is my new obsession. BEST casual staple items I’ve ever bought

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ThisShouldBeAGif@reddit

I live in my Uniqlo leggings. Three pairs in 2 colours and I don’t know what to wear if they are all in the wash… I have a couple pairs of their thermals so super cold days just layer them underneath.

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Gadget100@reddit

Me too! Can never have too many pockets!

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zamoflo@reddit

I’ve started doing this! I have two types of jeans (Abercrombie bootcut/cropped straight) and t-shirts (Stradivarius boxy heavyweight/abercrombie essential body skimming) in multiple colours and just rotate them and wear a different top layer/shoes 🙂‍↕️ saves so much time and energy planning outfits! I’m considering doing the same with a few midi skirts for the warmer weather (once I find some that aren’t 10 miles long)

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Glittering_Sunrise12@reddit

I say to my daughter…. Look at how short that girls skirt is, it’s awful!! (Then remember my skirts 25 years ago were no bigger than a belt)

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Successful-Watch3814@reddit

Groan when getting up from a chair! 😫

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noxwiitch@reddit

Not understanding the new generations and complaining about it.

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Hot-Pace-5745@reddit

I am 35 and I WANT to get to bed at a reasonable time. I WANT to get up earlier at saturday to enjoy some more free time. I DO NOT want to go out to drink / party. I remember when this was a field y´know. I forget what I wanted to say and the detour I take sounds like granpa Simpson having a conversation about how he bought an onnion that one day. I always complain about some random pain in the neck, my back or some muscle I didn´t know I even have. The list goes on, but I guess that´s just normal.

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bravedolphin1@reddit

I’m 41 and have been going to bed at around half 8/9 since I was in my early 20s lol I do not get the disrespect the younger generation think they can have for people these days (Jesus I sound like my father) 😂

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Fraggle_ninja@reddit

Suprises me too. Like I know gym goers and fitness folks of ALL ages who will happily go to bed 8-9ish, so they up pre dawn to do active stuff. Maybe it’s just pub goers, weed smokers and partying people who think that’s an old persons thing. Feels very childish, like bed time is still a rule to break.

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llynllydaw_999@reddit

Well I'm in my late 50's and definitely not one of the pub goers, weed smokers and partying people, and I still go to bed after midnight. Feels like I'm wasting the evening otherwise, even if that's just at home watching TV. Being up pre-dawn is a hideous idea.

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bravedolphin1@reddit

I like to be up usually on a work day 5.50am so no chance of me going to bed at 12am lol

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Fraggle_ninja@reddit

That’s fair enough, I think it’s a late to bed or early riser difference over an age thing. I like to meet in the middle and go to bed at 9 and watch tv till 12 lol.

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BG3restart@reddit

You missed grunting when you sit or stand. I noticed my kids start doing this from about 30. I'm in my 60s and have recently slipped over a few times, which has had a bit of an impact on me. Now, when I'm on the floor playing with one of my grandkids, I can't just jump up and have to think about it first.

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CubLeo@reddit

In my 30s and now got a National Trust membership which I tell everyone is amazing value and they do a scone of the month. I turned into my mother

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impossiblejane@reddit

Talk to my dog like he's a human. I also organise my weekend around spending time with my dog and not people. Moan about aches and pains.

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Not-a-Cranky-Panda@reddit

Go on about how fast the years are going by.

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Brontesmum@reddit

When you're over the hill, you pick up speed

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TheGnomeSecretary@reddit

I thought only old people aged. Imagine my horror when it started happening to me without my consent. I am a young person who has made the firm decision to remain that way, and I resent my wishes being disregarded by reality. I feel that I have been wronged. Any lawyer here that can help?

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Real_FakeName@reddit

This reminds me that I need to take my Metamucil

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SproutBuster@reddit

I started saying things like "I remember when you were a baby"...

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SproutBuster@reddit

I started saying things like "I remember when you were a baby"... I'm 36.

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slimdrum@reddit

Hate loud music

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Air_Fryer_666@reddit

Seeing younger people in roles of authority and wondering how they could help me, that policeman looks to young to drive, are you allowed to ask for a grown up to attend matters?

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RelationshipLife6739@reddit

Carry hankies around when I’m ill…

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nodemus@reddit

Get excited for a dry day for washing

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Rossco1874@reddit

Used to slag my dad off for removing items from boxes and putting in freezer bags as they took up less space.. He was so right about the space thing and I now do the same.

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Separate_Wing_6685@reddit

Talking about getting the kitchen done (but actually please ask me to go out raving rather than where I got the tiles from)

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grayscripts@reddit

Eating boil in the bag fish in sauce...and liking it

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Appropriate_World265@reddit

Youngsters! Be quiet!

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the01li3@reddit

Moved into a new house... Chatting with new neighbours, garden centers, car boot sales

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ArtichokeDesperate68@reddit

Use reading glasses after almost overnight my ability to read a book comfortable was taken from me!

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Dull_Hawk9416@reddit

Saaaaaame. I don’t get it.

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p1p68@reddit

Sorry guys I'm 57 and refuse to be a grown up.

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pixeltash@reddit

Looking at policemen and thinking does their mum know they are out? They look too young to be out on their own.

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IrvmeisterGeneral@reddit

Tell my kids how when I 1st went to the pub (1988) you could get 7 pints, 20 smokes and a chippy on the way home for a tenner...every time they tell me they need £100 for a night out 😮

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griffaliff@reddit

I'm 38, I often moan to my wife about the traffic on my commute home from work, it's so sad.

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Dirtypoppins@reddit

49 here. Forget pub crawls, it’s now garden centre crawls and they are my best days out. Going to bed before 9pm…love my bed. Complaining about a different ache or pain every day without fail. Oh man, age creeps up on us quick.

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SomethingOrOther25@reddit

Used to never understand people going for a walk. Why walk for no reason?! Well, now it's something I do every single day, and it is generally the highlight of the day for me!

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JeniJ1@reddit

I really want to be the kind of person that enjoys going for a walk. It hasn't happened yet :(

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WernerHerzogEatsShoe@reddit

Same. Can't stand it. I need to be running if I'm moving. Or maybe cycling. Something entertaining. Walking endlessly around my neighborhood drives me insane. I can just about tolerate a walk in a nice area but even then it has to be fairly short. It's so boring just walking for no reason. Need to learn how to like it!

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JeniJ1@reddit

I don't like running either! I desperately need to get more cardio into my life but it's a constant struggle. I'm fine with walking if I have somewhere to go - to a shop or a friend's house or something - but I hate doing it just for the sake of it.

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WernerHerzogEatsShoe@reddit

trying to think of ways you can find places to go to give yourself a reason. I guess that's a bonus of games like Pokémon go, gives people reasons to explore . Or maybe you need a treasure hunt haha

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JeniJ1@reddit

Hahaha yeah maybe!!

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Theo_Cherry@reddit

Fuck me, you speak my language!

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Jimmy-Evs@reddit

Never trust a thought that occurs to you indoors

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Theo_Cherry@reddit

Huh? 🤔

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Jimmy-Evs@reddit

I'm not sure what you're confused by?

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WillowCreekWanderer@reddit

And sometimes you see some cool wildlife! Or get to pet a cat!!

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asimplescribe@reddit

I make sure most of the days I do it without headphones. It's one thing when I'm jogging, but if I'm walking I should be soaking in my environment.

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JeffBroccoli@reddit

Complaining about my lower back. I haven’t even done anything strenuous. No injuries. Good posture. It just hurts sometimes for no reason

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Okimiyage@reddit

Not to diagnose over the internet but if this is something that’s persistent I’d get it checked out. If you’re female it can be endo, if you’re male it can be testicular, prostate .. As someone with chronic back issues, there’s also physio which can be a godsend if there’s no underlying issue!

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dedido@reddit

I'm no doctor but if your lower back hurts because of your balls, it's bad news.

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Okimiyage@reddit

It’s a lesser known symptom of testicular cancer!

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JeffBroccoli@reddit

Cheers for the concern. It’s fine, it’s not chronic. Just having a laugh with the thread

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Okimiyage@reddit

Glad to hear!

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JohnCasey3306@reddit

You think only "old people" complain about the cost of things? What rock are you living under?

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Lazy_Number8830@reddit (OP)

A rock of inherited wealth

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lit2323233@reddit

Wear slippers

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RhubarbSalty3588@reddit

Groan when getting up.

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LouTheOM@reddit

I'm 29... I'm up at 6am every day including weekends and go to bed at 21:30. I have a national trust membership. I have an allotment. I complain about young people, parking and excessive noise. I'm obsessed with the weather. I wear cardigans near every day and always have a tissue in my pocket. I volunteer. I asked to join my local jubilee club because they go on some awesome day trips but they said no, I have to wait until I'm 60.

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Guilty_Baker9512@reddit

Have you noticed how loud the cinema is? I'm definitely taking earplugs next time!

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MJLDat@reddit

Buying clothes in Garden Centres.

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migoodridge@reddit

Wait till you get to 55!! 😂 The list is fucking endless

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behavedgoat@reddit

Make noises when I move , complain about morons on their phones constantly and lack of social skills

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Unlikely_Egg@reddit

32F here. Gardening, comfort over style, complain about kids these days.

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Pistolpete1983@reddit

Standing and staring out the back door at nature for an undetermined amount of time. Sometimes with a cuppy.

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FunnyColaPanda@reddit

I'm 35. Grunting as I get up and down. Most of the time it's just out of habit rather than any real pain. Randomly waking up in pain. Squinting and holding the phone at the right distance when somebody wants to show me their phone. Not understanding new music. Not understanding younger people's new slang.

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StinkyBird64@reddit

Mid 20s here, I’m technically gen-z, and I do not understand most internet slang, I feel like a grandma on the internet most days

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problematic_coffee@reddit

Same. Gen Z here and I have no idea what most of it means. I get the text speak ones but some of the new words my niece says go right over my head.

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NumeroRyan@reddit

Honestly, I don’t understand other people of a similar age to me waking up in pain, grunting getting up etc. Like how little have you taken care of your body my guy, that should not happen mid 30’s.

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

Making sex noises taking your work boots off at the end of the shift.

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Agitated_Ad_6774@reddit

The slang is absolutely hideous. Everything becoming influenced by the arse end of youtube. My 5 yr old nephew calling me (mid 30s) bro?

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Bigtallanddopey@reddit

What’s even worse about the grunting, is when your kids start doing it. First they do it because they copy you and they don’t know why, then they do it to take the piss out of you.

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playmobilhospital@reddit

I’m 27 and I grunt when I pick things up off the floor. My girlfriend asked why and I realised I do it because it’s something my mum does. It’s just what you do when you pick something up off the floor.

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problematic_coffee@reddit

All of those, plus regularly going for walks. Oh and I could never have imagined not actually wanting to eat a whole bar of chocolate in one sitting I’m only 23.

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Latte-Addict@reddit

Afternoon nap..just 10 minutes

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bri999@reddit

Doing jigsaws in the evenings

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MeMuzzta@reddit

Make noises when I sit down

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Shitelark@reddit

And stand up.

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GuybrushFunkwood@reddit

I’m 47 and I’ve found myself re buying all the stuff I happily threw away as worthless when I was 17 (Amiga 500, Amiga Formats, Vinyl albums etc) … even paid well over the odds for a Mammod steam engine …. The exact same model I gave away 20 years ago …

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

I had it all. Amiga 1200 with 28mhz upgrade and FPU, 2mb ram expansion, hard drive and cd rom, and tons of great games. Sold the lot for a ps1. What I wouldn't give to have it all suddenly appear in the loft.

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GuybrushFunkwood@reddit

Now THATS an Amiga !!

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

Oh I know. My mates in uni used to be do jealous when frontier and dune 2 would run so smooth.

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Sea_Cue@reddit

Not drinking during the week. Not wanting to be out too late. Not knowing who any of the pop stars are.

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JauntyYin@reddit

Drinking in the afternoon during the week, because the weekends are too busy and noisy

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Cow_Launcher@reddit

I've *never* had caffeine after midday because I know how it affects me. But I think the most important thing is that I simply give no shits about what people think of me in terms of how I dress or look. But I *do* still care about how people see me behave. I don't treat people like crap but it *does* seem like youngsters think I'm going to. Please don't - I respect you. I've been in your position and have never forgotten. Mid-50s man in case it's important.

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I_am_Relic@reddit

Funny thing.. I am now "old" and i don't think that I do "old people stuff". Best I can come up with is that when I was "young" (in my 30s), I'd say bollocks to fashion and happily wear stuff that is actually comfortable, rather than specifically "trendy".

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Commercial-Bat-4534@reddit

I have always said "is that what the youngsters say these days" only now I'm starting to notice, i'm 27 and it's incredibly obvious who's a teenager to me. So I can't say this ironically anymore. Because I am no longer the youngsters. It would just be a genuine question.

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Hyperion1144@reddit

Take lots of pills.

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Fluffy_Ad2274@reddit

Suck in their breath when they wincingly stand up. I have it down to a t...

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AfterMarketTurboJet@reddit

The pain! The constant aches and pains everywhere. I've got pain in places that I don't actually have places for.

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skelly890@reddit

Oh, it gets so much worse, even before you get to proper old. I'm - hopefully - getting a new knee soon. But that still leaves the other knee (fixable), one hip (fixable) one ankle (fixable, but they won't fit you a new one until you're seventy), all fingers (not fixable) one wrist. Not fixable as far as I know. Ditto elbow. Haven't looked. And at least one disc (Careful now...)

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Humble_Event3115@reddit

I'm 54. I have a special bench where I got to sit in the good weather. Nip into the Co-op, get a sandwich meal, take a seat and just sit there enjoying the nice weather. Told my son about it, I was genuinely happy about finding this quiet spot, and he asked me if I wanted him to get my slippers.

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skelly890@reddit

\>I have also started wearing slippers. Get yerself some Glerups boots. I know they're expensive but you're 54 now. Just do it. Your feet will be the ideal temperature from September to April. Haven't tried mine in the summer yet, but they'll probably work.

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AnneThisaway@reddit

Not liking modern chart music. It all sounds rhe same to me.

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ShadowWood78@reddit

Im not comfortable on the sofa unless I have a blanket on my lap. Doesnt matter the weather

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Psychological-Bag272@reddit

'They don't make it like they used to.' - this has become my common phrase. I go to garden centre every week now, it is my happy place. Not interested in night clubbing or going out binge drinking which is what I used to do. Dressing more modestly, showing less cleavage now lol

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bill_end@reddit

If you become an older gentleman, the risk is showing more boobs than you did in your 20s

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Psychological-Bag272@reddit

This made me cackle.

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Mdl8922@reddit

I stand at the lounge window, or on the veranda, with my hands behind my back, and look out at the forest. My wife especially loves telling me how much I look like an old man.

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Mdl8922@reddit

I stand at the lounge window, or on the veranda, with my hands behind my back, and look out at the forest. My wife especially loves telling me how much I look like an old man.

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bishcraft1979@reddit

I wear a hat when it’s raining. It has a full brim and is waterproof. To top off the old man look I bought it from the national trust. Don’t care what people think of it, my glasses and the back of my neck are dry!

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elvpak@reddit

Actually \*looking forward to\* weekends when I have no plans and get to do nothing for two days.

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dedido@reddit

Or 4 days!

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Competitive_Pen7192@reddit

Stretching.... I used to laugh at the idea of it before or after exercise. Nowadays sometimes stretching properly feels better than actually working out. I'm in my 40s now.

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

I do an hour of stretching and core exercises twice a week now and it makes such a difference to my day to day.

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dedido@reddit

Another one for the rack!

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eastkent@reddit

Give it another ten years and stretching becomes dangerous - my leg muscles can cramp up just by looking at them funny, and I take magnesium supplements!

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lawrekat63@reddit

Asking people what the food was like instead of the nightlife when they come back from a holiday

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LowProblem914@reddit

I complained about kids being loud outside my house and then immediately felt my soul leave my body. When did I become this person. 😭

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steady921@reddit

All of those + complaining if anybody in the house has put the heating on before a jumper

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heretolurk24@reddit

I’m 30 next month - garden centre trips on a Sunday, I’m currently fuming as I have to go out at 7pm which in my head is wind down and pj time, I recently took up cross stitch, get judgy and excited over peoples front doors/window frames, cost of everything, explaining my childhood to my own children and complaining that things are rubbish now compared to ‘my day’

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Obvious_Flamingo3@reddit

No caffeine after midday? How tf do you continue through the afternoon

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FingersMartinez@reddit

I could literally repeat your post word for word and there would be no lies.

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nowdoingthisatwork@reddit

How young teachers/doctors/nurses look now. And go young people in their early 20s look... I'm only 44.

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Pier-Head@reddit

Look approvingly at pictures of comfy slippers in newspaper adverts

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awakenkraken@reddit

I have to sit up the table to eat otherwise I get indigestion.

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hairlikebrianmay@reddit

Point at houses and say "I've worked on that house".

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D0wnb0at@reddit

Early 40’s. Set bedtime all week, between 10-11pm. I grow veg in my garden. If I’d have told my 20 year old pill popping, line snorting, skateboarding, partying, self… he wouldn’t have believed me.

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Johny_boii2@reddit

Going to the garden centre. I have a dobbies membership at the ripe old age of 22

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poorbetre@reddit

Getting a bird feeder and watching all the different birds come and go - for hours.

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insertitherenow@reddit

A bit of the old racism.

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Fidgie0@reddit

Sitting quietly just looking out at the scenery.

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Even_Passenger_3685@reddit

Oh so very much this. A nice quiet sit down.

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BoomalakkaWee@reddit

I go to the Wednesday morning community cafe at the local Methodist church for a nice cheap cup of coffee and slice of cake. I am 63 years old...and the youngest regular there by a clear 15 years!

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el_pieablo@reddit

The youth of today, 46 also

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aredditusername69@reddit

Getting up at 5am when I dont really need to. Well, old people and people looking for clout on Instagram.

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Badgersbutthole@reddit

Getting eyebrows trimmed at the barbers.

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Familiar-Woodpecker5@reddit

I definitely no longer give a shit what other people think, apart from people I care about.

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Clarebroccolibee@reddit

Noticing manners, having clicky joints

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folklovermore_@reddit

Asking for practical gifts for your birthday. I went for lunch for a friend's 40th yesterday and it came up in the conversation that she wanted a new computer keyboard. As someone who asked for new slippers and a casserole dish for a recent birthday, I can fully relate to that!

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No_Application_8698@reddit

Marvelling/complaining that people in responsible jobs or positions look ‘like babies’ or ‘look so young’. When I met my new Dentist a couple of years ago I complained to my husband afterwards that “he looks about 12!” I’m in my mid-forties. I’m sure I’ve got shoes that are older than my dentist.

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folklovermore_@reddit

On the first point: going into town on a weekday lunchtime and wondering if it's work experience week, before realising that the 'young' people walking round in suits are actually adults in their early 20s with proper jobs.

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Revolutionary_West56@reddit

Moaning that original song is better than the new song that samples it

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Psychological_Egg426@reddit

Owning an estate car and wearing leather sole shoes. I'm 53.

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HugsandHate@reddit

I remember when my Grandad used to fold up, and tie crisp packets in to a little knot. Never asked him why. Now I do it. And I get it. It makes them more compact, and tidy somehow. More manageable for transportation to the bin.

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Mc_and_SP@reddit

Complaining about my joints

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Accurate-Ad9790@reddit

Clothes shop at M&S. 46 :-(

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

I'm still at the Next stage. I haven't graduated to M&S yet. I did see a cracking pair of black cargoes in there yesterday tho.

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Accurate-Ad9790@reddit

Arne is quite good, with not bad prices. I just live in chinos and jumpers now.

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excitedbynaps@reddit

My friends and I used to talk about boys, make up and video games. Now we talk about our new hoovers, mortgages and decorating...

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

When you get excited about a new household appliance like it's a ps5

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Effective-Bar-6761@reddit

Choosing which shoes to wear based on comfort rather than style…

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JessicaEccles76@reddit

My friend said if I start wearing Skechers it's the end of a beautiful friendship (I do rock a good Croc)

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Lazy-Objective-1630@reddit

Skechers slip ins are all I wear.

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Effective-Bar-6761@reddit

I’ve not yet got to the point where ‘step in’ shoes have won me over, but I now know better than to say ‘never…😂

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Big_Miss_Steak_@reddit

I’m 41 and own two pairs of the step-ins after getting my dad a pair and hearing him rave about them. I tried resisting, I really did!!

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folklovermore_@reddit

I've currently got my eye on a pair of leopard print Skechers slip-ins as replacements for when my everyday trainers fall apart. Currently they're still holding out but pressing that 'buy' button is increasingly tempting...

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msmoth@reddit

I'm all about trainers and not-quite-flats, these days.

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Party-Werewolf-4888@reddit

Im 41, my absolute favourite thing to do of a weekend is going to a farmers market.

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Xaavuza@reddit

Gardening

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Redheadedgypsyheart@reddit

gardening and complaining about young people.

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No_Height_2408@reddit

Still care what people think sadly but do all of the others! Plus sewing

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folklovermore_@reddit

I came here to say 'crafting'. Give me an hour with my sewing machine or sitting on the sofa with some cross stitch/embroidery and I'm a happy bunny. Bonus points if it's done whilst watching some sort of cosy crime drama (the type of thing they'd show on ITV3 with ads for Viking Cruises and life insurance in the breaks).

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Okimiyage@reddit

I discovered cross stitch in 2020 and it’s amazing for my ADHD brain! Throw on a comfort show and make a tea, and I can stitch for hours without moving 😅

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Adept_Butterfly_6742@reddit

"You'll understand when you have kids" And, I now this isn't anyone, but my intolerance grows as I get older. Things I should accept, I dont understand so dismiss it entirely

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lionellanes@reddit

Open biscuits with scissors

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SuzieSue32@reddit

Not necessarily what old people did but my (very low) fashion sense died when I was pregnant. I used to never want to wear anything but skinny jeans. Now I'm in thermal leggings all the time. I look crap but I do not care anymore 😅

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robcollier@reddit

Don't get me started on the cost of things

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buy_me_a_pint@reddit

Sounds silly, but me and my parents have been on several coach tours around Europe We found these coach trip holidays very interesting, we did Italy in 2024, Austria in 2025, also past years we done Isle of Wight, Belgium

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WinkyNurdo@reddit

I was surprised when I started to enjoy a bloody good nap of an evening.

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faffy16@reddit

I'm 45 almost and I hit all of the above. High five! :D

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zamoflo@reddit

Getting obsessed with M&S (especially the 4 for £1 barm cakes and cleaning range - also why is it cheaper to do a food shop in M&S than tesco now??) Having a trolley token on my car keys Enjoying going to the tip (to be fair I’ve loved going there and launching stuff in the giant bins since I was a kid) Preferring a cup of tea to a cocktail (and it has to be Yorkshire bedtime brew after 3pm)

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Wrong_Duty7043@reddit

Complaining music in restaurants is too loud.

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squeekypengin@reddit

Going to garden centres 😅 I love it

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TheLocalEcho@reddit

There’s a restaurant popular with my younger relatives called “The Old Bicycle Shop” with a cosy vintage theme. Every time they mention it, a sentence starts bubbling up uncontrollably in my throat. “I remember when it was a bicycle shop - I bought some lights there!” So far I think I’ve only said it out loud once, not every time.

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srig8@reddit

Moan about kids

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ZealousidealCrow7523@reddit

Hoping that my teeth will last!!

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MCDCFC@reddit

Saying on a regular basis "What will they think of next?" and "It's all well and good but there's more to wrong"

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TheIPAway@reddit

piss myself

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FornyHucker22@reddit

Wrong sub 👀

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Teawillfixit@reddit

Going to bed at 8pm -(bliss), paint by numbers, gardening, going to national trust properties as a treat, spending half my life at the Dr's, taking fibre suppliments, having ear wax syringed, hotter shoe shop (I don't give a flying fuck, those and husp puppies make my feet happy), comfy but ugly bras, having an odd amount of rage if someone litters on my lawn, saying "musics a bit loud in there..." and opting to go elsewhere.

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_morningglory@reddit

It's too noisy in here

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Big_Miss_Steak_@reddit

I’m sat reading this whilst resting because yesterday I coughed too hard and hurt my back…. Also made the fatal error of having a cup of coffee after 1pm and before doing an airport run from bham to Manchester- I had to stop twice on the way for a wee 😭

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pajamakitten@reddit

Been reading Private Eye for over a decade now. I cannot imagine stopping any time soon.

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MatteKudesai@reddit

Turning the lights off in unoccupied rooms that the kids have left on, and tutting about it. Listening to Radio 3 every day. Worrying that policepersons, teachers, and now headteachers and prime ministers are not just younger, but way too young. I could go on. And on and on, like an old person.

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No_Improvement2317@reddit

Avoiding spicy/rich food after a certain time. Otherwise, the heartburn is horrific. And having to cross my legs when I cough - iykyk.

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stacey900@reddit

Complaining when places are too loud. I went to a concert with my fiancé and I just couldn’t get over how loud it was. Nobody else appeared bothered by it, so knew it was my age.

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Nervous-Substance748@reddit

I’ve always been reasonably robust fella but aged 57 I arranged a nice box of candles last night. What’s happening to me?

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Illustrious-Divide95@reddit

Mystery Aches and pains.....

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AltruisticLow3580@reddit

Complaining about the music being too loud on a Saturday night.

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revpidgeon@reddit

Make a groaning noise when I get up from a seat.

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cayosonia@reddit

When going anywhere, asking if there will be stairs. If there are stairs I am not going

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Inkblot7001@reddit

Trim/shave ear hair. Go to more funerals than weddings. Fart loudly and openly in my house, with no remorse or any concern (other than an inner smile) as I leave the room.

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CraigTheBrewer12@reddit

Going for walks. Used to always wonder who would get up in the morning and plan a walk and now it’s the highlight of my weekend. Get the kids in the car, find a nature reserve or similar and smash out a good walk.

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GeggingIn@reddit

Recently developed a nasty habit of using “son” when thanking all males under twenty.

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lavayuki@reddit

Home decor shopping and browsing furniture shops and websites even when I don’t need anything as a way of fun. When I was a kid this was my idea of a nightmare from dragged around to all these sofa and furniture shops because my parents are the most indecisive people in the world and would spend hours looking for even just one sofa. Now as a home owner, I find it fun going around shops like Dunelm and Ikea hunting for stuff.

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DameKumquat@reddit

Enjoy a nice cup of tea and a sit down. And say 'aaah' on the first sip.

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carl84@reddit

That's in the Magna Carta

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DameKumquat@reddit

She didn't die in vain!

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LovlehKebab@reddit

Going to garden centres for plants to put in our pots. Look at random cars which pull up near our gate. Absolutely love doing nothing and going to bed.

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leylaley76@reddit

Same 😂

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One-Program6244@reddit

I seem to be spending more time and money in garden centres as I'm getting older.

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taskkill-IM@reddit

You've just described me at 37

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bmwkag1407@reddit

Not basing casual conversation on how people look. Just saying hello/good afternoon to everyone.

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Sustainable_Twat@reddit

Enjoying Peace & Quite

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PatchcordAdams@reddit

Expensive these days. I just spent an eye-watering sum of money to substantially increase my peace and quiet.

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Dry-Clock-8934@reddit

Going to bed early, not being able to lie in bed in the morning, being tired all the time, not wanting to be out too late.

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nospellingerorrs@reddit

Use the phrase "back in my day" multiple times a day. I'm 36 years old.

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Strange-Berry8577@reddit

Groaning when bending over or standing up has become a constant, even though it doesn’t hurt yet. It just seems around 300% more effort. Male, 45.

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InkedDoll1@reddit

Thinking - and saying - "youth is wasted on the young"

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Fantastic_Picture384@reddit

True though.. its only when you are older you realise it.

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littlebutters1@reddit

Iv recently started drinking decaf coffee in the evening I'm 36 and I feel old now haha

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daft-fucking-hippie@reddit

just had the flu ... keeping a tissue up your sleeve is in fact very convenient ...

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Far_Camel_5098@reddit

Getting up for a pee in the night (often more than once) and doing it sat down so I don't wake up too much.

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ducksoupmilliband@reddit

This is because we are now old people.

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

"Back in my day" - though managed to commission a research project on back of that one.

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