At what point did it hit you that you are getting old?

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CRJF@reddit

Them clothes in M&S don't look too bad these days you know. It's not as "old man" as it used to be.

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bubzbunnyaloo@reddit

As a woman who likes her fashion, this is my cue as well. Not sure if M&S have upped their game or if I am the target demographic now… but they do some fine knits!

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M&S (as an M&S employee so call me biased idc) have upped their game massively. They're really trying to compete with Next (former Next employee) and H&M and shake off the "spots and stripes" and "grandparents clothes" reputation they had.

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CRJF@reddit

How's the bad knee?

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bubzbunnyaloo@reddit

How do you know I have a bad knee 💀

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TR__vis@reddit

I've heard from the younger/fashion conscious people at work that M&S clothes are actually good now, apparently they hired a new designer/product manager or something who previously worked somewhere cool and carried that over.

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fmeupdad@reddit

John Lyttle was appointed Managing director of clothing at M&S, he was previously the CEO of Boohoo

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iloovehugecock@reddit

When the UK top 40 started looking less and less familiar and I had no idea who some of the new artists were or even how to pronounce their name. How do you say Laufey? How do you say bbno$? I’m scared and old 😭

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sparkletigerfrog@reddit

Boobs? I don’t know, I’ve never been cool, but that’s my guess 😄

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petitebabydream@reddit

cardigans are definitely a sign

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TopAngle7630@reddit

In a previous job, I was interviewing job applicants. One of them asked how long I had worked there. I told them the year I started and their response was "OMG I wasn't even born then".

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sparkletigerfrog@reddit

Please tell me you did not hire them! :o

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ActAcrobatic1038@reddit

😭

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windowlickers_anon@reddit

Did they even want the job? 🤨

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Mjukplister@reddit

Physically - aches and pains that won’t go away . Mentally , nostalgia . A lot of it

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sparkletigerfrog@reddit

My mum died 😕 everything has had a depressing hue to it since then

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MayorQuimby-86@reddit

When I hurt my back from sneezing 🤧

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Fun-Meal-9839@reddit

Like a lot of young men, my early clubbing days were about chasing women (to varying degrees of success).

So my answer used to be, when I was in a club, bar or house party at 2am and I would think:

"This has been fun (I guess), I could stay another 3 hours and I would enjoy it, but I just want to go home and watch News 24".

Now my answer is, when me and my friend drive past a queue of attractive women outside aclub or bar late at night. All I can think is:

"Awe they look so excited for their big night out. I hope they have a great time".

Runner up: When I started to look at 5 a side matches and think: "Ooh, that looks dangerous".

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Trigger3192@reddit

Grey hairs popping through at 31, back pain, thinking that things are way too expensive and comparing them to 2003.

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eralcilrahc@reddit

Im on year behind you and I have the grey hairs too 😭

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Braveasalion@reddit

Finding a radio station in the car, not radio 1, both of us instantly went ugh no and moved on to the comforting tunes of Radio 2: my ultimate childhood symbol of being old.

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GreenMist1980@reddit

When I got my long service award at work or when I said to colleagues at work 'Every body knows badgers love..." the lack of response and blank faces was heart breaking.

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S3F_83@reddit

Mashed potatoes!

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Least-Entrepreneur23@reddit

When footballers my age started retiring

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Glittering-Wall2557@reddit

An old colleague, knowing I played football as a teen, asked if I wanted to come along to train with the ladies’ team he coached. I didn’t end up doing as once you start playing a team sport that’s your weekends gone.

Anyway I mentioned it to him a few years later - I was by then not far off 30 - and he said “well I’ve got some really good 22 year olds” and I said “so what you’re saying is I’m a bit old for it now”

And he just responded with “yeah”

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carefreedirk@reddit

Or the realisation that the latest prospect wasn’t even born when you were 18

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repair-it@reddit

When you hit 50 you try to get a new job and get no offers, in your 60's when you get a free bus pass, and the ultimate is 70 when everything starts hurting and you can't do the things you used to take for granted

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Fun-Meal-9839@reddit

As a 50 year old looking for a job, this one resonates. I was in such high demand just five years ago.

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Latte-Addict@reddit

But you're not working anymore, you can use that free bus pass to get out and about. Even better, spend all your savings travelling the world... hopefully, just watch those knees!

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repair-it@reddit

and hips, back and every other joint

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Calm-Raise6973@reddit

And when the sons of footballers I grew up watching come to the end of their own careers. One example of many is Kasper Schmeichel, son of Peter.

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TheLordLeto@reddit

Luka Modric is keeping my pro football dream alive 🙌

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banananey@reddit

I'm going to be 70 and he'll somehow still be playing and also younger than me.

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banananey@reddit

substitute in their late 30s comes on

"It's amazing this ancient relic is still even able to run at all."

Me: ...

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PangolinMandolin@reddit

We're going to start having footballers born this century beginning to retire soon. Yes, 26/7 is very young.... Dean Ashton retired at 26

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KeepOnTrippinOn@reddit

I remember Leroy Rosenior playing football, then his lad Liam came through and played and now young Liam Rosenior is manager of Chelsea😵‍💫

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sparkline1234567@reddit

When they are sacked from their first Premier League team manager positions.

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N-F-F-C@reddit

Rooney is older than me… but remembering his goal against United as a 16 year old prospect and realising he’s now not just a retired player but a washed up former manger is MAD

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mtrd1986@reddit

When players I watched as a kid now have their own children coming through and playing professionally.

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CarDry6754@reddit

So your 30 then :)

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Ok-Set-5829@reddit

Catch myself referring to the players as Kids

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DaveBeBad@reddit

When you grow up, you dream of being the centre forward for your team.

When you get to a certain age, you realise you never will and so you dream of managing your team.

When you get past that, you dream of your kids (the grandkids) managing your favourite team…

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jlelvidge@reddit

My pre prescription certificate no longer needed updating, when I sent off for another prescription, having paid monthly it stated ‘free as patient is 60 years old’ That made me start and have to re think. In my head, I feel so much younger that its like its happening to someone else.

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pgnlzbth@reddit

I realised that being 18 was as far away for me as 78 and I felt ANCIENT!

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why-am-i-here_again@reddit

when i saw this post

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THATSMrPOTATOH3AD@reddit

When I make a grunting sound to accompany any kind of bending down or standing up

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WaterSmooth8773@reddit

When the optician told me I needed varifocal lenses

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TheCarrot007@reddit

Are they any good? Optician keeps suggesting them.

But they sound even worse than bifocals to me.

I do hate teh distance glasses cannot see near thing (used to be fine there)

Near glasses are good most of the time though.

I guess I should give em a try, worst thing is they change the lenses to one or the other for free.

I am just fussy so feel they would be bad and the opticians is a painful distance away!

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Kbalternative@reddit

Oh I feel this. Went from no glasses to varifocals in just 2 years.

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Monsterofthelough@reddit

When I noticed fat pads had formed above my balls.

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Suspicious_Hotel_908@reddit

Ok, gonna need the deets on this one.

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Monsterofthelough@reddit

You’re not getting a photo, sorry!

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Suspicious_Hotel_908@reddit

Not a photo, just explain what you.mean. lol

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Monsterofthelough@reddit

There are pads of fat above my balls which weren’t there when I was younger. I’ve gained weight since I was 30, sure, but not a huge amount, and I don’t think it’s a general weight gain thing.

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TheCarrot007@reddit

Not clear enough but on what you have said go to a doctor.

It's not normal. if it's in your scrotum.

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Monsterofthelough@reddit

No, it’s not in the scrotum.

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Current_Thing2244@reddit

Stopped myself having a third coffee at 11.30am in case it kept me up all night.

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TheCarrot007@reddit

Never liked coffee, best off without it. It does 0% of what people claim it does.

Ate a blister of pro plus once. Told me everything I neecd to know (which is I am tired but I cannot sleep, also coffee does not taste nice, even without caffiene, sam for tea, maybe a green tea now and then I guess).

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SeverusSnape__@reddit

Ive started to supplement my cups of tea with decaf tea because I suddenly started pissing so much that its uncomfortable at times.

Im not sure its helped much in that regard, but it was worth a try.

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ukslim@reddit

I went to a nightclub. I didn't really like the music. I was gratified when a girl approached me, but it turned out the reason she'd done so was because she thought I was a coke dealer.

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Reeelfantasy@reddit

That Cole dealer 😂

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Sarahspangles@reddit

Similar, went to a gig about 15 years ago, the venue staff and band were weirdly polite. We realised afterwards that they thought we were somehow related to the music business - reviewers maybe?

Great band - So Cow. I got early Elvis Costello vibes.

I don’t care if I’m old, I’m going to gig tonight. I had just done a lot of moaning about having to install a new app to get at the tickets.

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synthesezia@reddit

I was out clubbing with a mate once at a techno night and spotted some guy who turned up dressed very plainly: brown leather shoes, blue jeans, nice shirt, etc, but he looked a bit old too. Turned out he was in our class in primary school.

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Reeelfantasy@reddit

Can’t be bothered to change clothing everyday and buy exactly what I need (food and clothing).

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YouCantArgueWithThis@reddit

What is wrong with comfortable shoes? Or cardigans?

If those are the signs of being old, then I was already old in my teens. I refuse to wear anything that is not comfortable and practical. Life is too short for being uncomfortable.

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TheCarrot007@reddit

Beats me, but conversly for someone who gre up in the grunge era I never liked cardigans and still don't.

But it might just be a general aversion to knitwear.

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joecarvery@reddit

Can't argue with that.

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diddygem@reddit

Somebody today posted about Balamory coming back on telly after 20 years.

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Logical-Track1405@reddit

2 weeks ago, when my Dr confirmed I now have Osteoarthritis in both hands 😢

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scott94@reddit

When the barber starting asking if I want my eyebrows trimmed too

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Zubi_Q@reddit

My knees creak

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benjimawoo@reddit

I spanged my back out and spent 2 days in bed. What extreme freest of physicality was I engaged injure myself thus? I was picking up an empty carrier bag from the kitchen floor.

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Reverend_Butler@reddit

I make a joke referencing

Father Ted League of Gentlemen Fast Show

Or a film quote from Kevin Smith, Naked Gun or the Crow ans im met with blank faces.

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anonymous_girl_99@reddit

When I turned 25, when I had to select the 25-34 age category

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Realistic-River-1941@reddit

A kid on the bus said "oy mister".

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StereotypicallBarbie@reddit

When I put my back out helping a friend move a couch and it took nearly 3 months to half recover… and to this day it’s still painful!

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gherkinassassin@reddit

I looked at my hands oneday and noticed the skin went a bit wrinkly when i straightenedout my fingers. I then looked in the mirror at myself and actually took stock of what I was seeing for a change, and realised my face was pretty weather beaten and my beard had a lot of grey in it. I hadn't paid any attention to this aspect of my life in years

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RRJP1980@reddit

Hairy ears

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Fred776@reddit

I get hairy bits on the outside of my ears. Not sure what I am supposed to do with them. You can get attachments that get rid of hair inside your ears and up your nose etc., but all I can do with the outside is try to shave it, which is awkward because of the shape and you are still left with stubbly bits.

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Longjumping-Toe-8643@reddit

I've got a Philips One Blade, which helps take care of the hair in places where it once didn't grow.

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Over-Language2599@reddit

I think if you go to one of those Kurdish barbers they burn it off. Been meaning to try it but a bit reluctant.

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Cirias@reddit

Yeh the burning thing is absolutely great give it a try. Don't have the wax done though. Also a hot towel and massage is amazing if they'll do it.

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brumav78@reddit

It's the flippy thing they do with the marshmallow on the stick that I enjoy. Doesn't hurt a bit. I've never had the wax, though.

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Superspark76@reddit

You can use a match to do it yourself, you're only singing hair, just brush a flame quickly over the area.

Don't use a gas lighter, it burns a lot hotter (trust me on this), a petrol lighter works well.

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hunterfam55@reddit

No they rip your ears off with wax, would not recommend

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N-F-F-C@reddit

They burn it.

You appear to have actually gone into a money laundering barber and they’ve improvised.

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Over-Language2599@reddit

I do think signs in the window would help. You know, "money laundering" or "genuine".

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AirlineSevere7456@reddit

I call them weeds, if I've left it for more than a couple of weeks, I literally have werewolf ears

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Adept_Mouse_7985@reddit

When someone at work mentioned their dad listens to Marilyn Manson.

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Sparko_Marco@reddit

Soon to be 45 and I usually don't feel that old but its times when I see people that I knew as babies or kids all grown up that makes me realise. Like last year I was at the wedding of one of the flower girls at my wedding when she was 9 and now she's married with 2 kids which made me realise how old I'm getting.

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Davin1985@reddit

When the barber asked if I wanted my eyebrows trimming too.

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40something_milf@reddit

When I got very excited at the prospect of a new vacuum cleaner

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msully89@reddit

I thought I was getting old when I got a hairy belly. Then I thought I must be getting even older when the belly hair created a bridge to my chest hair. Now there's no bridge, my whole torso is hairy.

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Adam-West@reddit

Weeing in the night. What a way to make a man feel feeble

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Zorica03@reddit

Please get your PSA level checked by your GP

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civil_blinger@reddit

When I reached 70 and saw other people doing things I used to do - and enjoy doing them!

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Scottie99@reddit

I go along with 70, muscle injuries from padel and golf take longer to heal.

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smithismund@reddit

Or just looking at the stairs wrong. So many bits I didn't realise could hurt.

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Familiar-Woodpecker5@reddit

When I found grey pubic hairs

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Famous_Address3625@reddit

Weirdly, have grey pubes and eyebrows, no grey head hair. No one sees the pubes except husband and he’s just grateful and I can use eyebrow pencil…

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RaneBera@reddit

I'm 36 (37 in August) and this has been the year where I realised I'm not 22 anymore.

Music too loud in a restaurant or bar? I'm not staying. More than 10 people in a place? I'm not entering. Someone parking outside my house? Victor Meldrew annoyed.

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usaiq@reddit

Receeding hairline

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Follow_The_Lore@reddit

I got that at 17 lol count yourself lucky

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usaiq@reddit

Book a flight to Turkey ASAP

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bobaboo42@reddit

Blissfully unaware until I read this!

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skailantern@reddit

when i’ve been on dating apps and 35 year olds liked me. internally id have a battle with myself going from “no he’s too old” to the realisation “shit, i’m 30. that’s not too old” 😂 i still feel like im 18

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EasyCheesecake1@reddit

Yes, I think people are a bit old then discover they are my age. Whose going to date me? Even I think I'm getting too old.

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

I'm 38 and men my age look a lot older. I realised that when it comes down to it when it comes to men I only like the appendage so now I date women and shockingly women my age look our age!

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AbjectGovernment1247@reddit

It gets worse.

Men in their 50's are now in my age range because I'm 47 but I just can't get over it. In my head I'm still 30 but my reflection says otherwise! 😄

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koyliMeld9003@reddit

At 44. I don't know why, I just felt different.

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prankishink@reddit

When I saw your post and was VERY interested in the outcome of your cardigan and comfy shoes research

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MobileOrdinary6827@reddit

I'm older than Google.

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Swimming_Crow_9853@reddit

I'm older than the world wide web.

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flazinho@reddit

When your favourite MILF, in a porno you liked, is now younger than you

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joebmc@reddit

Having to sit down to put my socks on. 44.

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Shauntattoo3@reddit

I was 31 working in a bar and during a team meeting the young supervisor said it’s great having me as I’m like everyone’s dad ….. I left that week … fukin awful 🤣

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Cause4concern27@reddit

Grey hair in my pubes. I'm 44 in June😭

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Eyfura@reddit

I just got "you're eligible for NHS health check now" message soo..yeah

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Ashamed_Housing7489@reddit

60 when getting told I don’t have to pay for a prescription anymore

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Champagne_Bunnny@reddit

Not getting hit on and talked to by older men as I went about my daily life. It was creepy when I noticed that, I'd just assumed they were being kind and friendly at the time.

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ExultentPisces@reddit

When I find myself bending down to do something and wondering “is there anything else I can do while I’m down here?”

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JeremySausage1@reddit

Made me laugh out loud 😂

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CedarClove@reddit

when a bunch of kids called me ma'am.

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Calm-Raise6973@reddit

Any time I tell a story which includes the line "We didn't have mobile phones back then".

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rictay44@reddit

I'm 81 and I don't feel old. My body tells me I'm not 25 anymore, but heck, old age is a mental construct for those who have given up.

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Perihelion_Soul@reddit (OP)

Love this

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I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS@reddit

I mentioned Gary Barlow to a bunch of teenagers and they had no idea who I was talking about.

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bl4h101bl4h@reddit

When policeman look young.

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

When I first met my girlfriends son and he asked why my hair is so grey

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BlendinMediaCorp@reddit

I somehow misread this as “my daughter’s boyfriend” and thought “what a mannerless brute his parents have raised”.

So yeah, probably that just now was a point when I felt old.

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mammammammam@reddit

I read it like that too. How strange, haha I was thinking I hope the daughter dumped him then read your comment and had to read again.

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yolo_snail@reddit

That's exactly how I read it as well, and thought surely that would've been the first sign 🤣

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Cheese_Dinosaur@reddit

When staying at home in the evening or at the weekend started being my favourite option..!

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Superb_Copy1644@reddit

Seeing Homer Simpson’s side of things

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Ryndomaru@reddit

I'm 33 and I feel old haha.. every time my knees pop at work when I get up from my desk.

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Randystarbuxx@reddit

When I realised that tins summer is as for for euro 96 as euro 96 was from England winning World Cup. Which happened in black and white . Shocker

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Perihelion_Soul@reddit (OP)

That's just made me spit my tea out

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Glandular-Slaughter@reddit

When the students started to let me get on the bus first.

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Marvel--Jesus@reddit

Looked in the mirror, saw an old man.

It wasn't a great day. I still think like a 25 yo, but look like a 61 yo.

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alanaisalive@reddit

I was watching Pointless and thought, "I'm impressed that that older lady knows so much about my favourite band," and then I worked out the maths and realised she was definitely also gen-x and it made perfect sense that she was familiar with a band popular in the 90s. She was maybe only 5 or 10 years older than me.

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FilmFanatic1066@reddit

Mid 30s and starting to have joint problems in my foot and knee,

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strawberryblondey@reddit

Radio 1 was playing at work and i had absolutely no idea who any of them are.

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brumav78@reddit

I see someone attractive either in real life or on TV and think "Hello-o-o!"

And then realise I'm a good 20 years older than them and therefore old enough to be their dad

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AdTall2415@reddit

Receding hairline, and going grey. I'm 46.

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MathematicianEmpty70@reddit

I went bald in my 20's.

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Venomenon-@reddit

I went grey in my 20s!

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Kbalternative@reddit

I was 19 when the hairdresser found a cluster of greys on the back of my head so I can totally empathise.

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Kbalternative@reddit

When perimenopause hit me and brain fog started kicking my butt in work. I also visibly aged overnight and woke up with crows’ feet that I swear were not there the day before. Between 46-47 I have aged by 10 years. I also went from no glasses to being entirely dependent on varifocals in just 2 years. It has not been fun.

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Rough-Chemist-4743@reddit

The pills. Levothyroxine in the morning. Ramipril at bedtime. I feel bloody ancient and I’m only 51 FFS!

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clairobelle@reddit

When I looked in the mirror and realised I have a neck that is OLD and unfortunately resembles a vulva

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prydeannie@reddit

I slipped on some wet steps on a bus today. I managed to grab the handrail on the way down to save myself. I’m now typing this from my bed and contemplating heading to A&E I’m in so much pain. It was an action I would have skipped away from 10 years ago.

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Glittering_Vast938@reddit

When I needed glasses to read. I’ve been shortsighted all my life and now need 3 different bloody pairs.

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Regular_Zombie@reddit

Friends and acquaintances start dying.

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glytxh@reddit

When I realised I hated discord and wasn’t part of the youth culture anymore.

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LetsAdultTogether@reddit

I cant remember my age..I have to do the maths...im early 30s

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FrostyRydia@reddit

When I realised it's been almost 20 years since I left secondary school and now look at M&S clothes and think "oh they're nice"

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Ok_Row_4920@reddit

My back gave out at 28

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BatLarge5604@reddit

My first indication was at thirty eight when my ten year old twins were better at gaming than me, id got asked for ID to go in a club two years earlier! then when one of my twins made me a grandfather at forty eight! Now it's my own body letting me know I'm getting old on a daily basis, night sight is not what it used to be, my hip just aches constantly and I've got all the hand ailments from doing manual jobs all my life! To think I've still got another twenty years of work is a little concerning!

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scotiaboy10@reddit

When the police are actual weans.

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KP7KP@reddit

My beer has to be at a very specific temperature to be considered ready

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nitin42@reddit

When footballers I grew up watching started to become managers!

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Regular_Barnacle_756@reddit

When people are saying 'that was no age' when someone dies; I'm not far off when they won't say that about me.

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feetflatontheground@reddit

Don't remind me.

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Tall_Opportunity_521@reddit

Im 48, and I went through that phase. The cardigan is ugly as fuck on me, but oh so warm and comfy lol The weird thing is, I still "think" Im in that 16 to 25 range. Im still playing video games, Im still watching kung fu movies, Im still seeing hot chicks on tv and thinking "nice". The only thing about me thats really different is how other people see me.

They see a proper adult, owning a home, owning a fancy german car, and paying bills and doing all the stuff that youre supposed to do. But inside in my head, Im thinking "Fuck yeah, got my own place. That will be awesome for gaming sessions without the olds annoying me." or "fuck yeah, got a snazzy coupe. This is will be awesome for summer drives!"

I am, somehow, just Forest Gumping my way through life. If I was dating right now, Id have to put a post it note on my eye ball to date age appropriate lol.

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Imaginary_Finger7844@reddit

When I bought good quality socks and was exited about buying a new frying pan.

Game over man, game over.

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RoyofBungay@reddit

Next, waking up on a weekend morning and looking forward to a trip to the garden centre for a cup of tea and a slice of cake.

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Imaginary_Finger7844@reddit

I went this morning to get compost, Worzel🙂

I'm now terrified that free will is an illusion.

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alltorque1982@reddit

This made me feel warm and fuzzy...

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derpyfloofus@reddit

That sounds like an excellent way to spend the morning.

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Internal-Leadership3@reddit

Not just any cup of tea, one of my two free cups of tea per month courtesy of my membership card.

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RoyofBungay@reddit

You know getting old also means telling everyone about your membership and free hot beverages as though you have only just found out.

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Tattycakes@reddit

Ugh our new pan has a slightly convex base, doesn’t contact the hob properly and eggs slide off the middle. Now have to swap it!

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revrobuk1957@reddit

Same. Mine was when I was feeling all warm and cosy because I’d bought a nice little frying pan to cook my breakfast sausages in.

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No_North_8484@reddit

Recognising Aliens references will probably do it….

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redmamoth@reddit

When I started making noises sitting down and standing up

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Financial_Breath5433@reddit

Covid

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BostonWhaplode@reddit

I recently went to see a band who I'd not managed to see for TWENTY YEARS.

I was suddenly hit by a mental montage of all the times I'd heard my dad say "of course I've heard of them, I saw them at the empire twenty years ago!"

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spellbookwanda@reddit

I rarely look in a mirror, I mean REALLY look, not just a cardigan’s while brushing teeth or vague focus while slapping on a small bit of foundation or eyeliner. It was very depressing.

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melanie110@reddit

Recovering from a weekend away including lots of walking and long drives. Can’t bounce back as quick

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Orangeandjasmine777@reddit

When my knees began to hurt!

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AirlineSevere7456@reddit

I'm 50 and always lived my life as if I'm old. Hated the current music scene by my mid 20s, movies started to suck after the 1990s. Always like a night in watching the TV or reading a book.

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Tanto207064@reddit

Breathing out when sitting down

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XenoCraigMorph@reddit

When my Daughter was more energetic than me

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Active_Arugula_7079@reddit

Co-op Radio! Turn it the fk off i’m trying to decide which soup to buy! (46 yrs old)

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stealth941@reddit

In my culture its common to call elders uncle or auntie.... even if you don't know them it's a respect thing. Anyway the other day I was at a takeaway and kid goes "so uncle what can I get ya".... might need to dye my hair

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Roscoe_Hilltopple@reddit

Groaning/sighing when I get up/sit down.

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beansquirtjuice@reddit

When I realised I was holding bannisters coming down stairs.

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Dazzling_Bat_Hat@reddit

When I started doing a little cross between a grunt and a groan as I stand up from bending over or kneeling. I also got far too excited about my new salad spinner arriving when my old one broke.

Can I recommend Keen Shoes for casual/walking. They aren’t elegant, but boy are they comfortable, and last forever. I haven’t got to the cardigan stage yet….

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vajaxle@reddit

I'm finding Michael Imperioli extremely attractive these days, never gave him a second glance before. There's a bit of gut that hangs over my caesarian scar now. My chin hairs come in white and crispy. When I'm tired and I blink my eyelids stay in a mega-fold. I value pyjamas over party dresses. I'm 42. I'm not sure that I care? I think that's the best part of aging.

Short answer: I went sledging with my kid and fucked my back that badly I had 4 weeks off work. Best time ever!

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Wesside288@reddit

In all fairness he has aged remarkably well.

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ACharredCell@reddit

I got my first grey hair when I was the age at which the organisation I worked for at the time stopped categorising customers as "young people".

I was only 26, which I knew objectively was not actually old, but nonetheless, I had that sinking feeling of "it's all downhill from here..."

(Incidentally, I still don't understand why there are so many "young person" discounts that end at 26. Seems a bit brutal -- "you're old now; pay more".)

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BusterMachineDixNeuf@reddit

In a team meeting, it was mentioned that I had a service anniversary coming up. One of the younger team members said something like ‘Wow, you’ve been here longer than I’ve been alive!’.

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ermCaz@reddit

The mirror, one day you look in it and go "I look old".. still a fresh faced 18 year old in my head..

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fishaac@reddit

The day I walked out of a store with a nasal hair trimmer

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Trequartista7777@reddit

When I got referred to as "boss man" by a couple of lads haha

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Aggressive_Fish461@reddit

Being referred to as ‘the lady’ when parents tell their children to move out of my way

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ACharredCell@reddit

Yes! Me too. But also, it only ever seems to be used when I am at my least ladylike (e.g. running down a mountain, covered in mud and sweat) which always cracks me up.

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N-F-F-C@reddit

That just means you work in a shop or takeaway

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Trequartista7777@reddit

I don't work in a shop or a takeaway, I was literally just out for a walk when that happened, a couple of lads wanted directions to the footy ground and I called "hey boss man" 😂

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fvalconbridge@reddit

I don't understand what young people are saying anymore 🤣

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fanacapoopan@reddit

Quite a few years ago when I had problems getting out of a chair.

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Magic-Bicycle@reddit

When my contemporaries started getting nostalgic about space hoppers and spangles I knew I was old.

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Venomenon-@reddit

I’ve been invited to a party at the weekend. I don’t want to go. I want to tidy the garden.

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shoughton131@reddit

When I started to open baby gates instead of jumping over them.

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ben_jamin_h@reddit

A few years ago I went shopping for clothes having not bought anything new for a few years. Walked into H&M, my trusty favourite, to find myself an alien on another planet. What are these shapes? What are these colours? Did someone spike my drink on the way here?

I was pretty much ready to go home and wait for the drugs to wear off when I thought "I'll just pop to M&S for that interview shirt I need." When I arrived, I felt at home, everything was nice and stylish and well made, in colours and materials that I recognised.

And that was that. I'd quietly switched age brackets from H&M to M&S.

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tahzogal@reddit

Chin hairs, so many chin hairs

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batty_61@reddit

And how do they appear so suddenly? I check my chin and jaw in the magnifying mirror at least once a day, no sign of a single hair...then you're out somewhere, touch your face, and there's an inch long thich black bugger who must have been sneakily growing for ages! How??

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RaspberryDapper6152@reddit

The grey hairs started appearing

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Mezcalico@reddit

I used to be “with it”, but then they changed what “it”was. Now what I'm with isn't “it”, and what's “it” seems weird and scary to me

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PuddingBrat@reddit

SIX SEVEN

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ReallyIntriguing@reddit

Six twooOOO

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blueroses8000@reddit

And they don’t tie an onion to the belt anymore either.

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cu3ed@reddit

it was the style at the time!

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tahzogal@reddit

Haha same, that happened around 35 for me.

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GIrish247@reddit

Solid reference 👌

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Sad-Highway-43@reddit

When the majority of people on my team at work didn't know who Alan Titchmarsh was.

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Kikitha1andonly@reddit

Coming in and heading straight for the kettle, contemplating before bending over to pick something up, getting an anxious feeling in my stomach when saying my dob out loud, thinking about starting to dye my hair and last but not least not understanding half of the stuff my daughter and her 13 year old friends are on about😭😭

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Jags666uk@reddit

When I was filling out an online form which needed my date of birth and I had to scroll down 5 times on the 'Year' drop down to get to my birth year

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JennyW93@reddit

It was either when I developed a passionate interest in cookware a couple of years ago, or today when I have discovered I cannot walk after two days of gardening. I go to the gym, I lift heavy. Plucking out a few dandelions shouldn’t have finished me off like this.

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GreatChaosFudge@reddit

When I got a letter informing me that I’d shortly be able to consider drawing on my private pension. And my realisation that the number of years I have left before I can claim the state pension is now in single figures.

On a more mundane level, I’ve started to notice that often everyone else in my tube carriage is younger than me.

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GlumAd9856@reddit

Turning 30 was the first time I really thought about how I was ageing out of parts of my life. That there were now some paths I could no longer take and that choices i've made will have permanent impacts.

Then my Dad died at 32 and I realised (again for the first time) that there was now a part of my life that would always be worse. No matter what else I did, new relationships I made etc, him not being there would always mean it was less than what it would be with him there.

The next point was when I turned 38 and I suddenly had this 'realisation' that in 2 years time I would be 40 - and 40 is definitely not 'young' anymore. Someone in their 30s can kind of get away with doing most things that someone in their 20s can. 40 is very, very different psychologically.

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MintyMarlfox@reddit

When the clothes that you wear are back in fashion, when you didn’t stop wearing them for 20 years.

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Ashamed-Assumption12@reddit

When I started enjoying trips to B&Q and garden centres.

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ShaftManlike@reddit

When I noticed that the default unit of time I was using to describe past events was a decade.

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Alwayslearnin41@reddit

I was an adult 30 years ago. I think that pretty much makes me old.

But honestly, I think I'm enjoying this phase of life so much more than those 30 years, or the 18 before them. MS, peri and arthritis are kicking my ass, but I don't care so much anymore. I get to live my own life now. It's wonderful.

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WrekTheHead@reddit

When I discovered that there are parents that were born after the millennium.

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Imaginary-Hope9819@reddit

When I bought my first house at 19

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Great-Big-3101@reddit

I'm only buying trousers with an elasticated waist.

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Doughtnutz@reddit

Seeing actors I watched when I was younger look really old. We see our own faces everyday so don't notice the subtle ageing, but seeing people on screen years later really hits home.

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bopeepsheep@reddit

Matt Smith as Doctor Who. All previous Doctors were older than me (just, in the case of DT). Now 3 of them are younger. And that's just not right. Timeywimey crap.

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TheLoneEcho@reddit

When I made a Jurassic Park reference to a student and she replied "I've never seen it. It came out nearly 20 years before I was born"

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Benjanirobo@reddit

Knees ache every morning

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EuphoricFly1044@reddit

Knees, legs, hip, arms, back..... Everything aches every morning

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EasyCheesecake1@reddit

49, it was awful, I got really depressed at the realization I was going to be 50.

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KellyMelany@reddit

The transition to cardigans is a slippery slope. One minute you're lookig—I mean looking—at them for 'layering' and the next you're lecturing someone about the importance of a thick sole for arch support. For me, it was when I realized I was genuinely excited about a new vacuum cleaner attachment. Like, 'look at how it gets into the corners' excited. It's a dignifed—I mean dignified—descent into madness, really. At least you'll be cozy while the world goes to pot.

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Edible_Magician@reddit

When I realised my daughter leaves high school next year

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jimmyj16@reddit

When I started farting like my dad

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panic_attack_999@reddit

Turning 39 was the big one for me. The numerical age rather than my body failing. It just hit me quite suddenly that I can't describe myself as a young man any more.

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Cirias@reddit

Having been in hospital for pneumonia and then randomly tripping over at home and breaking my elbow in the space of about 6 months, oh and then being put on blood pressure meds. I'm working to lose weight and improve lifestyle, but everything just crept up on me before I realised I was pushing 40 and no longer in my 20s.

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Key_Plum_99a@reddit

When my Mum was in hospital and my Dad found it hard to cope. Suddenly I was the adult in charge.

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Abject_Tumbleweed413@reddit

When I realised I can't see with my glasses. I can't see without them. And I didn't get on with Varifocals. 🤣🤣🤣

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jaBroniest@reddit

I had to tell, then teach the apprentice what a laminater was. He had 0 clue what it was 😂😭

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charlotte_sometimes8@reddit

I watch a lot of true crime and always used to be younger than the victim and the killer, then I was the same age/older than the victim but younger than the killer, then I was than older than both the victim and the killer and these days I’m older than serial killers

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Which-Particular-438@reddit

35

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Falloffingolfin@reddit

Working in a guitar shop in 2004. Girl comes in with her parents looking for a base for her 15th birthday. She picked out a Firebird copy and asked me who played it (common question).

"Krist Novoselic"

"Who?"

"Erm, Krist Novoselic? Nirvana?"

At that point her mum jumped in to tell me they'd be a little before her time. I had a full on out of body existential crisis. It was only 10 years after Kurt's death and I just could not comprehend someone approaching 15 being into bands that didn't have a clue who Nirvana were.

It honestly blew my mind. Spent the rest of the day trying to rationalise it in my head and finally came to the conclusion that despite what my brain was telling me, the early 90s were fucking ages ago. It was like the curtains opened to the tunnel towards the furnaces of hell, a path I've been walking ever since.

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Fluffy_pink_Willy@reddit

When I tripped over my bollocks

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Apsalar28@reddit

When I pulled up a personnel record at work of somebody with a birth year the same as the year I left school and it wasn't a typo.

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OccidentalTouriste@reddit

Your family and relatives start dying.

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Sugarlips_80@reddit

When I realised 2006 was 20yrs ago....surely not, it feel like yesterday!

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idlewildgirl@reddit

42 F here, when I realised I couldn't see my armpits properly when I was shaving the other day

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Glittering_Sunrise12@reddit

When I was was too excited about a new vacuum cleaner. And also when my daughter went for a sleepover at her friends on a Saturday and I was excited because I could go to bed early and read a book without being interrupted. 🫠

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Phoenyx_wilson@reddit

When my back went when I was 25 for the first ever time

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LayingInBracken@reddit

When I started HRT for perimenopause last month in my early 40s... Fml.

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LadyMirkwood@reddit

Oy, I feel you. I went into Peri at 49 and can't have HRT.

I having a great time /s

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AbjectGovernment1247@reddit

There is r/hormonefreemenopause if you're interested.

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LadyMirkwood@reddit

This is perfect, thank you.

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LayingInBracken@reddit

Oh no! Why not (if you feel like disclosing, no pressure!)?

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LadyMirkwood@reddit

Raging endometriosis

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LayingInBracken@reddit

I am so sorry! That shit just fucking sucks. hug

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LadyMirkwood@reddit

Thank you. It feels like a cosmic joke to be dealing with periods and endo and peri at the same time.

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LayingInBracken@reddit

The ultimate trifecta of female misery. Congratulations?

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LadyMirkwood@reddit

The prize no woman wants

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SeverusSnape__@reddit

Im not far behind you. Im in the blood test phase atm, but the symptoms have been kicking my ass. Ive always been hyper aware that itll happen to me young (im 38) because my mum went through it when she was about 33. I thought the memory problems I started having last year were stress, but who knows, could also be perimenopause.

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LayingInBracken@reddit

That's the thing isn't it. There are SO MANY symptoms, some of them really small and odd and not at all what you'd think is related to peri.

I hope you have a GP that takes you seriously. I was lucky enough to have that. Within a month of my first appointment with her i was already prescribed HRT.

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SeverusSnape__@reddit

Yeah, I finally do, hes a menopause specialist apparently, and it was the first time ive felt like ive been taken seriously in years. Hes doing two sets of blood tests over six weeks so that we can get a proper gauge on my hormones, because ive seen other doctors before about it and they've never really taken it too seriously.

From what ive read about it, I honestly cant wait to get on some hrt because I have been so weepy and emotional for too long, its infuriating tbh.

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Real-Box-7144@reddit

Oh yeah, that’s rough. 🥲

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Conscious_Piano6714@reddit

When I got called an “unc” and thought it was short for “uncle” 🥲

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ruobrah@reddit

genuinely not understanding new slang/memes, regular pain in my back or knees, m&s clothing is actually great.

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yolo_snail@reddit

When I couldn't even touch my knees anymore without severe back pain. I used to be able to touch my toes fine.

My family has a history of joint problems, my mother has had surgery on her shoulder, ankles and jaw because the joints are disintegrating.

I'm 29 and my shoulders pop out when I put my arms up in the air, my ankles click when I walk, and my hips randomly decide to not exist and I almost have 'a fall'

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RegretEasy8846@reddit

I took 15yrs away from work due to health. I basically went from youngest to oldest between jobs 😂😂

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ShameSuperb7099@reddit

Started making noises getting up out of the chair.

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Kiki-sunflower@reddit

The realisation that so many people I come across via work look so young compared to me, some colleagues and my friends. I do like their energy, commitment and positivity so enjoy working with younger professionals in a multidisciplinary capacity

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MeltingChocolateAhh@reddit

When I was younger (in my 20s), if a place was cheap to live in - I'd go for it and make it my own. And, I had the energy to be moving every couple of years. My 20s were very unstable, but it was okay.

I'm about to turn 30, and I just haven't got the energy to be doing that shit now. I want my own flat or to buy a house for the long term, but my circumstances have led me to not have that and I haven't got the energy to be living in a HMO because it's cheap, or something like a uni halls en-suite and I definitely don't want to live with my family.

It just makes me realise, wow I'm different to how young me was.

Then, I know I'll turn 40 and that's the real midpoint of my life so who knows.

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iEuphemia@reddit

When I was impressed by an advert for a vacuum.

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olih27@reddit

My friend drove me (34) home the other night and we talked about whether new appliance insurance is worth the money

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Uhura-hoop@reddit

Well I’m mid-40s and someone at the weekend called me a ‘young person’ so I’ll be flying high off the back of that comment for months to come I reckon! I don’t consider myself young at all.

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Direct-Aspect643@reddit

When I started to not understand the slang of the younger generation

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Perihelion_Soul@reddit (OP)

Sagging is a thing according to my 12 year old, being 47 obviously has different connotations to me tho!

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Dazpiece@reddit

Is sagging back now? That was a thing like 20 years ago when I was a teenager

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Altruistic_Coat9591@reddit

And a rap song from 2010

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Direct-Aspect643@reddit

I found sagging so dumb when I was young so I hope it’s not back

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Astronaut_Level@reddit

rel

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Claire4Win@reddit

I didn't understand current day slang when I was 14

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1966Royall@reddit

I tripped over. Someone said, " Oh, she's had a fall."

Id " had a fall"... I'd fallen over but no some stranger told everyone around that I'd had a fall. Im old

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mmoonbelly@reddit

When I broke my wrist this year. (M47 too).

It’s not the break itself, it’s my reactions to low level pain that are making me irritable and snappy.

Luckily, I’m pretty much still centre-left politically.

Conclusion: the world would be a better place if all politicians over 50 were given regular pain killers and mood enhancers.

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peetlejuice_@reddit

When I started taking a deep deep interest in chopping, storing and generally talking about fire wood.

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IntentionTop2290@reddit

People my age becoming grandparents and there are no teen pregnancies involved. That has hit me very hard this year!

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Purple_Committee_216@reddit

I became a great aunt for the first time 6 years ago, my niece was 30 ! Scary how old it makes you feel isn't it?

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IntoTheAbsurd@reddit

When I start to find quiet nights in far more appealing than going out on a Friday night.

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GeggingIn@reddit

Experiencing vintage fashion the first time round.

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boycott_all_rats@reddit

I'm 39 second root canal gums still funny after 3 weeks. I feel it.

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Purple_Committee_216@reddit

I feel your pain - not literally! 65 and just about to start on restorative dentistry on my molars. One of which (pre molar) has a root canal. My pocket is going to hurt more than the treatment but I'm sure it'll be worth it!

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

Fantastic profile picture 😂😂

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asymmetricears@reddit

I'm 34. Some recent things that I've done.

Not shopped around for jeans, just gone straight to M&S.

Was flying out to a mate's stag do on a very early morning flight. Had a coffee rather than a beer at the airport.

Went to my stag and felt 14 years older than the average age of the other nightclub attendees.

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Mario_911@reddit

When I meet people for the first time and subconsciously think they are at least 5 years older than me, only to discover they are the same age or younger. I'm 40

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Gorgo29@reddit

One of my students came into my classroom and randomly said ‘Bonjour, Madame!’ I am officially too old to be called Mademoiselle. It was a very humbling moment.

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OkTechnician4610@reddit

When I keep seeing some old person looking back at me from the mirror. No idea where she came from.

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Purple_Committee_216@reddit

When you realise your doctor/dentist etc are several years younger than you AND you're seeing more of them. Not to mention it getting harder to get out of the bath - when that happen! The upside is largely speaking seem to treat me with more respect.

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Warm-Reference-4965@reddit

When the dentist stop asking me if I could be pregnant before doing an xray. Bad times.

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Goregoat69@reddit

Hadn’t been on a bus for years and had to use one as the car was in the garage for some work. Didn’t have to hold a bag in front of me when I stood up to leave.

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toast_training@reddit

When I looked in the mirror and saw my Grandfather looking back at me.

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CarDry6754@reddit

When I started my new job and it was full of 20 year olds telling me the stuff I did in my last job was old fashioned. They also lost interest chatting to me initially after they found out my age.

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Original_Bad_3416@reddit

I found myself making a noise a went to sit down the other day

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geesegoosegeesegoose@reddit

I've been thinking about it today while looking at fashion content and realising I hate a lot of it.

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The_real_trader@reddit

I spent an entire day researching vacuum cleaners to buy and was quite excited

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JayR_97@reddit

Hangovers started getting worse. I've not got that young adult metabolism anymore

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lavender_cookie_@reddit

I had my first hangover at 27 😂 I was like omg this is awful this is what people were talking about 😂😭

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runew0lf@reddit

When my balls started getting lower and danglier!! I know in the next few years theyre gonna get to the point where i have to sit carefully!

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lavender_cookie_@reddit

I looked after a man when I was a carer who's balls were past his knees. I remember thinking that must be so bloody uncomfortable, what's the point?! I would have asked for it to be snipped off by now 😂😂🙈

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Hookton@reddit

When the friend who's the same age as me got mistaken for my daughter.

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lavender_cookie_@reddit

OOF!

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RegularPie5512@reddit

Late 30s when I started feeling it body wise. Just general aches and pains that never existed before and harder to keep weight off.

Started working out, just body resistance stuff at home, 20-30 mins every day. because I'm petrified of becoming an older person with mobility/joint/muscle/back issues.

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doubleohsergles@reddit

When I realised that if I entered The X-Factor then I'd be in the Overs category. So basically dead.

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Cuclean@reddit

I'm 42 and still feel in my 20's. The only difference for me is in how other people talk to me.

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RatioMaster9468@reddit

TIL I'm old

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Mobile-Vegetable7536@reddit

when every movement is pop and crack

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thelaughingman_1991@reddit

34 currently. Noticing more wrinkles in my face, my hair is much thinner with a lot of greys, and I get a lot of my clothing from M&S via Vinted..

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kimba-the-tabby-lion@reddit

I fell vs I had a fall

I am over 60, and call myself old but don't really believe it. I will believe it the day I have a fall.

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OhWhatADaaay@reddit

Everything hurts, balding. Friends I went to school with have started dying.

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Fred776@reddit

About 20 years ago.

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GIrish247@reddit

Birth of my daughter 7 months ago. I am turning 36 next month. I have realised my next significant birthday is 40...

Being old is relative. But I'm definitely not young. In the blink of an eye I have went from an 18 year old lad in university. To a person in a serious profession, in a position of responsibility that people look to for advice, I have a car, bills and a family relying on me.

The reality of it is now undeniable. I'm on the young side of old.

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No_Violinist_5702@reddit

I’m 32 now it probably happened a couple of years ago when I felt relief rather than FOMO when plans got cancelled. I spent so much of my early 20s going out most nights, I couldn’t think of anything worse now.

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Xaavuza@reddit

When you have friends who are getting a divorce.

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Capable_Tip7815@reddit

Probs a couple of years ago - midsection fluff that i can't get rid of, creaky joints, and the perimenopausal hot blooms started.

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If-only-it-were@reddit

When I could no longer haul myself up into the loft (attic) without the use of a step ladder.

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MetalFaceBroom@reddit

Looking forward to going home to bed at 10pm on a saturday night. Oh, and when you get excited that you have the 'good' mayonnaise in the fridge.

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EmphasisPurple5103@reddit

I coached sports. I started to coach kids who were born after I graduated university.

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farmpatrol@reddit

Today. I am 36 today and just down about it if I’m honest.

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RoyofBungay@reddit

Getting older goals achieved.

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Mr_XIII_@reddit

Electric blanket about 12 years ago for me, 42 now. Old bones feel the cold so much easier

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insertitherenow@reddit

Groaning all the time. Putting on socks, getting up, lifting stuff etc.

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Potential-Bird-5826@reddit

At 45 I'm curious what you decided in terms of cardigans and comfy shoes. Especially the comfy shoes

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DaVirus@reddit

When I do dumbbell lateral raises, my shoulders creak now.

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quantumbeet@reddit

In no order -

Losing touch with popular culture (music/celebrities etc)
Realising you're closer to 60 years old than 21.
Aching knees.
Completing an online survey & having to select one of the higher age brackets.

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DaveBeBad@reddit

When I became a great uncle. I still don’t feel old enough to be a great anything!

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runew0lf@reddit

you became a FANTASTIC uncle.. you go my guy!!!

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

When I unironically make a noise every time I stand up or bend down. I used to do it becuase it made my son laugh. Now I must do it.

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Dissidant@reddit

Similar. Brother visits with family, in little under a minute we went from talking about computer games to comparing our savings on the big shop, and then the aforementioned cardigans/slippers till the point of noticing our better halves across the room snickering

Its not hair stuff I went silver up top pretty young, which I shave now anyway and then come 30's beard followed

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Proud_Durian6956@reddit

Last week when I realised it's more or less only 10 years until I'm 40. I can still remember my mum's 40th birthday party. 40 seemed so old then

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RelationKindly@reddit

when I got senior discount at the cinema and they didn’t ask for id of proof of age 😭

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TheTruth_329@reddit

When I explained to a colleague at work what Facebook was like when it first stated

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deepbit_@reddit

They day I spend an hour at home base being genuinely interested in door knobs.

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Real-Box-7144@reddit

I choose comfort over anything. And I don’t care if anyone thinks I’m missing out, I love being home on my sofa with the dog.

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DontBullyMyBread@reddit

When random teenagers start referring to me as "that lady" (like in the context of "excuse me lady do you know where XYZ is" or "that lady said the toilets were over there") like ok I know I'm not one of you now 🥲

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dallasp2468@reddit

Did you find some you liked? If you did, then it wasn't a waste, and you have now begun your journey into pondering on things, a valuable pastime for older gentleman

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Perihelion_Soul@reddit (OP)

Love this !

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SubZerox27@reddit

I work with young people in a variety of different settings, and during a session with the young people we played futsal. I scored a goal and was purposely cringe in my celebration by doing a dab (old paul pogba celebration) the majority of the young people were perplexed as to what I did aw they weren't even born (or were about two years old) when that was a trend.

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wonky-hex@reddit

Drinking is boring

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Jumpy-Scallion-9463@reddit

I chipped a tooth on some food and suddenly realised that bits of my body were wearing out. It surprised me just how much it upset me.

There was another bodily failure that I won't go into just now 🧐

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PoorLittlePicklePest@reddit

When I started feeling rough after drinking anything more than a couple of pints

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mewkitty91@reddit

When I hit 30 it started to sink in. I'm 35 this year and I feel.....😭

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GarethGazzGravey@reddit

When I saw how quickly my hair went from dark brown to grey in the span of a year as I reach 40 years old. Now at nearly 45 I've gone completely white and prefer to have a buzzcut rather than a full head of hair as my hair is also very fine, and grows wildly if I don't get it cut

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when_music_hits@reddit

I realised i was getting old When I would be a bit over going out at 10pm or so, to drive an hour to go raving till 6am...back indoors for 7am to get showered and dressed for work.

For background I'd spent most of my late teens in sessions most nights, twenties to mid 30s it would only be weekends, late 30s every few months, as time went on.

From my 20s onwards, I'd concentrate more on building a soundsystem and going everywhere I could get my grubby little mitts on records and dubs.

Now I'm closer to 50 and having had a work related knee op, I not only value sleep, but also maintaining my hearing, sounds have gotten so loud instead of keeping to a sensible level where everything would shake but not my ear bones.

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vextedkitten@reddit

A few years ago i grew a beard, its quite grey at the front below my mouth. And being given 'best Grandad' socks which were an unwanted gift for a relative, then a few months later finding out i am going to be a grandad as well. I can now play with my grandson, him pulling at my grey beard, whilst i am wearing my 'Best Grandad' socks. Im only 44.

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