When did you realize you're becoming "old"?

Tombi!

In quotations because it's not about age but rather you do things that you would consider old people to do.

For me it's now. The kids outside are playing. It's 8:30 at night and all I can think of "will their parents ever tell them to go to fecking bed. I want my peace".

smash

When Netflix and chill is literal.

Aidric

Started going for walks on a regular basis.

Mint Sauce

When according to RTEs 'do you masturbate' survey, I dont fall into what they consider a young adult.

That or when I started bumping into younger relatives, in the pub who I used to baby sit.

Neyite

I remember stonewashed skinny jeans the first time around...

suicide_circus

When you see first year college students and couldn't in good conscience...interfere with them.

Brian2208

When I started grunting getting out if chairs and sighing when I sit down

whatismyname

Few answers here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=98685365

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

When the young one in for work experience thought I was cool. Chatting away, she was asking all sorts of questions. "How old are you" she asks. I tell her. "No way? Really!? You look so young."

When i get paid and go do grocery shopping. I used to wait up to be paid so as I could check out my asos shopping basket, mere minutes after the money went into my account.

When I go out and wake up plastered the next day because my poor body can't keep up.

When I wear flat shoes out because my knee/back hurts.

Neyite

Mint Sauce wrote: »

When according to RTEs 'do you mastribate' survey, I dont fall into what they consider a young adult.

That or when I started bumping into younger relatives, in the pub who I used to baby sit.

Oh that! The kid I used to babysit retired from county football.

When I notice an attractive man and it's no longer a case of he might a bit too old for me but instead I wonder is he over 30.

One eyed Jack

When all the identity politics crap started infesting the internet.

trashcan

Neyite wrote: »

Oh that! The kid I used to babysit retired from county football.

When some of my nieces and nephews start nearing 40 :eek:

tomwaterford

When you realise someone born in 1998 is now 18


When you own some tools in work that were bought when the apprentices were still in primary school

tylercheribini

Emergence of beer belly even though I drink far less now than in my hedonistic and most importantly still thin 20s.

Stacker Pentecost

When I saw a hot young wan who was scantily clad walking down the road recently and said "Jesus she must be freezing".

Tombi!

tomwaterford wrote: »

When you realise someone born in 1998 is now 18


When you own some tools in work that were bought when the apprentices were still in primary school

OH you can go and bollocks with that fact. I was happy not knowing 18 years old were born back in 1998.

Mint Sauce

Deleted User wrote: »

When I notice an attractive man and it's no longer a case of he might a bit too old for me but instead I wonder is he over 30.

Change he to she, and I'm the same.

Firefox11

Neyite wrote: »

I remember stonewashed skinny jeans the first time around...

Yeah I saw some kid one wearing a stone wash jacket the other day for the first time since 1989!! WTF?

eviltwin

When the kid I used to babysit got married

When I watch Reeling in the Years and can say "I remember that'

Mint Sauce

tomwaterford wrote: »

When you realise someone born in 1998 is now 18


When you own some tools in work that were bought when the apprentices were still in primary school

Feck of with that, still think the 90's were only 10 years ago sometimes.

punisher5112

I knew when all I do is sit in on boards day and night.....

Drive like I have nowhere to be.

I believe its to do with the aliens.

cocoman

When I read that the baby on the cover of Nirvanas Nevermind is now 25 years old !!!!!

strawdog

When breaking wind went from being a pleasant relief to a source of doubt and concern

Cathy.C

The Point Break remake made me feel really old. I went to see it, against my own better judgement and felt like standing up in the cinema and screaming at all the teenagers that this man on the screen was not Bodhi, he never would be Bodhi and they need to all go home and download the original at once.

Also, my Dad used to play 50's and 60's music in the 80's and 90's all the time and I would always say something like 'Ah Dad, play something else beside's those golden oldies all the time will ya'. Now I imagine he must be looking down laughing at me as I drive around listening to 80's and 90's music.

Alf Stewart.

The day I realised I had a stick in me shed for the sole purpose of stirrin paint cans.

That, and constantly having a tickly nose from the hairs that keep growin up there, and protuding from me nostrils like a spiders bloody leg. :mad:

feargale

Shortly after I got married and went to a nearby club one evening for a soccer kickabout When I finished, as I was leaving I said "goodnight lads" and one responded " good night, sir."

Super-Rush

When I go past places that actually used to be all fields.

fima

Just tonight when I went on facebook. A friend added me to a group of young wans talking about beauty stuff. They're all so nice to each other and concerned with safe spaces and positive vibes only. I felt so old when I I just thought 'Aww isn't that nice now, when I was young it was merciless'

ETA also don't get asked for ID anymore

_Brian

I have back problems following an accident and Get really bad times, few weeks ago I was going through a really bad patch and when getting out of a chair I thought "a walking stick would be great just now" I had it thought without realising and a shiver went through me like a wind from the artic. I couldn't unthink it and was disgusted with myself, makes me a bit sad. I'm only 43

Satriale

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

The day I realised I had a stick in me shed for the sole purpose of stirrin paint cans.

That, and constantly having a constant tickly nose from the hairs that keep growin up there, and protuding from me nostrils like a spiders bloody leg. :mad:

Did you get the few stray long eyebrows and ear hairs yet Alf?
You're in for a treat if not...

Lights On

When I stopped getting away with paying child fare on the bus and train. Sad day

fryup

when i found myself listening and enjoying country music, something i loathed as a kid

Agricola

Meh, I was always old. Was giving out about loud people and annoying children when I was a kid myself!

intheclouds

Haven't had a pain free day in about a decade.

Now most of it is niggles, but you'd know by how I'm a bit stiff taking off that I'm not young anymore. Course one bint in work ALWAYS has to pass comment on it "Have you hurt yourself, you're limping?". Guess what luv, you've known me years and say that at least once a week. I dunno how many more times I have to elucidate "no, I'm just bockety".

FortySeven

The first warning was when the barber started trimming my eyebrows. Talk about shock!

Then came the bushes from my nostrils. First noticed by my daughter who handed me a cheap nostril hair trimmer for Christmas. It promptly grabbed the hairs and used them to pull itself up my nostril till it bled and my eyes watered. I screamed like a girl. I had to rip the nostril hair out of my nose to remove it!

Now they are coming from my ears! I've grown a big bushy beard just so I don't have to stick anything in there!

AnonoBoy

First time I saw moveable type.

Who the f*ck is this Gutenberg pr*ck anyway?

fleet_admiral

When I look at a young wan out in town in a mini skirt on a cold night as say to myself 'She must be freezing' instead of saying 'I can nearly see what she had for brekkie'

FREDNISMO

Tartan blanket on back seat of car

byte

fryup wrote: »

when i found myself listening and enjoying country music, something i loathed as a kid

I hope I never feel THAT old! :eek:


Nearly 40 and still can't listen to country music. Nor do I ever want to (hopefully)

Turtyturd

When niteclubs started doing 90's nights.

When I tell the kids outside to f*ck off and play football outside their own house.

When I try and get my kids to sit down and watch something I liked growing up and they have no interest. I had the same reaction when my parents tried it with me.

Academic

When my doctor started beginning conversations with the phrase "as we get older ..."

boobar

One day while driving I found myself listening to Matt Cooper. I couldn't recall when I stopped listening to music and started listening to current affairs shows.

Calibos

You know yer old when the Guards look like Kids to you.

You know yer really old when the Barristers look like kids to you.

recylingbin

When all the food in my house was stale.

Smidge

When the songs you danced to in clubs are on "The Golden Hour" but almost worse than that, I saw someone I went to school with is now a GRANDPARENT :eek:
Feck that :mad:

gammygils

Peeing more often even though I'm drinking less!
Watching the evening News now instead of The Simpsons.
Actually No. I still watch The Simpsons!

sandra06

strawdog wrote: »

When breaking wind went from being a pleasant relief to a source of doubt and concern

brillant yet true

the evasion_kid

When I started getting two day hangovers..

jobeenfitz

Fcuk off, Havnt accepted it yet,,ish.

sandra06

when i was younger i used to think my dad was soooooooooooo old for watching the six o clock news and i believed back than that if i ever watched the news i was an old fart,,,turns out i was right when i was younger i watch the six and nine news everyday and i call my ten yr child to get me the phone when it rings she comes from another park of my house ,the phone is 4 foot away where i sit and she can reach it before me now i depressed i only 43:mad: