What age do you start to feel 'old'?

Killer Pigeon · 04-01-2011 05:30AM #1

I'm 20 at the end of April and I feel old. Some people say it's silly to think like that and that they only really started to feel old between 28 and 30. I think it's because I'll officially not be in my 'teens' anymore and I'll have to start facing up to life's responsibilities. The past couple of years have gone so fast, it seems only yesterday since I started college and I'm now half way through. Saying that, my parents are always going on about how they left home early, my Dad left home at 16 for Dublin in the 70's for instance (different times I guess).

What d'ye think? What age do ye start to feel old?

Biggins · 04-01-2011 05:32AM

When my kids could start to say "Santa" in all honesty.
Then it hit home! I'm old.

Jesus Wept · 04-01-2011 05:33AM

In before age is a state of mind.

alwaysadub · 04-01-2011 05:39AM

When my mates kids started hitting double figures in age.
A lot of things make me feel old though. Age wise would've been when i hit my late 20's.

Grimebox · 04-01-2011 05:49AM

**** this tbh. 50+ I went for. All my friends say this every year around their birthday. I think its stupid to think like this

Numb.Muzik · 04-01-2011 05:53AM

when you start to say "back in my day"

Tar.Aldarion · 04-01-2011 05:59AM

when brain cells start to die and not be replenished, 20

Jumpy · 04-01-2011 05:59AM

You dont feel old till you start to gain weight.

As soon as you have a belly you start feeling old.

Nemanja91 · 04-01-2011 06:02AM

Well I feel old and I'm only 19, my legs are bate and I can hardly walk.

MadPatrick · 04-01-2011 06:05AM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

when brain cells start to die and not be replenished, 20

I'd need to see a peer reviewed paper in a scientific journal before I'd believe that

Tar.Aldarion · 04-01-2011 06:12AM

MadPatrick wrote: »

I'd need to see a peer reviewed paper in a scientific journal before I'd believe that

off you go to find it! I believe you lose about 1g of brain mass a year after

maninasia · 04-01-2011 07:12AM

I grow my hair longer and pile it on top to hide the loss of brain mass. But I'm going bald now!

Dr. Baltar · 04-01-2011 07:18AM

I'm 20, and I've felt old twice:

Once was when my friend's 4 year old brother pointed out "an old telephone in a box".

Another being my little cousin laughing at my re-discovered VHS Player and tapes.

amacachi · 04-01-2011 07:21AM

When you try to work out when stuff happened and it doesn't quite tally up, then you realise you were basing it all on your age which you were wrong about.