What was the first thing that ever made you feel “old”?

[Rudynate]

Actually, there was something that made me feel old. I stopped to help this decrepit old guy who was laying in the middle of the street, drunk out of his mind. I asked him if he was OK, and he looked at me and said, "Get out of here grandpa." The thing was, he looked a lot older than I did.

[+ Snbrd]

When you get complimented for helping an elderly gentleman cross the street. And he's your date!

[+ Charlie]

The first time I voted for a President who was younger than I was.

 

A colleague of mine used to start one of her standard lectures about how memory works with, "Of course, we all remember where we were when Kennedy was shot...." A student tentatively raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, professor, but I wasn't born then." She never used that line again.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Charlie

[CuriousByNature]

Like @Rudynate, I have always felt old. Or maybe I should say that I have always had an old soul and interests that did not match those of my contemporaries. I am told I look 10-15 years younger than my age, but my worldview and sensibilities are those of someone 10-15 years older. Yet I often still think I'm in my 20s, until I see someone who was born when I was already an adult walking around with kids of their own. That brings me back to reality pretty quick!

[Rod Hagen]

Oh My god I totally remember.

 

My friend and I were fucking at Bare Ass Creek in the San Gabriels. The next day on the Cruising for Sex website some guy posted, "Yesterday I saw two old guys fucking next to the stream" Two old guys? I wasn't even 35!

[Jackus]

Bed by 9am and morning coffee around 6am, aches when I get in the morning, gray hair, I have to rest in between (sex)sessions, I realize that mostly i hire is old enough to be my son. Takes time to get hard.

[Lookin]

When I finally sent all my old AARP cards off to the landfill. http://www.boytoy.com/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif

 

[+ WilliamM]

When I began to get grey hair early and my mom had no grey hair ever

[kingsley88]

I'm a member of a running club and ever since I saw some members were born in year 2000 that's when I first felt old.

[+ jeezopete]

A few years ago I went into an American Eagle store at a mall. (I think I had probably found some AE clothes at a TJ Maxx that fit me well, so I decided to try one of their stores.) When I found a couple pairs of jeans & saw that the dressing rooms were locked, I looked for a salesperson. A young man came to me and said, "Did you want to try those on? Or....did you say those are for your son?" Well, I was shopping alone & we had not spoken up to that point....so I said, "Yes, I'd like to try them on." I liked the fit & the look of the jeans, and when I went to pay for them a different salesperson (female this time) said, "OK, are these a gift?" Wtf???

No, I haven't been back to that store since, but I do enjoy shopping on the AE site now.

[harlow]

A few years ago I went into an American Eagle store at a mall. (I think I had probably found some AE clothes at a TJ Maxx that fit me well, so I decided to try one of their stores.) When I found a couple pairs of jeans & saw that the dressing rooms were locked, I looked for a salesperson. A young man came to me and said, "Did you want to try those on? Or....did you say those are for your son?" Well, I was shopping alone & we had not spoken up to that point....so I said, "Yes, I'd like to try them on." I liked the fit & the look of the jeans, and when I went to pay for them a different salesperson (female this time) said, "OK, are these a gift?" Wtf???

No, I haven't been back to that store since, but I do enjoy shopping on the AE site now.

I know how you feel. AE jeans fit me perfectly but every time I go in there I'm 15-20 years older than everyone.

[Caliboy95]

I was talking to my nephew last night about how I used to search for song lyrics on YouTube to sing along when bored back in high school (I graduated in 2013). He looked at me and replied with “Was there YouTube when you were in high school?”

[Luv2play]

The first time I voted for a President who was younger than I was.

 

A colleague of mine used to start one of her standard lectures about how memory works with, "Of course, we all remember where we were when Kennedy was shot...." A student tentatively raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, professor, but I wasn't born then." She never used that line again.

Since 2000, all prime minister candidates here in Canada (we actually vote for the local rep but most of us are thinking of who will lead the government) have been younger to much younger than I am (think Justin Trudeau, young enough to be my son).

 

In the States, most presidential candidates have been older, with the exception of Gore, Bush 2 and Obama.

 

I’m now so old I never expect to vote for a leader older than myself. So I don’t even think about it. If I were an American, I wouldn’t vote for someone older than myself, which would have left out both Biden and Trump.

[+ bashful]

Younger guy, about late 20s called me ”sir” when he asked me a question.

 

I appreciate his parents taught him to respect his elders.

[KrisParr]

Playing the Thanksgiving post-feast touch football game with my dad, two older brothers, and a slew of nephews. Thought I was gonna die. Aches, pains, limping, moaning, groaning, ass-dragging, you get the picture. My oldest brother gently whispered “either you’re more of a pussy than I realized or you’re just fucking old”. That was the impetus to lose a few more pounds and hit the gym a wee bit harder. Just wait‘ll next year, dammit.

[+ MysticMenace]

When I mention terms like 'typewriter' 'protractor' or 'floppy disk' to my newly hired staff and their faces be like...

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...or when I try to share with them my college memories and one insensitive jerk would say that they are at pre-school or have not started school yet.

[+ Pensant]

Yes, that is a good marker: since I like my hires in the 18-25 bracket, every single one of them could be my son, and it has been that way for a very long time now ??‍♂️

Same here for the most part, except for a 32 year old who looks 25

[+ Pensant]

I’m in total denial about my age until I take a selfie!

[+ Yellowrod]

I have colleagues who don't know who the Beatles are - seriously. I am embarrassed for them. I guess I won't mention any 60's bands.

[KrisParr]

Posted previously but worth repeating:

 

Do you ever get up in the morning, look in the mirror and think “That can’t be accurate.”

[Eggman]

Going to the local DC swimming pool and being asked if I wanted to purchase a senior citizen ticket! I was only 48 years old. OUCH!

[spider]

I’ve got a bad knee. Depending on the weather steps are hard.

[spider]

I’ve got a bad knee. Depending on the weather steps are hard.

But my favorite was the morning when a conference room share (nothing more) friend looked at me and said “we sound like our fathers in the morning

[+ Just966]

When I was at a restaurant with my sister who is six years older than me and the waitress asked her what her father would like! I didnt leave a tip:)

[+ bashful]

Going to the local DC swimming pool and being asked if I wanted to purchase a senior citizen ticket! I was only 48 years old. OUCH!

 

I was only about 53-54 went I went to the car wash, got the full service which was $15.95. Got up to the counter to pay, and he said $12.95. I must have had a really surprised look on my face, because he looked at me and said “senior discount “.

 

Ten years later, nobody asks if I want a senior discount. Must be the haircut.