And it will be the cause of the grey. At least that's who I blame for my beard.
When did you realize you were old(er)?
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One more reason I'm old. I actually remember watching this:
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There were signs of it here and there... the gray hairs coming in is usually the first. You get those before you feel any body changes. My hair is medium brown, so they hide pretty well... I mean *hid* pretty well. I'm not really vain, but did start using the "get the gray out" stuff, because I don't want to appear older than I feel (for dating and job hunting purposes). Then there's that "spare tire" that wants to settle down around your waist, even though you work out. And finding yourself taking long to recover from sore muscles. Wrinkles at the sides of the eyes can be a prominent sign, but I've also known people to get them in their 30's, so it's not much of a warning that you're nearing AARP territory. Speaking of which, getting an AARP application in the mail is another sign! 
I'm going to turn 50 next year. Ahhhh! It sounds so bizarre, so unreal, so... disappointing. I'm not where I planned to be at this age. I went to get a hair cut the other day, and noticed I'm thinning a little on the back of my head. That shocked me, made me feel old. I have a bit of a receding hairline up front, but nothing dramatic.
When telling people my age, they'd usually brush it off and ask for my *real* age. Having them guess would usually put it 8-10 years behind me. So, last week I met someone who asked me if I'm in my late 40's, that surprised me. Another "man, I'm getting that 'old' feeling."
I don't feel myself getting older, actually. And if I was married, it would matter even less. I feel fine. I'm in pretty darned good shape. But... when thinking to myself that in a little more than a decade from now, I'll be 60, it just doesn't feel right. When you have that upside of the curve to middle age before you for so many years, then suddenly find yourself coming down the back side, it's quite sobering. It makes you realize just how precious time is... and darn it, why couldn't I see it that way 20 years ago?
I'm going to turn 50 next year. Ahhhh! It sounds so bizarre, so unreal, so... disappointing. I'm not where I planned to be at this age. I went to get a hair cut the other day, and noticed I'm thinning a little on the back of my head. That shocked me, made me feel old. I have a bit of a receding hairline up front, but nothing dramatic.
When telling people my age, they'd usually brush it off and ask for my *real* age. Having them guess would usually put it 8-10 years behind me. So, last week I met someone who asked me if I'm in my late 40's, that surprised me. Another "man, I'm getting that 'old' feeling."
I don't feel myself getting older, actually. And if I was married, it would matter even less. I feel fine. I'm in pretty darned good shape. But... when thinking to myself that in a little more than a decade from now, I'll be 60, it just doesn't feel right. When you have that upside of the curve to middle age before you for so many years, then suddenly find yourself coming down the back side, it's quite sobering. It makes you realize just how precious time is... and darn it, why couldn't I see it that way 20 years ago?
I can relate to a lot of this (I'm 42). I'm another one who had an I'm-not-a-teenager-anymore moment when I heard a song I used to love as a child playing on an oldies station. When I go shopping with my teenaged daughter I catch myself saying things like "Huh, I never wore neon clothes the first time they were popular", and other such tripe. My husband, who's 47, still can't wear brown clothing thanks to the '70s.
What blows my mind, however, is that when my mother was my age I was not yet one year old (my youngest child is almost 11). Both my parents were 41 when I was born, so I look at my 84 year old father and don't think of him as that old, especially as he's still is pretty good health and lives independently. When my mother died aged 73 I thought she died too young. I'd feel much older than I do if I were like some people my age and had grandchildren already.
What blows my mind, however, is that when my mother was my age I was not yet one year old (my youngest child is almost 11). Both my parents were 41 when I was born, so I look at my 84 year old father and don't think of him as that old, especially as he's still is pretty good health and lives independently. When my mother died aged 73 I thought she died too young. I'd feel much older than I do if I were like some people my age and had grandchildren already.
Tonight I had an invite to go out drinking possibly with mild revelry. I started picturing the evening unfolding and before I was on my second glass I was bored to death with the company. Thinking about my options at home.. internet, Bab5 rewatch, Who ep.. and I'm super happy.
But this isn't so much getting old as it is getting experienced enough to know what I really like doing with my free time.
But this isn't so much getting old as it is getting experienced enough to know what I really like doing with my free time.
You know--I actually thought of complimenting SmoothieX for posting such a masterpiece of ambiguity.
Now I wish I had.
Thank you Goliath. Sadly King and Queen Literal spoiled it for the rest of us.
Hey, curtsy when you say that! You are addressing a king after all.....
Sorry, let me go put on one of my wife's skirts so I can do so properly. (She's 30, so don't worry)
I'll be 40 this August. Aside from the gray hair and beard, I usually remember how old I am when the younger colleagues at the college where I work come to me for my (so-called) "wisdom" and ask me for advice! A twentysomething asked me to tell them about Michael Jackson's popularity during the Thriller period. I'm surprised at how many younger people are fascinated with the 1980s, and in a good way. Even though I grew up during that decade, my own interest goes back before that to the decades before I was born.
A twentysomething asked me to tell them about Michael Jackson's popularity during the Thriller period. I'm surprised at how many younger people are fascinated with the 1980s, and in a good way. Even though I grew up during that decade, my own interest goes back before that to the decades before I was born.
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When I realised that Superman's mom (Annette O'Toole) was a hottie.
^ I realized that when I was in junior high - when Annette played Lana Lang. 
Yeah, ok, but you know what I meant.
When I was 11 and decided against ever allowing myself a relationship because it would interfere with my targeted future/adult lifestyle of freedom and, at the very least, without the responsibility of another person in my life.
Or I was 12 and visiting the chiropractor for back pain and getting white hairs.
...Or when I was 13, and started to already consider that chiropracter a friend.
When I was 13 and concluded I would never retire because that's just not what good piano players do.
Maybe when I was 13 and falling in love.
Or when I was 14 and in a relationship with the subject of the above [kinetic] action.
Or now, when I have a whole list of aging checkpoints and I'm not yet 16.
Ugh, I'm getting OLD. 9__9
Or I was 12 and visiting the chiropractor for back pain and getting white hairs.
...Or when I was 13, and started to already consider that chiropracter a friend.
When I was 13 and concluded I would never retire because that's just not what good piano players do.
Maybe when I was 13 and falling in love.
Or when I was 14 and in a relationship with the subject of the above [kinetic] action.
Or now, when I have a whole list of aging checkpoints and I'm not yet 16.
Ugh, I'm getting OLD. 9__9
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When Jessica Alba became a MILF.
Just a few weeks ago, when I realized how similar my relationship with my young nephew was to my relationship with my older brother, this time with me being the mentor. It's mind-shattering stuff when you realize that you can change the course of an entire life and not even realize it.
