What makes you feel old??

[prole_for_peace]

I am a very young 38. Last semester, in my music class, I sat in front of two girls that were always talking during class. Sometimes I listened in for the fun of it. One day one of them said "My mom's birthday is tomorrow. She will be old, 38..." I almost slid out of my chair.

And the other day, in my management class, we were divided into groups and had to register for a simulation on the internet. I was the only one with a credit card. The other two had to call home for the credit card info. Oh my...

[Massacure]

1. When I got a car for my 16th Birthday last month

Made me feel old. Sure the car is cheap, old, and crappy, but it gets me around. :P

[sweetladybug]

5. Hey what makes me feel old is knowing on the 26 of July I will

turn 50, folks that is 1/2 of a century old. My husband and kids (and grandkids) aren't going to let me forget how old I'll be. CAN I COME AND HIDE AT SOMEONE'S HOUSE ON THE 26? (I know I'm in for a hard time on that day)haha

[RC]

11. Youngster,

Old at 50? Sure.

[northofdenali]

13. Gayle, c'mon up and join me! I hit that milestone on the 16th!

We'll go somewhere and whoop it up!

[clydefrand]

19. Come to my house

and you'll feel young again! My heart still feels young; but my body tells me otherwise. I'm 13 years your senior.

[NightTrain]

2. I'm 38 myself and have been involved with a college radio station since...

...1992. During the last few years, the station's student DJs have been making me feel old. Not only do they look barely old enough to go to the bathroom by themselves, but I can't relate to their clothes, their slang, their hairstyles, the TV and film stars they like, or a lot of the music they're into!

God, were the '80s really that long ago? :cry:

[rob-ok-vin]

3. favorite songs in HS

I feel old when some of my favorite HS songs are real elevator muzak or when I can identify with the crap on I Love the 70's... 80's

[Dookus]

4. when I see

special 25 year anniversary editions of albums I loved as a teen.

[roguevalley]

6. I was in a music store and two young teenaged girls said, "I head that

Paul McCartney was in another group before Wings."

I almost died. Laughing.

RV, a proud 51

[ant]

7. I've never felt old...

...but I have become increasingly aware of how unadvanced some of the people around me are. Sucks to be them, I guess.

Happy 29th to me tomorrow!

[achtung_circus]

8. One of 2 things

either realizing that the hot young women I look at are old enough to be my daughters or that I check out the mother before the adult daughter.

I don't feel "old".

[lolly]

9. Every Day

I teach college, and every year I feel older and older. When I first started, I listened to pretty much the same music, knew the same pop icons as my students.

Then came a period when I had no idea what they were talking about.

Now, I recognize what they're talking about--because I hear my daughters talking about the same music, movies, pop stars.

On the 27th, I'll get another reminder: oldest daughter turns 18. I'll officially be the parent of an ADULT! How the heck did that happen????

(On the plus side, another voter for Kerry!)

[Xandor]

10. My knees...

They've both been blown out (kayaking and boating accidents), and they pop and creak. But the thing that REALLY makes me feel the years is the Kent State anniversary every year. It was 34 years ago !!!!!! GODDAM. I'm 53. Seems like yestiddy.

[RC]

12. Reading this thread written by

youngsters makes me feel old. No one here is even close yet. And I have another birthday at the end of the month.

[havocmom]

14. hearing my daughter complain about

"...kids these days!" And when I realize I am nearing the age at which my father died.

[texas1928]

15. I found Bruce Springsteen's Born in The U.S.A. on cd

and there was no price on it and, I asked the girl to tell me who much the Boss was. and she said "WHO???" I aged 10years right then and there.

[Thor_MN]

16. I felt old...

When the cute "temp" in the next cube over said after finding out how old I was, "Gee - you could literally be my father."

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. being married makes me feel a bit old

[Deja Q]

18. Being lonely

n/t

[NightTrain]

20. I know what you mean, HT!

When I see a pair of 20-year-old kissing and cuddling and getting all goo-gooeyed, and here I am at 38, with nobody in my life for longer than I care to remember. God, how depressing! :cry:

[LDS Jock]

21. songs from high school on the oldies station

I was at work and the radio kept playing all these songs I loved, reminding me of high school and right after. I asked someone (younger) what station it was and she told me the oldies station. :(

[Magrittes Pipe]

22. I'd have to go with the pain in my knees.

[Arugula Latte]

23. I'm 38 also.

My kids like to dance to stuff that was popular when I was in high school/college: Talking Heads, Billy Idol, etc. It's strange when your cutting edge becomes your kids' oldies.