Is it just me or am I starting to feel old here?

[JohnKleeb]

:shrug:
I remember a time where I was the youngest guy and musictvstar was the youngest girl. Serious y'all. Now I am starting to feel old with a handful of freshmen and 8th graders even.

[Mass_Liberal]

1. HAHAHA

soon youll be senile and I'll only be almost senile. BWAHA-wait a minute. 8th graders? NOOOO

[Maple]

2. At YOUR age???

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[JohnKleeb]

6. I meant proportionally Maple

Its just heh come on, lot of the noobs are closer to being my brother's age than mine, its rather astounding knowing how he is. I know what you mean.

[Kamika]

3. wait till you're 21

(my age)
You'll feel like you're ready for retirement.




ENJOY YOUR TEENS!!!!!o m f g

They're gone sooner then you think..

[WindRavenX]

4. It means you're maturing

I'd be feeling very happy :)

[JohnKleeb]

9. maturing eh

[WindRavenX]

19. Yup

I mean, not sayin' that you WEREN'T mature before, but I mean, mentally, it means you realize that you yourself have grown for the better, I think.
It's a cool thing to realize!

[JackSwift]

5. Imagine how us 40 something's feel

It was just like yesterday we were living "That '70s Show". Halter tops, no bras, the Pill, and no herpes or HIV. You're better off not knowing what you are missing bucko!

[LWolf]

81. You said it.

I was always the youngest. Always. In everything I did. And now I'm 43 and a grandmother. I keep looking around to find me, forgetting that I'm the senior in the room.

[JohnKleeb]

82. school I envision

Thats the way I am. BTW wolf nice to see you in the lounge.

[LWolf]

87. I stop by now and again.

;-)

[leftist_rebel1569]

7. I remember when I was the youngest...

It lasted for about a WEEK! x(

[JohnKleeb]

10. haha!

[Myra]

8. It's not just you JohnKleeb

I'm starting to feel like you're old as well.

Ahhh haaaaa haaaa ha!
:evilgrin:

[leftist_rebel1569]

14. LOL

HAHAHAHA!

(take that, Kleeb :P)

[JohnKleeb]

18. Why you cottonpickin!

[Myra]

28. "Why you cottonpickin!"

Nyah nyah, catch me if you can!...
At your age how fast could you move?

:evilgrin:

[JohnKleeb]

32. I was talkin to lefty

lol and I cant run that fast lol but we shall see now that I have lost weight.

[Myra]

57. "I was talkin to lefty"

Oh...
In that case...so was I!
So there.

(Good save on my part, eh?)

[JohnKleeb]

58. So be it

[latebloomer]

11. What, with all of us here who remember what they were doing

when Kennedy was shot?

You impudent whippersnapper, you!!

[DemBones DemBones]

25. Yep, when I was John's age,

JFK was shot. And I was in French class when we found out. Chemistry came after that and the teacher just had us put our heads down and didn't try to teach at all. People were crying. It was both forty years ago and last week, illustrating that time, like age, is relative.

[FarLeftRage]

12. Heh, heh, heh

Old at 16???

What???

Wait til you're my age(45) and then tell us how you feel.

[JohnKleeb]

13. When people close to your little brother's age start coming in

You feel old. Case in point!

[Darth_Ole]

15. Pretty soon you'll be having a mid-life crisis, Kleeb!

No, you're not old.

I'm 16 too, BTW.

[Kamika]

20. I hope you guys are really "living"

Suddenly you'll turn 20 and you're gonna wonder what the hell you wasted your teenage years on, and get all depressed

[JohnKleeb]

21. Oh dont remind me

:(
I know I am not old, but its weird yet interesting to see people that are like my bro's age.

[Mass_Liberal]

24. whos the youngest person on DU?

hmmm. I wonder. I shall have to off him/her that I might reclaim my rightful spot as youngest of them all.

[JohnKleeb]

26. hell if I know

:shrug: If I find someone born past september 1990 I am gonna freak out even more.

[Mass_Liberal]

29. HAHAHAHA!

edit for stupid mistake

[JohnKleeb]

31. A year older than my brother is

[FarLeftRage]

16. In that case, you've got a point

Because my youngest brother is 35...

[youngred]

48. Kleeb imagine having new posters your your kids age or grand kids age

you aren't old man, chizill

[JohnKleeb]

50. I am chillin

Yeah youre right man, its just weird for me.

[LastKnight]

17. bah kids these days...

im 17, so im older than you so i can actuially say that to ya. lol

-LK

[camero]

22. After 30, it's all downhill

for some of us anyway. But my sex life got better after 30.

[Mass_Liberal]

27. thats wierd

[JohnKleeb]

30. whats sex?

:(
I am so pathenic, must be shyness, hell aint never had a girlfriend.

[Mass_Liberal]

33. same here man

and I'm only 3 years younger than you are. I had a girlfriend but she was a bimbo, and a malevolent bimbo at that. Good things come to those who wait....hopefully.

[JohnKleeb]

34. Youre two years younger than me actually

I was born in '87, I am very young for a Junior though not hte youngest.

[Mass_Liberal]

49. whoops

[camero]

35. I had an extreme case of shyness to overcome

Mostly due to body image. Then I had a serious accident in which I could have died and said, "What the hell". and just relaxed.

The more you try for a girlfriend, the easier it gets.

edit: for typo

[JohnKleeb]

37. I am just flat out shy for some reason

[camero]

39. It's different for everybody

You'll figure it out. Just act normal.(Just another way to say be yourself, cause what's normal?)

[SiobhanClancy]

23. Old???

With myself the mother of a 23 year-old daughter,I must be a few decades past ancient!

[Tharesa]

36. Ecce homo!

Ne plus ultra, morituri te salutamus. :thumbsup:

[sablefish]

41. I am 59.

Two grandkids... but I'm still yellin'.

[Ksec]

42. Jesus, you Are old.

[Raenelle]

78. Almost 57

and I have to say, in response to the post above that it is all downhill after 30, that I have never been happier. The 30s were OK, but I was still too immature to do anything but worry or try to drown out the anxiety with obsessions. The 40s were wonderful--healthy, still looking good, and the wisdom was kicking in, making life a joy. I no longer slept in; I could hardly wait to get out of bed for the new day, whatever it held.

I hit my 50s with a bit of trepidation, grateful for the 40s, but, you know, old age and all that. Well, I have to admit, despite having a great plastic surgeon, I don't look quite as good as I did in my 40s. And though I'm still healthy, I have slowed down a bit, get stiff more easily, even have cramps sometimes. But the quality of life--the attitude with which I am able to approach it--is great. I love each day, cherish those around me, am often warm with joy. Wisdom is a very, very great thing--it's why yogis harp on exercise. They want you to be healthy when you've accumulated enough experience to actually enjoy life.

I don't know about the coming years. But they've all been OK so far, even decidedly better and better. I do know that the dread with which I used to face getting older was way, way over-hyped and exaggerated, out of place, trying to hurdle over a mountain when it was only a teeny mouse turd.

On edit: about not looking as good anymore, now that I'm in my 50s--objectively true, BUT my feelings about my looks, how I feel about myself, makes up for it. I used to be prettier, but I didn't feel any prettier than I do now. And here's the wisdom part--I used to think that it was better to look good than to feel good; now I would very much prefer to feel good than to look good, because the former (feeling dood) overwhelms and dwarfs to insignificance the latter.

[Booberdawg]

38. Just don't do anymore popularity polls. That would be a sign of aging

You are still a young whipper snapper. You are not OLD yet. :D

[JohnKleeb]

40. I didnt mean to

I wanted to lose damnit. I guess I should have endorsed LPFF.

[Ksec]

43. Im old too

47 almost 48 Gad I hate aging. Its like you work and struggle all your life and old age is your reward. This aint funny God. It aint funny at all. :)

[Cleita]

44. I'll tell you what old is.

It's when you slip and fall in K-mart; you can't get up; two burly guys come along and have a hard time lifting you up; they threaten to get an ambulance; you have to really yell at them to get them not to and finally you are escorted out with a lot of embarassing attention. Then you feel old. Not before. :-)

[JohnKleeb]

45. fine

I am not that old of course but :shrug: feeling wigged out, 20 bucks says we get a elementary kid soon.

[Cleita]

46. I really don't want to give advice because young people

know everything anyway, but there is always someone coming up behind you and they will get all the attention because they are the new kitten.

[JohnKleeb]

47. I dont know everything

If I did, I would have all A's :D.

[Cleita]

51. You don't have all A's??????

Your much too bright a boy not to, unless it's something really boring like football, or any sport. But then I digress.

[JohnKleeb]

53. bright nah

If all my classes were history, I would have all A's though.

[Ksec]

52. so how old are you John?

[JohnKleeb]

54. heh 16

Maybe I shouldnt feel old. Sorry if I am acting weird everyone, been a tough day, I had to work while sick.

[Ksec]

55. Jeebus. You got a loooong way to go.

[JohnKleeb]

56. I know, I shouldnt be complainin

This damn flu bug is makin me delusional.

[goobergunch]

59. /me is two months older than you (n/t)

[JohnKleeb]

60. Now I feel better

:)
All the time I wish I was older though, because if we go to Mexico for our senior trip I wont be able to legally drink there but hey will they care, nah I doubt it, and besides I can just ask a friend to get me some. :beer: Your birthday is in late may?

[goobergunch]

61. June 15 (n/t)

[JohnKleeb]

62. Youre a month not two older than me

[Syn_Dem]

63. hahahahaha

I beat you all!!!
------15-------

[JohnKleeb]

64. no there was a 14 year old

and not embarassingly youre more closer to being the age of a good friend of mine than being near my bro's age.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

73. There's a 13 year old girl somewhere around here

I think.

[JohnKleeb]

75. I know

amazing stuff aint it.

[Syn_Dem]

65. What's this?!

A 14 year old...*freaks out*

[ProudGerman]

66. Kleeb is an old fart

Just look at that receding hair line.

[JohnKleeb]

67. Actually I shaved my head

;)

[ProudGerman]

68. wrong time of year to do that

Trust me, I know. Though rain does feel kinda good on a shaved grape, on the other hand, freezing rain does not.

[JohnKleeb]

69. heh

I wont be shaving my head anytime soon. My hair is the thickest thing.

[Syn_Dem]

70. Ya'll wont believe this

But I shaved my head once when I was made into a Buddhist monk at the age of 11...very humbling experience for me. I'm not sure if I was a full-fleged monk...or like the Buddhist equivilent of an altar boy or what not.

[southerngirlwriter]

71. Kids I babysat are seniors in college now...

...and I'm only 25.

I know how you feel, Kleeb. Once you graduate high school, the rest of your life will go by in the blink of an eye.

Kinda scary.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

72. Well

I've always felt older than I am.

And people have always thought I am older than I really am... but nope, I don't feel like an old geezer like ZombyWoof quite yet.

(Maggie never can resist an attempt to poke fun at the ZombyWoof in regards to age)

[JohnKleeb]

74. Well you do act a lot older than your age

explains your taste in older guys rather than immature younger idiots like myself :D. :hi: Maggie I havent talked to you since Friday night. I am gonna be out soon, damned work. Thanks for bumping this to the top, I just have been getting that feeling with all the "kids" heh. Remember when me and Michele had that crown, those days are over.

[SmileyBoy]

76. HA! You'll know you're getting much older...

...when a third of the pro sports athletes are younger than you.

Just think: When I was a senior, LeBron James was a sophomore.

It starts dawning on you at around 21.

[JohnKleeb]

77. whoa buddy I know what you mean

especially that Freddie whatshisface soccer player,

[Syn_Dem]

79. Freddy Aidu? n/t

[JohnKleeb]

80. Yeah that guy

[Lizz612]

83. Wait till your brother starts driving!

My little sister will be 16 in March and is talking about driving. Agh! I don't drive and the thought of "Nanner" (my kid name for her) driving is scary as all hell!

[CoNnOc]

84. They let any kind of riffraff in here!

8th graders you say!

[JohnKleeb]

85. Yep

Doesnt bother me, just humbles one.

[baldguy]

86. Just you wait.

When you talk to someone about your favorite music/movies/books/tv/video game/orwhatever and they say "oh, that's so OLD!" or worse, give you a blank stare indicating no comprehension at all.

I might get that look from you, but - when the "Wild Wild West" movie with Will Smith came out I commented to my cousin, who's about 10 yrs younger than me, that Dr Loveless was a better character as a midget. She gave me the Stare. Now, she's about 10 yrs older than you, so you probably have no idea what I'm talking about.