Getting older sucks because

[McFlibbish]

Getting older sucks because:
- When I look at 19 year old girls in "that way" I'm now just considered creepy and weird.

- Parts that shouldn't hurt, do.

- Nothing I wear, say or do will likely ever be considered 'cool' again.

[Avalon]

Because what you see in the mirror doesn't match your attitude or outlook..they haven't aged while the rest of you has moved on..and sometimes down lol

edited for spelling :rolleyes:

[imdrsmooth]

I appear to have dark gray hair on the sides of my head.

[Wldchld]

because...

- all the above and

- when you open your mouth you hear your mom, not you talking saying things that you said you would never say because they were uncool.

[zenbabe]

You can't say 'dog' when refereing to a friend without sounding like an idiot.

Sup dog?

[nycwriters]

Nothing I've said after 30 has been cool. I think I lost "cool" at about, oh, 26.

And to add:

- you can't move house as efficiently without the bones creaking and the back aching.

- going to any kind of club makes you feel like a pedophile -- and depressed.

- you can no longer mosh without getting winded.

- you get upset when anything is spilled on the persian rug.

- possessions become burdens when you can't load up your entire life into a volkswagen and just take off (*sigh* I miss that kind of mobility).

[Willow Sylph]

- when you open your mouth you hear your mom, not you talking saying things that you said you would never say because they were uncool.

Wldchld, I hear ya.

-When you are having a conversation with a "young" person about age and you tell them your age and they say in a consoling and condescending tone "oh, you're not THAT old." I used to say that to people I thought were really old (people who are my current age) when I was a teenager.

[zenbabe]

When you get random instant messages from people and fark with them for a bit, but then freak out when you find out they are only 12 years old.

:eek:

[sparticle]

Because you go to the mirror and wonder how you can look so differently from how you feel.

Still, I love the quote from Leroy "Satchel" Paige, an idol of mine and one of the pitchers on the 1948 Cleveland Indians. Paige never gave his true age; in fact he claimed not to know the exact date himself, but when he made the transition to Cleveland from the old Negro Leagues in '48, he was well into his forties. The 1948 Indians went on to win the World Series with Paige's help. Paige played until 1965; his last major league appearance was to throw three shutout innings for the Kansas City Athletics at approximately age 59.

Paige on age: "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"

I try to remember that quote. :)

[masterofNone]

... people on the outside can't, or often don't, see the person on the inside.

[Avalon]

Hey Spart...were we separated at birth?? lol Did you read mine..we really do think alike lol

[sparticle]

Originally posted by Avalon
Hey Spart...were we separated at birth?? lol Did you read mine..we really do think alike lol

Ha ha ha -- I'm beginning to wonder. :)

[Avalon]

You start believing, or wanting to believe, all that Avon,Nivea,Oil of Olay crap they are peddling. If those products did half of what they promise, I should look about 11 years old. But still..I buy them lol

[zenbabe]

You are 'in the know' when it comes to throwing congratulatory divorce parties!

[Magpie]

I've never been good with my perception of age...mine or anyone elses. Age has never really been a factor in my relationships, friendship or otherwise... never really thought about my age until I hit 40 (I'm 41).

I vividly remember being 19 yrs old and saying that I would meet my *then* career goal by the age of 28 ha!

I thought my thirties were 'getting' old....then I passed 40 this year :O People look at me funny at stop lights when they hear Led Zepplin blasting from my family-friendly mini van ;)

Aside from my Mother's words coming out of my mouth when one of my kids says they're stomach hurts; "When was the last time you pooped?"......... I became more aware of my middle-age when I realized some clothes in the stores were "too young" looking for me to wear.

Nothing gives your age away faster on the Internet then the music you listen to :)

[sparticle]

Originally posted by Magpie

Nothing gives your age away faster on the Internet then the music you listen to :)

I'm a Bowie freak, and I know exactly what ya mean! :) (Although Bowie's appeal does reach across a wide range of ages....)

[Aphrodite]

Originally posted by sparticle

Paige on age: "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"

I try to remember that quote. :)
That is a brilliant quote.

My friend who was turning 40 said "I don't FEEL 40."

I said 'Sure you do. This is what 40 feels like"

It's not supposed to feel like 90.

It's pretty great actually.

[McFlibbish]

I remembered a few more
- hangovers hurt more and take longer to get over

- I know what certain creams are now used for and I'm not embarrassed to buy them

- Sentences can start with "When I was your age"

[Avalon]

Walking into a room and wondering what the hell you were going in there for...

weighing how much fun something is by how much time it will take to recover from it

discovering you just might end up with bifocals after all:eek:

[Dark Chocolate]

your taste buds get duller.

[Smartypants]

I just heard an interesting thing that horrified me:

I was discussing with someone the fact that I don't ever think of myself as looking or feeling 47 years old (which I am), and he (a psychologist by trade) said that people in their 40s generally have a self-image of themselves 15 years younger than they really are; people in their 30s usually think of themselves as 10 years younger than they are.

What was horrifying was that I had just arranged to go on a blind date with a 37 year old, and now I'm thinking that I'm going to perceive myself as five years younger than he is, and he's going to see me as 20 years older than he is!

[sparticle]

Originally posted by Smartypants
I just heard an interesting thing that horrified me:

I was discussing with someone the fact that I don't ever think of myself as looking or feeling 47 years old (which I am), and he (a psychologist by trade) said that people in their 40s generally have a self-image of themselves 15 years younger than they really are; people in their 30s usually think of themselves as 10 years younger than they are.

What was horrifying was that I had just arranged to go on a blind date with a 37 year old, and now I'm thinking that I'm going to perceive myself as five years younger than he is, and he's going to see me as 20 years older than he is!

Another difficulty presenting with age -- needing a calculator to go on a blind date. :cool:

That's really funny about the numbers. When I was about 19 I thought I was 35, and would go around drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, rolling my eyes and saying "Oh, my GOD!" all day long, like I was Dorothy Parker or somebody.

Now that I am 44, I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke and I spend my best hours giggling at cannibal jokes, playing with kaleidoscopes, taking pictures of my cat doing stupid things, trading glitter makeup with my daughter, and screaming and jumping up and down at Bowie concerts and Red Wings games. My 19-year-old self would have been thoroughly disgusted, but I'm having a lot of fun. :)

But I still drink a gallon of coffee a day. Some things gotta stay the same. ;)

[Wldchld]

Originally posted by Magpie
Nothing gives your age away faster on the Internet then the music you listen to :)

I listen to a lot of Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, the 30's & 40's style music & classic jazz. So I guess that would make me... how old? lol :D

[Smartypants]

sparticle:

My problem is that I think of myself not as 15 years younger than I am, but in fact still 12 years old. (It gives me a great upper hand during water balloon fights with my 11 and 14 y.o. neighbors, because they think it might be disrespectful to douse the old man next door, while I feel no reservations in ambushing them when they least expect it.)

I was just telling PFP that my new thing is to counteract the aches and pains that come with aging by whining like a five year old. Shouldn't that work?

[Wldchld]

Originally posted by Willow Sylph
Wldchld, I hear ya.

-When you are having a conversation with a "young" person about age and you tell them your age and they say in a consoling and condescending tone "oh, you're not THAT old." I used to say that to people I thought were really old (people who are my current age) when I was a teenager.

I did that too!lol


My niece & nephew are 13 & 12. When they get to playing a little to rough or get upset w/ each other (or the adults), I find myself saying all kinds of things w/out thinking. From "Be careful you're going to break your neck doing that..." to all kinds of goofy things my mom used to say (still says). I alway swore I was going to sound "cool" when I got "older", guess not! :)

[priceyfatprude]

Why does this thread smell like Ben Gay & Pepto Bismol?

[bealeblues]

you just tipped over your geritol bottle is all.... now take your nap and it'll all be better tomorrow pfp

[red]

I am actually enjoying getting older.

I am much more comfortable in my skin.

[priceyfatprude]

For real now, I think y'all took care of yourselves much better than, say, my grandparents generation. Which is why none of us look our age, including me, who still gets carded for beer.

[zenbabe]

I get carded all the time..and I am 30! That will probably change very soon though as I am now living in the desert.... I don't think that I act my age...but I don't really have anything to compare it with,sooooooooooooooo...........

whatever....

[sparticle]

//(It gives me a great upper hand during water balloon fights with my 11 and 14 y.o. neighbors, because they think it might be disrespectful to douse the old man next door, while I feel no reservations in ambushing them when they least expect it.)//

Ha ha ha! That's great!!!!


//I was just telling PFP that my new thing is to counteract the aches and pains that come with aging by whining like a five year old. Shouldn't that work?//

Works for me. I think I'll practice starting tomorrow!

"I don't WANNA have aching muscles in the morning! It's not FAAAAAAAIRRRRRRR!"

;)

[sparticle]

Originally posted by priceyfatprude
For real now, I think y'all took care of yourselves much better than, say, my grandparents generation. Which is why none of us look our age, including me, who still gets carded for beer.

Carded for beer I can take or leave. But when they start carding me for Senior Savings, I'm not gonna like it. LOL

[Audreyvgs]

I used to remember why it pissed me off that i was getting older.

I wrote it down but I can't find my glasses.

I am more comfortable in my skin, but it's lower now.

I found that if you sleep on one side only, that side will get wrinkles and the other wont. dont try that at home.

[Avalon]

When I was younger, I could just bounce out of bed the first time the alarm went off, I would actually get up at 4 am to do my hair and be to work by 6 am. Pfft.
Vanity be thy name ;) I wouldn't let my husband se me without my hair fixed and makeup on. Now I am not even sure that 6 am exists...does it?? So, needless to say..he sees me sans make up and with Rod Stewart hair alot now.lol

Bouncing out of bed has given way to sliding and grumbling and an occasion stumble..who'd a thunk it?
I never used to have to get up during the night to go to the bathroom; but since I do now..I use that time to examine my hair. If it isn't sticking staight up..I can hit the snooze one more time. when I get up..if the dogs don't run, I am good to go:rolleyes:

[red]

Originally posted by zenbabe
I get carded all the time..and I am 30! That will probably change very soon though as I am now living in the desert.... I don't think that I act my age...but I don't really have anything to compare it with,sooooooooooooooo...........

whatever....

Sunscreen baby. It's the only way to go. That's one face cream I will heavily invest in.

I can't believe you're 30! You really don't look it.

[red]

Originally posted by Audreyvgs
I am more comfortable in my skin, but it's lower now.


HAH! I laughed out loud at this one. funny.

[daverbee]

Getting older does suck. Growing older is a blast

[lvlycwgirl]

I really didn't start feeling old until my second son was born. Up until then I thought I still looked 18. Now, at 28 years young, I've noticed how much elastic, wire, cording and spandex my undergarments require! :(

[Spicy Jack]

I would like to start by thanking everyone for making me feel young again. I was starting to feel old, groggy, and useless, but all of you have graciously managed to revive my youth and outlook on life. Thanks old people! :p

[Avalon]

Originally posted by Spicy Jack
I would like to start by thanking everyone for making me feel young again. I was starting to feel old, groggy, and useless, but all of you have graciously managed to revive my youth and outlook on life. Thanks old people! :p

run Jack..run now!! Cause when I find my glasses, hearing aid, and walker..I am gonna beat the snot outa you!!:D

[Audreyvgs]

I don't run anywhere anymore, my looser, more comfortable skin likes to flap behind me when I do that.

[daverbee]

Maybe if we all surround Jack we can hobble towards him at once and one of us will be lucky enough to fall on him.

[Frieda]

i've been looking 17 for almost 9 years now.. turning 24 next month.. :rolleyes:

when i was 16 i easily got into clubs without having to show any ID.. now i have to show it all the time.. it is funny though how people apologize all the time while i really don't give a shit :p

[daverbee]

now i have to show it all the time..

Show what? ;)

[Frieda]

:eek:

my ID of course!!

[daverbee]

:D

I knew that, just being silly!

[Frieda]

;)

[Klynne]

I didn't start to feel old until young whipper snappers started calling me Maam!

But, I was told, by someone I recently started to hang out with, that he wanted to ask me out, but thought I was too young for him. He is 43, he said he thought I was 27, and I told him that he was my new best friend...Maybe he needs glasses:) I am 36 years young, and don't call me Maam.

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by daverbee
Maybe if we all surround Jack we can hobble towards him at once and one of us will be lucky enough to fall on him. ...and break their hip.

*rimshot*

In regard to klynne's post:

What is with the 16-20 y/o guys trying to pick up me & my best friend? I'm in line @ Kmart, buying motor oil & rubberbands & the cashier is all winky flirty with me. My best friend was flirting back w/my across the street neighbor until she realized he was still in HS. Weirdness.

[Klynne]

Originally posted by priceyfatprude
...and break their hip.

*rimshot*

In regard to klynne's post:

What is with the 16-20 y/o guys trying to pick up me & my best friend? I'm in line @ Kmart, buying motor oil & rubberbands & the cashier is all winky flirty with me. My best friend was flirting back w/my across the street neighbor until she realized he was still in HS. Weirdness.

You probably look pretty damn good! Yeah, I get hit on by the youngsters too. Not as young as 16, but early twenties. I made the mistake of going out with one of them. What a flake he was, but he will probably still be a flake in his fifties.

[nycwriters]

PFP's a hottie ... she has "porno" lips.

[priceyfatprude]

NYC is a former dancer. It's made her very...bendy.

[nycwriters]

Oy, we know way too much crap about each other. Feh.

[priceyfatprude]

hahahahaha, no kidding.

We better never piss each other off, hahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA

[zenbabe]

that would be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad...........:eek:

[noxxville]

it's not that acceptable for me to ride a big wheel through Toys R Us

I actually think about what I can eat

I think at least 70% of all movies look stupid

Most movies I thought were hilarious when i first saw them I know get ashamed when I see them again (usually after ranting to someone about how cool the movies was)