50 Moments That Made People Realize They’re No Longer Young

We’re not getting any younger, and there’s little we can do about it. And we may ignore it, but the reality sometimes shamelessly comes right into your face.

For example, when looking at your phone pictures from last year, or when lathering your skin with anti-aging cream, or when suddenly meeting your unrecognizable childhood friend in a supermarket, or when scrolling for your birthdate in a drop-down menu. These painful reality checks hilariously remind us of the passing time.

So when someone asked “What made you realize ‘you're old?’” it hit a soft spot for too many people out there. A whopping 16k comments later, the all too relatable responses are in, and oh boy, I never felt as ancient as I do right now.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young I almost fell over when a local radio station called songs from the '80s the 'golden oldies.' No! The golden oldies are the '50s/'60s!

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I find more and more people are being stupid and annoying.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Getting annoyed when they rearrange the grocery store.

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Laura Wasser, a family law expert and chief of divorce evolution at Divorce.com, told Bored Panda that a positive outlook on getting older involves accepting it as a natural part of life and concentrating on the upsides.

“As time goes by, we acquire valuable experiences, insight, and a better comprehension of ourselves and our surroundings. Instead of getting hung up on the unavoidable bodily changes, let's appreciate the wisdom, personal development, and connections we've made over the years,” she explained.

50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Doing nothing became my favorite thing to do on the weekend.

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I used to sneak out of home to go to a party, now I sneak out of the party to go home

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Sleeping straight through the night is a thing of the past; if it's not a hip or shoulder screaming at me to roll over, it's a bladder wanting releif.

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According to Laura, “keeping our spirits up and feeling thankful help us nurture a happier, more satisfying attitude toward aging while still looking after our mental and emotional health.”

Being in a relationship as you grow older offers many positive aspects. Laura explained that one of the main perks is the sense of companionship. “Sharing life experiences, memories, and moments with someone you care about makes life richer and more satisfying,” she said.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Whenever I have to enter my birthdate in a drop-down menu

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young I teach writing to college freshmen. I had a student writing about standardized testing who started a paragraph with the phrase: 'Beliefs about education at the turn of the century worked from the assumption that...' It took me two paragraphs to realize that the turn she was talking about was 1999 to 2000. This was two years ago. The resulting existential crisis is still unresolved.

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“Additionally, being in a healthy partnership leads to better mental well-being. Research indicates that people in strong relationships experience increased happiness, reduced stress, and a lower likelihood of depression.”

Moreover, Laura noted that sharing your life with a partner comes with practical advantages. “Life becomes easier when you can tackle daily tasks, financial matters, and important decisions as a team. This shared responsibility leads to a more enjoyable and manageable lifestyle.”

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When I realized that I own t shirts that are older than people I work with

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young You know all the celebrities that die. I remember celebrity deaths to me for years were just always random people that might as well have been from Ancient Rome for how well I knew of them and how old they were. Now, every celebrity death is like, 'What?!??! She died?? But she was just in that movie!' But then you remember that for you, 'just in that movie' was a movie 30 years or more ago sometimes.

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Look at an intact cardboard box you have in your house. What do you think? If the answer is: Oh, this is a good cardboard box, I should hold on to it, you know it has started.

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We also wondered why our society is so obsessed with staying forever young. Laura explained that “people love the idea of staying young because it reminds them of a time full of chances, energy, and new beginnings.”

“Being young means having more freedom and fun, and as we age, we often miss those simpler times without many responsibilities. By trying to stay youthful, we hope to keep enjoying life like we did when we were younger,” she said.

Moreover, our society values and promotes youthfulness, Laura argues. “You can see young people and new ideas in movies, music, and ads, which makes us think that being young is something worth chasing after.”

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Viggo Mortensen is now older than Ian McKellan was when he played Gandalf in Fellowship..

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Wait a minute - let me get my glasses and put the main light on to read this properly...

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young When my Mom moved into my mirror.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Spent my 30th birthday itching to go home and take my new cordless vacuum cleaner for a spin.

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When "ow that hurt" became "I hope that's not permanent"

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Guy at the liquor store looked really quick at my license. I said that was fast. He said it starts with 19--

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young I was reading Rolling Stone at the doctors office and realized I hardly knew any of the bands on the billboard #1 singles list. 90s music to my kids is like what 60s music was to me.

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I use urban dictionary

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young My "Check Knee" light turned on.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young A bunch of things lol.

Bent down to pick up my 20 lb pup and threw my back out.

Seeing athletes get drafted into the NFL that were born after 2000. Also watching guys I saw get drafted now retiring.

Wanting peace and quiet instead of parties.

Getting excited about grocery or furniture shopping.

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#23

when 30 seems like "just a kid"

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#24

Nearly busted my a*s in the shower and suddenly life alert made sense 🤣

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young My everyday routine: Come home from work, watch Wheel of Fortune, look at the newspaper and sit outside(weather permitting), to watch the birds and squirrels. If that doesn't mean I am old, then nothing does!

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#26

When I discovered my sciatic nerve

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young I recently saw a reddit post about things that were popular 25 years ago and I thought about the 80s until I saw a comment that pointed out that we are talking about 1998. I also then realized that I am older than 25.

I also recently used the phrase '20 years ago' when I was talking to a friend. That hit different.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young At 44 I don't feel old but when I'm going to do something now a days I think about it if I could get hurt

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Both parents have died and their siblings are also gone.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young When I gave dating sites a try and found that the people my age were old looking.

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Discovered I had a favorite spatula

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I was taking to my team (early 20s, I’m basically their parents’ age) about the actress Gillian Anderson and when it didn’t ring a bell, I said “you know, Agent Scully from X-Files. No one knew X-Files or who Agent Scully was but one of the girls chipped in “oh, the mother from Sex Education” and they all clicked.

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My sister, a decade younger than me, asked about a band I was listening to. I told her I'd burn her a CD for her car. She told me her car doesn't even have a CD player.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young When kids refered to the 90s at the "late 1900s"

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young I had to go to a Walgreens to get my passport photo taken. They use a digital camera. The clerk helping me was so young, she said something like, 'I’ve never used one of these old type cameras before.' I had to help her get the SD card out and put it in the printer.

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I stepped in a hole in the concrete at the gas station and fell over. That simple fall to the pavement broke my foot, my ankle, and three ribs. I'm 56 and now officially old.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young When I started mixing corn flakes with frosted flakes because frosted flakes alone was too f*****g sweet.

7 year old me would be shocked at old me

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young You know what's a totally not fun game to play with your younger coworkers? Asking them what cartoons they grew up watching. Asking them where they were on 9/11 is also a good one.

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#39

Nirvana being considered Classic Rock.

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Clerk in a store was singing along to Soft Cell Don't you want me/ Where did our love go. I said "ur too young to know this" He said he "lived with his Grandpa and knows all the oldies"

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young The first time the barber asked if I wanted my eyebrows trimmed.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young Asked a young relative what music she was into, thinking I would be able to impress her with all I know about the "cool" bands. She listed quite a few and I had never heard of a single one, instantly humbled.

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Appreciating a well mown lawn.

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#44

The setting in Back to the Future was the same distance from the 1950’s as we are to the 1990’s.

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#45

My job has an ipad that we use for certain things. I asked a younger coworker how to adjust the volume, and he said "oh it's just an ipad. Wait, do you not know how to use an ipad?" & he was genuinely surprised that I'd never used one before. I'm a millennial. My mom used to say I was tech savvy with my flip phone. Now look at me, pathetic.

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Hangovers lasting into a 2nd day and waking up with random sore muscles.

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Looked in the mirror. Thats not my face, and it's way older than me. Then my voice said "damn, I'm old" and I had to agree, but was very confused who said it.

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#48

I hit 49 years of age and my body decided at that point that I'm old. Every bad decision I made regarding my health came back to bite me.

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young When celebrities would come on late night shows and they looked SO much older… then I would think “I guess I do too…”

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50 Moments That Made People Realize They're No Longer Young When i started working with kids, and they were told "You listen to [my name]! Do what she tells you, okay?" Hang on, i am in charge here? Of tiny people? F*ck.

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What do you think ?

Agfox 1 year ago

My wife & I felt really old when our eldest daughter turned 50

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bElLa sTairZz 1 year ago

how old are you? personally id say that being married at all is when you start to get old

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Bill Evs 1 year ago

Today I took a broken wooden bed down to my local recycling centre and as I was clearing it out of my car I found two or three good pieces of wood. I genuinely stood there for about a minute looking at those pieces and thinking "should I throw these away, they could come in handy". I had no actual plan to use them for anything , I just couldn't part with some (potentially) useful wood.

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Beruthiel45 1 year ago

Good for you. We waste far too much.

StrangeOne 1 year ago

My daughter has been pretty familiar with VHS tapes and VCRs. Didn't think I would have to explain anything to her. After we finished watching a movie I got engrossed in BP and let the tape just go to the end. I get snapped out of my world to her saying "It stops on it's own?" and then she hears the whirring "And it rewinds on it's own?" all amazed. I thought she knew that. Apparently not so. So, then I asked her if she knew what a device called a "tape rewinder" was. Nope, she said. Got to explain the convenient, but highly unnecessary, technology some people had where if you were too lazy and impatient to rewind a video before watching another you could put it in a small machine in which it's only sole purpose was to rewind VHS cassettes. Her grandma and grandpa have/had one but she never noticed.

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Joe Publique 1 year ago

Please be kind - rewind!

Ellisdogs 1 year ago

I turned 31 a couple of weeks ago. Was at work, talking to my intern about movies. Just an innocent conversation about childhood favourites, hers where the ones about golden retriver puppies playing basketball. Cute right? It was, until she said the words "oh yes, my parents even bought them for me on the type of movie that you put IN TO THE TV". I'm ofcourse thinking she means vhs tapes. No no. The round, flat ones. She was talking about frikkin DVDS! I have never, ever felt so old before.

Knux Kitsune 1 year ago

Wow! Your VCR has auto rewind? That's so cool!

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Brandon Parisien 1 year ago

Did the VHSs from the early 80s do this? Ours survived into the new century, we used the reminder ;)

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