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Brace yourselves, young ones — it turns out that old people things aren’t just for older people anymore! We’re not only referring to knitting, gardening, and drinking hot tea with a wool blanket on your shoulders, though.
It may be our sedentary life or the emotional baggage of living through a pandemic, climate change, and a widespread economic collapse — but it feels like we’re getting older and tired much faster than we used to. More and more younger people are involuntarily getting their grandparents’ small habits and struggles. You know… like comparing generations, being lethargic, groaning every time you get up from the couch, or hurting random parts of your body while doing random things that are not supposed to hurt. It’s all part of the fun (or not so fun) of getting old!
If you’re starting to notice that you’re doing more and more cliché old people things, don’t panic — you’re not alone! According to an AskReddit post, many younger folks are getting into the elderly game, whether they like it or not. The signs of aging are creeping up on us all, so the next time you catch yourself doing something that your grandparents would do, don’t be embarrassed — embrace it! After all, old people’s habits could be the new cool, and there’s nothing wrong with being a trendsetter. Ready to find out if you have already joined the ranks of the cool old folks? These are signs you’re getting old, and you better not be ashamed of them!
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#1
"Get excited when weekend plans fall through and I get to stay home and watch movies instead."
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#2
"Whenever I hear loud cars or noises outside I pull open the blinds and stare angrily. I'm 33."
#3
"I'm part of a quiz team of 50-60 years old men called "The Old Gits" that does pub quizzes in a golfing pub. I am a 25 years old woman and probably the youngest in that pub by about 20 years. 90% of the questions are 'before my time' but I help out with all the gaming and youth culture questions that throw all the other teams off. I'm their secret weapon. I get to learn a lot of interesting stuff and there's a great selection of real ales there. I love it."
Basic White B1tch 2 years ago
same! an old family friend of ours, ~70m, invited me, a 14f, to do a trivia night at a local bar. my parents were reluctant at first, but our team won and i got $40. so now they gladly let me go!
#4
"Constantly turn off lights in rooms that are not in use, and turn on heat only when it gets too cold. Electricity doesn't pay for itself."
#5
"Oh, man. In the morning my neck sounds like a popcorn machine and a bowl of rice krispies had a baby, and it just crashed an airplane made of uncooked pasta into a bubble wrap factory."
#6
"Sometimes, when I'm home alone, I realize I could do anything I want and nobody would know... So I take a hot bath and steep some chamomile tea. If I'm feeling frisky and want to spice it up, I put two pairs of socks on and curl up under a blanket."
#7
"I walk a bit wonky after sitting for a while. Every time I get up from my desk at work to go somewhere, it takes me several steps to be able to walk correctly as my muscles warm up."
Basic White B1tch 2 years ago (edited)
i do this as a 14f with chronic back pain, psoriatic arthritis, and a messed-up spine
#8
"The other day referred to someone's music as just noise. It immediately aged me by another 30 years."
#10
"I have a downstairs neighbor that likes to throw ragers on the weekends. If they go on too late, I go down in my jammies and tell them to pipe down because I typically wake up at 5:30 am, even on the weekends. He’s in his late 50s. I’m 33."
#11
"I actually always have a bag of Werther’s hard candy in my car. Also, I’m kinda terrible with computers. I’m 27 but my friends call me an undercooked grandpa."
#12
"I eat old people's food, drive like an old lady, prefer iced tea over soda, my taste in music favors older tunes, I sew, I bake from scratch, I bitch about how we got less snow days, I watch documentaries and game shows. Pretty sure the only thing I'm missing is velcro shoes. I'm a 26 year old male."
#13
Wife: Hey, lift the end of the couch so I can vacuum under it?
Me: Sure.
Congratulations you are now crippled.
#15
"I once injured my ankle while I was lying on the couch. I was 32. Kids, don’t laugh, it’ll happen to you eventually."
Stay Off My Lawn 2 years ago
My knees get stuck while I’m sleeping. One of these days they’re not gonna get unstuck in time for me to make one of my 37 nightly trips to the toilet
#16
"Save every plastic grocery bag for later use."
#18
"Get excited about good cleaning products, being happy about being in bed by 9 pm, driving more passively, waving at random people, admiring small children. Jesus, the list goes on and I’m 27."
WillowRoseL 2 years ago
I just got some oil bottles and a garlic mincer. They're fantastic! I was like a kid a Christmas when they arrived. Yes, I too get excited about household items.
#19
"Meeting’s at 10, should only be a 15-minute drive for you."
"I’ll leave at 8:45."
Cassi Lyris 2 years ago
I regularly have to drive through Phoenix, AZ. This is a good idea, EVERY time.
#20
"I have my mind focused on getting something done and I’m walking towards the place I’m gonna do it and when I get there I forget why I’m there."
#21
"I've started standing at my front window with a cup of coffee and scowling at the squirrels digging up my flower beds. My transformation into my father is complete."
#23
"I go to sleep feeling great and wake up with some body part in pain."
#24
"Forget that I told someone something and immediately try to tell them it again only like two days later. Then they tell me I told them already and I go, 'Oh dear, I’m sorry!' And then I repeat in an endless cycle."
#25
"I'm only 30, and I'm way too suspicious of teenagers. A few groups of kids cut through the parking lot of my apartment complex in the mornings to get to school, and I'll just peek through my blinds with squinted angry eyes and sip my coffee while muttering to myself, assuming that these kids are up to no good. There's no reason for me to do this but it's basically a part of my morning routine, now. Oh, and I frequently sneezefart."
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
I sneeze-pee. I’m only 40 and never had any kids. :( my muscles shouldn’t be THIS atrophied yet…
#26
"I wash out Ziplock bags (except ones that had meat in them) so that I can reuse them. And I've recently become obsessed with clearance racks and will purchase things 'because it's a good buy!' I am slowly becoming my 86 years old grandmother."
#27
"I love to tell and retell long-winded, boring stories that go nowhere or takes me forever to get to the point."
#28
"I type on my phone with my fingers instead of my thumbs, which all my friends say is what old people do. Plus I threw out my back while taking out the trash not too long ago."
Paul Gallagher 2 years ago
I called the outside bin a 'jazzy fellow' yesterday then got embarrassed cos I thought the other bins were laughing at me
#29
"Get a paper ticket at the airport. Had a phone that died randomly and now won't go thru without a paper ticket."
Jonathan Nichols 2 years ago
There are airports that let you get on with just your phone? I've always had to print tickets I bought online
#30
"I like naps and sweaters."
Looks like an Angel 2 years ago
Someone should invent a "nap sweater." It's like a blanket, but it looks like a sweater and pulls on like a sweater....but just for naps.
#31
"Go to bed at 8 pm and get up at 4 am. Eat dinner early."
#33
"Hold my phone in left hand and scroll with the right index finger."
#34
"I pretty recently threw out my back while putting on socks."
#35
"Wear earplugs to concerts. I'm not self-conscious about it before people come to my defense saying 'that's actually good to protect your hearing.' True but at 27 I still feel like a geezer at festivals looking like everything's too loud and not as good as back in my day."
sturmwesen 2 years ago
Ear plugs were a game changer for me. I get nauseaus if there is too much bass or clapping.
#37
"I yelled at children for being too loud outside of my house. I'm one step away from telling them to get off my lawn."
#38
"I recently jumped up and down once when I got some really good news, and I could hardly walk for several days because it hurt my knee."
robin aldrich 2 years ago
I can't do that because if I do that my Flubber will jiggle for several minutes after I stop and that kind of doesn't feel good
#39
"I say 'back in my day' and it's not always ironic. Also, my right knee creaks every time I climb stairs.
#40
"Yes. I'll strain my neck from turning my head too fast to check my blind spot."
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
Oh God I hate that especially when the sharp pain goes up the side of my head momentarily; freaks me out every damn time it happens
#41
"More and more as I get older, I need to 'rest my eyes' for a bit. Won’t be long till I just turn that into full-blown naps."
#43
"Comparing different generations and saying mine is better."
#44
"Wake up before 7 am every day. I have no reason to be up early on weekends, but still find myself having my morning coffee alone. At 6:30."
The Idaho Potato 2 years ago
I wake up at 5:30-5:50 daily. I'm 17. It's enjoyable because everyone else shuts up while sleeping and you can just do things without being annoyed.
#45
"I cross stitch. Would much rather do that than go out!"
Cassi Lyris 2 years ago
My sister and I started cross stitching at 6&8 years old. Wanting to do something creative that requires skill is not "old".
#46
"Yell at the TV while the news is on."
#47
"Granola for me. Gotta eat that fiber so I can keep pooping. You can never take pooping for granted!"
Kathi Firns-Hubert 2 years ago
So true -- go on a vacation if you want to find out how much you really value it!
#48
"I buy pants/slacks with elastized fabric. Especially the waist."
#49
"I keep giving dirty looks to teens and often tell them that 1990s rap was better."
#50
"Buy things at thrift stores and give them to friends because I thought they'd like them."
#51
"It's so nice to have a FULL Saturday though rather than one where you sleep until 10 am and wake up hungover and useless."
Ambry Petersen 2 years ago
With small children I sometimes do sleep till 10, but at least I'm not hungover or useless.
#52
"The only things I watch on television are people fixing and selling houses and people making tasty food."
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
I don't like the selling part, but I love watching other people working/crafting. And occasionally scorn them for doing shoddy work. Fake stones are NOT an adequate substitute for the real thing. They have two uses only: making the sellers rich and making the house look as misplaced as a paper cut out of a 15 year old Fiat Panda on a classic car show.
#53
"Was at a grime-type party in a Squatter house, and saw a girl sitting on the floor looking sad. I went over there and gave her a Werther’s original from my purse and told her to chin up."
#54
"I sneezed and threw out my back."
#56
"I complain about things getting automated but to me, they seem to be getting more clunky and over-complicated.
Steve Robert 2 years ago
Why is my toaster connected to the internet? Does it go to porn sites when I'm not there?
#57
"My dad types with two fingers. He genuinely thinks he is pretty good at typing."
#58
"I’m 30 and feel behind on computer stuff. Recently some friends said that MySpace was their intro to coding. I missed that. How do I catch up? Also, 'Werthers' are addictive. 64 yo coworker agrees."
#59
"I use a shoe horn to put on my boots. It's great! I got a small one for home and a nice long one for work. Takes no effort to get outside."
#60
"I love playing Bingo!"
lol.litl.owl 2 years ago
Playing bingo doesn't mean you are old. I've enjoyed going to bingo games since I was 18!
#61
"Moan, moan, moan. About everything. But especially kids today. I’m 30."
Ambry Petersen 2 years ago
The generational gap makes teens very annoying. I'm sure older generations felt the same about me once.
#62
"Take Ibuprofen like candy, and barely don't eat candy anymore because of my blood sugar."
#63
"I now like soup. I used to think it was boring or something; now it's just right because I don't eat as much (think senior menu portions.)
Joshua Moore 2 years ago
I've always loved soup. There are so many great soups!! Crumble up some crackers in there. 🤤🤤🤤
#64
"Going to the airport at least 6 hours early."
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
That's ingrained in me from young childhood. If you ever had to drive to Laguardia or JFK airport in New York you should definitely understand. Then there's security and finding your gate and you really need time to decompress from that stress before your flight leaves. We did international flights so stress was high about missing flights and connecting flights
#65
"Go to bed early on a Saturday."
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago
I hate teenage-me and 20s-me for not realizing how glorious sleep is, but reviling and shunning it instead. I was a fool.
#66
"My partner and I lay on opposite ends of the couch like the grandparents from 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.'"
#67
"What did I eat for breakfast today? No clue!"
#68
"Crochet."
Cassi Lyris 2 years ago
Same as with cross stitch, knitting, sewing, or any other creative endeavour which requires developing a skill: it does not make you seem old. You're absolutely fine and as long as you're not hurting anyone have fun! It's not any different than people saying playing video games makes someone a "kid", it's simply untrue. We can and should all like whatever we want.
#69
"Sometimes the first I learn about new memes are when the news organizations start reporting on them."
#70
"I can’t wait to watch the news. While I’m watching the news, I constantly say 'shh shh' when one is talking or making any noise. My grandpa used to do the same thing and I used to be so confused. I guess I still am confused."
#71
"Keep old yogurt containers like a psychopath."
Stephanie Goadsby 2 years ago
We use them as scoops for bird seed, cat food, litter, and traction sand. Works like a charm, and if they break, oh weĺl, off to the recycle bin.
#72
"I think about my lawn a lot. Like, a lot."
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
Huh. Currently at #35 and the first one I couldn't connect with at all.
#73
"Complain about modern music."
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
Well let's face it, it's really gone downhill since GG Allin passed on
#74
"I like to stare judgingly at people that walk by my house through my kitchen blinds."
#75
"Call everyone everywhere 'honey' and 'darling.'"
Bertha Madott 2 years ago
I called my great-nieces "dearie". Like my grandmother would do. I am 74. Old I guess.
#76
"Take at least four pills a day. Fish oil, glucosamine, D3 and melatonin. Sometimes throw in Ibuprofen."
#77
"I hang out in bed and talk to my cat from about 5:30 to 7:30 every morning. I try to force myself back to sleep but it never works."
#79
"Nightly routine: comfy pajamas glass of Bourbon. It's like...the best ending to a day, and I look forward to it all day."
#80
"I've been to a shopping mall before all the stores were open, so I just walked laps around the mall until they opened."
Looks like an Angel 2 years ago
Where I'm from, there are actually "mall walker clubs" that meet at the mall every day, before it opens and just walk the mall for exercise.
#81
"We go to the monthly Stonemasons breakfast in my town. My husband and I are the youngest people there without kids by at least 30 years, but it's a solid breakfast buffet and only $10/pp."
Rodney McKay 2 years ago
You know, these days buffets are getting a reputation for being hazardous to your health. I stopped going to them when covid hit, and don't plan to ever try them again when I can avoid it.
#83
"I'm constantly misplacing my glasses. I love wearing cardigans, especially if they have pockets. The only sports I follow are boxing and horseracing."
Looks like an Angel 2 years ago
I wear a cardigan almost EVERY DAY, yes this includes the summer too. To be fair though, it's mostly to cover some scars from an old injury.
#85
"I pulled a packet of stevia out of my purse and my husband said that’s the oldest thing he’s seen me do."
Gail Wilson Webb 2 years ago
I pulled a mini toothbrush out of my purse for my hubby's granddaughter. And a string cheese! You never know what can be found in a lady's handbag.
#86
"I wear suspenders, smoke a pipe and yell at young people."
#87
"Husband and I just ordered a sleep number bed and we’re in our early 30s..."
WillowRoseL 2 years ago
I got about 15 years on you and I've had back problems since my 20s. Trust me - you're doing the right thing. I'm not much for dispensing life advice, but if there's one thing I would tell my younger self and everyone else: protect your back! Once that goes, it's all downhill from there🤕
#91
"When I shave, I use a straight razor and classic shaving soap. It gets my shave closer and makes my skin smoother than popular methods."
#92
“Don’t do as I do, do as I say” - I find myself turning into my dad from time to time.
#94
"I sprout mung beans on a damp paper towel in my desk drawer. Very nutritious, but they smell like death."
#95
"Yoga. Definitely yoga. I couldn't move properly now if I don't do yoga for a week. Everything. Aches.
What do you think ?
Bill Evs 2 years ago
I once pulled a muscle in my neck quite badly.........by turning my head ever so slightly too fast. I was 36 at the time.
Adam Belaire 2 years ago
I still put two spaces after a period! My wife keeps insisting I get with the times. Never!
Will Cable 2 years ago (edited)
I've noticed that when deciding if it should be "Disk" or "Disc" I end up typing "D**k" instead when thinking about which ending to used. This does not help when typiing about a compact disc or a slipped disk.
Bill Evs 2 years ago
I once pulled a muscle in my neck quite badly.........by turning my head ever so slightly too fast. I was 36 at the time.
Adam Belaire 2 years ago
I still put two spaces after a period! My wife keeps insisting I get with the times. Never!
Will Cable 2 years ago (edited)
I've noticed that when deciding if it should be "Disk" or "Disc" I end up typing "D**k" instead when thinking about which ending to used. This does not help when typiing about a compact disc or a slipped disk.
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