I think that that's why I feel like I have more confrontational communiations - I just don't want to stay silence anymore to not cause trouble. I speak up. And people around me are not used to it.

100% lol

I got this one beat. I remember fourth grade, at the end of the school year, everyone was walking around with our yearbooks getting our teachers and classmates to sign them. I was (unsurprisingly) already the weird and socially awkward Lakota you all know and love today. Only my teachers had signed my yearbook. I had no friends. Suddenly, the most popular (and cutest) boy in class walked right up to me, making eye contact with me, and I grabbed his yearbook right out of his hands and started to sign it, absolutely awash in excitement that the Popular Kid wanted ME to sign his yearbook. He looked really confused and said "Oh, uh, I actually just wanted to know if you knew where Lucas is." (Lucas was his best friend.) He hadn't wanted me to sign his yearbook at all. I was 10 years old. I will be turning 43 next month. I have never forgotten the searing embarrassment of that moment. Ryan, if you're out there, and you remember Chia Pet Girl, thank you for being kind about it afterwards XD

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What is with this "40's" rubbish? Honestly, I'm not mad or anything because this year, I will be 40! Are these people saying those things because their miserable frames cannot do anything exciting and don't have the guts to do so? Now that is sad!

I got terrible hangovers in my 20s, the last one after drinking a couple of bottles of beer. Went teetotal after that. My body just said no more.

Hi im Johnny Knoxville, welcome to J@ckass. And this is "your 40s".

Right! First thing first! What on God's green EARTH is "midlife crisis"? Believe me! In my now 40 years of age (yeah! I know, I'm way old!) and I've done sooo many things that...well, what's out there that can help me to get some awesome adrenaline rush?

I remember reaching 40 and after the panic wore off, i said to myself, "ya know 20 years from 1 to 20 went so slow, it was a million years ago so stop worrying lots of life left to live." I feel like i said that 2 weeks ago and now im 58, wtf.

THIS!!!

And you have to be REALLY careful when you sneeze, because you might just pee yourself a little when you do. Friends, if you have a uterus, do your kegels! XD

I'm single with no kids and like the idea of having medical personnel nearby in case something happens to me. I plan to get a life alert necklace and stay home as long as possible, but I’m okay with the idea of a nursing home. I don’t want to be lying on the floor in pain with no one knowing I’m hurt. The issue is these places are barely covered by insurance. My grandmother’s private insurance—one of the best—still requires her to spend her entire savings for lower-level care. You have to pay $80K upfront just to get in, and if they pass away immediately, that money is gone. My parents are grateful my grandfather saved so much because they couldn’t manage her care anymore. Nicer places cost millions, and it’s frustrating that elder care isn’t subsidized. It makes me question why we even pay taxes when so little actually helps people.

This. Absolutely this.

I remember growing up - one of my favorite radio stations was KRTH, which was considered an "oldies" station. Its tagline was "hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s" (or something like that.) Recently I tuned in to KRTH again, only to find that the songs from the decade of my birth (the 80s) are now also considered oldies, as are songs from the 90s. The songs of my childhood and teen years are now oldies. I have become vintage.

I just commented on another post about this, but again hearing stuff like Soundgarden, Metallica, Nirvana, GN'R, etc. when I'm buying milk is a weird f*****g experience.

56 with a nostalgic collection

And it may have cost hundreds of dollars

My body has been in Antarctica mode for decades.

Or that 12 year old dressed up as a police officer is, in fact, a police officer.

Hunting down the perfect pill organizer is a mega event

The wild headbanging hits of your youth are now Muzak

And by anything, we don't mean parasailing or bungie jumping. We mean walking around the grocery store too long.

Inside my head, that thought is always in the voice of Danny Glover from the Lethal Weapon movies.

I was just mentioning in another comment about how I get horrific acid reflux all night long if I eat peanut butter past 6pm. I love peanut butter. I do not have a peanut allergy. I've eaten PBJ sandwiches all of my life. And now I am some kind of "do not feed after midnight" movie Gremlin who can't eat peanut butter if it's past the afternoon. I do NOT understand XD

Indeed.

Baked potato or corn chowder!

I did this last weekend. It took about a year for them to embrace one another again.

Or conversely, being angry for forgetting to turn on the lights for your plants

No Diggity.

But one thing we will definitely not look back on with nostalgia

Especially when you develop cataracts. Got my eyes fixed at 43.

The next step is not caring enough about what they have to say to make the effort of learning the lingo.

And you need a nap every day around 2pm and your pretty grumpy if you can't get it.

And “good boxes”!!

When I was 20 I couldn't comprehend what 40 would be like, now I'm here and I know exactly what 60 looks like.

Frankenshower

man, I turn 40 in a few weeks but relate to absolutely none of these tweets. drink yourself more bliss, forget about the last one. These people just seem lame

tad morbid

I have a pair of awesome gray sweatpants that have POCKETS. They're fantastic. If I don't have to go somewhere where I'll need my wallet, I'll wear them all day XD

Kittens! Oi.

Within 8 hours or you'll be up all night to pee

complement

What could possibly be more alluring than the smell of Ralgex?

Why???

Hahaha yes this is true. I also tend to understand the bad guy's point of view a little more, too.

Their rotisserie chickens are so delicious. Costs less than £5

Ok, this one is actually true. Except the part about having friends because **40s!**

After 7pm going to the bathroom is the only reason I'd get up from the couch

I wouldn't say "excited", but someone's gotta do it.

Nature sounds are better than city sounds

That was when I was younger and had, you know, hopes and aspirations. Now that I'm nearly 50 and reality is deeply settling in, looking at other peoples' houses mostly makes me resentful.

Truth! I keep them there to remember after I've eaten.

Real.