When did it suddenly strike you that you had got old? Or if you haven't got there - how about your partner?

Question

When did it suddenly strike you that you had got old? Or if you haven't got there - how about your partner?

Answer 1

some new guy we got few weeks ago heard me listening to my elvis cds.he asked me if id seen elvis perform live.man,i must look older than i am to a young guys eyes.

Answer 2

When I realised all of the Film and Television stars I am familiar with in the repeats on television are no longer with us.

Answer 3

Old. . . What ? ?  ?  Aren't we in our 2nd childhood ? ? ?  Then why can't we keep up with the kids ? ? ?  I almost wanted to hit that report abuse button above ! !  LOL LOL

Answer 4

I realised when my kids started getting married or moving out of home.

One day I was picking them up from school and the next they where packing their bags and leaving home

Up til then I had not noticed the grey hairs and the aches and pains so much but when the kids started to leave all of a sudden I felt my age.

Where the heck did the years go??? Of my 4 kids, 2 are married, one has moved out (married soon hopefully) and the last is still at home (22yrs old) but is rarely here.

I feel old and my "job" is over. What do I do now. Find another "job" I suppose. Its not fair because Hubby looks younger than me, and has few grey hairs or aches and pains. Its just NOT right. LOL

Answer 5

Old dear?  Me dear? No dear.  How very dare you.

Answer 6

Over the last year or two, I have noticed the aches and pains, and I see an old woman in the mirror.  But in my mind, I am still young.

My husband has seemed old to me, for quite a few years.  Wouldn't go to watch fireworks with just a blanket to spread. Had to drag chairs down to the park.  Won't do much of anything without a really good reason.  Won't even consider buying furniture that is any newer style than that kind that was in his mother's house.  We had a newer style sofa once, had to get rid of it because the arms and back were "funny".

Answer 7

When I was walking through a busy town on vacation and not one man  looked at me.

Answer 8

I am age 56, and I am still not there yet. I have been weightlifting for 23 years so, physically, I am in better shape NOW than even when I was age 21. I guess I will finally be old, when I reach age 84. I plan to retire from work at age 84....

Answer 9

I consulted Dr. Kegel Grafenburg and he told me to keep on going,  I am doing fine. But have hit a bare spot, but I am patient.

Answer 10

I have not grown old mentally but physically I am reminded often.

Answer 11

I realised I was old when I gave a colleague a lift to work. She heard my music and said, "I like The Eagles. My dad listens to them in his car."

It was rough day.

Answer 12

I think when I found out that I couldn't keep up with my grand kids anymore.  They go like lightening and I just can't any more.

Answer 13

When I was like, "What a Monroe piercing?  Who are Jonas Brothers?  What the heck is Twilight?"

Answer 14

when I lost interest in you know what..

Answer 15

I agree with roro...I have no idea who Jonas brothers are...what is emo??? I am old  

Answer 16

Over the last four and a half years, my beautiful red headed wife went into kidney failure, went from looking 35 to looking 80, and then died. Last Christmas, when she was still in a coma, I felt real old...

Answer 17

Somewhere between 65 and 70 I finally gave in to reality. And it's not as bad as some people make it out to be.

Answer 18

I answered a question about Steppenwolf in Seniors today.

Answer 19

Hee hee... I'm only 14.

Answer 20

I sat on the floor to play with my grandchild and could not get back up without help.

Answer 21

When I found out the little girl I used to baby sit is now a grandmother.

OUCH!!!

Answer 22

In the past 6 months my son said "look at you, you're through". I overheard my wife telling a friend "He wasn't always like this, he was strong" and then I heard my wife and son discussing buying plates that won't break when I do dishes! I'm only 51 LOL!! Also a neighbor telling someone 'Look at him!' after saying 'he USED to be the strongest person I knew'.  I don't think they realize how those words set in. But I can hunt and peck my way around the world right here and that's something I could never do before LOL.

Answer 23

They other night my hubby and I both rubbed our knees and said : "must be gong to rain" at the same time. We both broke out laughing and said we sounded like to little old folks who should be rocking on the front porch.  

Answer 24

My wife is a lot younger than me and we have a teenage daughter...I am not allowed to grow old.I do manage the odd nap when they are out.