Surprising things that shock you into realizing you are old…

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Anonymous wrote:I went to the Bret Michaels concert the other day. As I was looking around, everyone there was old (me included). To me, Bret Michaels is still the lead in Poison and girls are throwing their bras at him. There were no middle aged bras being thrown.

I went to Sting. Everyone stayed seated almost the entire time.

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That I can't stand at a concert.

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Anonymous wrote:I recently showed my son and his fiancé our wedding album and so many of the guests - including my parents, in laws and many family friends are now dead!

You could have stopped at wedding album. Physical media.

Married in 2017 and had a physical album made! It was an up charge from the photographer, of course, but very popular.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to the Bret Michaels concert the other day. As I was looking around, everyone there was old (me included). To me, Bret Michaels is still the lead in Poison and girls are throwing their bras at him. There were no middle aged bras being thrown.

I went to Sting. Everyone stayed seated almost the entire time.

We went to see the Stones a few years ago. Someone lit up a joint and security was on them in a flash.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the military.

New guy, or should I say Kid, checked into the command. I had to sign some of his paperwork and he was born in 2007. WTF.

Along those same lines, I feel very old when I see senior non-commissioned officers, e.g., brigade and division command sergeants major, whose initial enlistment dates are later than what would’ve been my retirement date had I stayed in the Army.

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Getting the AARP magazine in the mail when I didn’t ask for it. I keep meaning to let them know to stop this unwanted subscription but it seems like too much trouble so I just toss it from the mailbox to the garbage.But then i see George Clooney on the cover and my world is totally rocked!

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Anonymous wrote:Getting the AARP magazine in the mail when I didn’t ask for it. I keep meaning to let them know to stop this unwanted subscription but it seems like too much trouble so I just toss it from the mailbox to the garbage.But then i see George Clooney on the cover and my world is totally rocked!

It's actually a pretty good magazine.

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Anonymous wrote:Telling a young coworker there used to be 1 telephone company for the whole country and everyone rented a phone from Bell Telephone She was completely sure I made that up...until we googled it

Did you tell them about getting long distance calls?

Even better…collect calls!

And calling cards!!

Those were such a PITA!

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot sprint suddenly. I will get a sharp pain somewhere in my legs. I did it just 3 years ago.

Ha! 56 and I had a dream last night I was in a fan group to go onto the field at an NFL game and I was excited and got to the field and people were stripping off jackets and I was like “what’s going on??” And they were like- oh we are going to sprint to the 80 yard line” I said “hell no” and walked away realizing my ability to sprint is gone with hamstring tendinitis.

I was a runner and soccer player and still peloton, lift weights, Pilates, etc., but after 7 marathons and years of running - my back and hamstrings at 56 can’t do it.

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My legs in a fitting room yesterday—while still fit - my knees are baggy and they are getting that crepey older person look. Mid 50s.

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Realizing I have credit cards older than some of the young college grads I’m hiring. Sigh. And I’m not even 50 yet!

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When I turned 45 last year, even my mom was like “Dang, you are old!” That made me feel kinda old, lol

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The anesthesiologist at a recent medical procedure asked if I’d ever had surgery before.
I mentioned tonsillectomy as a child and that I’d had ether for anesthesia. He seemed fascinated ( I’m sure just being polite lol) and asked if I remembered what it was like. I remember it clearly, that sickening sweet smell and big black rubber mask.

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PS: the anesthesiologist referenced above seemed about 25 years old.

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I'm in my 50s and have been to more than 60 countries. But I feel like an absolute moron these days when I travel. Everyone with their points and apps and passes and access to lounges and TSA pre-check and downloaded movies and whatnot. And I'm like, where's the Cinnabon so I can enjoy my magazines. And stressing just a little bit whether I can find my boarding pass on my phone.