What was your "oh snap, I'm old now" moment?

[Anonymous]

Grey hair and weight gain more easily :/

[Anonymous]

I was telling a story to coworkers who are 10 and 15 years younger than me, and the younger of the two said it reminded her of her mom’s childhood too, though she at least acknowledged her mom is a little older than me.

[Anonymous]

For me, it's looking at celebrities aging. Little Gerty from ET (Drew Barrymore) is nearly 50. High schoolers (sort of) Andrew McCarthy and James Spader from Pretty in Pink are in their sixties. Prince William, who I recall crawling around after a buzzy bee toy, is bald and in his forties. I still feel 18, except for all the medical evidence to the contrary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me, it's looking at celebrities aging. Little Gerty from ET (Drew Barrymore) is nearly 50. High schoolers (sort of) Andrew McCarthy and James Spader from Pretty in Pink are in their sixties. Prince William, who I recall crawling around after a buzzy bee toy, is bald and in his forties. I still feel 18, except for all the medical evidence to the contrary.

+1 I saw an interview with the members of REM the other day and they showed pictures of them in their prime…and then cut to four old men, and it just made me want to cry.

[Anonymous]

Wow, small world. I just googled Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant the other day and had a similar reaction. Though in fairness the picture I saw had Natalie aging ok.

[Anonymous]

I was at a restaurant owned by "Larla." I mentioned to another customer that I had tried Larla's new recipe for scones. He asked "Are you Larla's mom?"

I laughed for a second. Then I thought about it and in fact, I am old enough to be her... arg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me, it's looking at celebrities aging. Little Gerty from ET (Drew Barrymore) is nearly 50. High schoolers (sort of) Andrew McCarthy and James Spader from Pretty in Pink are in their sixties. Prince William, who I recall crawling around after a buzzy bee toy, is bald and in his forties. I still feel 18, except for all the medical evidence to the contrary.

The passing of Eddie Van Halen was a "whoa" moment for me.

[Anonymous]

When your use of the phase "oh snap" made me cringe but I knew what you meant...

[Anonymous]

I turned 50 a few years ago and realized that I met my MIL 30 years earlier at her 50th birthday party.

When I think something happened “a few years ago” but then remember… pre-COVID was 2019 and it was longer ago than that.

[Anonymous]

Thursday when I met with the daughter of a friend and colleague because the daughter is a college intern where I work.

Before that was when no one in a training class I was in had ever seen Hunt for Red October (the instructor used the Crazy Ivan clip to demonstrate a point) and asked if Alec Baldwin was "that guy from 30 Rock."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both my grandmothers lived to around 100 and I had always imagined my mom and I would live long lives as well. When my mom passed away suddenly at 68 I could not wrap my mind around the fact that I was more than halfway through my life if I live the same number of years she did. I felt like my life had just gotten settled and started in my 30s. I was still in the babies and early-ish career phase and all of a sudden I was faced with the reality that this could already be the downhill. Of course anyone could go at any time, but it really hit me hard that I'm not young.

Good God 100! I hope I don't live that long. Remember, you would be getting old along side of them... Double slam for depending how many grand folks are alive, up to quintuple $$$ costs for your children. Can't imagine not having kids.

[Anonymous]

When 80s Day was a theme for my DC’s homecoming spirit week.

When I was menopausal & diagnosed with osteoporosis at 47.

When my forever-young, energetic, kooky MIL got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 74.

[Anonymous]

Less heat tolerance.

[Anonymous]

When I turned 60 and my mom died that year

[Anonymous]

A few months ago I was chatting with a coworker. I thought we were friends. Then she referred to me as her "work-mom". My first instinct was "I'm not old enough to be anyone's mom! ESPECIALLY not an adult's!"

But .. I'm 47. She's 27. People have kids at 20. Not any people I know, but other people do.