I used to be a hot, attractive woman and people noticed.
Now I feel invisible. It feels like it happened overnight.

Anonymous wrote:Choking on my own saliva

Ugh freaking all the time and painful!

Went to an Indian clothing store, and the 40 something saleslady called me "aunty".

What? You are the "aunty"!!

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Anonymous wrote:Nice, cordial relationship established with a fellow niche hobbyist on instagram. I knew he was younger than I just based on our banter and pop culture references. Yesterday, I mentioned a specific topic to use as an example and he responded that he was born in 1993. I’m old enough to be his mother.

So, probably realizing that I’m now considered a Work Mom or very obviously Old. I swear this happens overnight!

That's the year I graduated High school. Soooooo ollllllldddd!

That’s the year after I got my MA.

When I had my first grandchild at age 61. Before that I never thought about it.

Anonymous wrote:Nice, cordial relationship established with a fellow niche hobbyist on instagram. I knew he was younger than I just based on our banter and pop culture references. Yesterday, I mentioned a specific topic to use as an example and he responded that he was born in 1993. I’m old enough to be his mother.

So, probably realizing that I’m now considered a Work Mom or very obviously Old. I swear this happens overnight!

That's the year I graduated High school. Soooooo ollllllldddd!

When the young doctors start saying you remind them of their mothers and the older doctors are all retiring. When the kids start getting married and you have to buy a mother-of-the-bride dress.

Anonymous wrote:I only wear contacts maybe twice a year, but when I put them in and see my face up close without my glasses to magnify my eyeballs a bit, I look so much older than I realized.

Similar answer, hotel bathroom lighting gives me the shocker reminder of age every time— every line and grey hair more visible!!!

Nice, cordial relationship established with a fellow niche hobbyist on instagram. I knew he was younger than I just based on our banter and pop culture references. Yesterday, I mentioned a specific topic to use as an example and he responded that he was born in 1993. I’m old enough to be his mother.

So, probably realizing that I’m now considered a Work Mom or very obviously Old. I swear this happens overnight!

When people started calling me maam instead of miss

Went to a friend's 50th birthday party in NYC, and we went dancing at a retro bar. Everyone in there was SO OLD! oh wait...

Anonymous wrote:I fell off the step in orange theory and did not just stumble but totally fell like TIMBERRRR straight to the floor without catching myself in any way. To add insult to injury the 24 year old instructor ran over to say Ma’am, Ma’am, are you ok Ma’am, and then proceeded to escort my hobbled old ass out of the classroom while the whole class paused.

Dead. Totally dead. I had to quit.

EPIC, lol

Our washing machine broke and we’re getting a new one tomorrow. We splurged on a Speed Queen and I am so excited. Over an appliance. This HAS to mean I’m old.

I remember when I started working my colleagues seemed ancient. Recently I realized they were all in their early 40s at the time, and I’m now past that age.