When Younger People Say They Are Getting Old

[fmdog44]

It pisses me off on how many young people 30-50 complain about getting old even when in jest. Old seems to be the "in" thing now. Remember when I you referred to someone as old it was an insult?

 

[Keesha]

Hahaha. Old might seem like the in thing now because you , I , we ......ARE old. lol

 

[Victor]

Old is still an insult if it implies people are old fashioned, out of date
I have not heard young people say that. But so many times they say "all my life----"
when they are 20-21. They mean maybe 6 years!

 

[DaveA]

"Old" is a relative term. The person who's 60 looks back with a degree of sadness at what they could do when they were, say 35, and can't do today. Same can be said by those of us in our 80's when looking back with envy at folks in their late 50's -60's.

Believe me, the aging curve becomes much steeper as the years go by.

 

[Gardenlover]

I've also noticed that the "new" in thing for young ladys to do is dye their hair gray. (Among other colors)

Do what you like so long as you harm no one.

 

[old medic]

I remember thinking my mother as old in her late 30s....
the age I passed 20 years ago...
I cant help but get older but still refuse to grow up...

 

[Lvstotrvl]

My granddaughters told me as long as I think young I’ll never be old, sounds good to me!

 

[hollydolly]

Hahaha. Old might seem like the in thing now because you , I , we ......ARE old. lol

there speaks one of the younger members of the forum..... what does that make the rest of us

 

[Keesha]

there speaks one of the younger members of the forum..... what does that make the rest of us

You are only a few years older than me holly.
Four I believe.

What does that make the rest of you.?
Older!

 

[hollydolly]

You are only a few years older than me holly.
Four I believe.

What does that make the rest of you.?
Older! ☺

'tis true I am a young senior.. at 64 but I still feel 35 some days..and 95 on others...

I bet if I ever get to be 95 I'll look back and think..oh you poor deluded young thing you had no idea what it really felt like to be 95 ..

 

[Warrigal]

I enjoy being old, once the pain element is under control.

It is an age of fulfilment when I can take time to reflect on the good things in my life and try to be a positive example for civility and compassion. This calmness was appreciated by several harried and harassed shop assistants in the week before Christmas because I had all the patience in the world and gave genuine thanks for their service.

How else could I celebrate Christmas with my children, their children and the newest arrival, my first great grandson if I had not lived long and prospered?

 

[treeguy64]

At 67, I'm feeling a general slowing down, a bit, in my life. I still can run all day, but the next day, I feel it more than in days gone by. I've started researching stimulants, online, only to find that all are things that irritate my stomach and lower GI tract. Frustrating.

I have no problem with kids saying that they're feeling old. My daughters are in their 30's. Both say they're feeling much older, at times. I get it. Only they know how they're feeling, and I respect their views on themselves. Who am I to take umbrage at their expressed feelings?

 

[Ladybj]

I have always felt and always will feel.. you are as old as you feel. I turned 60 in November 2019 and not sure what 60 suppose to feel like. I don't feel old at all.

 

[Gardenlover]

I have always felt and always will feel.. you are as old as you feel. I turned 60 in November 2019 and not sure what 60 suppose to feel like. I don't feel old at all.

I turned sixty in October and this is the first birthday that has affected me in regards to thinking about my age.

 

[Ladybj]

I turned sixty in October and this is the first birthday that has affected me in regards to thinking about my age.

When I turned 30 that really affected me for some reason. Sixty is ok. I guess because I don't look it nor feel it.

 

[Butterfly]

Well, thr truth of it is we are all getting older every day. I don't know anybody getting younger.

 

[Fyrefox]

I can remember asking my father on his birthday how it felt to be his age. He replied that it beat the alternative...

 

[hollydolly]

I can remember asking my father on his birthday how it felt to be his age. He replied that it beat the alternative...

just about everyone I know says that...it's a pity because it tells us nothing !!!

 

[StarSong]

When Younger People Say They Are Getting Old

News flash: From the moment of our birth we're all getting old. Until we're not.

p.s. If it's "in" to be old now, I'll gladly accept my place as part of the in-crowd!