So, what was it that told you weren't "young"?

[Fyrefox]

For me, it was when I was asked by a sweet young thing at a fast food place if I was a senior so as to give me the senior discount. Initially that hurt, but now I’ll gladly take the discount…

 

[oldaunt]

When I could no longer stack #60 bales of hay higher than my shoulders.

 

[DebraMae]

When I could only do about half of the physical labor I used to be able to do in one day.

 

[Gary O']

So, what was it that told you weren't "young"?​

Looking for something to hold onto when getting off my knees
White hair
Wrinkles that Gramma had
Trying to remember simple things

Heh
Thought getting old would take longer

 

[jujube]

When I couldn't get up out of a chair without making funny noises.

 

[jujube]

When I heard snap, crackle and pop at breakfast and I wasn't eating Rice Krispies.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

My ex and I were starting a guided tour of a museum. The guide was rambling about all their activities, when he looked at me, and said, "Your grandkids would love this......"

 

[MountainRa]

Every time my younger brother has a birthday I feel old. I always think ‘he can’t possibly be that old’. Then I remember I’m older.

 

[Myrtle]

The first thing that told me was my knees. I've had notifications from many other areas since then.

 

[Gaer]

When my Son asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I told him a sleeping bag
so I could camp out under the stars, and he responded by, "You're not a kid anymore
Mom and it's no longer 1959!"

 

[Pepper]

My neighbor in NH was screaming at me and she yelled "You look 50!" and I was 42.

 

[hollydolly]

My ex and I were starting a guided tour of a museum. The guide was rambling about all their activities, when he looked at me, and said, "Your grandkids would love this......"

how old were you ?

 

[hollydolly]

Every time my younger brother has a birthday I feel old. I always think ‘he can’t possibly be that old’. Then I remember I’m older.

same... only it's my baby sister.. I still think of her as the baby, but she is now 61 years old, and it's always a shock when I realise it

 

[palides2021]

When I couldn't get up out of a chair without making funny noises.

I'm not sure what those "funny noises" were, lol. My late father used to tease us when he accidentally let one go that it was "the chair making the noise."

 

[debodun]

I must be starting to look my age. People used to guess my age way younger than I acually was. Now they are fairly close or even a few years over.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

how old were you ?

45 The guide was about 18.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I’m really smart, no one told me I was getting old, I figured it out all by myself.

 

[Jackie23]

.....when my upper arms started looking like my mother-in-law's.

 

[fatboy]

balance issues

 

[sadie123]

I found out I was old when I looked in the mirror and saw my mother.

 

[Murrmurr]

I took Paxton (2+ yr-old foster son) for our daily nature hike, and when we got about a mile from home my legs started cramping and my spine felt like it was crumbling, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to make it back. Lucky for us, we were near a park and my son was home, so I called him to come pick us up and me and Paxton chilled at the park while we waited.

 

[Nosy Bee-54]

When I received an AARP envelope to subscribe at age 50.

 

[Chet]

When young people started to call me sir. When I took a selfie.

 

[davey]

when the conversation is not with you but about you - " oh pops yea I just bring him with me to get him outa the house"!

 

[davey]

oh goodye we could keep this going until next xmas and throw in a few funeral too??