You Know You're Old When...

RadishRose said:
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This makes me feel old as a kid I remember people getting a large tin of broken biscuits at a discount.
 

I’m reminded that I’m old when…..

I’m routinely the oldest person in the room.

I have to use the “ Find My” feature on my computer to find my phone.

I get annoyed when my routine gets interrupted.

I have to cut my walk short because my hips hurt.

I have to pee ALL THE TIME, and every time I sneeze or cough I have to cross my legs in a hurry.

I can still touch my toes, but when I do my boobs and belly get in the way

And speaking of belly I can no longer see my feet when I’m upright.

My untethered chest area hangs to my elbows.

I still feel young, but often my body just won’t cooperate!

But even with all that, it sure beats the alternative! 🤣
 
Ronni said:
I’m routinely the oldest person in the room.
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Except for my dad, I'm the oldest person in my family. I started out as the oldest child of my parents, and the first grandchild born. I realized that I'm a great-aunt too. I'm at that age where the young people just don't care about me or my life. We were never a close family anyway, immediate or extended, and had poor family dynamics. I felt sad at first when I realized that I'm so old now that the young people in my family don't care and can't relate or empathize. I quickly got better when I remembered that it doesn't matter because I care about me and my life. 🎉🤸🏽‍♀️💐🌞🍨 I love me and am happy with the direction in which my life is going. 💖
 
Ronni said:
I’m reminded that I’m old when…..

I’m routinely the oldest person in the room.

I have to use the “ Find My” feature on my computer to find my phone.

I get annoyed when my routine gets interrupted.

I have to cut my walk short because my hips hurt.

I have to pee ALL THE TIME, and every time I sneeze or cough I have to cross my legs in a hurry.

I can still touch my toes, but when I do my boobs and belly get in the way

And speaking of belly I can no longer see my feet when I’m upright.

My untethered chest area hangs to my elbows.

I still feel young, but often my body just won’t cooperate!

But even with all that, it sure beats the alternative! 🤣
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There is one definite point about old age Ronni, it doesn't last long.
 
oscash said:
I know I'm getting old now because I put on my pyjamas, slippers and dressing gown at 5pm and eat my meal by 5.30pm. during Wintertime
and 6.pm in the Summertime.
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My problem with old age is that my body and brain are not synchronised. My body, with all the relevent aches & pains of a 79 year old, has problems because the brain never got past 40.
For example this coming weekend we will be at The Shake & Stir vintage festival. It's on from Friday through until Sunday. When @oscash is settling down in pyjamas, I shall be partying late into the evening.

My wife will have to take a rest during the day, she still recovering from last year's heart surgery, but it was her idea to get tickets. So many of our friends will be there, and for taking our old MG car, we will get a concession on ticket price. I might even put up a couple of photos.
 
We have become our parents! We are now those people that we looked at and thought that we would never be. Now we are those people. Life goes full circle for all of us. Our children will be in our position someday in the future. It's all okay. We just thought that, either it didn't 't apply to us or we would get a "Hail Mary" on it. No way, nada, zip! forget it!
So in the realm of "Cowboy up!"............deal with it. No sorrow, no give backs, no, I'm sorry for what I did. It is what it is. Your life is no different than everyone else. Happiness, sadness, regrets, sorrow. We all share. I try to find some sense of maturity in how I deal with, all I feel.
Accept and move on. The day will come. But right now the morning Sun, taking my dog for a walk. Walking, breathing, driving my car give me pleasure.
 
rbtvgo said:
We have become our parents! We are now those people that we looked at and thought that we would never be. Now we are those people. Life goes full circle for all of us. Our children will be in our position someday in the future. It's all okay. We just thought that, either it didn't 't apply to us or we would get a "Hail Mary" on it. No way, nada, zip! forget it!
So in the realm of "Cowboy up!"............deal with it. No sorrow, no give backs, no, I'm sorry for what I did. It is what it is. Your life is no different than everyone else. Happiness, sadness, regrets, sorrow. We all share. I try to find some sense of maturity in how I deal with, all I feel.
Accept and move on. The day will come. But right now the morning Sun, taking my dog for a walk. Walking, breathing, driving my car give me pleasure.
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You express what we are all thinking, I have had/have all the same thoughts and just get on with it.
 
The day will come, like it has for those behind us. Don't know what to say. We are there. The day that never was close, is now there starring at us. Can't dwell on it. Does no good. You can't explain it to anybody. Gotta be there to know.
In the mean time I have my friends, my family. My dog who I walk every day. I can see the blue sky or the rain clouds in the morning. I can remember those who I loved and have passed before me. Maybe have a little survivors remorse on that. Not sure. Just know I can sit here and type all this. I can reach out and express my thoughts, good or bad.
Am I sad? No................ Maybe just accepting of what is coming. Enjoying what has blessed me all my life and I will miss. What can I pass on..............................Live your life to the fullest, embrace what you have. Count your blessings. Instead of what is bad, think of what is good. Don't like the way your life is going...........................CHANGE IT! Cowboy up! You get one shot. Yesterday is gone. Can't change it. Scared? probably.
Go for it. Suffer, strain, sacrifice, push. Don't look for praise. Do it because it is what you want. Don't look for praise. A pat on the back. Do it because it is what you want. That's my advice
 
rbtvgo said:
The day will come, like it has for those behind us. Don't know what to say. We are there. The day that never was close, is now there starring at us. Can't dwell on it. Does no good. You can't explain it to anybody. Gotta be there to know.
In the mean time I have my friends, my family. My dog who I walk every day. I can see the blue sky or the rain clouds in the morning. I can remember those who I loved and have passed before me. Maybe have a little survivors remorse on that. Not sure. Just know I can sit here and type all this. I can reach out and express my thoughts, good or bad.
Am I sad? No................ Maybe just accepting of what is coming. Enjoying what has blessed me all my life and I will miss. What can I pass on..............................Live your life to the fullest, embrace what you have. Count your blessings. Instead of what is bad, think of what is good. Don't like the way your life is going...........................CHANGE IT! Cowboy up! You get one shot. Yesterday is gone. Can't change it. Scared? probably.
Go for it. Suffer, strain, sacrifice, push. Don't look for praise. Do it because it is what you want. Don't look for praise. A pat on the back. Do it because it is what you want. That's my advice
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I LOVE your pep talk! 📣🤸🏽‍♀️🙌🏽
 
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Really not a pep talk just thoughts. You can't explain old age to anyone who isn't there. Like telling a young woman what pregnancy is like. Don't really know till you get there. Like military combat. Don't really know till you are there. Old age, or those years in your 70's or 80's are uniquely your own. You keep on keeping on with considerations for what you know you can't do anymore. But until something changes you just keep on and look at all you have and can see..............everyday.
 
Those of us that move on. Count your blessings. Good living, genes, don't know. We are here, still talking. We even over came the technology changes. No small feat, by the way.
I watch my friends pass to the left and right. Like some sort of race that I didn't enter. I keep moving.
I morn their loss but just keep moving. I can't let the sadness stop me. Tired, yet still moving. The day will over take me but until that day I will just keep moving. Slower, maybe, but moving. Not sure I am making any sense but that is the life I am living right now.
 
rbtvgo said:
Those of us that move on. Count your blessings. Good living, genes, don't know. We are here, still talking. We even over came the technology changes. No small feat, by the way.
I watch my friends pass to the left and right. Like some sort of race that I didn't enter. I keep moving.
I morn their loss but just keep moving. I can't let the sadness stop me. Tired, yet still moving. The day will over take me but until that day I will just keep moving. Slower, maybe, but moving. Not sure I am making any sense but that is the life I am living right now.
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Thank you for your thoughts, you present them very eloquently.
 
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