Article created by: Kotryna Br

As you're growing up, politicians, teachers, and pretty much everyone around you keep repeating that you are the future of this world. The person who will shape the way it looks tomorrow. But before you can take it all in, it's already the day after, the echo of those words has faded, and the only thing you're left with is that annoying back pain that doesn't go away no matter what mobility exercise you're doing.

But don't worry, this realization is part of maturity. To make it easier to accept, the subreddit 'Heck I'm Old' shares posts from people who are in the same position and choose to reminisce with smiles and giggles. So let's scroll through what they have to offer and maybe, just maybe, knowing that the past is still alive in our collective memory is exactly what we need to feel better about our wrinkles and graying hair.

#1

I Feel Personally Attacked

Funny and relatable post about realizing you're old, joking about struggling with underwear balance compared to active peers.

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    Who Is Old Enough To Remember All Of These?

    Vintage Spirograph drawing kit with gears and pens, a nostalgic item for people realizing they're old now.

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    #3

    Are You This Old?

    Old car window crank handle on fabric car seat, illustrating a funny and relatable post about realizing you are old now.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Car window handle; why we say "roll up/down the window."

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    #4

    Does Anyone Remember This Movie?

    Smiling man holding a bottle with text saying gods must be crazy, relatable funny posts about realizing they’re old.

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    #5

    You May Be Old, But Are You This Old?

    Black vintage rotary wall phone with coiled cord hanging against a plain white background, symbolizing feeling old now.

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    #6

    You’re Old, But Are You This Old?

    Thick book partially wrapped in brown paper, illustrating a relatable moment of realizing you're old now.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ours had grocery store ads printed on them.

    #7

    Some Of You Can “Feel” This Door In Your Mind

    Car door interior from an old vehicle illustrating the weight difference, highlighting relatable posts about realizing you're old now.

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    #8

    You’re Old But Are You This Old?

    Pink chewing gum flattened on a comic book page, evoking funny and relatable moments about realizing you're old now.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect copy of the comic, but after a few prints the Silly Putty got a little muddy-looking.

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    #10

    How Many Of You ‘70s Kids Can Feel This Picture?

    Close-up images showing a fingertip with a circular ridge and a rusty metal surface, relatable to realizing they're old now.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grandma always said "Don't touch that!" so of course we played with it when she went into the grocery store. That sucker HURT.

    #11

    Haha

    Vintage Windows 98 desktop setup illustrating relatable posts about realizing you are old now in new pics.

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    #12

    Who Else Made Their Own Popsicles?

    Set of vintage plastic popsicle molds with lids and handles, evoking funny and relatable nostalgia about getting old.

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    #13

    Remember When You Opened A Band Aid By Pulling A String?

    Partial opening of old-fashioned dental floss packet with red string visible on a light surface, funny and relatable moment.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, and I wish they still had the string, it was way easier to open. Spam cans had a key, too.

    #14

    This Always Seemed To Appear On My Parents Coffee Table Between Thanksgiving & Christmas

    Wooden bowl filled with mixed nuts and vintage wooden nutcrackers, a funny and relatable sign of getting old now.

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    #15

    Who Remembers Changing A Channel By Turning The Knob

    Old vintage television set with dials and knobs, representing funny and relatable posts about realizing they're old now.

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    Lil be lil
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also you had to get your a*s off the sofa and take two whole stepsl

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    #16

    I Loved These And Used To Read Them At The Dentist's Office. It Was Standard Waiting Room Stuff For Kids

    Cover of a 1986 Highlights for Children magazine with dinosaur skeletons and families visiting a museum exhibit.

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    #17

    Who Dares To Admit That They Liked These Guys?

    Group of men in retro costumes from the 70s, showcasing funny and relatable moments about realizing they are old now.

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    #18

    Anyone Else Grow Up With These?

    Stack of woven basket plates held by hand, illustrating funny and relatable posts about realizing you're old now.

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    #19

    How Old Are You… This Old

    Vintage Westclox brown travel alarm clock showing time 3 53 on wooden surface, symbolizing feeling old now

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    #20

    These Guys Were The Best -

    Cartoon spies in black and white suits shaking hands, each holding a b**b, representing funny and relatable posts.

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    #21

    Dont Even Try To Tell Me You Dont Know These

    Stack of vintage white casserole dishes with blue floral patterns, symbolizing funny and relatable posts about feeling old now.

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    #22

    Who Had One Of These?

    Hand holding a vintage blue coin holder filled with coins, a funny and relatable post about realizing you're old.

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    Data1001
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We made those in class in ... 6th grade (I think?). They gave us a solid lead piece shaped like a partially-flattened egg, with a wire attached to the end, and we'd dip it into this 'plastic dip', then hang it up to cure. When it was dry, we'd slice it open on one side and peel it off the lead mold. I think I made several of those that year.

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    #23

    I’ll See Your Paddle Ball And Raise You A Cheap Airplane

    Wooden model airplane toy with red markings, a nostalgic item symbolizing memories of being old now.

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    #24

    Could This Movie Be Made Today?

    Two actors in vintage sheriff costumes outdoors, capturing a funny and relatable moment about realizing you're old now.

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    #25

    Who Was Around When These Two Became Famous And Then Infamous?

    Two men with long braided hair wearing black leather jackets, reflecting 90s fashion and vibes of people realizing they're old.

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    #26

    This Is What 30 Year Olds Looked Like In The 80s

    Three adults wearing vintage clothes, smiling and sitting around a table in a retro home setting, highlighting old age humor.

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    #27

    The Older I Get, The More I Identify With These Men

    Four characters making funny, confused faces, illustrating relatable posts about realizing they’re old now.

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    #28

    If You Get It, You Get It

    Cartoon of Kool-Aid man paying money to a wolf outside a house, funny and relatable posts about realizing you're old.

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    #29

    If You Remember This Boat

    A small white boat stranded on dry land with rust stains, illustrating a funny and relatable old age moment.

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    #30

    The Golden Age Of Education

    Handwritten lines repeating I will not talk in class on notebook paper, a relatable post about realizing you're old now.

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    #31

    Let's Start Telling It Without Telling Your Age LOL Let's Who Will Win

    Funny and relatable social media post about old memories of video games only working on channel 3

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you see Dobie Gillis today? That Maynard is crazy!

    #32

    If You Can Tell What This Is, You Might Be Old

    Perforated paper strips on a wooden surface representing a nostalgic moment for people realizing they're old now.

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    #33

    If You Remember Seeing This Machine You're Pretty Old

    Vintage cigarette vending machine with various old cigarette brands, reflecting funny and relatable moments about realizing you're old.

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    #34

    If You Ever Operated One Of These You're An Old Sob

    Retro Kodak camera with a flash attachment, illustrating funny and relatable posts about realizing you're old now.

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    #35

    I Bet Future Generations Won't Understand This Immensely Frustrating Experience At All

    Illustration of USB stick orientations labeled wrong, wrong, and correct, highlighting a funny relatable moment about being old.

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    #36

    This Takes Me Waaay Back

    Vintage push toy with colorful balls inside, illustrating a funny and relatable realization about getting old now.

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    #37

    Did Anyone Else Sleep In One Of These? I Think I Would Have To Be Helped Out Of It Today

    Large vintage wooden bed with padded leather mattress in a bright room, funny and relatable posts about realizing being old now.

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    #38

    The Kids Have No Idea

    Old-fashioned manual meat grinder with a hand crank on a white wrinkled fabric background, vintage kitchen tool.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teacher's pet got to empty it at the end of the day.

    #39

    Really I'm Old Enough ,who's With Me

    CD-R disc labeled with a Windows XP product key, humorously showing relatable old age realization.

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    #40

    You Can’t Hear A Picture?

    Cartoon frog tipping hat with caption about hearing a picture in funny and relatable posts about realizing you're old.

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    #41

    If This Was Your First Live Action Joker, You're Old

    Man dressed as Joker with green hair and bright red smile, capturing funny and relatable moments about getting old.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you look close, you can see Cesar's mustache painted over white because he refused to shave it.

    #42

    Did You Ever Win Anything Other Than A Free Pop?

    Caps with vintage message games reminding people of old nostalgic moments, relatable posts about realizing they're old now.

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    #43

    Are You Old Enough To Remember When Wendys Had Cool Old Fashion Tables?

    Table covered with vintage newspaper and magazine ads, fitting the funny and relatable posts about feeling old theme.

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