50 Things People In Their 40s Do That Make Absolutely Zero Sense To Anyone Younger (New Pics)

I have some more depressing news regarding your 50's, 60's & 70's...

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I often sign along in shops, and I am not the only one.

…to your 60s

Already lost count of how many times I “rolled over in my sleep and when I woke up I can’t look left or right”; my neck locks up at least twice a year.

45f and just got diagnosed with perimenapause, mother has passed and dad (72) just got diagnosed with cancer. So true 👍 keep plodding on lady, it's all we can do xx

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... or care.

No bad for a man of your age is a term I hear too often! 🤣

Hey I've been odd my whole life now let it work in my favor for a bit.

been doing this life long. Usually in bursts of 2 to 6

Zero. Still on the hunt.

I feel like this is most of us in 2025

Nope, it's the getting up that wrecks me.

Nah, it's managing to sleep before 3 am that is a challenge now

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It's usually my kids

Why? Will your uterus fall out?

Nothing new since my teenage years then.

Sleeping also makes you tired. I'm not 40 yet, but I'm always tired

But, but... The cheese 😢

, emails, and texts.

I used to say that the only time I ever wore my suits or jackets was to weddings and funerals, Now it is just for funerals.

Naps are UNDERrated.

coincidentally listening to 'I want to break free' as I read this!

There are now two age categories.born in 19xx (good to buy alcohol), and born in 20xx. It's brutal.

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I'm not 40 yet, but I feel this with my soul. There's no right way, there's just various levels of wrong.

The previously broken ones are now a weather service.

I have a printer... it's out of ink though

My husband and I stood and watched the new washer wash the first load of clothes. For the entire cycle.

because we know how hard it is to earn the money to buy that phone. and also how pricey those things are .. aaaand how stupid it is to keep them in showy but useless tiny cases.

Yes

As a European hand-egg non-afficionado: I have no idea. Judging from the by now ancient Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" I assume it was some cringy attention grab type of thing.

Over 40 is just the age my ID and my body are trying to convince me I am. My brain knows I'm 25, occasionally 15... Unless it's after 8pm, in which case grandma mode is on.

No, Just the opposite: there are people who want to buy alcohol, show their identity card and the birth years starts with a "2". And they still get the bottle!!!!! Unbelievable, even after a few years now! And people born around my birthday looking so very old ... what did they so that the aged so early?

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Happened to be so I quit and started my own business…

They’re comfortable. I make no apologies.

Nope all the people doing that I've met are youngsters.

Bending over to pick them up is what does it for me.

Yeah, and if you are already carrying a ruptured calcaneal, get a walking stick. I have hypermobile joints, apparently I will be in that category that takes up to 6 months to heal because I also live on the most uneven street in London - I am convinced!!!

Game and Watch, NES, SNES...

So....why don't you move to an iron age roundhouse?

Going out partying nowadays requires taking an afternoon nap in advance as well as two days recovering after. Going out everyday? No thanks!

When I worked in an office I literally warned people that toucking my screen could cost them a finger.

How about trying to be actually funny instead?

We know, that sneezing and sleeping can hurt you very badly...

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Not me, because I usually can’t remember the name of the street it was on.

I used to work networking support and I had a favorite, reliable, computer that I ended up giving the hostname "pong". So whenever anyone would call in and talk about having network problems, I would always start my diagnosis with, "can you ping pong?"

Standing up is where the real head rush comes.

I dont 'have a receding hairline. I have a white hair streak similar to rogue from X Men. And I mean bone white. I'm not even old enough to have grey hair. My body's pigmentation just says "You can have a cinnamon swirl pattern on your stomach or a single hair color. Not both." and of course I choose the cinnamon swirl pattern because obviously.

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I’m 48 and my phone has been on silent for about 20 years.

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It ain't random to US. it's inflection.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I've always done this. Mostly because my vision is complete s.hite.

While most tastes are decreased while on a plane (something to do with altitude or air pressure), Umami flavours are more pronounced, so things like tomato juice taste better

Because they can't hear through all their ear hair.

Wut? I'm too old for that type of lingo. Any young 'un here willing to translate?

I've heard Chat-chee-PT more than ChatGBT

Do these people even know anyone over 40? Just hit 43 and i refuse to call anyone for any reason or answer any calls. Or take my phone off silent. If it can't be said via text it probly doesn't need saying at all afaic.

Pretentious Proust reader? No thanks, I'm good.

We don't

Again... over 40 and it is a grave sin to ever swipe through peoples camera roll. I'm showing you a pic of my cat, cherish it and don't swipe a d**n thing.