Life changes when you turn 40. The back-aches start in earnest, you have to really start watching what you eat, and you’re more interested in watching the weather forecast than the actual news. But what do I know? I’m not even 30 yet and I think that life’s going to be as awesome in the future as it is now! No aches or secret maladies for me, no siree!
However, internet users that are 40+ have been sharing memes about what it’s like in the fifth decade of life on Earth, and it all seems funny and scary at the same time. Bored Panda has collected the funniest memes for you to nod off to (or laugh at and upvote if you’re still young and free like me!). Don’t worry, it’s all done with good intentions and it’s a bit of harmless fun. After all, in just a few short years, we’ll all be intimately familiar with these memes firsthand.
Bored Panda spoke about how much truth there is in these memes with comedy writer, musical stand-up comedian, and pop star in waiting, Ariane Sherine, who turned 40 last summer. Be sure to read on for my full hilarious and candid interview with her. [Spoiler Warning: yup, it’s just like we feared!]
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I am obviously a 30+ year old in a 40 year olds body, coz again I can relate.
Hahahahaha I bought a new shelf to put all of my countertop appliances on. First: I realized I had enough countertop appliances to warrant a new shelf and second: I was sooooo stoked when my new shelf came! (good grief)
I haven’t wanted to see what I look like from behind, the front and sideways for as long as I can remember lol,
That’s a mom thing. You jiggle from 3 pregnancies because you had 3 pregnancies. Not because you’re 40-something.
rugs are the same price for everyone, so still expensive in my 30s.
Wow, guys, I'm 45 and none of this is true for me yet. I don't know if it's genes, attitude, or just dumb luck, but I'm very happy about it.
I'm still on the hunt for the perfect body pillow. One with very little give. Because if it immediately flattens, what was the point of it?
When I was in my twenties, I preferred to date older men (the young men I was meeting were immature in my opinion). But as I got to be in my thirties and pushing forty, I realized that dating older men was beginning to mean dating old men. Like old men looking for a nursemaid with benefits. A lot of them still thought they were the same young studs they used to be, when they had actually turned into that creepy old guy hitting on the young girls at the club. At forty, I ended up marrying someone my own age (the immature twenty somethings had finally matured enough by the time they were forty-ish).
I'm a teen and my body is always in pain. Definitely not just a 40s thing XD
Too many late night gaming sessions, name a body part that doesn’t have a damn cramp 🙄
...do people just quit on life or are these people just having a go at younger people and trying to confuse us?
Right then and there. So why not start right away? Those are some precious minutes you could add.
...and when in vaccination age group 18-59 you are all of a sudden closer to the latter.
Did I miss the memo on giving up at 40? Or am I not really 40? 'Cause I only really relate to the Tupperware one. (If anyone has a tip on where to find and nice set that isn't all tiny boxes, I'd appreciate it.)
I wish there were some happier ones about the great things that could happen in your forties... if there are any...
Welcome to your fourties... when you get to start seeing the fruits of your labour, when oppertunties increase and doors open because you are no longer 'wet behind behind the ears', and when decisions start becoming just a little bit easier because you know stuff. Welcome to your fourties where, if you have children, they are starting to become a little more independant and you see the light at the end of the child rearing drudgery and hopefully a little bit of pride at the people you see them becoming. Welcome to your fourties, when you settle in and learn to enjoy your skin a little more (even if it sags in places you hadnt noticed) and learn to feel more comfortable with who you and no longer GAF about what Joe down the road thinks. ..... There are lots of reasons to love your fourties!
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I wish there were some happier ones about the great things that could happen in your forties... if there are any...
Welcome to your fourties... when you get to start seeing the fruits of your labour, when oppertunties increase and doors open because you are no longer 'wet behind behind the ears', and when decisions start becoming just a little bit easier because you know stuff. Welcome to your fourties where, if you have children, they are starting to become a little more independant and you see the light at the end of the child rearing drudgery and hopefully a little bit of pride at the people you see them becoming. Welcome to your fourties, when you settle in and learn to enjoy your skin a little more (even if it sags in places you hadnt noticed) and learn to feel more comfortable with who you and no longer GAF about what Joe down the road thinks. ..... There are lots of reasons to love your fourties!
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