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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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Cartoon character in bed, depicting a relatable struggle of life in your 40s.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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5 years ago

That is definitely not just a 40’s thing.

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    Cats making funny faces reflect life in your 40s, showing expressions like divorced men on dating apps.

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    Láďa Durchánek
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    5 years ago

    What about single men after 40? And why am I asking?

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    #3

    Humorous quote about life in your 40s, highlighting unexpected ailments, on a plain black background.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    5 years ago

    I am obviously a 30+ year old in a 40 year olds body, coz again I can relate.

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    Tweet about life in your 40s humorously mentioning the discomfort of sleeping as you age.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    5 years ago

    I’m in my 30’s and feel the same.

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    #5

    Tweet humorously depicting life in your 40s, mentioning back pain from cutting toenails.

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    Gëë Bëë
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    5 years ago

    Every. Single. Time!

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    #6

    Tweet humorously describes life in your 40s, mentioning trash cans and walk of shame.

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    Gëë Bëë
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    5 years ago

    And the last to bring them in lol!

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    #7

    Tweet humorously discussing life challenges in your 40s with focus on work and joint health.

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    Gëë Bëë
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Jeeeeezzzz.......im only half way through my working life!

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    #8

    Tweet about life in your 40s, humorously comparing excitement for clean sheets to s*x.

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    Eva the Egg
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Not surprised. Clean sheets are the best

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    #9

    Tweet by WineMummy joking about hangovers in your 40s with 320 likes, posted on April 7, 2019.

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    James016
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    5 years ago

    In your 40s, you can get the feeling of being drunk but avoiding a hangover and the cost of drinking just by standing up very quickly.

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    #10

    Tweet humorously acknowledging life changes in your 40s; referring to feeling older at work.

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    Láďa Durchánek
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Zoom call filters to the rescue!

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    #11

    Text humorously depicting life challenges in your 40s with dieting and weight gain.

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    Whatshername
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    5 years ago (edited)

    A different BP page taught me that's a spaghetto 😮

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    #12

    Tweet humorously highlights life changes in your 40s, focusing on becoming less idealistic around age 43.

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    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Wrong. It's 17.

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    #13

    Tweet humorously describing life in your 40s and frequent trips to the bathroom.

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    Biljana Malesevic
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I had that in my 30s too.

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    #14

    Tweet humorously comments on life changes in your 40s, mentioning a pair of tweezers as a necessity.

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    Whatshername
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Hate to admit 🙃

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    #15

    Man on a talk show reading a card, reflecting humorously on life in your 40s with a lie detector theme.

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    Serial pacifist
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    5 years ago

    And my leg pain, my eyebrow pain...

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    #16

    Tweet about life in your 40s mentioning sweating while sleeping, posted by user WineMummy.

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    No.
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    isn't everyone too hot in bed?

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    #17

    Tweet about life in your 40s humorously ranking quality Tupperware high on a wish list.

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    Dan Buczynski
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    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)

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    #18

    Man in his 40s tiredly taking a pill with a glass of water, reflecting life's challenges at this age.

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    Minnie-me
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    5 years ago

    also in your 30s :(

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    #19

    Tweet about life in your 40s humorously warning against looking at oneself from behind.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I haven’t wanted to see what I look like from behind, the front and sideways for as long as I can remember lol,

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    #20

    Tweet by Henpecked Hal humorously about life in your 40s, mentioning permanent bruises and cuts.

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    Gëë Bëë
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    And you will never remember how you got them!

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    #21

    Pill organizer with compartments labeled by day, filled with various pills, humorously highlighting life in your 40s.

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    am_c0m0
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited)

    I think that would be more of a 50th birthday one.

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    #22

    Tweet about life in your 40s: adopting dogs as kids grow too big to cuddle.

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    Láďa Durchánek
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Isn't this a positive turn of events?

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    #23

    Tweet humorously describing life in your 40s with body changes and "Dad Bod" mentions.

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    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That’s a mom thing. You jiggle from 3 pregnancies because you had 3 pregnancies. Not because you’re 40-something.

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    #24

    Tweet humorously describing life in your 40s with unexpected bruises.

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    AnimalsRuleHumansDrool
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    5 years ago

    Doesn't this happen at any age?

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    #25

    Text image about life in your 40s humorously noting aches and expensive rugs.

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    Bobert Robertson
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    5 years ago (edited)

    rugs are the same price for everyone, so still expensive in my 30s.

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    #26

    Orange cat taking a selfie with a humorous expression, embodying life in your 40s.

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    Dan Buczynski
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    5 years ago

    I dunno...that's a pretty swell selfie.

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    #27

    Tweet about life in your 40s humorously describing a nightstand as a snack drawer.

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    Pink kitty
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Lol! So true!! I'm eating my chocolate from there right now!

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    #28

    Tweet humorously describing life in your 40s with a statement about waking up with heartburn.

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    JuJu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Because of...

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    #29

    Tweet about life in your 40s, humorously commenting on newfound excitement for growing grass.

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    Cynner
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    So when you turn 40 you're turning into Chandler.

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    #30

    GIF of a person looking tired, captioned about life in your 40s and feeling exhausted by 9:30 p.m.

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    Synsepalum
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    5 years ago

    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.

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    Sarah Schlein
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    5 years ago

    still better than the other way round

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    Verena Gitterle
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    5 years ago

    It is

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    Verena Gitterle
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    5 years ago

    No, you can`t see good enough for cross-stitch

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    Kristal
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    5 years ago

    I prefer Aldi

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    MistyCat
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    5 years ago (edited)

    Don't forget cream of tartar. Or whipped cream.

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    Helen Haley
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    5 years ago

    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?

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    5 years ago (edited)

    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).

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    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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    5 years ago

    You can with enough Benadryl.

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    MantisGirl15
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    5 years ago

    I'm a teen and my body is always in pain. Definitely not just a 40s thing XD

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    YoChicken
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    5 years ago

    wahhhhhhhhh i hate indigestionnnnn

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    KombatBunni
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    5 years ago

    Too many late night gaming sessions, name a body part that doesn’t have a damn cramp 🙄

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    Helen Haley
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    5 years ago

    Anybody, mattress recommendations?

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    5 years ago

    It starts much earlier, before your 20s.

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    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago

    ...do people just quit on life or are these people just having a go at younger people and trying to confuse us?

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    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    That’s a lack of exercise thing, not an age thing. Look around, there are a lot of fit 40 somethings. Anyone remember yoga classes from the before-covid times? Filled with thin 45 year old women.

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    Don't forget, yelling at those damn kids to get off your lawn!

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    5 years ago

    More like a crapshoot.

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    Norma
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    5 years ago

    Not if you always allow yourself an escape route!

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    Whatshername
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    5 years ago (edited)

    Right then and there. So why not start right away? Those are some precious minutes you could add.

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    Whatshername
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    5 years ago (edited)

    ...and when in vaccination age group 18-59 you are all of a sudden closer to the latter.

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    Paul Budhram
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    5 years ago

    it's comfy

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