People Over 30 Years Old Share Which Things They Didn’t Believe About Aging Turned Out To Be True
As much as advertising would have you believe that when you turn 30, you quit interacting with anybody other than your government-issued spouse and your hobbies narrow to leisurely jogging or preparing months in advance to do taxes, most people find that not much actually changes when they enter the new decade. Or so they think. In this thread on Twitter, people are revealing that while not all the ominous warnings they heard about aging are true, there are some of them that are, and they start early.
Here are some observations from people who are just reaching the big 3-0 and finding out what it has to offer, like the fact that even if you still feel like a teenage imposter in an adult suit, talking to an actual teenager will make you feel like your cultural literacy is a distant memory. Meanwhile, people who have been there and done that have some wisdom (and TMI) to impart.
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This is such a good thing. I totally don't give a f**k and I cannot believe now what made me uncomfortable and how I cared about every stupid s**t in youth.
Hahaha absolutely! When did I replace the washing machine was it last year or 8 years ago? The concept of time is relative!
Until now, studies have overwhelmingly shown that in old age, people look back on their 30s as being the best decade of their lives, with various studies trying to estimate the optimal year at 33, 35 and 38.
This trend might be thrown off now that the generation in their 30s, or getting there in the next few years, are millennials, many of whom would laugh at the idea of the financial stability and positive work-life balance that earlier generations cite as the foundation that allowed them to spend their 30s on what they truly enjoyed.
I find it's come full circle, and the genre I enjoy - heavy metal - is thriving with amazing new bands and sounds.
You start to feel pain in places you didn’t know you could.
There is one thing that seems to be a universal experience after making it several decades into life, and that’s being baffled that people who were in diapers when you were in high school are now old enough to drive, vote, and call the music you listened to as a teen “oldies.” And if that makes you want to drink to forget, you had better think twice, unless you want to be glued to your bed for two days.
So very true. Doesn’t help that shops have already brought in Easter eggs and hot cross buns.
Kids commiting the same mistakes we did. Telling them not to do it only "encourages" them.
Vintage is a great word until your own youth is in that category.
At least you could finish it. You are half way dead during eating once you reach 40.
The last 7 or 8 years I have really enjoyed it getting dark in the winter. Come 6 pm "it's dark kids, bedtime!" And we all pile up early and watch Netflix or read. I hate it when it's still sunny at 8 pm.
I've been worrying about this since elementary school LOL so I'm prepared. However, doctors are getting younger and cops too. I was a little shaken when being pulled over one day, and when the cop came up to my window, I calmed down since he looked like he was 12. But he was very nice to an old lady. If only he knew.
I have to call my cell phone number on my landline phone just to locate it....only to realize it is as actually laying next to me...dear lord.
Background music on tv that you have to turn down and dialogue which you have to keep turning up. WHY? I'm not sure that's entirely my ears at fault.
same! i was always like "why are people putting on moisturizer all the time?" and now i keep a spare bottle in my desk at work
My husband loves saying " I can't even remember what I had for breakfast, now you want me to remember things from way back?"
We in our 30s shouldn't complain yet either. People in their 60s would laugh at our minor 'aging' complaints compared to their far more serious ones.
And this serious effect on health when you can't sleep one night for some reason (travel, work or smth). In youth - nah, nothing. Now - feeling like I would surely die, week of worst health issues...
And every 10 years or so I look back and think how stupid I was 10 years ago. I don't care much what people think of me any more, other than being honest & having integrity, and that's really freeing. I'll get on the dance floor by myself - I can just be the crazy old lady & not worry about being cool.
I don't know who many people are in the gossip columns now. Although, unfortunately, I know more about the Kardashians than I'd like to without even trying.
Oh this! I got an invitation for an art show opening that started at 9:00 PM. I was like, "It *starts* at 9:00 PM on Tuesday? No way, maybe if *ended* at 9, I would consider going, but I have to have my make up off and my jammies on no later than 9:30 or I can't function the next day."
When I was looking for used cars, I kept thinking, 2009 is not too bad, and then I realized it's an 11-year-old car!
The first time I heard smells like teen spirit on the classic rock station I wanted to cry. Things got real that day.
But the apple cider vinegar thing has been a godsend to me. I can't eat like I'm 12, but I digest a lot better than I did 10 years ago.
In my mid-30's, I remember pulling my eyelid up to do my make-up & it just STAYED that way until I pulled it down. I was horrified.
I'm 40... I almost made it to 12 on New Years eve this year!! 11:30 I was done!...sad
Although I see a lot more variety that is acceptable today, probably depending on your "type." When I was younger, everyone was wearing the same thing.
My 22 yr old son is so full of that youthful bravado and "know it all"ness. I am constantly so embarrassed for him. He corrects me all the time for saying words that he doesn't recognize. "That's not a real word Mom". I'm thinking, "In two decades you haven't heard all the words yet. Heck in five decades I sure haven't".
I was born in '84, so '90-'00 - that was like 100 years. '01-'10 - that felt like maybe 15 years. '11- now - that was a day right? Maybe a few days?
No idea what pedialyte is but I get the gist. I remember when (OMG I just said that) I could drink until the early hours and get up for overtime on a Saturday morning. These days I know a 48 hour recovery period is the minimum.
I employed someone born in 2000 last year. Also, just had a client who was born in 2000 that has a mortgage and a child (I'm a financial adviser). Made me feel proper old.
I'm 49 and the woman I'm mentoring is exactly half my age. This is a first.
Load More Replies...Let me add to the list "putting your hands out of your pockets when climbing a set of stairs in case you trip and fall down" 😂
That is actually how I broke my nose when I was 15, climbing up the stairs with my hands in my pockets and then I slipped....
Load More Replies...People, what is wrong with you? 30 something is very, very young person. I am 47 now and this could maybe apply to me or even older persons. When I was in 30s I was a baby, looking great and feeling mostly great, even though I live in quite sh**y country and my life wasn't and isn't exactly a fairytale. True problems and changes start (and only start) after 40-42, in some people even later.
I just turned 60 a few days ago -- even my son is older than 30! And all these things about growing older are pretty much true. However, Pro-tip: Live in an over-55 apartment -- all the older ladies gush that I look so young and I'm just a baby. I feel younger than I have in years!
Load More Replies...I employed someone born in 2000 last year. Also, just had a client who was born in 2000 that has a mortgage and a child (I'm a financial adviser). Made me feel proper old.
I'm 49 and the woman I'm mentoring is exactly half my age. This is a first.
Load More Replies...Let me add to the list "putting your hands out of your pockets when climbing a set of stairs in case you trip and fall down" 😂
That is actually how I broke my nose when I was 15, climbing up the stairs with my hands in my pockets and then I slipped....
Load More Replies...People, what is wrong with you? 30 something is very, very young person. I am 47 now and this could maybe apply to me or even older persons. When I was in 30s I was a baby, looking great and feeling mostly great, even though I live in quite sh**y country and my life wasn't and isn't exactly a fairytale. True problems and changes start (and only start) after 40-42, in some people even later.
I just turned 60 a few days ago -- even my son is older than 30! And all these things about growing older are pretty much true. However, Pro-tip: Live in an over-55 apartment -- all the older ladies gush that I look so young and I'm just a baby. I feel younger than I have in years!
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