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40 Funny Posts Of People Grasping The Reality That They’re Old Now, As Shared On This Online Group
If not for the three grey hairs peeking out, I’d feel as fresh as new. It seems like only yesterday we’d drink Capri Sun, burn CDs and listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. Speaking of the latter, kids these days call it “dad rock,” and how can you blame them?
The oldest of Gen Z, aka the newest generation that was born between 1997 and 2012, is now 24. No, it’s not you who are 24, it’s the kids who have no clue what “pick up the phone'' means.
So today, we’re diving deep into the world of no illusion, ready to face one fact we all dread (hence the booming skincare industry among millennials!)—we are old. Thanks to the corner of Reddit ‘Heck I’m Old,’ we have a collection of posts to make you feel not just old, but rather ancient. “When you look at kids nowadays and see their music you can't help but think of how everything is old,” says the group’s description and from what you see below, they ain’t lying.
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I'm Just Going To Leave This Here
Ah Nostalgia....
Zoom Meetings!
If you ever feel like time is passing at the pace of a hadron collider, you can be sure you’re not the only one. Most of us feel that the passage of time is inevitable, and that it only makes us older (but also wiser, more confident and happy overall!).
Having said that, it's no secret that our modern society is obsessed with freezing and even turning back time. This ageing paranoia that’s sweeping across our society has been heavily fueled by social media, where young folks constantly put pressure on achievements, looks, and everything, really. Its competitive nature shows that someone is doing better and has accomplished more by your age than you have.
I Remember!
The Struggle Is Real
Just Pause Duh
Being scared of ageing is not only nothing new, it seems like it creeps into the minds of younger generations obsessed with anti-ageing life choices earlier than ever in history. In 2018, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found that millennials felt the most negatively towards ageing, viewing it as a steep decline and assuming dementia and loneliness as inevitable.
I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool
I Feel This Deep In My Soul
That cashier was just jealous that you got to experience Blockbuster and they didn't lol
I found my old Blockbuster card while doing some cleaning a while back. Only one store exists in the whole world now.
That doesn't fly here in Oregon. We have the last blockbuster, so they don't care if you have a card.
I somehow miss/don't miss browsing the aisles at movie rental places....
blockbusters went out before my time, but i understand it's like redbox, but more like a library. honestly sounds like something i'd like
That rush of excitement when the movie you wanted to see was in stock. The good ol' days.
If you think that's bad, I still have my CompuServe logon id card in my wallet...
That is so funny!. Best thing was the Blockbuster next to the Pizza Hut. Personal Pan and the latest movies! I will never forget how fun that was...well, I probably lose the memory, but it was great!
The same feeling when I give someone my email address. It ends with @aol.com
they just jad to glance, if it starts with 19** then you're old enough..
I hate getting asked for ID, you seriously need your eyes tested if you think I look under-age. I used to be the kid that went to the off licence to but for my friends when I was 15 because I looked older. Now in my 30s with a very thick beard (and people think I'm 40 odd), the Tesco checkout chick asked last time I went there. More than her jobs worth!
Sorry, I'm not from the US. Why do they card customers at liquor stores unless they look like they're below 21?
Because we are the "Melting Pot" of the world, with citizens-refugees-visitors of all kinds and it can be difficult to tell for sure. For Liability Reasons businesses will err on the side of caution and card if you look younger than 45 years old (think People who are of Asian decent; you know-the lucky ones when it comes to this).
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I went grey when I was 22. I dye my hair back to it's original colour, then buy Nyquil just to get carded.
First of all, this is pretty funny. Second of all it's ... trying to hard.
Whahaha! Before Blockbuster was the Ma and Pa stores and they had a "Adult Section" behind Saloon Type Doors...😎
I still have a keychain one with my car keys. So vintage! 🤣🤣 Yes side laughing emoji.
I got carded for CIGARETTES yesterday, and not at a place where they card everyone. This 20something behind the counter watched me pull up in a car, leave the driver’s seat, pump gas, and then pull out a credit card to pay. The next day that my 38 somehow passes for 17 is a day I throw a party. Lol
I worked at Blockbuster for a few months. It was awful…but I do really miss going to the video rental stores on Friday, seeing the previews for new releases on the tvs, renting movies and games (at one point you could rent game systems too) and buying candy and popcorn there. That was an exciting part of the beginning of the weekend!
If you still have that in your wallet, it must be way too fat to sit on.
Bro I remember Blockbuster, I rented movies there with my family. I'm 27, how old was that kid!? My baby brother remebers it, he's 20! How OLD IS THAT KID
Too funny. I must have been 50 when i was born, because i have never been carded in my life
I remember wishing I had a movie theater with all the movies ever made. Now we call it Netflix.
Lolll..I'm so old, my now grown kids, with kids of their own, talk still laugh and talk about the "golden days," when I first asked what "lol" meant.
I got carded buying liquor the week after I had a partial face lift. I looked at the clerk like she had 2 head and she asked me if it was a problem for me to show ID. I always hoped she did the math.
Nostalgic memories, plus you'd be surprised what odd things become valuable at a later date (supply & demand is a real thing).
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I Consider This A Small Victory
In some extreme cases where fear of getting older interferes with your life, doctors diagnose people with gerascophobia. “Gerascophobia sufferers have very frequent thoughts about changes in their appearance due to ageing and increasingly losing control over their life as they get older. These thoughts trigger panic attacks, shortness of breath, sweating and shaking," Dr. Rose Aghdami, a consulting and coaching psychologist, told Refinery29.
"Their behavior is affected too, as they often avoid certain activities which remind them of ageing, withdraw from social contact, and become more isolated."
You Might Be Old...
Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021
Hey, this one actually made me feel good. They ditched the Delorean?
Never Failed
The RSPH has also urged people to stop using the term 'anti-ageing' popularized by the beauty industry, since it could be putting pressure on women to see ageing as something inherently detrimental. Another 2017 study found that 30% of women under 35 were regularly using anti-wrinkle products, a fact that’s so obvious when browsing through social media that you don’t need a survey for it
"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack
Beware This Man
Thanks, Macaulay. I wish you would look up to Bart Simpson, he doesn't age like that.
I Resemble That Remark
Who Else Had These Exact Same Speakers?
This Feeling All Of The Time
What Else?
In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This
Well, they played a nifty tune first, and then some nice white noise to fall asleep to...
70's Kids Checking In
Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess
My Kids freak out every time I tell them I wasn't born in this Millennium
Stolen From Facebook
Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad
hahaha, I actually thought to myself: wow, she actually kept in touch with him even tho it wasn't her baby?
Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?
I had a Nokia c2 when I was 10 or 11. Used to feel quite smug typing fast without looking at the keyboard.
We All Knew This Day Would Come
Anyone Else??
And then you go to the actual store and those young whippersnappers rearranged it again.
An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time
Pretty Much!
oh crap, i totally have such location in my home town, the realization hit me like ton of brick
Old School Uncool
Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....
I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....
Good Morning
me, 35, in march 2021 : for vaccination too young, for gynecologist 'geriatric' :D
Afv Anyone?
The American bashing on this site seems to be a hobby for a lot of people.
After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts
Pink Floyd::pride
This Cut Me Deep
Never Failed
I use to have a fake 8 track player to fool my car into playing cassettes. In 1992.
That's Relatable
Internet Is For The 1 Percenters
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40 years old in a few weeks and currently on holiday. Very excited / proud that we went OUT for dinner after 8pm and stayed up after midnight!! But did still walk passed most of the bars and restaurants because they were "too loud" or "busy". We just wanted peace and quiet, with decent food, a nice atmosphere and as few other humans as possible. We're officially old. But had a lovely evening!
A few months ago, I (only 43) had to show a kid how the gas pump worked. He kept hitting the octane number. After the fifth punch I told him, "You have to lift the handle cradle. It's old school." He lifted it, and pleasantly chuffed, said, "Thank you, sir!" And I was instantly 70 years old.
Wait, what other kind of pumps are there?!!
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Honestly, any of these that start with “remember when?” and then show computers or cell phones seem silly to my old self. Those all still feel new to me! I still remember when a cordless landline phone felt like future tech. I called a friend from it and told him I was in the front yard. He was blown away. And we didn’t even keep the phone. It was a gift for my grandparents, and my mom wanted me to test it first since she didn’t trust the technology!
My official first “I feel old” moment happened way back in 1997, when my son was 6 years old. We had an old stereo system that had a record player. I still owned a few albums, but never played them, because it was missing the needle. I finally found one in an old thrift shop and set about putting it to use. After listening to the first side, I told my son to flip it over to the other side. Being a child who only knew CD’s, he exclaimed, “It has music on both sides?!! Cool!!!” (This kid is 30 now, which officially makes me ancient!)
Bullcrap. If your kid was 6 in 1997 he's like 20 now. YES he is. He is. Yep. No, you shut up. 😐
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You know you're old when an actor you had a crush on is advertising stair lifts.
Wanna feel old. As a young teen, I remember it being a big thing to stay up late to watch Soul Train and the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack on weekend nights.
When you get your invitation card from AARP... well, that made my hubby feel old. Me, I'm two years younger, so they're not after me, yet. (yet)
I got my first communication from them at 28 (somehow, they knew when I saw that first gray hair....)
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I was telling my kids about the first Fantastic Beasts movie: Me: "I think it takes place in the 20s." 7yo: "It IS the 20s." Me: 7yo: Me: "Fine. The 1920s."
I can't remember I was this busy with proving other people are old when I was a kid. Do kids these days think they don't age or something? I mean, this is a nice trip through memory lane for me, but I don't need it to know how old I am. The pain in my back when I slept wrong and the tired eyes at 22:00 tell me that :D
We just called our parents and their friends dinosaurs or old as dirt.
Load More Replies... Though, I'm Gen Z, I feel like I know many of these because my grandparents raised me and I love me some old movies. A kid in the future would probably ask me what Netflix was or who the Kardashians were.
Gen Z old entertainment gang! :D I have so many awesome memories from older live action disney movies like Love Bug that nobody else seems to know about as well as just older movies in general.
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I was 55 when the young woman at the movie theater asked if I wanted the senior discount. Slightly taken aback, I said " no thanks" ." Are you sure?" she asked?
I remember when people started saying " yes ma'am and no ma'am" to me. I finally had to let it go and let them.
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My granddaughter's collection of historical coins includes anything before 1995. 🤣
I remember telling my husband that smart phones were just a passing fad because they were so sensitive they might not stay off if you put them in your purse or pocket and that no one looks at the internet enough to justify those charges.
I was in college with a smartphone before the iPod existed. Windows CE was as bad as anyone said but it was pretty rad when I visited Kansas and realized the fields all had free WiFi and in 2002 I could surf the internet on the go like most people take for granted now.
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71yo now...and so many memories I can't even begin.... it's almost my bedtime and I haven't even had supper yet!
I'm gen z but still, I grew up with more “old fashioned” things. I barely knew what an iPhone was when I was in 5th grade.
You know you are old when you recall that the neighborhood dogs all ran around together. We did not even on a leash (lead).
And they could poop anywhere and nobody bitched about it. Yeah! Oh wait I forgot *****.
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Making my grandchildren watch APOLLO 13 so they could see what a real miracle going to the moon actually was - spaceship with knobs & buttons and no digital/computer
No doubt! I turned 40 last August, and my (now husband) and I went on our honeymoon in January to Puerto Rico. There was all kinds of partying and clubbing and we were like Nah, let's grab a glass of wine and sit on the beach and just cuddle and listen to the waves. No crazy drunkeness or anything. And we too stayed up late cuz you know ... honeymoon special occasion lol.
It's just hit me that I'm the same age my late mother was when she was busy having her first Year from Hell, with a husband (my dad) battling cancer while her father (my grandfather) passed away from a heart attack. I thought she was so old back then. Now I'm THAT age, though it's been eighteen years since *I* lost MY dad and six years since I lost my mom. That makes me feel ancient.
You feel old? I'm older than the space age. When I was born, the only thing orbiting the Earth was the Moon. The world population was 2.87 billion.
I just retired... a little early, but still. I have never felt so old in my entire life. I feel great, and don't look ancient, but every single time I tell people "I'm retired" when they ask what I do... oy vey.. I die a little more
I have never been so old in my entire life, so I feel you.
Load More Replies... As a member of Gen Z I always find this stuff kinda funny. A lot of my entertainment was old growing up. My family often watches disney movies from around the 70's like The Cat from Outer Space and rarely does anybody else know what I'm talking about. We also had an amazing VHS collection.
Everyone grows up watching Disney classics, regardless of generation. But I will admit I've never heard of The Cat from Outer Space.
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I remember when I was about 12 figuring out hold old I would turn in 2000. "43? I'll never be that old"
I think when I started looking at the expiry date before I buy a bread...that was a dead giveaway
I see that more than half the items were deleted per viewer votes. I assume the ones I wasn’t too old to relate to were among them.
Age is a weird thing. I'm 22 and extremely socially inept autistic. I'll see people talking about work, college, marriage, kids and feel like they are so much older than me, but often they're younger or just 2 or 3 years older. And then in the same breath they talked about being engaged they will say something that feels so naive I can't believe this person is my age.
Making my grandchildren watch APOLLO 13 to show how going to the moon was actually so incredible… got there on knobs and toggles and no digital/computers
A couple years ago I went to a goodwill store and was browsing, found a few things for my crafts and was at the counter when the gal said to me 'any discounts??' I glanced up and she said 'ahh senior discount, any more??' I left everything on the counter and walked out. Got in my car and started to cry!!. Reality hit and I walked back in and said ' yeah i will take it....senior discount.' I had just turned 65 and that was my first hint of reality!!
Years ago i remember this one commercial for a dvr box where 1 kid who was like 1-2 years older said to her younger sis "when i was your age we only could record 2 shows at once not 3". XD i got SO mad at it like "girl when i was YOUR age we recorded ONE show on a black tape box the quality was piss n it lasted a yr at most. The first box to record tv live was freaking sorcery! N you still could only record one thing n it was always parents shows"
Im at that age a kid asked what a VHS was..and i fear soon will get to the point ppl will ask what a dvd is....i also remember when TVO first came out how ground breaking it was....im 27 i feel old xD
My "now I'm old" moment came when, about 20 years ago, I was working at a store that sold media and collectibles and such and I had two teachers come in who wanted a poster they could cut the face out of for a pie in the face booth. "I have *the perfect* thing!" and I take them to our mounted posters and proudly display the one we have of Curly, from the 3 Stooges. The one looks at me and goes "Our kids would have no idea who he is." Me: "Now I feel old." I don't think the (older than me) teachers appreciated that remark very much. That, and they were looking to have a poster *donated* to their carnival rather than, y'know, buying something from the store.
they made me feel old and im 15. the fact i knew what most of these were-
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My mother doesn't agree with me if i am saying, i am old. Even I am actually 21 y.o, but my childhood really makes me feel like in heaven because no stress for social media.
I have posted this before on a similar thread, but I was talking to my niece a while ago about computers and school, I told her that we didn't have computers to google answers and she replied with - "oh yes, they had slates and chalk in your day, didn't they?" - I'm 49 now!
I was born in 1996. I'm turning 26 this year. I have siblings that were born in the late 80s. I can relate to most of this list. I shouldn't feel old at 26. What's happening?
I feel so old now. Can somebody hand me my zimmer frame and a packet of ibuprofen please?
40 years old in a few weeks and currently on holiday. Very excited / proud that we went OUT for dinner after 8pm and stayed up after midnight!! But did still walk passed most of the bars and restaurants because they were "too loud" or "busy". We just wanted peace and quiet, with decent food, a nice atmosphere and as few other humans as possible. We're officially old. But had a lovely evening!
A few months ago, I (only 43) had to show a kid how the gas pump worked. He kept hitting the octane number. After the fifth punch I told him, "You have to lift the handle cradle. It's old school." He lifted it, and pleasantly chuffed, said, "Thank you, sir!" And I was instantly 70 years old.
Wait, what other kind of pumps are there?!!
Load More Replies... Honestly, any of these that start with “remember when?” and then show computers or cell phones seem silly to my old self. Those all still feel new to me! I still remember when a cordless landline phone felt like future tech. I called a friend from it and told him I was in the front yard. He was blown away. And we didn’t even keep the phone. It was a gift for my grandparents, and my mom wanted me to test it first since she didn’t trust the technology!
My official first “I feel old” moment happened way back in 1997, when my son was 6 years old. We had an old stereo system that had a record player. I still owned a few albums, but never played them, because it was missing the needle. I finally found one in an old thrift shop and set about putting it to use. After listening to the first side, I told my son to flip it over to the other side. Being a child who only knew CD’s, he exclaimed, “It has music on both sides?!! Cool!!!” (This kid is 30 now, which officially makes me ancient!)
Bullcrap. If your kid was 6 in 1997 he's like 20 now. YES he is. He is. Yep. No, you shut up. 😐
Load More Replies... You know you're old when an actor you had a crush on is advertising stair lifts.
Wanna feel old. As a young teen, I remember it being a big thing to stay up late to watch Soul Train and the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack on weekend nights.
When you get your invitation card from AARP... well, that made my hubby feel old. Me, I'm two years younger, so they're not after me, yet. (yet)
I got my first communication from them at 28 (somehow, they knew when I saw that first gray hair....)
Load More Replies... I was telling my kids about the first Fantastic Beasts movie: Me: "I think it takes place in the 20s." 7yo: "It IS the 20s." Me: 7yo: Me: "Fine. The 1920s."
I can't remember I was this busy with proving other people are old when I was a kid. Do kids these days think they don't age or something? I mean, this is a nice trip through memory lane for me, but I don't need it to know how old I am. The pain in my back when I slept wrong and the tired eyes at 22:00 tell me that :D
We just called our parents and their friends dinosaurs or old as dirt.
Load More Replies... Though, I'm Gen Z, I feel like I know many of these because my grandparents raised me and I love me some old movies. A kid in the future would probably ask me what Netflix was or who the Kardashians were.
Gen Z old entertainment gang! :D I have so many awesome memories from older live action disney movies like Love Bug that nobody else seems to know about as well as just older movies in general.
Load More Replies... I was 55 when the young woman at the movie theater asked if I wanted the senior discount. Slightly taken aback, I said " no thanks" ." Are you sure?" she asked?
I remember when people started saying " yes ma'am and no ma'am" to me. I finally had to let it go and let them.
Load More Replies... My granddaughter's collection of historical coins includes anything before 1995. 🤣
I remember telling my husband that smart phones were just a passing fad because they were so sensitive they might not stay off if you put them in your purse or pocket and that no one looks at the internet enough to justify those charges.
I was in college with a smartphone before the iPod existed. Windows CE was as bad as anyone said but it was pretty rad when I visited Kansas and realized the fields all had free WiFi and in 2002 I could surf the internet on the go like most people take for granted now.
Load More Replies... 71yo now...and so many memories I can't even begin.... it's almost my bedtime and I haven't even had supper yet!
I'm gen z but still, I grew up with more “old fashioned” things. I barely knew what an iPhone was when I was in 5th grade.
You know you are old when you recall that the neighborhood dogs all ran around together. We did not even on a leash (lead).
And they could poop anywhere and nobody bitched about it. Yeah! Oh wait I forgot *****.
Load More Replies... Making my grandchildren watch APOLLO 13 so they could see what a real miracle going to the moon actually was - spaceship with knobs & buttons and no digital/computer
No doubt! I turned 40 last August, and my (now husband) and I went on our honeymoon in January to Puerto Rico. There was all kinds of partying and clubbing and we were like Nah, let's grab a glass of wine and sit on the beach and just cuddle and listen to the waves. No crazy drunkeness or anything. And we too stayed up late cuz you know ... honeymoon special occasion lol.
It's just hit me that I'm the same age my late mother was when she was busy having her first Year from Hell, with a husband (my dad) battling cancer while her father (my grandfather) passed away from a heart attack. I thought she was so old back then. Now I'm THAT age, though it's been eighteen years since *I* lost MY dad and six years since I lost my mom. That makes me feel ancient.
You feel old? I'm older than the space age. When I was born, the only thing orbiting the Earth was the Moon. The world population was 2.87 billion.
I just retired... a little early, but still. I have never felt so old in my entire life. I feel great, and don't look ancient, but every single time I tell people "I'm retired" when they ask what I do... oy vey.. I die a little more
I have never been so old in my entire life, so I feel you.
Load More Replies... As a member of Gen Z I always find this stuff kinda funny. A lot of my entertainment was old growing up. My family often watches disney movies from around the 70's like The Cat from Outer Space and rarely does anybody else know what I'm talking about. We also had an amazing VHS collection.
Everyone grows up watching Disney classics, regardless of generation. But I will admit I've never heard of The Cat from Outer Space.
Load More Replies... I remember when I was about 12 figuring out hold old I would turn in 2000. "43? I'll never be that old"
I think when I started looking at the expiry date before I buy a bread...that was a dead giveaway
I see that more than half the items were deleted per viewer votes. I assume the ones I wasn’t too old to relate to were among them.
Age is a weird thing. I'm 22 and extremely socially inept autistic. I'll see people talking about work, college, marriage, kids and feel like they are so much older than me, but often they're younger or just 2 or 3 years older. And then in the same breath they talked about being engaged they will say something that feels so naive I can't believe this person is my age.
Making my grandchildren watch APOLLO 13 to show how going to the moon was actually so incredible… got there on knobs and toggles and no digital/computers
A couple years ago I went to a goodwill store and was browsing, found a few things for my crafts and was at the counter when the gal said to me 'any discounts??' I glanced up and she said 'ahh senior discount, any more??' I left everything on the counter and walked out. Got in my car and started to cry!!. Reality hit and I walked back in and said ' yeah i will take it....senior discount.' I had just turned 65 and that was my first hint of reality!!
Years ago i remember this one commercial for a dvr box where 1 kid who was like 1-2 years older said to her younger sis "when i was your age we only could record 2 shows at once not 3". XD i got SO mad at it like "girl when i was YOUR age we recorded ONE show on a black tape box the quality was piss n it lasted a yr at most. The first box to record tv live was freaking sorcery! N you still could only record one thing n it was always parents shows"
Im at that age a kid asked what a VHS was..and i fear soon will get to the point ppl will ask what a dvd is....i also remember when TVO first came out how ground breaking it was....im 27 i feel old xD
My "now I'm old" moment came when, about 20 years ago, I was working at a store that sold media and collectibles and such and I had two teachers come in who wanted a poster they could cut the face out of for a pie in the face booth. "I have *the perfect* thing!" and I take them to our mounted posters and proudly display the one we have of Curly, from the 3 Stooges. The one looks at me and goes "Our kids would have no idea who he is." Me: "Now I feel old." I don't think the (older than me) teachers appreciated that remark very much. That, and they were looking to have a poster *donated* to their carnival rather than, y'know, buying something from the store.
they made me feel old and im 15. the fact i knew what most of these were-
Load More Replies... My mother doesn't agree with me if i am saying, i am old. Even I am actually 21 y.o, but my childhood really makes me feel like in heaven because no stress for social media.
I have posted this before on a similar thread, but I was talking to my niece a while ago about computers and school, I told her that we didn't have computers to google answers and she replied with - "oh yes, they had slates and chalk in your day, didn't they?" - I'm 49 now!
I was born in 1996. I'm turning 26 this year. I have siblings that were born in the late 80s. I can relate to most of this list. I shouldn't feel old at 26. What's happening?
I feel so old now. Can somebody hand me my zimmer frame and a packet of ibuprofen please?
