“I was checking out at the doctor’s office and the ‘old guy’ in front of me gave his birthdate… a year younger than me.”
Recently, people on Reddit shared things that scream, “I’m getting older,” and I found the whole thread a little bit too relatable. Here’s what people had to say:
1. “The grocery store is playing jams.”
2. “It takes two scrolls to get to your birth year when you register for an app.”
—Low_Inevitable_5055
3. “I was at Old Navy the other day and looked up, and this older woman was looking at me, and then I realized it was a mirror over by the checkout counter. That was startling!”
—Sea_Actuator7689
4. “Falling asleep in the recliner at 8:30 p.m., no matter what movie I’m watching.”
5. “Not wanting to drive at night. When did this happen?”
—Own-Bunch-2616
“Headlights are way brighter now with LEDs, and nobody aims their headlights at the ground like they’re supposed to.”
—ryuranzou
6. “Taking two weeks to recover after sleeping on my pillow wrong.”
—NoLie129
“Try months. I slept wrong once and needed physio.”
—Expensive-Concept-93
7. “Teen fashion looks silly, and their music is just noise.”
8. “Hangovers are absolutely a nightmare. They feel like real death.”
—Unlikely_your_avg23
“That’s been me all day. First time I’ve drank in about five years, and now I remember why I don’t drink much. Last night was awesome, but today sucks.”
—BobbaFatGFX
9. “I’m okay with being alone. I’ve got my hobbies, I have my dogs and cats. I’m good.”
—Valuable_Panda_4228
“I keep being told I need to socialize. I have far too many hobbies for that!”
—MiddleKlutzy8568
10. “Going downstairs, my knees sound like someone playing with bubble wrap.”
11. “Going ‘oof’ when I stand up from the sofa.”
—Able_While_974
12. “My neck, my back. Also, knowing the actual lyrics to that song.”
—LokiLavenderLatte
13. “Getting super excited about a new appliance or house item that works well or makes life easier.”
14. “I realized I’m old enough to have an adult child.”
—amg7613
15. “I get excited when I have nothing planned for the weekend.”
—ZebraSpot
16. “Body hair growing surprisingly fast, like I just trimmed you guys last week!”
17. “If you are a sports fan, when you start seeing guys playing and you remember watching their father play. A lot of examples of this in American baseball.”
—MycatPatrick
18. “When I find out someone else is cheating on their SO, my initial thought is, ‘Damn, I don’t have the energy for that.’ Don’t read this the wrong way. I never have and never will cheat on my wife, but I’m just saying I’m in bed by 9.”
—ThrowinSm0ke
19. “I’ve taken up an interest in migratory birds.”
20. “Having to google slang words. No cap.”
—Kundalini_electric
21. “Your doctor, dentist, and optometrist are all younger than you.”
—retroking9
22. “People who I thought were older than me turn out to be younger. The latest: Liam Neeson.”
23. “When the candles for your birthday cake cost more than the cake itself.”
—Awesomenamebruh
24. “I would rather take a nature walk, drink hot tea, decorate my home, and play with my skincare in bed before nine than put on makeup to go to the bars. My friends know where I live. They’ll come like, whenever.”
—PepsiCo_Pussy
25. “It takes me 10 minutes to refill my weekly pill organizer.”
26. “Just got my first pair of progressive lenses. A few years ago, my eyes were fine with just contacts. Then I needed reading glasses. Now this.”
—schprunt
27. “When the people you used to watch on TV as a youngster all look ancient now.”
—Away_Concentrate_136
28. “Starting to look forward to oatmeal.”
29. “When people MUCH younger than you are complaining about ‘getting old.'”
—This_Sheepherder_332
30. “When you start to think that your parents were right about a lot of what they told you and you understand why.”
—Eowynonna
31. “New technology used to excite me. Now it scares me to death.”
32. “Being annoyed at random loud noises, in particular, cars that have had their mufflers purposely removed.”
—sunsetblue24061
33. “Just really truly absolutely cannot, no matter how much coffee I drink or vitamin pills I take, work up the energy to give a shit anymore.”
—OneTwoThreePooAndPee
34. “Nobody gets my dope references. It’s enough to make me wanna say, ‘As if!'”
35. “All my stories begin with, ‘Many years ago…'”
—penna4th
36. “Some of my coworkers were born around the time I started working at my company.”
—Potential_Speed_7048
37. “Instead of laughing when you fall over, people get worried.”
38. “I can’t use my teeth as a tool anymore.”
—Me_Georgina
39. And finally, “When a music awards show is listing the entertainers that are going to perform, and you only recognize two out of the 25 names.”
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