Dying might suck, but growing old isn’t all that much easier. It’s all of those sudden realizations that time keeps on moving and your body is ever so slowly fading into nothingness. Each time it hits hard.
And folks on Reddit have been discussing those very instances of life letting them know that their expiration date is approaching. Without telling them when it actually is, of course.
Watching the “lil” rappers (lil pump, lil insert name here) score millions of likes on YouTube for some of the most awful music that has ever been unleashed on the world.
ministeringinlove , NordWood Themes / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Having to scroll for my birth year to show up.
JojoNono17 , Tim Samuel / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
When a song from my youth plays on the radio and the dj calls it a classic or an oldie.
flamingo_uprising , Naadir Shahul / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
For me, it’s when celebrities pass away. I’m always like, ‘No way! They’ve been around since I was….’ Oh no! The math is the worst part.
bald_alpaca , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
I turned on the Grammy awards and I had no clue who the majority of performers were. Years ago I knew all of them.
OriginalState2988 , songsimian (not the actual photo) Report
Got out of shower. Sat on bed to put clothes on. Sat on my balls. F**k it. I had a good run. Hand me my cane.
filteredaccess , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
TikTok….when that app dropped I just instantly morphed into a dinosaur.
Top_Difficulty5399 , Solen Feyissa / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
When I started acting like my parents and want to stay home then rather going to parties. Feel excited for decorating or cleaning my house.
Ok_Weakness827 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Hitting my mid 50’s and realising that I was broke and would be working the rest of my life just to survive.
lostitallyrsago , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
My 80th birthday was a clue.
Kuhtak1980 , wht_wolf9653 / flickr (not the actual photo) Report
Waking up with back/neck pain cause I slept in the wrong position.
ClowninaCircus12 , Ba Tik / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
The moment I started considering 9 PM as “late” and got excited about buying a new type of vacuum cleaner.
Rylee_Pena2939 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
When I had to ask, “what the f**k is a Rizz?”.
burninghippies , Alexander Dummer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
My knees crack when I get up. Also, I do that weird dad groan while doing it.
NewParent23 , Towfiqu barbhuiya / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
There’s a haircut that gen z/alpha have that pisses me off. I hate that I now get upset by a haircut. I don’t want to be old.
Alternative_Taste166 Report
I call these moments “coffin nails” 1. The first was when I worked at a record store and when chatting with a customer, said customer’s kid asked “what’s Atari?” 2. Later, a friend of mine worked with teens, one of those teens asked me if I was a skater “back in the day” making me realize my youth was in fact “back in the day” to some people. 3. Hearing music I loved as a teen/young adult on “classic” radio stations. 1. Also being mocked for listening to radio. 4. A couple years ago, I found out I was the same age as a co-worker’s mother. 5. As of last year, 2 of my brother’s 3 kids are old enough to drink. 6. Just now realizing I’m the same age now as Wilford Brimley was in Cocoon. It just keeps coming :D.
model563 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
I’m from the Netherlands were instead of you we have two different words for it. We say “jij” to someone that’s younger than you or equal to your age or in informal settings. We say “u” to people that are older and in formal settings. I’m 28 and suddenly younger people in restaurants or stores say “u” to me. That’s when I realized I’m getting old.
Honest_Math_7760 , Steshka Willems / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
I’ve been out of high school for about as long as current teenagers have been alive.
RSwordsman , Dids . / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
When kitchen gadgets excite you.
Remmyl0ve94 , Alex Lvrs / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
I can no longer function on 4 hours sleep.
Animal-The-Cat , Towfiqu barbhuiya / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Coming home from wherever work would send me and trying to hang out with friends. Realizing we had nothing in common anymore beyond the memories.
Competitive-Term-618 , Kevin Curtis / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
The constant aches and pains. But the big one was when my hobbies and daydreams changed to stuff like gardening, canning, crocheting, and fixing up my property.
SadChicken24 , Karolina Grabowska / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Hangovers are longer and heavier, lol.
Independent-Ad9787 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
When buying alcohol at a supermarket someone asked me for ID, and it made me laugh out loud! Also made my day ! I was 42,.
Puzzleheaded-Swan824 , Abhinav Bhardwaj / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
The oldies station was playing songs and I remember when they were released.
Dry-Standard3837 , Skylar Kang / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
I remember going to a Best Buy many years ago and the guy ringing the order up looked at my license and said “holy s**t, you were born the year I graduated from high school. I considered myself relatively young until just this moment.” I now get where he was coming from.
_hootyowlscissors , Anna Tarazevich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Young people p**s me off and I’m not even 30.
No_Masterpiece4815 , Liza Summer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
The mirror and the stairs.
pakman13b , Anna Sullivan / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
When I started getting a little bit of gray around my temples and in my beard. When those “you must have been born before [today’s date - 21 years] to legally purchase alcohol” signs started displaying dates after my high school graduation. And when I started waking up with random aches, despite not having injured myself recently.
tc6x6 , Mushtaq Hussain / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Asked out a cute girl. At the date, she asked me how old I was. When I told her, she said “yeah, that’s a problem”. In my defense, I did not realize she was as young as she was. Apparently I don’t look my age either.
jayhawkwds , Alexis Brown / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
When a coworker who was in his early 20s didn’t know who Jimi Hendrix was.
MilesFromNowhere422 , Public Domain Report
When I realized that there are people born after me who are now old enough to be president.
the_purple_goat , René DeAnda / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Oh and also that I’ve had piercings longer than I havent.
burninghippies , Kimia Zarifi / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
When I’m no longer the youngest at work anymore.
Moon_Jewel90 , fauxels / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
How many of my posts were saying, “I remember…” and talking about how things used to be.
CatchABeatRunnin Report
I feel guilty for wasting time now.
aryan-verma-71 , Nik Shuliahin / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
For me, it was moving cities. I was in a sleepier part of the country that had an older population so I didn’t feel my age. Move to where I am now where there is a lot more younger people and I now feel old.
PeterDuttonsButtWipe Report
Responsibilities.
Several_Will_8814 Report
When I realized I could eat burger for breakfast andno one to forbid me to do that ou buying my on candy whit a money that I owend myself. Being adult can be dope sometimes.
anon Report
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