Yes, my birthday is this month. It isn’t a big one, but needless to say I am a year older. Sometimes I think I am really old. I can’t run as fast as I used to. I don’t heal as quickly as I used to. And frankly, I probably get tired a little more easily than I used to.
The top seven things to make me really feel old are when _________!
- My four year old is quicker on the computer than I am
- It is 95 degrees in my office and I actually like it
- I get out of bed in the morning and can’t even touch my knees
- I can’t read things that are a 10 point font or smaller!
- I have noticed myself pulling my pants lower and lower
- I hear the list of the top twenty songs and haven’t heard of any of them
- I have trouble picking up my daughter (who only weighs 20+ pounds) without something hurting
Clearly getting old is just part of life and in a lot of ways isn’t that bad.
What makes you feel old?
I look forward to hearing your comments.
Alice Butler says:
I feel old when watching professional sports and every athlete is younger than I am. Even worse!…many were born after I graduated from High School.
Robert Harrell says:
I feel old when a good drive only goes 220 yards….even with the up-to-date technology I’m using.
janet savoie says:
The subtle effects of gravity. The skin all over my body seems to be the target and no matter how many lotions and potions I use, how thin I get or how much muscle I build, I can’t fight it. The best solution I have for this is not to wear my glasses when looking in the mirror!
Also, my hands are becoming my mother’s, salespeople call me honey and sweetie, and no one seems to be surprised anymore when I tell them I am a grandmother!
However, I still believe growing old is better than the alternative.
B J Harrison says:
Just so happens, my birthday is today and old is my middle name. Lets just say I am 55+ and I work two jobs an writing a book and have two active teens. I have slowed down a little not a lot, just dont have time. OK 10 things that make feel old . 1) Shopping w/grandaughter, 2)Sitting thru 3 soccer games w/grand son, 3)Dealing w/an irrate client and making sure they are smiling when they leave my office,4)having to clean my office at 12am because my cleaning people are lazy and I have clients at 6am the next day,5)Trying to place an order at Macdonalds but no one speaks English,6)Explaining to my 20 yr old(after my 32 yr old I was told I could not have any more children-my grandson is 18*&#@$!) he has to get a job for the summer course he is my little angle. You know I could go on an on but really today I feel like I could move a mountain*****So the ole saying “You are only as old as you feel” could be true-or “Mind over matter- if you don’t mind it don’t matter. Tomorrow may be another story, but today the sun is shinning and everthing is running smooth. Happy B-day to all you Taurases out there and we will be old in June
Stephenie Gordon says:
I feel old when i receive texts from my 14 year old neighbors and i have NO CLUE what their abbreviations mean. One of them always includes this in her signature:
Jennifer Stocks says:
I feel old when I make a reference to a popular TV show/Movie/Song/etc. from the 70s or 80s (when I was a kid) and the person I’m talking to has no idea what I’m referring to.
Ken says:
No real physical ailments to speak of but your age really hits you when your “baby” turns 17 and will be going off to boot camp next summer. Below is a link of him and his high school choir singing God Bless the USA. He’s one of the two choir members that walk on stage in their uniform.
Click here
Bob T says:
Wait a minute….did Janet say she was a grandmother!?!
I find that very surprising……
Ed Sugar says:
Geez, these seem to multiply each month:
1. When I realized that I preferred being in bed, with a good book,on a Saturday night at 9:30 PM, instead of staying out until 3 AM on a Sunday.
2. When I hyper-extended my left arm catching myself tripping over during a morning run, I realized that asphalt no longer cushioned my falls like it used to when I was 10.
3. Not being carded at night clubs.
4. Like Ms. Stocks, surprised when someone a bit younger has no clue who Joseph Stalin, Groucho Marx, Johnny Unitas or Audrey Hepburn were.
5. Reducing my running miles from 8 miles, 4 to 5 times a week to 2 to 3 miles, 3 times a week, to save my knees.
6. Forgetting to bring my reading glasses with me in restaurants and then sheepishly asking my wife if I can borrow hers.
7. When my last three private care physicians have been younger than me. My wife and I had one doctor who looked so young, we referred to him as “The Kid” and thought of ourselves as his science projects for school.
8. Dental work. I don’t wish or think I need to explain this in detail.
The next two are rather sombre
9. Hearing from an old high school friend and the first words out of his mouth are “Did you hear that so-and-so and so-and-so just passed away?”
10. The passing of Caroline Horstman earlier this year. We had dinner together on the Sunday night of the AMA’s Executive Insights with Michelle Elster, Beth Shriver and Ed Erickson. The following Thursday night, she died in her sleep. She was just 6 years older than me.
As I have mentioned in another posting, I remind myself each day to “Live each day as if were your last, as one day you surely will be right”.
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Merrill Dubrow says:
Bob,
It is safe to say you made Janet’s day and week!
Merrill
Merrill Dubrow says:
Ed,
Wow – nice list. Your comment about living each day as if it were your last reminds me of a framed picture in my office of Walter Payton with the words “Remember Tomorrow Isn’t Promised To Anyone”. I look at that saying everyday and pause to reflect on my life and how lucky I am.
Thanks for your comments.
Merrill
Merrill Dubrow says:
BJ,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you had a great day and weekend. I love your spirit and comments.
Merrill
Merrill Dubrow says:
Ken,
I just watched the video and all the hair on my arms is still standing up. I am sure you are so proud of your son.
Thanks for sharing the video.
Merrill
Bob Graham says:
Well, the fact that I am going back to Pittsfield, MA for my 40th High School Reunion in June has something to do with it.
I remember last year watching the Earth Day concerts and seeing a singer named Katie Melua. I remember thinking “Hey she’s good.” and going to her web site to find out more. I go to her website and realize “Hey, she’s gorgeous! Wonder how old she is.” I clicked a little further and then said to myself: “You perv! She’s two weeks older than your daughter!”
But I truly believe that you’re only as old as you feel. Two years ago, at the UMASS Homecoming Football Game, I’m taking a stretch at the half-time break and walk by the student section. I heard a (rather inebriated) student yell: “F— The Yankees!”. I go up to him, shake his hand and start chanting “Yankees Suck, Yankees Suck…”. Soon he joins in. Then the students all around us. The the adjacent sections. Then the whole UMASS side. Then the other side (we were playing University of New Hampshire). Students all around are high-fiving me and the kid I went up to says; “You ahh my hero!”.
So, as the song says: “There might be a little dust on the bottle, Don’t let that fool you about what’s inside”.
Merrill Shugoll says:
Merrill,
Haven’t spoken to you in a while. I feel really old after hearing you feel really old. Just wait! My philosophy is to enjoy every day, and keep busy doing the things I love with the people I love. Life is beautiful!