30 Things That Instantly Made People Feel Old as Dirt

We all like to think of ourselves as spring chickens until our knees start sounding like a jackhammer on gravel and we’re shocked to hear the birth year of recent high-school graduates.

When someone asked online, “What’s your ‘I’m old now’ moment?” people shared the instances when they realized their youth was behind them.

Wait, who’s that?

“I have no idea who most of the “celebrities” mentioned on social media are.” – Reddit

Best moments ever

“I hate unnecessary noise. I really appreciate silence and calm.” – Reddit

Ouch don’t go there

“When I was a kid in 90s, the 60s were ancient history. I refuse to make the logical connection about the current state of the 90s. The 90s were just a few years ago.” – Reddit

But they are

“You start feeling that music from your childhood is better than anything coming out today.” – Reddit

Racking up the miles

“I can’t stand up without making some sort of noise. It might be a groan, a creak, a pop, or a sigh. My days as a ninja are over.” – Reddit

Tired saying I’m tired

“I’m almost always tired. But not like sleepy tired and more like feeling thin tired.if that makes sense.” – Reddit

They were right!

“My “I’m old now” indicator was when I started sympathizing with the parents in teen movies.” – Reddit

New recruits

“It dawned on me when I started thinking policemen looked too young to be in charge of anything.” – Reddit

Time to sleep

‘Realizing that I consider 9 p.m. a perfectly reasonable time to say, “Well, it’s about time to hit the hay!”. – Reddit

“When you’re filling out surveys and questionnaires then you realize you’re selecting the next age range.” – Reddit

Need a walking stick?

“My nephew that I used to babysit and change his diapers is turning 41 this year. His kid is turning 13.” – Reddit

With horse-drawn carriages

“I went back to my home town after being gone about 20 years. I heard myself say “man, this is crazy. I remember when this was all dairy farms.” – Reddit

Gossip probably

“I have no idea wtf my young (20-25) coworkers are talking about half the time.” – Reddit

Join the club

“My back hurts, and that’s the default state.

And when I have to pee, there’s no buildup. I don’t have to pee, for hours, and then at some random second, I’m immediately doing the peepee dance and running to the bathroom.” – Reddit

Can’t pop a disc

“I square up my spine and get into a safe position quickly before I sneeze.

My boobs are more threats vs assets now.” – Reddit

And sleeping some more

“My favorite hobby is sleeping.” – Reddit

Just 95?

“95% of the songs on the radio sucks.” – Reddit

How pleasant

“I have an app for identifying bird calls, I’m happy when I can hear the mocking bird that seemingly nests in my neighborhood.” – Reddit

It’s a lovely moment

“Being more exited about the blossoming of trees and the end of winter than the next party

This actually was a topic with younger friend.” – Reddit

They all look the same too

‘Music awards shows. Wife and I spend the entire time asking each other; “Who?”. – Reddit

Darkness sucks

“I want to be home before the street lamps turn on.” – Reddit

Those are great

“I got excited about buying a steam mop.” – Reddit

It’s contagious

“When you hear Nirvana being played on Adult Contemporary radio stations.” – Reddit

Still pretty

“Just knowing that now whenever someone takes a photo of me on their phone and then shows me the photo, I will always see a little “old lady” staring back at me.” – Reddit