You Know You're Getting Older When ___________?

Question

Fill in the blank with what you experienced personally, or those you know about.
Pretty please and thank you.
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Great answers all!
With me, it's when my parents have reverted to the childhood need of taking an afternoon nap. (love my parents)

I know personally what it's like to be 40-something. Gravity does take its toll.
LOL

Answer 1

Your potted plants stay alive.

Having sex in a twin-sized bed is absurd.

You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.

You hear your favorite song on the elevator at work.

You carry an umbrella.

You watch the Weather Channel.

Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook-up and break-up.

You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.

Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up".

You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next door don't know how to turn down the stereo.

Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.

You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonalds.

Sleeping on the couch is a no-no.

You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m.

Dinner and a movie --- the whole date instead of the beginning of one.

MTV News is no longer your primary source for information.

You go to the drugstore for Ibuprofen and antacids, not condoms and pregnancy test kits.

A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff".

You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.

Grocery lists are longer than macaroni & cheese, diet Pepsi and Ho-Ho's

"I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again".

Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.

You don't get liquored up at home, to save money, before going to a bar.

Answer 2

I can't fit in the baby swing
I can squeeze myself in my old club house but I can't get out
I can go on a roller coaster b/c I passed the board
I realized the world dosent revolve around me
I get mroe phone calls then Mummy
Food tastes better with less ketchup
I dont twitch when I hear the word 'kiss'
My freind becomes my boy freind
I realize boys and girls don't have cooties.
And I pay the bills

Answer 3

You forget the old crone staring in the mirror is you.When you have to get on steps to get on your horse.When you think five bucks will fill the tank with "high test" When you actually use the AARP card for discounts.When you no longer wear sleeveless dresses.When you start calling the refrigerator an "ice box"again.When the main color in your closet is black for all the funerals you attend.Ain't it fun.

Answer 4

when you refer to CDs as records

when you go back to the city where you grew up and don't recognise the new skyline

when you no longer color your hair for fun... you need to cover the grey

when a "new" song comes out and kids are shocked you know all the words (because you had the song on a 45, thirty years ago)

when you say, I never imagined I would live to be this old.

Answer 5

ppl start calling you grampa or gramma or flat out "old woman/man"

when you can't eat by yourself, when you strive to do certain things because you realize you don't have that much time left on the planet, when you start looking at family albums and longing for those memories when you were "young and hip"
you might start saggin'(certain parts of ur body-but that sure won't be happening to me!)


and I will still be as active as I am now!

Answer 6

The music is too loud never mind the fact every song sounds the same

Answer 7

To copy the Eagles; "Losing all your highs and lows". Not in a bad way, just meaning you mellow out and get a bigger picture of life.

Answer 8

A young person smiles at you, and you turn around to see who is standing behind you. Best wishes

Answer 9

You sing along to a favorite song on the radio, talk about how you remember when it first came out, then realize you're listening to the oldies station.

Answer 10

You Know You're Getting Older When _you spot grey's in your pubes_?