Another thing that makes me feel old, I usually spend my tax return on worthless entertainment and trivial things. What did I do this year? I spent it on a new roof for my home, investment money in my IRA, and the left overs on gas money for a roadtrip I'm taking soon and groceries!

I'm in decent shape and have a fun personality, and don't "act" too old. I'm used to being an authority figure and all that good stuff and being called Mr. or Coach or what not, but this weekend an event unfolded that made me feel old for the first time in my life (I'm turning 28 next month) I was getting back from the races and a friend of mine called me to meet him at this bar and grill near my house. I meet him and we're playing billiards and having beverages and nachos when my buddy and I notice these two young breezies looking our way and kind of giggling. My friend says we should go talk to them. So my friend and I go over there. Right away she says hey aren't you coach so and so, and I respond yes how did you know. She said I used to be a cheerleader at the high school you coach at my Junior year, and me and my friend were trying to figure out if that was you, I just turned 21 this year. Oh I felt so old and like such a dirty old man, it was ridiculous. So now that i've shared my story when was the last time you had a situation that made you feel archaic?

evenstar said:

We'll eventually marry you know. It's only a matter of time.

karmatornado said:

Damn . . .

NDRU said:

My signature & avatar aren't enough?

i was realizing all the women in the age defying moisturizer commercials all seem to be younger than me

recently i saw a commercial for life insurance specifically geared towards 'older adults', with the standard grey-haired, cardigan-wearing types sitting around a kitchen table drinking lemonade and discussing how Bob had just died and left Sally saddled with hefty funeral expenses.

at the end of the commercial, the announcer recited the "...if you were born between the years of XXXX and XXXX, you qualify, so call now..." line, and it was the first time i have met the criteria for something designed for the mature set.

emm said:

I started using "wrinkle cream" the year before I turned 30, and I'm still more or less line-free. You've got to start young!

CarrieMpls said:

eh i will moisturize but i won't get upset that my skin is changing.
i was more bitching that your hairdresser is now younger than you
the girls work in your favorite shops are younger than you
the woman who handles your mortgage at the bank is younger than you
all the parents you see around you are younger than you
and now even the people who are used to sell you stuff are younger than you
ya know?

Do you know how much of a bummer it is to be talking to someone at a party and have it occur to you you were in the 4th grade when they were born?

WillyWonka said:

I see those commercials. I get depressed looking at them and i'm not even close to those age brackets!

KidaDynamite said:

you'll close in on those age brackets - and be in them - more quickly than you realize. how's that for depressing?

you're welcome!

WillyWonka said:

Meanie!

KidaDynamite said:

i apologize. but (endearing?) obnoxiousness is a perk of the autumn years!

come here, i'll give you a Werther's.

OK, before this gets out of hand, let me tell you young 'uns a secret.

Five years from now, you will say, "Damn, I was so much younger five years ago!" Then, five years after that, you will once again say, "Damn, I was so much younger five years ago!" And then, five years after that, you will say, "Damn, I was so much younger five years ago!"

Do you get it?

You are ALWAYS young.

If I was smart, I would sell this life-changing advice instead of giving it away for free.

RodeoSchro said:

I must say, RodeoSchro - that is great advice. It has made me feel young and puts the proper perspective not only on this subject, but life itself.

Thank you, RodeoSchro, for your always-positive contributions that make everyone's life just that much better.

evenstar said:

21, drop dead gorgeous and you are going to Paris with the man that loves you...yeah, poor lil you.