90 Internet Users Share What Makes Them Feel Old As Heck Now
90 Times People Realized They Are Old As Hell Aging is a natural part of life—but we don’t necessarily have to look or feel our age. If you’re taking care of your body and mind, and have an active social life, then you probably feel on top of the world. However, even small reminders can shock you that you’re actually living in the year 20XX. Like someone pointing out that we’re closer to the year 2050 than 1995… Redditor u/Halloween-365 served up a big [dose of reality](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/14jgdf5/what_makes_you_feel_old_as_shit/) when they asked the internet to share all the things that make them feel old as heck. We’ve collected their answers to share with you, Pandas. Read on to check them out. Warning: Apparently, there are some inconsiderate youngsters who think that Harry Potter is an ‘old people thing,’ so just keep that in mind so you don’t faint, Pandas! Bored Panda got in touch with [Alan Castel, Ph.D.](https://castel.psych.ucla.edu/), a UCLA psychology professor and the author of [‘Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.’](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0190279982) He shed some light on the shock that people feel when they realize that they’re getting older, and shared his thoughts on why some people have a different sense of the passing of time. This post may include [affiliate links.](/affiliate-disclosure) Having to scroll and scroll and fecking scroll to find my birth year when completing an online form [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I recently stopped smoking… one of the lasses I work with asked how long I’d smoked for. She’s 21 and I’d smoked longer than she’d been alive :/ Positive news 3 weeks without a cigarette [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) The 90s wasn’t actually ten years ago. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Bored Panda wanted to get to grips with the fact that some people are shocked when they slow down and suddenly realize how old they actually are. [Dr. Castel, from UCLA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5jUjOr7G8M&ab_channel=TEDxTalks), shared his thoughts on this. “It can sometimes come as a surprise when we notice some effects of aging, and often this coincides with life events such as having children, grey hairs, or the need to go to bed earlier,” he told us via email. “However, we can also interpret these changes as important milestones and stages in life that we adapt to (and enjoy) by focusing on what is most important, such as family, friends, staying active, and being involved in what interests us the most, especially when we become more aware that time is limited,” the [psychology professor](https://castel.psych.ucla.edu/) said. I make a noise when I sit down/get up [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I tried to pull something remotely similar to an all nighter recently and got about 3 hours of sleep. I want to die. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) The fact that we’re closer to 2050 than we are to 1995. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) In the meantime, we wanted to get the professor’s thoughts on why some people may have a slightly warped perception of time, e.g. believing that the year 2000 was merely 10 years ago or being unable to fathom how it’s already 2023 (hi!). “It can often feel that time passes quickly, and that many older adults might remember dated events as feeling more recent,” Dr. Castel, the author of [‘Better with Age,’](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0190279982) told us. “This shows that our sense of time isn’t always linear, and this might be because our memory provides a biased representation of the past,” he explained. “Sometimes more memorable life events become better consolidated and frequently retrieved, making them feel like they were not that long ago.” Listening to Nirvana today is the same as listening to The Beatles in the 90’s [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My Hotmail account is older than most of my coworkers [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) TikTok. I’m too old for this s**t. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) No matter what anyone tells you, age really is just a number. What matters isn’t how many years you’ve lived but how you’ve lived them. With courage and curiosity? Passion and purpose? Energy and drive? It doesn’t matter that the younger generations think Nirvana and Harry Potter are ‘old as dirt’ when you’re having the time of your life. But if you’re filled with regret, well, we genuinely believe that it’s never too late to learn something new, chase your dreams, and live to the fullest. But in order to do all of that, it only makes sense to take good care of yourself. You’ve got to get the basic healthy habits right. Including getting enough sleep, drinking lots of water throughout the day, eating healthy and nutritious food, and moving a lot throughout the week. On top of that, it’s best to avoid smoking and drinking alcohol. And if you want your skin to look young, you’d best become fast friends with sunscreen. Doctors are younger than me now [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I dont like anything new coming out anymore. Feels like that south park episode when Stan turns ten and it’s all s**t. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When people say, “30 years ago”, and they mean the 1990s, not the 1960s. [AndThenICommented](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/adinaisme)6 hours ago 30 years ago doesn’t seem so long ago now too. The 60’s felt like an ancient, mythical time to me in 1990’s 🤦🏽♀️ [reply](javascript:void(0);) [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) However, the physical side of your body is only a part of living a healthy, happy, and long life. You’ve also got to take good care of your mental health. That means spending time in nature and meditating to unwind, getting in touch with a therapist to help you work through your issues, and generally creating a good work/life balance. Not only that, but you’ve got to strive for a fulfilling career. Work is an important factor in our lives, so it only makes sense to do what we find purposeful and meaningful. If we’re constantly exhausted and feeling like we’re not making the world a better place or what we’re doing doesn’t matter, it will only have negative effects on our well-being. Career aside, don’t forget your hobbies, whether they’re physically active, entirely social, or meant to keep your mind sharp. Hearing songs that were popular when you were in middle school and high school playing in the supermarket [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) i was talking with the daughter of a friend, she’s 15, she told me “Harry Potter is an old people thing, I wasn’t even born yet” [Sandra Gleeson](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/sandragleeson)7 hours ago I listen to Mozart, pretty sure I wasnt born either when he was around [reply](javascript:void(0);) [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I showed my nephew the matrix. We are a few minutes in and he is frowning. I’m like, “what’s wrong?” And he asks, “why are the phones ringing?” M r was born after dial-up. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) The key thing to remember is that nobody is an island. We’re all social animals, and we need relationships to thrive and survive. Loneliness [is as bad](https://fortune.com/well/2023/06/15/loneliness-comparable-to-smoking-up-to-15-cigarettes-a-day/) for our health as smoking nearly a pack a day. A massive 85-year Harvard [study found that](https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-secret-to-happiness-heres-some-advice-from-the-longest-running-study-on-happiness-2017100512543) it’s not our careers, exercise, diets, or massive amounts of money that truly make us happy in life. Instead, it’s positive relationships that help us live longer and make us not just happier, but healthier, too. Not knowing any of the newer artists at festivals. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My daughter turning 40 [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) People who were born when I started college are starting college. [Irina Khruleva](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/irinakhruleva)6 hours ago I still can’t really believe that people who were born after 2000 are not little kids anymore. [reply](javascript:void(0);) [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) The song Sweet Dreams Are Made of this is 40 years old. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Being the guy that owns the Gmail and Hotmail email address with just my first and last name together. All the other same named people have to add a number or something at the end to have their name. [Paul Scheermeijer](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/homeplanet-unit4)3 hours ago I have a hotmail account that I had to setup as an resident of the USA back in those days as otherwise “we” in Europe could not get one [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) People romanticizing the 90s aesthetic. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When I see a photo of myself that looks my actual age, even though I feel 20 years younger. [Dorothy Stovall](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/dorothea_lamb)6 hours ago I always wonder who that older lady is when I walk past a mirror. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Went to a public library. Told me that they no longer use USBs. /Thumb drives. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) People driving by me when I’m riding my bike, beeping at me and giving me the thumbs-up like “you go, old man!” Apparently someone of my advanced years riding a bicycle is *inspirational.* [Wild weather weekend](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/hogeterprose)5 hours ago People need to mind there own business and pay attention to the road. Honking at you and shouting is dangerous. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I’m an older first-time parent. Ran into someone I knew from high school when I went to pick my son up from daycare. She was there to pick up her grandson… [Sandra Gleeson](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/sandragleeson)6 hours ago My eldest is 26, my youngest is 13, along with 2 in the middle at 22 and 19 and I also have a grandchild, Im 54 [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I went to go see Janet Jackson and Ludacris in concert about a week ago and my 25 year old son said, “what retirement home did they break out of?” 😒 [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My hips, my swelling randomly for no reason but the onset of menopause, my silver hair being more than 75% now, and the fact that I can’t eat most foods like I used to without some horrible side effects ( swelling, constipation ) AND my perfect natural teeth are starting to go bad. Oh and anytime I start a movie, I fall right to sleep. Damn, also waking up to pee like every 2 hours during the night. Like wtf is that about!!?😫 [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) – Kids don’t know what a house phone is. – Kids do not know the world before internet. – Kids trying to figure out a cassette tape. – Kids think anything not touch screen is a touch screen. – Knowing Millennials are the adults of the world now and boomers are the grandparents. – Time appears to be going faster, but that’s relative to how long you’ve lived. I can go on… [cartoon ghosts](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/cartoon-ghostss)7 hours ago My art teacher is 6 years older than me and has a non-touch screen computer and since I don’t really use electronics other than my phone I always think it’s touch screen and he makes fun of me but seriously it’s like engrained in me to tap on screens [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Watching movies from 2002 that once looked real and clear, and now they look fuzzy as old dog s**t [Barbara Kayton](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/barbarakayton)4 hours ago And how movies from the 70s and 80s.look so fake, but they were back then they were the bees knees! [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I was watching a make-up tutorial on YouTube and the girl was using some butterfly clips to keep her hair away from her face and she said “Girls used to wear these in the olden days.” Also, a few weeks ago, I bought a bottle of wine and the cashier asked for my ID but literally only glanced at it for a split second before giving it back. I said ‘that was quick’ and she said ‘I just have to see the 19– at the start of your birth year and not 20–‘ [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Going back to my uni and making Shrek jokes with students, then realising that they were all born after the first Shrek movie came out. Their introduction to Shrek was as a meme, not as a character. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Hearing bands that I grew up with (Foo Fighters, STP, Soundgarden) on classic rock radio stations. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Channel 3 for video games [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I’m in my 30s doing an apprenticeship for a new career and there’s a kid in my class who was born the year before I graduated high school. [Dorothy Stovall](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/dorothea_lamb)6 hours ago I regularly register new patients and am astounded that they’re in their 40s and born after the year I graduated high school (1981). I’m literally old enough to be their mother – doctors too are young enough to be my kids. That really causes me to pause. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Realizing that kids born far after 2000 are like, functioning members of society now. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) 2 things: – Getting old enough to remember my parents at my current age. – Spent an evening shift with coworkers once, all around 20-21 (im 42). They were talking about 90s music the same way we were talking about 70s music. Playing Radiohead like it was the hottest discovery of the year. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) All the s**t kids are into these days. All these mobile games and YouTubers and influencers and TikTok videos with the screaming. Seriously what’s with all the f g screaming? I swear there’s no way my childhood would have seemed this nonsensical and alien to my parents when I was that age [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I can’t stay awake for more than 24 hours anymore [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My anger at current teenage angst on here. Like I really need to be mad at these kids being kids? And people walking on grass, like why am I getting angry at this except for the prospect I am becoming a fuddy duddy. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Trying to pick something up from the ground. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) The sudden appearance of my wizard eyebrows. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I recently went to the Museum of American History in Washington D.C. and there were numerous items from my childhood in there. Numerous items. Also, there is a plaque at our local lake from when it was built in 1986. My kids were all, “Wow, dad. You’re older than this lake.” [ThéveNinja (she/her)](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/as-monroe9)6 hours ago Not saying this post is necessarily American. But, I reference a quote regularly, and it seems like no one else has heard it. Has anyone else heard the quote: “America, where a hundred miles is short and a hundred years is long”? [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Finding 30 year old women look like kids. [Lou Cam](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/louisecameron)3 hours ago (edited) When I was a teen I always used to wonder if old people were attracted to old people or if they really felt yuck about their similarly aged partners. Now I’m amazed that I consider my age “normal”, I see pictures of my husband from when we met and think he looks like a fetus. I also can pick out people who are “our age” easily. It’s like your concept of “us” changes as we age. [reply](javascript:void(0);) [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Saw a FB post from a guy I went to high school with. He was holding a newborn baby. Thought, “Good for him, having a kid at 45.” Then read the caption. The kid is his SECOND GRANDSON. [PlatinumThe8-BitCat](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/aleksandarrobinson)5 hours ago From what I’ve heard apparently using Facebook automatically makes you old, because apparently Facebook is just for old people [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When 20 something year Olds call me sir [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) None of my baby and childhood pictures are in color… [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Thinking about how my kids will probably never use a dark room in school. They have no idea what a cassette, floppy disk, or zip disk is. Basically, as a millennial, the fact that I got to experience and grow up during the tale end of the analog age, as well as the digital age. They will only get the digital age, & all of the societal ramifications that come with it. [VogueGal84](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/bills-natalia)3 hours ago 1984 baby here, I can completely relate to OP. But having an infant right now, I’m planning to teach him all about the 80s & 90s so he’ll appreciate the ‘evolution’ of technology. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Remembering how it was to see without glasses [Robert Trebor](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/megapod1949)4 hours ago I wore glasses from 1954 to 2019. Cataract surgery. Glasses-free (I think I do need to get some reading glasses, though. But distance is sharp and clear (at least, after the first half-hour after waking up – still have presbyopia). [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Breaking Bad finale was 10 years ago. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Went to a museum in Seattle, and they had a video game section. A group of young teens are standing in front of a GameCube. One kid says to the other, ‘I think this is the first Nintendo.’ The other kid responds back, ‘Isn’t it the first game system ever?’ The first kid responds back, ‘I don’t know. maybe?’ [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When I talk about things I did as a kid in the 90’s and early 2000’s and now people in their late teens and early 20’s look at me like I’m an alien. I keep thinking, *”s**t, that wasn’t that long ago”*, and then I remember it was 20+ years ago now! [Irina Khruleva](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/irinakhruleva)6 hours ago My mom often says about things we discuss: “that was 2 or 3 years ago”. And then I say, “no mom, more like 8-9”. And she won’t believe me until I Google the proofs xD [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Remembering that I’ve lived long enough to see gas go from $1 a gallon to over $5. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Not being asked for my ID anymore when buying alcohol [Stephen Andrews](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/hoxlaredo)1 hour ago I go to one specific store for any age restricted purchases because they have a policy of asking for ID from everyone. Last shot at feeling that I look younger than I am. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My upper, inner thighs. As I’ve aged, they’ve become very flabby and wrinkly. It’s the signal that my skin is starting to lose its elasticity. I guess I don’t mind much, the important ones that see them don’t care either, but I don’t wear shorts anymore. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Born before google also I can score high on old tech quizzes like what is a rotary phone kids when they see a floppy disk cool someone 3d printed the save icon blockbuster – you had to drive to store to rent a movie [Amanda Rose](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/aerose101)6 hours ago I really miss Blockbuster. That was my family’s Friday night – Blockbuster, picking up a couple of pizzas (or some other fast food), watching the movie and playing board games until midnight. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Waking up everyday feeling beat up, sore, like I had worked my a*s off all day doing manual labor when I just did my usual. Oh, and flexibility is for s**t too. Back hurts, muscles tight as a drum. I just need to be taken out back and put out of my misery. Don’t get old people. Or at the least, don’t every stop moving and stretching. Switching careers and going back to school at 46 ruined me. Now I work 12 hours shifts, overnights, when lots of my friends are starting to retire. -edit: I went back to school to become a nurse. Got my RN and the next month covid hit. I’m not a smart man [ThéveNinja (she/her)](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/as-monroe9)6 hours ago OP is right: seriously, we CANNOT stop moving/stretching. It’s a compounding/exponential effect [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) All the things that I adored as a child either cause me shame or incidentally ceased to exist [longlivethequeen554](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/longlivethequeen554)18 minutes ago Never be ashamed man. I own my love of OG Noddy and Care Bears [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Ever wake up in pain from sleeping wrong? Don’t worry you will and that my friend is when you know your old as s**t. [Amanda Rose](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/aerose101)6 hours ago I’m just in pain, period. Doesn’t matter what I do or don’t do. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Last week, hearing on thr radio that Carson Daly celebrated his bday, turned 50. I used to see him way back when on TRL. First dude, that I ever saw wearing nail polish before. Just amazing how much time has gone by, and how he has progressed. [AndThenICommented](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/adinaisme)6 hours ago That no one remembers Chris Hardwick as the old host from MTV’s singled out, but a major Gaming Industry player. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Student of mine coming in singing Teenage Dirtbag. I go “wow cool where did you hear that song?” She goes “oh on a golden oldies CD in my mom’s car” That hurt a little not gonna lie. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) games with s****y graphics but incredible story lines [Mike stanczyk](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/stanczyk)5 hours ago I miss the innovation. What’s the innovation between Diablo 1 2 3 and 4? Yes the storylines are different and the graphics are better but where’s the innovation otherwise? They all play about the same. How is Diablo 4 different from this game https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_(1992_video_game) [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Hearing a cover of a song you remember hearing when it first came out I have taught the children of my former students. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When I heard Gen Z’ers refer to the 1990’s as “the late 1900’s” [UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you)](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/michaelswanson)3 hours ago That was a shocker the first time I heard it. I knew my great-great-grandmother, and she was born in the late 1800s. Now people are referring to my birth era in the same way. But it’s okay. Life moves fast, 2060 will be here in flash, and all you whippersnappers will be wondering what the hell your grandkids are talking about. And you’re gonna hate their music! [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) “What’s a DS?” [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I still use my AOL email account. I used to get made fun of for that. Like, ‘AOL? How old are you?’ Now, I don’t think many people under 30 even know what AOL is/was. No one says anything when I tell them my email address. I’m now too old to even be made fun of, I guess [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I was listening to the radio, and I realized I didn’t like the new music on it…and, gradually, the realization and horror crept in [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My s****y knees [The Doom Song](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/lil-lauzie-10)3 hours ago My right knee will always tell me when it’s gonna rain. I’m not quite 40 yet [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When professional athletes I used to watch have kids getting drafted. Constant visits to the doctor. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When I remember people only by their surnames Stairs [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) My younger brother-in-law walked in the room a few months back while I was watching Alf, and he asked me if I was watching The Muppets [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Back pain That people born in 2009 are freshmen in high school now [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Getting an invitation to my 25th high school reunion [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) People sharing pictures of their grandfathers and they are like photos from the 90s of dudes I went to college with…ouch. [Jaaawn](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/landaulitewski)1 hour ago (edited) Seeing comments like ‘this is my mum and dads favourite song’ under YouTube videos of music you loved when you were younger. Also, was watching videos of Amy Winehouse performances and people were saying they were only young kids when she died but love her. Makes me so happy to know she has new generations of fans. Oh and comments under 9/11 documentaries that say ‘even though this happened before I was born, I still feel the horror.’ Makes you realise how fast time really goes. Johnny Knoxville has white/silver hair now…. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) When Gen Z’ers tell me what year they were born after I’ve had an adult conversation with them [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) I look in the mirror, and that 72 year old face looking back at me says it all. I’ve been in the Navy for 14 years now and I had on of the new boots(Barley Out Of Training) ask me how old I was and I told him I was 35 and he reply “Dang you were born in the late 1900’s. My world has been shook ever since. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Pearl Jam is considered classic rock. Shoot me. Please. Also, watching Kevin Love hobble up and down the court but knowing he is 12 years younger than me. The Nintendo wii(my childhood console) was first published almost 17 years ago. That’s pretty damn long if you ask me. [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Zoomer humor [View More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Doing half an hour of any kind of work that I used to be able to do all day long. Also, standing up after sitting for an hour. [Sandra Gleeson](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/sandragleeson)6 hours ago You need to move more to be able to keep moving as you age. My husband is 62 and still runs, goes to the gym and works hard in his business (he owns a demolition company so no office for him) at 54 I spend at least 30 hours a week doing physically demanding work, and about the same doing lighter stuff. Gotta move it or you will lose it I went to the science museum in london a couple months ago and they had an iPhone 3 there… in a museum. Made me feel ancient [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) Quoting Seinfeld to my students who sit there with vacant eyes. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) So I was at the checkout yesterday, and the girl who is about 16 or 17 running the register hands me my receipt and says, “Have a good day sir. I’m only 26, but I felt ancient in that moment. I’m to the point in life where teens are calling me, sir. [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) knowing my little sister is now 15 years old. i used to give her her bibber (milk bottle, not sure what’s the good word for it). [View more comments](javascript:void(0);) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/abandoned-places-before-after-pablo-iglesias-maurer/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/couple-brother-sister-dna-reddit/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/rude-passenger-tries-to-steal-plane-seat/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/neighbor-reports-shed-being-too-big/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/oddly-satisfying-perfect-fit-pics/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/deep-water-fear-thalassophobia/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/bride-gets-revenge-cousin-plan-wear-red-on-wedding/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/interesting-cool-tattoos/) [](https://www.boredpanda.com/handshake-deals-employee-tricked-paid-time-off/) [Rob Chapman](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/houseofatreus2000)3 hours ago (edited) Star Trek: The Next Generation is more than a decade older than The Original Series was when TNG premiered. As a Trekkie, that REALLY makes me feel old. [Delta Dawn](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/msonntag1028)47 minutes ago (edited) Want to feel even older? Try watching an episode of ST:TNG. Want to feel really young? Look at a recent photo of William Shatner, who was in his 30s when he starred in ST:TOS in the 60s. Dude hasn’t changed appearance in 30+ years! He still hosts at TV show on Netflix. [Load More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [T5n](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/tristandstevens)6 hours ago I’m rather young(mid 20s), but I work at a placer that I volunteered as a teen.I mentioned that I had been there 10 years(9 of volunteering and 1 of working with more to come) and One of our new teen volunteers told me that they were 4 when I started. That was the first time I truly felt old. [Delta Dawn](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/msonntag1028)50 minutes ago A sudden abiding interest in birds and birding appears out of nowhere in middle age. Also, I still like to use periods at the end of my sentences. [Load More Comments](javascript:void(0);) [Rob Chapman](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/houseofatreus2000)3 hours ago (edited) Star Trek: The Next Generation is more than a decade older than The Original Series was when TNG premiered. As a Trekkie, that REALLY makes me feel old. [Delta Dawn](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/msonntag1028)47 minutes ago (edited) Want to feel even older? Try watching an episode of ST:TNG. Want to feel really young? Look at a recent photo of William Shatner, who was in his 30s when he starred in ST:TOS in the 60s. Dude hasn’t changed appearance in 30+ years! He still hosts at TV show on Netflix. [Load More Replies…](javascript: void(0);) [T5n](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/tristandstevens)6 hours ago I’m rather young(mid 20s), but I work at a placer that I volunteered as a teen.I mentioned that I had been there 10 years(9 of volunteering and 1 of working with more to come) and One of our new teen volunteers told me that they were 4 when I started. That was the first time I truly felt old. [Delta Dawn](https://www.boredpanda.com/author/msonntag1028)50 minutes ago A sudden abiding interest in birds and birding appears out of nowhere in middle age. Also, I still like to use periods at the end of my sentences. [Load More Comments](javascript:void(0);)
