Feeling old?

So, how old are you and have you ever felt...old? And I don't mean that feeling of "oh I'm turning whatever age and I should feel old" or... "I'm almost ___ age, eck!"... No, what I mean is... have you ever felt young for a long time and then all the sudden you could either physically start noticing you feel older and.or you start looking around at people in their 20's (or whatever age) and they are starting to look and seem younger and younger and you realize there is no way in hell you could do the stuff that some of them do anymore (or that you used to do)?

It's really a more complicated feeling than what I just described but I'm not really sure how else to describe it. I'll be 33 soon and I didn't feel at all old at 29, 30, 31... but at 32 I can really feel it.

 

I've been feeling it for at least 2-3 years. Oh well. I feel like I actually grew up, more responsibilities. I still go get loose just not as much.

 

kind of i guess. i wouldn't say that i feel old, but i deal with a lot of kids/teenagers at work and i am constantly reminded that i don't have the kind of energy i used to.

i also feel kind of old when i get drunk and have a 3 day hangover. that shit never used to happen.

 

You know... I was thinking about this whole thing before I read that and my feeling of "oldness" coincides with about when I really started to grow up and be a true adult and handle things like an adult and all that. So maybe that is where the feeling is stemming from... cause it's really not so much an "I feel old.. like achey and tired and stuff" feeling (though I do have bad arthritis now and feel old at times, lol.. and it's not even so much younger people seeming younger (that's been happening for a while), it's all that but something different. Maybe realizing I've truly grown up and also realizing I can't ever go back (cause that would be ridiculous).... however I hope that feeling doesn't turn me into someone who can't be young at heart...hmm...idk.

 

Haha I remember when I realized it takes me a lot longer to recover from binges or what not (not that I drink or do anything else anymore), but when I was 19, 20, 21, 22... I'd go to parties (raves) in five diff cities in five diff days, roll, drink, smoke, stay up, etc and just...bounce back, go to work, whatever...
then I remember in 2008 I believe when I was 27 going to a party in Philly and freaking rolling and I felt it (in a bad way) for like a week.

The things that 20 year olds can handle....*shakes head*

 

I'm going to 53 on Saturday.

My body feels it.

My soul is as youthful as ever.

I'm letting my gray hair come in. I haven't colored my hair at all. I think I like it. The other night, I decided why. It's because when I see it, I am reminded how much time has passed and how little I have left. That reminds me to enjoy every moment from here on out.

 

I have gray hairs.

 

I'm 56 going on 86... FML

 

That's your signal.

 

I have a gray beard...

 

Signal for what? That it's all downhill from here on out? lol.

 

No, no, no! Your signal to start watching for and dividing out and choosing more of the quality moments as you head forward.

 

I use lotion with "anti-aging properties." I'm 26 years old and look no older than 18 most days. But dammit, I'm feeling 30 creeping up and I'm taking preventative measures while I still look like a kid. Haha.

 

Its really hit me this year. I've always felt really young for my age, I've always had too much energy and been carefree and pretty irresponsible. Basically like a 5 year old in an adult body. The past few months have been a bit different - I haven't slept more than a 3hour block at a time for months, I'm entirely responsible for another living being, I don't have time to exercise or do yoga as much as I would like, things i've always really relied on to feel balanced. I feel like I've aged 5 years overnight.

 

Today I went to the mall for the first time in a long while. I dropped a hundred dollars at Things Remembered and another hundred dollars at Yankee Candle.

Who spends that much money at those stores? Let me tell you who: old women.

Furthermore, I brought my husband into Aerie and then the teen part of Victoria Secret to compare. We decided our daughter is not going to wear underwear from either of those places until she's at least 16. This actually stems from a prior conversation about VS marketing to tweens.

It doesn't really matter....

Ever since I became a mom, I've definitely felt older.

 

Hitting my 30s freaked me out a bit. I wish I was still in my 20s. I think what freaks me out more than anything is how fast time passes as you get older, coupled with the realization that there is a limited amount of time to do things that should be done while still young. I guess the good thing is that I am healthy and still look pretty good for my age.

 

Hitting 30 didn't really bother me, it just felt and sounded weird. But the weirdest thing about my 30s is that I'm starting to want a wife and kids. Not sure what's going on there.

 

Alcohol, I really cant handle alcohol like I used to.

I dont get these old rockers that are still throwing down a bottle of JB once a day

Nowadays half a bottle of wine and I'll just pass out


Other than that I prefer it nowadays, was way too hyper when younger

 

33 and you feel old? Better start eating them wheaties kid lol