You Know You're Old When . . .

You go house hunting with your daughter and son-in-law and look at a house built in 1995. You tell them, "At least you wouldn't have to worry about replacing the furnace and air, since the house is only 10 years old!" Because the 90's was the last decade, right?

You look at tire reviews online and you read a one-star rating given by a boy your daughter played with in kindergarten. How is that kid old enough to be rating tires? Because no matter how old your own children get, their friends somehow remain the same age as when you knew them.

You visit a landmark, historical cemetery on a road trip (more on that in another post) and stop in the office to get a map. A man in a suit hands you his business card and lets you know that there are still 5,500 plots available, if you're interested. Because these whippersnappers are just plain rude!

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  1. joehAugust 16, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    Ooh, I can relate to all of these.

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  2. CraigAugust 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM

    It's the young co-workers who are younger than half my kids that get me. . .

    And of course, things that I remember clearly, like the first moon landing, or the Kennedy assassination, happened 40-50 years ago. . .

    Yeesh. . .

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    1. BijouxAugust 16, 2015 at 7:07 PM

      Yes, when you put an age on events, it truly is shocking!

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  3. Pat HattAugust 16, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    lol well I guess it is never too early to get one of those 5,500 plots hahaha

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    1. BijouxAugust 16, 2015 at 7:08 PM

      Little did I know I can be buried amongst the rich and famous!

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  4. Stephanie FarisAugust 16, 2015 at 7:40 PM

    LOL, I knew I was old when they stopped carding me. Younger people also no longer show surprise when I say I'm old or, "Yeah, you probably don't remember that because I'm much older than you are."

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    1. BijouxAugust 16, 2015 at 7:50 PM

      You might still get carded again. I've been carded twice in the last five years!

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  5. Pixel PeeperAugust 16, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    Yes, yes, yes - exactly yes! I remember Erma Bombeck said something about feeling old when the bishop at her church was younger than she was. My sister once said that being old was "when your gynecologist is younger" than you are. Ha!

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    1. BijouxAugust 17, 2015 at 7:16 AM

      Yes, for some reason, we expect people at church to be older than us! I saw a Moms Group being formed, but then I realized it was meant for moms of preschoolers!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 16, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    We just got the cemetery plot info in the mail.

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    1. BijouxAugust 17, 2015 at 7:16 AM

      I guess they aren't running out of land for us, yet!

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  7. KatAugust 16, 2015 at 9:48 PM

    Hahaha!!! Oh no!!!!! That last one slays me. What a rotten egg! ;)
    I am always thinking everyone is about my age or older. Just found out one of the mommy friends I've been hanging out with (that I thought was older than me) is actually about 7 years younger. Oh man. Guess I'm not one of the "young" mommies anymore. Ah well. ;)

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    1. BijouxAugust 17, 2015 at 7:17 AM

      It does stink when you think someone is your age, and then find out you could have been their babysitter!

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  8. bettyAugust 16, 2015 at 11:14 PM

    I remember feeling old when I was in a store and a clerk asked "is there anything I can help you with ma'am" and I looked around and there was no one there in the store but me.

    betty

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    1. BijouxAugust 17, 2015 at 7:18 AM

      I really hate being called 'ma'am'!!!

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    2. CraigAugust 17, 2015 at 10:42 AM

      I think I was still in my 30s the first time a college-age grocery clerk called my 'sir'. . . You never forget your first 'sir'. . .

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  9. Purple AssassinAugust 17, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    I think it's not on the outside, but the inside.

    my mother wrote a few days ago - growing old is mandatory, but growing up is not!

    Take care.

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  10. Rob KAugust 17, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    Ouch! I've made the decade mistake, too. And one time I got flyers for both a cemetery and an old age home in the same day's mail. Make up your minds, guys!

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    1. BijouxAugust 17, 2015 at 7:20 AM

      People in their 50's should not be getting retirement home info! That is just ridiculous!

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  11. AnonymousAugust 17, 2015 at 9:10 AM

    Omg someone tried to sell you a grave site?! That is just plain creepy! I am not sure how I would take that!

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  12. Rob KAugust 17, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    I didn't take it well, Shae!

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    1. BijouxAugust 17, 2015 at 4:44 PM

      I threw the business card directly into the trash can.

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  13. nickAugust 17, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    I haven't had any of those experiences, but I do feel old when someone implies I might be a little feeble and might need some help with something quite routine. And when travel insurance companies quote me ludicrous premiums because I'm old and therefore liable to drop dead at any second. But otherwise I don't feel old at all. I know I'm 68 but that's just an abstract figure that means nothing very much.

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    1. BijouxAugust 18, 2015 at 7:51 AM

      Oh dear. No one wants to be thought of as feeble. Hopefully, they just think they're being polite!

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  14. SlimExpectationsAugust 18, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    I think we all grow old, but it is on us how we deal with it :)
    Now, my 9 year old has started to leave notes to me instead of telling me what he needs for school, now thats what made feel old just few days ago :)

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    1. BijouxAugust 18, 2015 at 7:51 AM

      I always tell my kids to leave me a note. Otherwise, I'll forget!

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  15. Secret Agent WomanAugust 18, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    I find it unsettling when I hear about my kids' friends doing things like getting married or having babies. How are they old enough? And I also think of the '90's as very recent.

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  16. Mary KirklandAugust 18, 2015 at 2:23 PM

    My daughter is 24 years old and I still see her friends as the little kids they were when I first met them.

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  17. sageAugust 20, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    I am sure I posted here... but don't see it. You know, I have been thinking about where my ashes might return to the earth lately

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    1. BijouxAugust 20, 2015 at 12:29 PM

      I prefer to bury my head in the sand on that topic.

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  18. Blue GrumpsterSeptember 2, 2015 at 6:24 PM

    Because... the 90's was the last decade? It wasn't? Hmmmmm

    Well, time does fly
    Making me cry
    Not whine
    Or dine ;)

    Hey, how's life?

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    1. BijouxSeptember 3, 2015 at 1:27 PM

      Life is moving too fast for us
      Sometimes I think we've missed the bus!

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    2. Blue GrumpsterSeptember 12, 2015 at 6:37 PM

      And the plane... I know what you mean.

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