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Nemla said:
you know you are old when you have to explain to a teen, that not only were you not allowed to use calculators at school, but there were no computers...as in they had barely been invented.
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Exactly, or when your kids ask "did you play [insert new techie thing] like sorry, we didn't have Wii when I was young and they gasp in horror!
 
when dirt looks at you and says, "Man, is she old!"

I'm old and do wear the ripped jeans because that's what's on the clearance rack. HA! I'm old enough not to care what I look like and lovin' it!
 
This just happened last weekend- some of my favorite songs (pearl jam & alice in chains!) were on the classic rock station- as in the station my father-inlaw listens to in his truck when we were heading out to the lake house! My exact words were "Wow I feel old now that Pearl Jam is on the classic rock radio station!" :overreact
 
Tree City said:
You know you're old when...
The girl who was your train bearer is getting married. (Worse, your own DD is older than she was when she was in your wedding).
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Or when the girl you used to babysit now is a grandmother, :backingand my oldest is 19!

bestcee said:
You know you're old when.... Jumping in the trampoline only lasts a few minutes before you have to pee!
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You last a few minutes? I tried jump roping and it lasted 3 jumps...
 
For me it is that I go out of the house without wearing contacts, makeup, or jewelry, with my "uniform" being t-shirts and jeans and whatever shoes are closest to me, and I could care less. This would've horrified me when I was younger.

Or when the sales clerk asks what dye I used on my hair because it's the most beautiful shade of grey he'd seen. (I guess that's a compliment, but I still think of myself as blonde, not grey!)
 
BevG said:
When you think you are just hanging out with another mom - and then you realize you are old enough to be their mom and the kid could be your grandkid.

p.s. Happens a lot when you are an old mom to young ones (age 41 when dd was born).
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This happens to me all the time! I was 40 when my youngest was born :) Many of the moms and dads at DS's ballgames went to school with my older kids lol. When he was a baby, people would say "is he yours?"

I can relate to all of the above!!!
And also,
You know you're old when... you are watching a class of seniors graduating and you were teaching there when their parents graduated.
...the waiter at the restaurant said "You look so familiar. You actually really resemble one of our waitresses...like you could be her mother or something" (his tip dropped like a rock)
...all the new teachers at the school are younger than your children

so many.....
 
When you get excited about coconut lime Epsom salts.
When you're still expecting cards to come in the mail, even though it's been months.
When you think you had your eyes checked last year & it was really 3 years ago.
When you keep your browser windows zoomed at 150% all that time.
 
busywoman139 said:
When your 20th high school reunion is next month.....how in the world has TWENTY YEARS gone by that fast!?!?!??
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And I've just read that Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is about to turn 20 years old... I can remember reading it to see if it was suitable for my eldest (it was and he was completely addicted) but now I feel old!
 
You know you're old when....
Your kids are older than you were when you had them.

and

You know you're old when....
You just got invited to your 40th high school reunion.
 
IntenseMagic said:
This happens to me all the time! I was 40 when my youngest was born :) Many of the moms and dads at DS's ballgames went to school with my older kids lol. When he was a baby, people would say "is he yours?"
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So, my youngest brother is 4. My son is 7. The other brother in swimming lessons is 13, but only 2 inches taller than my 7 year old. Conversation at the pool: Oh, is that one yours? No, that's my brother. The one in blue is my son. Stunned silence from the lady. And I didn't even share that I had a brother in the preschool class!

I do thoroughly enjoy saying loudly to me mom: Make your son behave! when we are at the store and people are giving me the stink eye. :giggle
 
bestcee said:
So, my youngest brother is 4. My son is 7. The other brother in swimming lessons is 13, but only 2 inches taller than my 7 year old. Conversation at the pool: Oh, is that one yours? No, that's my brother. The one in blue is my son. Stunned silence from the lady. And I didn't even share that I had a brother in the preschool class!

I do thoroughly enjoy saying loudly to me mom: Make your son behave! when we are at the store and people are giving me the stink eye. :giggle
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Haha My granddaughter is 9 and as tall as my almost 12 year old and I'm sure that when we go places people assume they are brother and sister. Yesterday I was out with my son and the 8 month old grandson and someone commented on what a good big brother he is. I didn't correct them, I chose to take it as a compliment, like I looked young enough to be mom to both...even though she probably assumed I was grandmother to both :giggle.
 
Oh boy....I can pretty much relate to all of the above LOL.

You know you are old when you see a movie with a phone booth and you can remember when that was the only way to converse if you were out and about and needed to call someone.

You know you are old when you can remember when penny candy actually cost a penny. I've not heard anyone call bulk candy that in years and why would they??? It sure doesn't cost a penny anymore. When I was a kid I could buy a whole paper bag full of candy for a couple of dollars. Now it would cost about $20.
 
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