Nothing makes me feel my age like ....

foxie48

Trying anything on in our local M&S. The changing rooms have all round mirrors so there is no escape from seeing my body as it actually is.

Oh yes, dressing rooms in general remind us all of the truth!

Romola sorry about your friends

Oh yes all that scrolling, quite depressing really, especially as I zoom pass 1964 and remember seeing the Stones and the Beatles that year and I started work in 1963 when you were but a twinkle musicgirl.

Musicgirl Mon 18-Dec-23 11:37:40
I was born in the 1960s and houses of that era are called post war. I was just about coming to terms with this when I heard a news item about the declining birth rate and it referred to the high post war birth rate reaching its peak in the 1960s. My year of birth, 1964 (l was born in December of that year) was particularly cited. And yes to the scrolling further and further back on official forms to the year of my birth. Even worse when you accidentally stop it in the wrong place and have to start all over again.

How do you think I feel? Two of my children are older than you!

I've had word of three deaths of friends in the last couple of weeks, all about my own age. And others are cognitively challenged. Time is running out.
I don't feel old in myself, health still pretty good really. But I do find myself thinking about past times a lot.

MillieBoris, I agree. So many bloody age spots! Saw a dermatologist recently and was happy to hear none were cancerous. All 'age related'!! She did use a cryotherapy tool to burn a few off my face, but it's so depressing.

Yesterday I had a delivery containing alcohol and the delivery man had to verify my date of birth. As he scrolled back on his machine he said “I’ve never had to scroll back that far before!”

I was born in the 1960s and houses of that era are called post war. I was just about coming to terms with this when I heard a news item about the declining birth rate and it referred to the high post war birth rate reaching its peak in the 1960s. My year of birth, 1964 (l was born in December of that year) was particularly cited. And yes to the scrolling further and further back on official forms to the year of my birth. Even worse when you accidentally stop it in the wrong place and have to start all over again.

Being told by a doctor that a suspect mole on my thigh was an age spot. And age ranges for skin products - they don’t seem to go over 60!! Do they assume we have given up the ghost?? They should see my dressing table

Seeing myself in photos. I've never been photogenic, but it depressed me now.

Running after children makes me feel old... Their energy seems endless

Almost everything 😂😂😂

Not being able to play on the floor with my GC.

At least my doctor says “at our age”

Struggling to shake off a virus for three weeks and the extreme tiredness when it finally goes.

Not being able to sit down on the floor/ground because getting back up is so awkward

that made me laugh denbylover

A form (recently seen) set out with boxes alongside requesting age, a bit like this

20-35 []
36-40. []
41-55. []
56-65. []
OTHER

Obviously now an OTHER!

Being in A&E recently and having a CT scan and X ray due to my advanced years. Yes neck very yuk

All these aches and pains which I never used to have. Especially when you get up in the morning. Plus I just looked at my neck and it is getting those nasty crinkles. Yuk yuk and double yuk.

I don’t like mirrors!
I used to go through my house like a dose of salts, now it’s a case of doing what I can manage each day.

Fearing that the Christmas decs may have to stay up all year rather than going to the bother of squeezing the whole lot back in the attic!

my knee's....

Oh and every medical professional starting every blooming sentence with 'at your age.......'

The fact that just getting dressed in the morning has to be planned. I used to be able to just throw clothes on!

Also seeing photographs of ancient rock stars and realising they are the same age (or even younger) than me.

Foxie48, yes, bending over to try on trousers in M&S changing rooms and seeing how awful I look from behind!