Getting Old...
 

So as i approach another birthday i have been thinking about growing old. I still feel like a teenager and people still treat me like one but i have begun to notice a few lines around my eyes and i have found 5 grey hairs so far. I find that my insurance agent treats me like a regular adult and wants to chit chat about the weather whenever i go in for a change in my policy... one of those was recently- even though i don't turn 25 for a few more weeks they still are giving me the 25 and older rate for this policy period (that's awesome actually because my car's almost paid off, too... so my car expenses are going down $200 a month!!) i asked about a good student discount and they said i'm too old for it. i wanted to put my 13 yr old jeep on Pimp My Ride (it's really not as bad as some of those cars but i thought if i dirtied it up a bit they'd make it look totally new for me) but i found out that I'm too old. yes, i no longer am included in Mtv's target audience. Tonight when i did my checkout at the bar where i cocktail, i realized that the manager doing my checkout is a year and a week younger than i am. i could have had her job- but i didn't want it- and as a result i feel like some washed- up old loser.

I know that age is really only a state of mind and i totally believe it. I consider myself a kid still, but all around me, more often, i am reminded that i am not getting any younger and people are treating me like a normal adult. People are calling me "ma'am" more and more... store employees don't follow me around anymore (remember how annoying that was guys? those dorks thinking that just because you are young that you are going to shoplift... gawd that got on my nerves)

i don't know... do you guys think a quarter- life crisis exists? so many people i know are getting real jobs and getting married, and pregnancies are no longer a scary unwanted thing. if i get one more invitation to a wedding shower or a baby shower i think i am going to scream.

i think being a 20- something sucks. time to go watch Reality Bites

25 is nothing. Try being 40! That really sucks! :eek:

I do know what you mean about the employees being younger then you and having a better job or position then you do. :mad: What gets me is when I was that age I would get "no you are not older enough for this job" :shrug:

I can't stand that ma'am crap either but when they are 16 years old everyone is a ma'am to them. I have a funny story. I went to Applebee's a few months ago and the host took my take out order and called me MISS. I was thinking to myself 'Wow he got it right". It made my night for about 5 minutes until this 90 yr old lady walked in and guess what he called her?
Yep, that's right, MISS! I almost died. :lol:


I need to find out what I want to do in life myself. It seems sometimes that people just fall into careers or great jobs. I have never had that luck. It was always a struggle to find any kind of job. I want to be able to say that I met so and so who showed me about ABC and then from there I added EFG and now here I am a multi-millionaire. :lol:

Vehicles, mine falied the emissions test 3 times this past May. :eek:

MTV what is their target audience anyway? 13? :rolleyes: I hate MTV!

Grey hair? That is what hair color is for. :nod: Lines around the eyes? I think that Diss had a really good skin care brand to recommend but I don't remember the name.


I know what you mean about being that age where you are not young but you are certainly not old and you just don't feel like you fit in anywhere.
Do you have any career goals? Try to focus on where you see yourself in a few years. You are not old and you have a lot of success and great times to look forward to! Good luck to you!

Here's gettin' old for ya... I stayed home Friday and Saturday night, perfectly content, watching TV. And, yes, I had a sitter! :eek: I got up at 8:30 Saturday and Sunday morning..... :( I really need to get a life! It's OK, Jessica. I'll be 28 in 2 months, and it only get's worse! :lol:

Well, Ive noticed aches and pains in the hips and lower back when I exert meself in the garden but overall, still very few gray hairs, no noticable wrinkles either....course it might be that if I lost a few pounds Id SEE some wrinkles, but so far I look about 10 years younger than I am and I graduated in 76....

havent resorted to hair color, and Im finally trying to remember to use moisturizer or even sunscreen (actually for as little care as Ive taken of myself, I should look a LOT worse than I do, I guess Ive been lucky in the Genes dept...)

think I'll post a picture in the "what do you look like?" thread.....

Would you really want the manager's job? They work like 60 hours a week and the pay is peanuts. Meanwhile, you get to go in, work for a little while, maybe meet some interesting people and go home with cash in your hand.

I do think it exists. It doesn't really matter what other people are doing though. That's about them. It's what you want to do that really matters.

Yup. All we have is right now.

I like grey hair. :shrug:

- Jake

I thought you liked no hair? :cool:

25... wow your half way to 50 :lol: :rolleyes: :xoxo:

Sorry.... lol

I feel/felt the same way as you. I remember being bummed when I was no longer eligible to go on Road Rules. :lol: 25 is kind of a hard age, but after a little while, you'll be glad you aren't 30, yet. And remember, the important thing is that you are still hot. Wear sunscreen every day, and all that. :D That whole marriage/baby thing does suck a bit, but I never really wanted that, so it wasn't that bad. If you do want that, I'm sure it will happen for you. But really, you are quite young, so just continue to enjoy it to it's fullest as long as you can. Go out! Be Hot!!! :laugh: :xoxo:

For being 27, I've got LOTS of grey hair. It's all up front, and it frames my face. It drives me nuts.

I finally caught up on some TV time! It was nice. And, since I got up so early today, I got a lot accomplished.

LOL - I'm such an old person. Really - I complain about not meeting people - but I don't do a whole lot.

I have to REALLY be in the mood to go to bars - because generally I hate them.

So yeah - turning 25 was a freak out for me - but I'm fine now. I am ok sitting at home on a Friday and Saturday - what pisses me off are the couple of people in my life who try and make me feel bad about it. But I don't get how they don't understand that staying in is what I WANT to do...ugh. People.

Um - this isn't totally on topic - just thought I'd add my 2 cents :p

Hell...
 

I had grey in my hair at age 20!!! Have tons of it but ya have to look closely at my hair to see, It is easily noticeable around my temples (Just not on the pictures posted here recently).

I am 28 and have tons of gray hair. My students even noticed it once when my roots started growing in! It's just genetics, so it's no big deal--it doesn't make me feel old. Especially since I still look young in the face and I still have my figure. And, I'm lucky enough to have a sister who does hair for a living, so I get a great discount on professional dye jobs, ;) .

And I am really enjoying being single right now. I just broke up with someone because going out with him wasn't really adding anything to my life, the chemistry wasn't there, and I couldn't see myself spending the rest of my life with him, so what's the point? Believe me, better to be alone with the hope of good things to come than to be trapped in a relationship, wishing you were free! :nod:

Wait until you're my age... and you're no longer in ANYONE'S target audience! :mad: :laugh:

Dude, I thought you were in your early 20s? You look very young.

Thanks. :xoxo: I'm actually a decade beyond that. :eek: :lol:

see, I agree with the person who said age was a state of mind....Ive got *ahem* young *friends* I see from time to time and the age difference doesnt mean a thang! I guess I'll always be a big kid, even when Im a white hair, Ill be all about silly things and having fun :]

Wow, you are well preserved. :nod: Also, I no longer feel so old! :D I'm probly still older at 34. But I don't feel 34. Now I know what people mean when they say that.

Seriously, your stories about your young *friends* really inspire me. Really. :nod: no, really. :cool: :thumbsup:

I will turn 30 this year and am none too excited about it. But whatever, beats the alternative!

I thought you were in your twenties! I'm 34 too... here's to looking and feeling young at 34! :cool:

WOW! Here's to that! :D My cop last nite guessed I was 27. I love that. :nod:

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That's my age, too. Most often guessed. Unless someone is trying to pick me up, then they say...23 or 25. :lol: :rolleyes:

Haha, that's what guys usually say to me too but I never believe them. :lol: Still, I like hearing the words, "I thought you were 24." :thumbsup:

You do look incredibly young (not that you're old because you certainly are not). Had you not told me your age, I would have thought you were mid- twenties at the oldest :nod:

:lol: :lol: :shrug: Why not? I choose to believe. I got carded for cigarettes the other day. :shocked: But I don't think I look that old, yet. Well, not most days. :)

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.

If I start to feel old, I think about the positive things that I've got because of my age. There's a lot to be said for settling into your career, having confidence in what you do, and being above the youngsters battling each other for rungs on the career ladder.

I also think about things I've experienced that no longer exist and younger people will never be able to enjoy. For example: I used to love the smell of mimeographed copies and can dredge that wonderful oder up from my memory at any time. You kids don't know what you missed (or even what the hell I'm talking about).

Basically, enjoy where you're at, because what you think of as problems now will seem trivial in the future. But don't fear the future, because cool stuff awaits you there.

No, you definitely look years younger than your age.

Good because I wasted my 20s doing stuff I didn't want to do, now I'm doing some of the stuff I wanted to do then. I'm too "old" to be single according to a lot of people. But I don't care, I'm happy. I will meet someone at some point. Things are really good and I do not feel old. I also agree that age is a state of mind. I think I need some younger "friends" though. :lol:

Thanks for saying that, Riss. Also, I thought you were like 20. I still don't know how old you actually are. Is that about right? You say you're young but "old", I do get that. I am younger now than I was in my 20s because I am much more light hearted, believe it or not! I was always worried about something back then.

Thanks for this nice post and perspective, and hello from a fellow Bostonian. :wavey:

I remember mimeograph machines, we had them still in grammar school.

I see pictures of myself when I was a teen and think how pretty and thin I was, too bad I could not see that then. But the point is to appreciate me today, which can be a constant battle. The gym helps because I know it's good for me so it gives me a boost. I think that might be the fountain of youth.

Girl, just you wait! if you're lucky enuff to meet a guy who likes older women, you are in for a TREAT! :thumbsup: :eek: :]

I DID post my boytoy pic once upon a time.....didnt you see it?

That was a nice post, great points. Though I may already be looking at that knee replacement, you are mainly right. I feel very happy that I was born in time to experience some of the seventies and early 80's.

Thanks! And, of course, you look younger than I do. ;) We're so hot and young... :laugh: :p

35 was my favorite year so far.

Hmm, I don't think so, you look pretty young. It's fun to be hot and young! :laugh: Being hot is, like, the most important thing and stuff. :lol:

Your cop? Is there something you want to tell us darling? :laugh: