When did you realise you're starting to get old?

regulus · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:12

At what age and what made you realise?

For me it would be groaning when I get up and that 'aaah' sound that escapes your lips when I sit down. Also the usual things such as taken longer to recover from events such as drinking or heavy sports activities.

But what really brought it home was the appearance of two grey hairs on my chin stubble this morning.

I'm 31.

Larkspeed · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:15

When I realised it was getting a bit harder to get out of chairs or climb the stairs.

malachi · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:15

27, still young, alive and kicking so I havent.

Ahleckz · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:17

When I began to appreciate a post dinner nap. I'm 22 and have the aches and pains, the groans getting up and such.

GravyMonster · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:17

When I realised I hated the youth of today for being so crass and uneducated.

alchemistkevin · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:18

when you can't get into a slow slung sports car without commenting how hard it is to get out of it.

Robertnpmk · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:19

When you realise that most of the music on radio 1 is not for you!

And you turn Voluntarily to radio 2.

antijoke · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:20

When it took two days to fully recover from a night of heavy drinking.

DiCe! · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:24

24, im in my prime! except my dodgy left eye....and bad shoulder....sob

GravyMonster · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:25

Robertnpmk said:
When you realise that most of the music on radio 1 is not for you!

And you turn Voluntarily to Absolute Classic Rock.

Fixed, for me.

shoes · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:28

Spunkey said:
When I realised I hated the youth of today for being so crass and uneducated.

I'm 25 and have felt like this since I left school tbh.

Edit: Probably because I went to a grammar and most people around went to comp schools.

<retires to a safe distance>

pingwing · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:29

When you meet people who don't know what Futurama is or think the simpsons pre 2000 are "all drawn badly" and can't watch it

peterattheboro · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:31

Only recently I found out i'm old.

I played 11 a side every weekend for 3 seasons and i've just gradually started struggling with it. Meanwhile there are all these young kids (18-22 year olds) just running around destroying me.

I'm 27 nearly 28 :eek:

Cosimo · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:33

When you stop doing late nights because they knacker you.

Clav · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:34

When I stopped going out on a week night because I couldn't deal with work the next day and also 2 day hangovers

Wossi · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:34

When I saw a group of girls wearing short skirts during the winter months and thinking "They'll catch a cold dressed like that".

mrk · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:34

I don't look old; I am not yet old

enkoda · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:36

Where to begin...

1st grey hairs at 24...
Realising that some of the girls I work with are less than half my age...
Having my daughter look at old black & white photos of me and asking "Why didn't they have colour when you were a baby?"...
Explaining to my daughter why CDs won't work on a turntable...

Mason- · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:37

When you look at school girls and think their skirts are far too short!

Wossi said:
When I saw a group of girls wearing short skirts during the winter months and thinking "They'll catch a cold dressed like that".

haha exactly

dottty27 · 21 Sep 2011 at 11:38

Spunkey said:
When I realised I hated the youth of today for being so crass and uneducated.

That tbh