Now I am old……….
1.) I am flattered, rather than annoyed, when someone in an orange tiger onesie with whiskers painted on their face in eyeliner pen chats me up on a night out.
2.) I rarely ever have a night out in the first place.
3.) My idea of a first-rate Saturday night is watching Strictly Come Dancing with my mother.
4.) Strictly is way better than X Factor.
5.) Accidentally turning over to the X Factor final prompts comments like “what are these jokers doing? This is awful.”
6.) I find myself suddenly being a nice person and making magnanimous comments like, “well yes I know she has twelve children and is on benefits, but I’m not one to judge, and I’m sure she has a very difficult life.”
7.) I find myself wishing people behind me would just pull out any grey hairs they see, as I CAN’T REACH THEM DAMMIT!
8.) I start worrying about things like being “mutton dressed as lamb.”
9.) And wondering I should cut my hair before I start looking a bit witchy.
10.) Most conversations with people I don’t know very well include a reference to my age, usually accompanied by phrases like “you don’t look that old” and “I would never have guessed you were that old.”
I am going to start hanging out in old people’s homes. Surely age is relative, right?
I must also be old since ALL of these things apply to me as well. In fact, I know I’m old, I shouldn’t have needed a list to tell me! I recently cut off my witchy hair and kind of miss it, embrace the witchy hair I say 😉
I intend to! I feel like I have to wait as long as possible before cutting my hair now, as once it’s off it won’t be coming back!
I must be old too lol! Thanks for linking up to #justanotherlinky xx
My pleasure. Thanks for hosting. Have a great Christmas.
I’m old too! No wait … I am old! 😉 So funny, thank you for giving me a smile today 🙂
I was 35 this year and still can’t believe it – it sounds like an age that belongs to someone else! #TheBabyFormula
It does, doesn’t it! Someone else like my own mother, for example!
Hehe, definitely relate to this! Pretty much everyone I work with is over 60 too so all my ‘adult’ conversations are about doctor’s surgery waiting times and the youth of today. 🙂 #TheBabyFormula
Ah, the youth of today! To be honest, even though I am still a few years off sixty, I find myself referring to them in slightly patronising tones already.
I can definitely relate to every point…. I must be old too! Great post!
Thanks for linking up, have a fab New Year #thebabyformula
Thanks. You too! x
Love this! I am getting old too and agree with most of your points. Strictly is WAY better than the X Factor. 🙂 Really enjoyed this post. Thanks for linking up to #TheList x
Thank you for commenting. Happy New Year! x
I recently saw something that summed it up perfectly:
I keep thinking ‘Oh man, how am I allowed to be an adult? I’m so immature.’
Then I spend time with teenagers, and I’m like ‘Okay, yeah. I am an adult. I am totally an adult.
Haha! Happy new year 🙂
Yes, quite. I’m a teacher so used to being the authority figure amongst teenagers. Nowadays they have to explain new-fangled cultural trends, such as Justin Bieber and the younger Kardashians, to me.
So scared, I can relate to so many of these. I am most definitely, categorically, old *wails*. Stricly is most definitely better than X-Factor, I thought the grey hair things was just me (I wish people would pull out the ones I cant see too!) and I spend waaaay to long thinking about whether some clothes are age appropriate *sob*. Thanks for linking up another great post to #MarvMondays! Emily
Oh no, the grey hair thing is everyone. I wish I could embrace it, but I can’t, and I think those who say they can are probably lying!