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KarenS

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6. This,,,,

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:27 PM

Oct 12

"You want to ask a parent about something that happened when you were a kid that you can't quite recall but then you remember that you can't ask them because they're dead."

just happened the other day,,,,

Plus,,,,
Something happens that you want to tell one of them about,,,, and you can't because they're dead.

Getting old is hard and sad and painful.

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You know you are old when...(add your thoughts) [View all] irisblue Oct 12 OP

When HQ at work said 'I need that immediately' you busted your butt to make the afternoon deadline for express mail. MLAA Oct 12 #1

You listened to Classic Rock when it was the new stuff!! KarenS Oct 12 #2

Agree. debm55 Oct 12 #18

Live for the Music, give it everything that you got BOSSHOG Oct 12 #26

you listened to classic rock on the "alternative" FM station DBoon Oct 12 #29

Yep. Different Drummer Oct 12 #50

Depends. multigraincracker Oct 12 #3

oh goodness,,,, KarenS Oct 12 #9

... You grunt a little bit as you stand up, pushing off from the arm rests. Ocelot II Oct 12 #4

This,,,, KarenS Oct 12 #6

You remember listening to heavy rock music on the radio and now it's... LogDog75 Oct 12 #20

You are at the supermarket and hear "I wanna be sedated" on the background music DBoon Oct 12 #31

If you can, don't use the armrests to push off, struggle and stand. Prairie_Seagull Oct 12 #36

I normally don't use the armrests, except to get out of the saggy couch. Ocelot II Oct 12 #37

I am sure my wife and grown kids are Prairie_Seagull Oct 12 #41

I have Rice Krispy knees. VGNonly Oct 16 #71

Back In My Later Band Days. . ProfessorGAC Oct 12 #42

Scrolling down for your birth year... happybird Oct 12 #5

You remember test patterns on late-night TV screens. brush Oct 12 #7

That's it, causing a repetitive motion injury. surfered Oct 12 #8

All of your doctors look like they're 12 years old. livetohike Oct 12 #10

Oh yeah that is so true. Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #17

oof Skittles Oct 12 #52

My GP is retiring in December happybird Oct 14 #64

You want to tell people something but no one cares. Srkdqltr Oct 12 #11

You remember phone numbers so you can dial them Onthefly Oct 12 #12

I called our house phone number from 1972 a few months ago, it is now a 'fun gastro pub' irisblue Oct 12 #13

Haha! I should do the same. Onthefly Oct 12 #58

Your kids collect Social Security padfun Oct 12 #14

ooh Skittles Oct 12 #23

when your get up and go has got up and left you behind. GreenWave Oct 12 #15

You hurried home or hurried through supper Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #16

When someone tells you "You knew Christ when he was a Corporal" LogDog75 Oct 12 #19

When your pharmacist knows you by name. duncang Oct 12 #21

You dialed "O" for the operator to reach police, fire, ambulance; the mailman came twice a day; you were LoisB Oct 12 #22

When the out-dated Sears catalog... oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 12 #32

Yes, indeed. LoisB Oct 12 #33

Pull out your filled Green Stamp books central scrutinizer Oct 12 #24

They're collectible Marthe48 Oct 12 #34

The entire city police force looks half your age. OldBaldy1701E Oct 12 #25

When everyone you see who are your own age are so old. Rustynaerduwell Oct 12 #27

Went to a reunion recently. My former classmates were ancient. Ocelot II Oct 12 #40

My daughter, just born, turned and looked at me when I said.... underpants Oct 12 #28

When you get in your new truck BOSSHOG Oct 12 #30

When I was shopping for a new car and the salesman opened the hood, Ocelot II Oct 12 #38

Oh Progress BOSSHOG Oct 12 #45

One shot of vodka is more than enough Marthe48 Oct 12 #35

One glass of wine usually makes me want to go to sleep. Ocelot II Oct 12 #39

When you're in your car and feel a spreading warmth on your seat. Lunabell Oct 12 #43

I wish I had heated seats! Ocelot II Oct 12 #46

They're really nice on a cold day. Lunabell Oct 12 #57

I live in Minnesota. Freezing is just normal here. Ocelot II Oct 12 #59

I'm unintentionally turning BOSSHOG Oct 12 #48

My Moment Happened Quite Some Time Back ProfessorGAC Oct 12 #44

When 50 year olds look like kids, you're old BOSSHOG Oct 12 #49

You have an entire conversation with your spouse and at the end realize BoomaofBandM Oct 12 #47

Your granddaughter responds, "Paul McCartney? Never heard of him." n/t dobleremolque Oct 12 #51

When you can't find a new car to buy Aussie105 Oct 12 #53

where do i begin? gay texan Oct 12 #54

Look younger! Dear_Prudence Oct 12 #55

When nobody cared about your politics RainCaster Oct 12 #56

I just recently got this trough with ropes on it. Put your sock on it; put your foot in it; pull the ropes and it pulls NBachers Oct 12 #60

You harken back to 1988 listening to your rock and roll station BOSSHOG Oct 12 #61

When my granddaughter told me Butterflylady Oct 12 #62

...You start using the terms 'young man' and 'young lady' unironically Aristus Oct 12 #63

You become invisible to the rest of the world. Dem2theMax Oct 15 #65

You're just as likely to look at your pill organizer box as the calendar... 3catwoman3 Oct 15 #66

You know what a "phone book" is. skypilot Oct 15 #67

You and your teeth don't sleep together. red dog 1 Oct 15 #68

You read People magazine in the waiting room-- Lulu KC Oct 16 #69

Your balls shrink from cold water... when you sit on the toilet JoseBalow Oct 16 #70

You had to switch to channel 3 to play video games sakabatou Oct 16 #72

When your garage Codifer Oct 17 #73