Millennials were kind of the pioneers of the internet age; our presence here is strong, and we were the first generation to truly grow up with the internet as a constant. But we’re not kids anymore; the youngest of us are graduating college, the oldest are hitting 40. All of this would be pretty unremarkable on its own, except it means we’re living in an era when the first internet generation is starting to feel its age for the first time, and boy oh boy do we have some stuff to say about it.
Enjoy these funny tweets from people who know they ain’t as young as they used to be.
14. Heads up
Don’t even get me started on the everlasting search for the cool side of the pillow.
Reached the age where sleeping with the wrong pillow feels like I fell out of a 12th story window.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) February 5, 2020
13. Water, water everywhere
Kid, I got plastic bags older than you.
https://twitter.com/Eden_Eats/status/1209024904072286208
12. Special delivery
Instead of those creepy songs we get push notifications.
The adult versions of the ice cream truck: pic.twitter.com/oesIFZH2Aw
— Christian Harris (@chrxstianh__) December 13, 2019
11. Deal with it
The future is bright.
Adulting is having the same sunglasses for over a year without losing them.
— MatterMote (@MatterMote) August 23, 2019
10. Interior design
Money is very sexy.
https://twitter.com/AhmadXXVII_/status/1245026886847270913
9. Twist endings
There’s no right and wrong anymore. There’s just stuff.
My thirties, so far, in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/wV1vYlCDfp
— Adam Renardson (@ARenardson) March 30, 2015
8. A new era
How. Dare. You.
In case you were having a good day, know that kids refer to the 90s as “the late 1900s”.
Alrighty. Have a good one!
— Sara Buckley (@nottheworstmom) May 28, 2020
7. Do your turn
Oh, look who’s still “dressing.” Showoff.
Me in my 20's: *dresses like I'm on the catwalk*
Me in my 30's: *dresses like I walk cats*
— bananafanafofisa (@lisaxy424) October 4, 2017
6. DOS death
Those brief moments of breathless fear as you waited to see if you’d crossed the river or not…
https://twitter.com/michaelisbasic/status/1037809157758308352
5. Strong stance
I’ll take either at this point, honestly.
https://twitter.com/paigedanielle52/status/1188597543418171393
4. Back that back up
I need both emotional AND lumbar support.
When drake said, “I’m way too young to be feeling this old.” My lower back felt that
— Tarzan Tan (@CaptainCrosslin) December 12, 2018
3. My own worst enemy
Can I? Yes. Should I? No. Will I? Mind your business.
Adulthood
Pro: U can eat 8,000 calories for lunch
Con: No one stops u from eating 8,000 calories for lunch— Antonella212 (Instagram) (@NYorNothing) May 23, 2020
2. Netflix and no chill
It goes on and on and on.
The most tiring thing about adulting to me is how CONSTANT it is.
There is ALWAYS some shit to sort out. You 'chilling' means you're probably just ignoring the million things on your to-do list.— Lord B (@tee_babz) January 13, 2020
1. Sleep is for the weak
Jump around!
How I hurt myself:
Age 5: Jumped off a swing.
Age 21: Jumped off a bar table.
Age 36: Sleeping. I literally hurt myself while I was sleeping.— Abby Heugel (@AbbyHasIssues) January 8, 2018
Well, we may not be as young as we once were. But at least we’re not as old and we’re gonna be.
What’s the strangest thing about ageing that you’ve noticed?
Tell us in the comments.