It’s true that it’s hell getting old, but it’s also true that all of the aches, pains, droops, and grays are better than the alternative. Not everyone gets to age, gets to have more and more birthdays, so we should remember that, and be grateful.
https://twitter.com/exfatalist/status/1216474197800689664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1216474197800689664&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgod.dailydot.com%2Fover-30-twitter-aging-tropes%2F
That said, it’s not always pretty or easy, and if you’re not experiencing any of these aging tropes yet, well…people who are just ahead of you promise they’re coming.
16. I think it’s more that you stop caring about stuff that doesn’t matter.
I used to think that when older people said you slowly stop caring was a weird tripe for people who had little empathy to begin with.
It’s AMAZING how little I care about now.which has been deadening and fueling my anxiety.
So 36 is weird. Hooray!
— RagingToro (@RagingToro) January 13, 2020
15. One day you realize you’re too old to watch the Grammys.
A lot of modern music sounds weird/horrible. Being young and loving music I always said I would keep up with music trends as I got older. But no. I can’t abide 85% of what I hear to be honest; and am still wedded to the music of my youth.
— Hatpin Drill (@PippinDrill) January 13, 2020
14. Welcome to making a serious investment in mattresses and pillows.
I was sleeping, why does my body hurt?
— Seth Needs a New Display Name (@ProfChestnut) January 12, 2020
13. You did not know anything in your 20s.
https://twitter.com/exfatalist/status/1216480084137324544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1216480084137324544&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgod.dailydot.com%2Fover-30-twitter-aging-tropes%2F
12. You’re going to need to up your recovery time.
Not being able to bounce back after doing something less than healthy.
Me at 16: *eat two whole cheesesteaks and most of the fries for lunch, feel normal by dinner*
Me at 32: *eat a cheesesteak and some fries for lunch, dead by 3pm*
— Becoming The Bone Pharoah in 2020 (@kaldrenon) January 12, 2020
11. Seriously, you’re going to want to join that gym now.
Middle-age spread / metabolism going to sh^t. I didn’t think anyone was.*lying* about it, mind you. I just didn’t realize how bad it would be.
— Kristin Carney / Ana Bollocks (@anabollocks) January 13, 2020
10. Old does not equal classic, my friends.
Getting very upset when songs from the 90s and early 2000s turn up on the classic rock radio station.
I don’t know what musical hell I’ve found myself in but Nickelback is not, and will never be, “classic rock”.?
— AlleyRose (@kSkyeGre) January 13, 2020
9. I’ve got a weird crick in my neck as I’m typing this.
Bodies @ 30: Happy birthday, dumbass! *breaks in 15 places*
— » dr mrs the mothman » ?? (@exfatalist) January 13, 2020
8. Teenage you literally cannot imagine.
Waking up way too early and just … being awake for the day because you can’t fall back asleep. What even is that.
— FuzzBeed Eli (@FuzzBeedEli) January 13, 2020
7. It honestly just doesn’t matter anymore.
As a kid I thought it was crazy my dad didn’t automatically know his age. Now I have to do complex mathematics across a century every time someone asks me how old I am.
— Beth Mentink (@mentink21) January 13, 2020
6. Just start being grumpy now and save yourself some time.
Eye sight dropping off a cliff
Suddenly being the old person who talks to young people and seeing ” urgh why is he talking to us look”
Young people in tech stores assuming I’m an idiot.
Being grumpy a lot.
— Jono (@jonoabroad) January 13, 2020
5. You do face your own mortality more often.
Actually worrying you might die when you get a minor injury/illness.
Me, 24, with H1N1: WHATEVER I’M GONNA TAKE A LONG LUNCH TO HIT THE DOCTOR AFTER 3 WEEKS THEN BACK TO BUSINESS.
Me, 35, tripping in my own home: I wonder how long it will take for someone to find my body.
— ? strong independent acid snake ? (@poodlesprings) January 12, 2020
4. And wasn’t that just a few years ago?
https://twitter.com/exfatalist/status/1216495298236776452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1216495298236776452&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgod.dailydot.com%2Fover-30-twitter-aging-tropes%2F
3. Not until the day we die.
The 90s were 10 years ago and that’s never going to change.
— Jez (she/her) (@typesetjez) January 13, 2020
2. And honestly this life is so much better.
— Stone Cold Jane Austen (@Magzdilla2early) January 13, 2020
1. Knees are just not built to last.
I don’t think I took seriously the idea that I needed to be careful with my joints on the ski hill as a woman in her late 30s.
My ACL paid for it. 🙁
And I’m in good shape! Like, it’s not because I’m out of shape! Knees are just bullsh^t.
— Jessica Langer, PhD (@DrJessicaLanger) January 13, 2020
As someone who has now exited her 30s, I can confirm that what these people say is true.
But also that (almost) everything does get better with age.
Did these ring true for you? Are you dreading getting old? Embracing it? Confess in the comments!