"I've reached that age when..."

[UNCGrad]

Had a bit of a moment tonight at the house, and it made me feel like my mom, and then I realized, I've reached that age when...

I figured it might be a good topic for others to share.

Anyway my college-age daughter (a junior already? A JUNIOR!?) is home for the holiday break and the two hometown friends she's very close to and who all went out together tonight need to crash at the house (car issue to resolve in the morning).

Anyway, I had a moment a bit ago when they were all together in our living room with our old, OLD beagle, and I damn near teared up. It's just a nice, warm feeling of, "The kids are home."

So, I've reached that age when that hit me in all the feels.

Chime in, please *

(*I've also reached that age when anybody moving slowly - checkout lines, etc.- drive me ****ing crazy.)

 

[DanOregon]

Hell, I've reached the age when I wonder why people are driving like maniacs, when I wonder why a mature adult willinging spends thousands, tens of thousands and millions of dollars a year on their sports fandom. I mean somebody is donating big chunks of dough to these NIL deals.

I've reached the age where I tell my parents they watch too much TV. (Really!)

I've reached the age where I enjoy quiet and getting to bed early. (OMG!!!)

 

[Tighthead]

I told friends recently I am now “I hate driving downtown at night” years old.

 

[FileNotFound]

I’m at the age where a hangover lasts two days, which means I’m at the age where I stop well before I reach that point.

 

[daytonadan1983]

I'm at the age when I walk into a visiting gym, I've told the players that that the last time I was in that building, none of them had been born...and the second time it happened, I could say that about one of the assistant coaches as well.

I'm at the age where the opposing SID is younger than my youngest kid....

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

I’ve reached that age when the hangover symptoms kick in before I actually feel buzzed.

(Yeah, I quit. We think it’s an allergy.)

 

[User 149557]

I’ve just reached the age if I even look at something containing cooked tomatoes, I get heartburn.

Also the other day I realized I’d reached the age where I don’t have attachment to any object I own. I’ve gotten my wardrobe down to about a third of what it once was. My phone is nine years old and dying. My wife drives the new car and I drive the beater. Our house is…fine. I really have no emotional attachment to anything other than pictures, perhaps. A backpack of stuff, out the door and I’d miss none of it. Give me access to a good library and a place to sleep and I’d be fine. My wife is freaked out by my downsizing behavior at age 39. I’m like a senior citizen ready to go into a home.

 

[da man]

I’ve reached the age when I hear the Willie Nelson song “Still Not Dead”, with its oft-repeated opening line “I woke up still not dead again today”, my first thought is, yeah, I can relate.

FYI, this just happened when I was driving to the store last night.

 

[outofplace]

Had a bit of a moment tonight at the house, and it made me feel like my mom, and then I realized, I've reached that age when...

I figured it might be a good topic for others to share.

Anyway my college-age daughter (a junior already? A JUNIOR!?) is home for the holiday break and the two hometown friends she's very close to and who all went out together tonight need to crash at the house (car issue to resolve in the morning).

Anyway, I had a moment a bit ago when they were all together in our living room with our old, OLD beagle, and I damn near teared up. It's just a nice, warm feeling of, "The kids are home."

So, I've reached that age when that hit me in all the feels.

Chime in, please *

(*I've also reached that age when anybody moving slowly - checkout lines, etc.- drive me ****ing crazy.)

I'm sure I will have more, but I know the feeling of having a daughter who is a junior in college. Mine just drove home for the holidays Tuesday. She was having a scheduling issue and I tried to chime in. She threw me out of her room and she was rude about it. She apologized later, but told me she didn't want or need my help. She can do it on her own. She understands the situation better and can handle it herself. Just the way she put it reminded me she is an adult now. Intellectually, I know that, but I need to get a lot better at treating her that way.

 

[da man]

I'm sure I will have more, but I know the feeling of having a daughter who is a junior in college. Mine just drove home for the holidays Tuesday. She was having a scheduling issue and I tried to chime in. She threw me out of her room and she was rude about it. She apologized later, but told me she didn't want or need my help. She can do it on her own. She understands the situation better and can handle it herself. Just the way she put it reminded me she is an adult now. Intellectually, I know that, but I need to get a lot better at treating her that way.

I have reached the greatest phase of parenting: My kids have jobs and no longer ask me for money (or to solve their problems).

 

[outofplace]

I have reached the greatest phase of parenting: My kids have jobs and no longer ask me for money (or to solve their problems).

Ha! That seems a long way off. That is one reason we are happy we stopped after having one.

 

[Neutral Corner]

I have reached the age where my son turned 40.

I have reached the age that I don't get hangovers because I get sleepy before I get that drunk.

I have reached the age that I consider waking up in the morning an excellent start on the day.

I have reached the age that people I admire or find interesting die and while reading their obit I realize they were younger than I am.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

My old friends from childhood will gladly tell anyone, "BYM2, you were 60 when we were 10 so we all just caught up with you."

I've reached the age where random dads strike up conversation about how hot or cold it is.

I've reached the age where going home instead of to a bar sounds like a great idea.

I've reached the age where I ***** that all new music is ass while the stuff I grew up with is awesome.

I've reached the age where returning something to a store is a frustrating pain in the ass without a paper receipt because I refuse to download everyone's app. I was at Target Wednesday and the fact that I bought it online and (a) don't have an online profile with Target and (b) used paypal to pay since I don't have an online profile caused major headaches to try to find the necessary barcode to scan. I can't imagine how people in their 70s and 80s manage this.

 

[Cosmo]

I've carved out a nice little niche of happily drinking from mid-afternoon to early evening before heading home for a nice night on the couch. It's cheaper that way. You get to sleep at a reasonable hour. You're up at a normal hour. And I usually replace the nightcap at home with a bite of gummy so hangovers are pretty rare. I'll save the late nights for special occasions -- weddings, bachelor parties, Hold Steady concerts, etc.

Oh, and I've gotten to the age that when my teams have 8 p.m. games, it feels incredibly late. I don't even bother trying to watch Suns games unless they're on the East Coast, at least not until the playoffs.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I have reached the greatest phase of parenting: My kids have jobs and no longer ask me for money (or to solve their problems).

The greatest phase of parenting is when they have a job and no longer ask for money, but you feel great giving it to them anyways, and are happy to slip he/she an extra $50 or $100 when they visit or when you visit them. I can't solve Micro Jr's problems, but I'm happy when he asks for advice.

When my family would go visit my parents (this is into my 60s) my dad still picked up every check, would not let me (or any of my brothers) pay. It's a stage I'm happy to reach with Micro Jr.

I've reached the age where I hate going out after dark in the winter, where I'm in bed by 9 every night.

I do my bar drinking between 4-7 on Tuesdays and Fridays, got my own stool like Norm. Space out two pints to keep the cops at bay, watch FB or BB on the tube, converse with the other regulars. My little slice of heaven.

 

[ChrisLong]

One of my lifelong friends and I were born 3 days apart in 1952. Talking with her the other day, she said, "I sailed right through 50 and I handled 60 pretty well. But this 70 stuff, it's bull****. I just can't do it." I told her that I agreed 100 percent. Some things I used to routinely do, I don't even try anymore. Christmas lights on the house? Hell no. Up the ladder, down the ladder, love the ladder .... up the ladder, down the ladder, move the ladder .... etc. No way.
That is typical. Doing nothing is just fine with me.

 

[fossywriter8]

I've reached the age where, although the characters in the movies are the jerks (Principal Richard Vernon from The Breakfast Club, Judge Elihu Smails from Caddyshack, etc.), I recognize they still make few valid points.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

I've reached the age when I identify more with the maitre de than I do with Ferris Bueller.

 

[User 149557]

This thread also reminds me that I grew up pretty poor. I’ve never asked my parents for money. Like, they bought me what I needed, but you didn’t ask for money. There would’ve been a long pause and general confusion. My grandparents gave me $100 at Christmas and that had to be managed throughout the year for extras. I started writing at the newspaper in eighth grade to buy stuff.

 

[Bud_Bundy]

I was 59 when I married for the first time and inherited 2 grandsons. Now there are 4 grandsons with 3 teenagers and the other in his mid-20s. But they still hug me every time they see me, so it isn't all bad.