You know when you've gotten old when,

[ktheodos]

2016 was a crazy year...

[fillfran82]

Hello!

Yes it is trully sad, so many have lost their life, and there are more deaths to come on 2017. I'm getting old, I recently find out that the music I grew up listening to are now 20 years old. Wow time flies and flies. I hope to be alive to see many more changes.

[sfreeman8]

I was shaken up when my icons died when I was in my 20s on up. I loved so many that played gansters - George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney (or is he still living?), then there's the horror movie starts like Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and then the others, Robert Stack, Rod Sterling, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, Errol Flynn, Elvis, and more.

Personal best friends are gone, one 10 years ago, one 2 years ago, and one a year ago. I only have acquaintances now. Our paper is filled with young ones in their 20s-60s. Some suddenly, some of cancer. Rare to have them go of natural causes 9in their sleep) around my area.  What really shakes me up is classmates who have died in the past couple years. That's enough or I'll get depressed. :'

[MichelleHW101]

Honestly, the only time I actually feel old is when another Hollywood Icon I grew up watching has died.  It just blows my mind that the year 2000 was almost 20years ago.  I still watch the old shows I grew up watching since I don't care much for the new ones outside of a handful.  What saddens me is how privileged I feel growing up in the 80's.  The music sounded like music not something from a computer.  The tv shows had real actors who threw themselves into each role they played.  The cartoon animation was all drawn proportionate and everything was about thinking and morals and lessons taught.  We had He-Man, She-Ra, the Littles, Gimmie Bears, Mr Rodgers.  We were raised with going outside to play with friends, and if we wanted to talk to someone we went to their house, talked on the phone, or sent letters.  Our legos didn't have instructions or were build sets that only came with parts to build specific things on the box.  There was a maturity back then which isn't present now.  We didn't looked at being spanked at parent abuse.  We knew the difference.  So yes, when I pause to think how old I am it scares me but thinking about all the things I grew up with, it makes me proud to be the age am.             

[themrs13]

That is so true, A lot of greats are gone

[gsdoss]

When my grandchildren are in their 20's

[monnee]

That's all part of the human life cycle on earth.  People come and they go.

[jkhanson]

I hear ya. My daughter is turning 4 tomarrow.

Bigpar:  Wait until your youngest child is 36 years and getting close to 37!  And that's your youngest.  All I can advise you is remember to be mindful of the present and enjoy the moments.  Try to make memories to keep in your mind as both you and your children grow older.

My oldest turns 38 this year....I have grandchildren turning 21 down to 6 weeks!

Make memories at every stage, because time really does fly past fast! 
Memory making tonight included crawling on the floor with race cars with the two year old grandson and vacuuming the living room with him (at his request!)  Calvin loves the vacuum.

[cwillard1]

you have trouble walking down the stairs in the morning

[judylucas]

Many of my friends and neighbors and the love of my life have passed away so that makes me not feel old but know i'm old

[mgint]

you have grey hair

[adriarobi]

I gave up on Hollywood icons when Gregory Peck died, and boy does that age me! Think i was in my 40's, now in my 70's.

What hurts now is when my son died, at 43, my nephew at 63.  The losses are closer now.

 

[yaayme]

You know you're getting old when...

You watch award shows and don't know half of the people nominated.