Yeah, well, looking at everybody, each generation seems to be aging better than the previous. I’m talking about people in their 30’s, give or take a few years, because that’s my age range. But I do notice that people in their 40’s and older also seem to be more youthful than the previous generations as well.
And yeah, I can perfectly see Sci-fi being popular among you middle agers 
Of course there’s all the Star Trek’s, and the X files and so on.
If I ever do, I’ll let you know 
You may have a point there. I mean, I hate to admit it, but I’m a tad bit youth-obsessed myself. Shhhhh
That is so true 
True, but the cartoons you just mentioned that are aimed at adults, are all pretty much just animated sitcoms Well, OK, cartoons like Betty Boop or Bugs Bunny weren’t, and those were movies that adults had to pay to see, I’ll grant you that), but I wonder how many 40’s somethings and older would watch animated comic book stories, the way people around my age do.
Actually, a slight hijack on my own thread. I’ve always found it funny, that at 18, you’re no longer considered a minor, unless you want to drink alcohol or gamble.
Anyway though, yeah, living at home for a long time, with your extended family seemed to mostly be an agricultural or farming thing which seemed to disappear as the number of agricultural families got smaller and smaller.
Well, I thought I’d change when my 30th birthday was approaching, but then it happened, and nothing changed. Other than I’m now out of my twenties…AND MY YOUTH IS FADING, FADING I TELL YOU…WHAAAA!!!..
Oh, excuse me, pardon the outburst. But what I’m trying to say is that turning 30 probably won’t have the affect on you that you’re looking for. But maybe you’ll feel your age when you hit 40. I mean, at least I hope that I do
Hehe, actually, it can even be someone slightly older. There was a job opening where my wife use to work, and I applied. I didn’t get it, and the guy who did was the son of one of the supervisors (gee, imagine that :rolleyes: ) Anyway, he’s about 19 or 20 I think, and just looking at him I felt a whole lot older. He looked like just a kid to me. In fact, just thinking that thought makes me feel old.
The funny thing is, even though most of us still know what kind of music that kids these days are listening to (I can’t believe I just said that :eek: ) there’s lots of stuff we listen, or have listened to, that they know nothing about. And some of it is extremely surprising. Like I heard how at a music awards ceremony (I don’t remember which, I never watch them) Avril Lavene mispronounced David Bowie’s name, because she never heard of him:eek:
I thought that everybody had at least heard the name, even if they had never listened to his music.
I’m just waiting for the day when people will start saying things like, “Stone Temple who?”
Yeah, my mother’s in her mid 50’s, but she doesn’t look it. And people who try to guess her age are very surpised when they find out what it is.
Wow, that almost describes me perfectly too. Up until my mid 20’s, I was a lot different person. I was shy, naive, and, well, a lot of things. I matured a lot in a short amount of time, but other than my personality improving, and acting like an adult on the outside, on the inside I too fee like a more worldly-wise high school kid
My wife and I have no children either, and we also like doing things like playing computer games. I don’t have any siblings, but my wife’s younger sister is married to a guy in his 40’s. They don’t have any children either, but he does have an 11 or 12 year old daughter from a previous marriage. But when I think about it, even though he’s in his 40’s, they still seem to be more like my wife and I, than, say, couples where both spouses are in their 40’s.
Hehehe, does this mean that when I hit 40, I’ll have to teach our dog to fetch my slippers, so that I relax in the easy chair, smoke my pipe, and read the paper?
You buy kids cloths and then wonder why you’re projecting a “youthful persona”? :dubious:
It’s like the reverse of how we look at grade school kids and think to ourselves, “They look so young, we seemed to be so much older when we were their age.”
A great advantage of not having any children :).
That’s an excellent point, and yes, It makes perfect sense.
Ohhh, so you’re one of those, “When you’re 18, you’re out the door!” kind of parents huh?
Actually, I’m the reverse of most people. I never moved out from my mom, she moved out from me. She moved to Alaska for a few years, and I kept the house. Untill she sold it, then I lived in something I swore I never would, and appartment :eek:
But that lasted only about a year (sorry appartment dwellers, but living in a house is SO much better)
<Joel ducks for cover as renters start throwing heavy objects at him>
Well, if they don’t, they do an excellent job of faking it.
Or at least people are polite enough not to say anything to you in front of your face Just kidding.
Yep, Auntie Em, I think having kids is the key.
I’m 31 and have been married for almost 10 years. Got two kids, almost 8 and 4.
Honestly, I haven’t felt young for years and years, and I mean that sincerely. Since at least before my four-year-old was born. The kids really, really put the miles on you, partly because you’re always having to act grown-up and responsible & take care of them, partly because you no longer have the time or money to have any fun of your own any more.
All that responsibility just evaporates your youth.
Mrs. Furthur
Remember that our perception of a 40YO is much different when we’re 30-something that it was when we were 20. The simple fact that a 40YO isn’t much older than me means that the 40YO doesn’t seem to be “old”. Go back and open up your high school yearbook from your sophomore year and look at the photos of the Seniors. Funny thing - they still look older than you, even though you may now be 15 years older than they are in those pictures. It’s because back when you knew those people, they were indeed older than you, and so the perception remains.
Brad - Yeah, it’s The Valley (like, y’know), but more and more of the people moving in are well-educated, white-collar professionals (affordable housing is one of the reasons). I grew up in Stratford, which isn’t exactly one of the centers of civilization as we know it, and saw much of the same behaviour from my peers and my brother’s peers (who is 5 years younger). The priorities are going out to party, getting drunk, going to sporting events, getting drunk, going to the casinos, getting drunk and just going out to get drunk. These are guys who are married, have kids and hold pretty responsible jobs. I won’t comment on their home lives, or how much they’re going to have to pay for therapy for their kids. Maybe it’s just me.
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Thanks for the kudos on the pics. I’ve been to Pleasure Beach when it actually had the rides open (which gives you an idea of how old I am). Hard to get there now. I heard they’re having a bridge party next week. They should have the new bridge built in no time.
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I don’t think it’s all mental or perception, I mean, I can look at TV shows or old pictures, and the people in their 30’s and 40’s look, and usually act a lot older than they do today. For example, I know actors can afford to do things to make them appear younger, but look at Charlie Sheen. Does he seem like he’s 40 or so to you? Even the elderly look a lot better than they have in the past. As mentioned before, as time goes on, we take better care of ourselves, as medicine advances we live longer, healthier lives, and people are doing more “youthful” things than the previous generations have done.
For example, when my wife made that joke about me writing this because she was playing Bubble Bobble it got me thinking. A lot of 30 something’s I know have X-Box’s or Playstation’s, I don’t remember my parents generation owning video game consoles when they were in their 30’s. When I was a kid I had an Atari 2600, but even if my mother played a game or two, it was primarily for me.