# Things that make me feel old. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403 "2006-01-17T20:25:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/41 "2006-01-19T19:06:10Z")
A few months ago I was at an Idols event and was chatting with one of the contestant’s father. He introduced me to a friend of his, who promptly asked “Oh, are you one of the contestant’s mother?” I could have cried. The youngest contestant was 17! To think that someone could have even briefly thought that I was old enough to be the mother of a 17 year old was just disheartening… ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/42 "2006-01-19T19:08:26Z")
Ooh ooh, I got another one! My junior year in high school, one of my good friends got pregnant at the age of 16. We’ve long since lost touch, but I remember her going through the pregnancy, seeing the baby for the first time, etc. It occurred to me the other day that her daughter would now be nearly 13. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/43 "2006-01-19T19:13:55Z")
I realised to my horror last weekend that this year is the 25th anniversary of my high-school graduation. I went to my tenth-anniversary reunion and discovered to my dismay that everyone had grown up. It will be even more so this time. I arranged my sketchbooks in order a few days ago. They started in 1981. Many of them are from the mid-eighties. People I knew then are now grandparents. The Minister of Health is younger than me. So is my local Conservative party candidate, who is Italian-Canadian, balding, a family man, and _looks_ older than me. I think back to first year at university, and remember that I was interested in a woman in my class, but that she was too old and wouldn’t be interested in me. I was 18. She was 26. Now I would be considered a dirty old man for expressing interest in anyone under 30. I’m 42. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I’m still youunngggg… ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/44 "2006-01-19T19:15:18Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > On December 3, 2004, I was the exact same age my mother was the day I was born. For some reason, that scared the living hell out of me. I recently realized that I am older than my mother-in-law was when I married her son. EEEEK! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/45 "2006-01-19T19:18:19Z")
> [@WVmom](#): > > I recently realized that I am older than my mother-in-law was when I married her son. EEEEK! [hijack]WVmom - did you get my email the other day/[/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/46 "2006-01-19T19:33:51Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [hijack]WVmom - did you get my email the other day/[/hijack] Hmm. No, I didn’t. I checked my email address in my profile, and it’s correct, so I’m not sure why not. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403/47 "2006-01-19T20:33:28Z")
There’s a very good reason why. I didn’t send it to you. I sent it to **taxi78cab**. I just knew it involved SA which is why I thought it was to you. (gee - I feel old…:rolleyes: ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-me-feel-old/340403.md?page=2)