AS TIME GOES BY
This Reddit Thread About How People Found Out They Weren't Young Anymore Will Make You Realize Time Just Keeps Marching On
What was the moment you realized you were officially over the hill?
Did you discover a gray hair? Or was it when you realized people born in 2000 are officially adults? Or was it when you discovered you were becoming your parents?
Redditor spp25 asked the r/AskReddit community about the moment people felt they were officially "not young," and many replies were simultaneously illuminating, hilarious and distressing, as people shared their epiphanies of learning they were practically AARP members.
When A Song From Their Childhood Played On The 'Oldies' Station
When They Realized Nirvana Is More 'Oldie' Now Than The Beatles Were When Nirvana Was Current
When They Realized Having A '1' In Front Of Their Birth Year Meant They Were Old Enough To Buy Alcohol
When They Stopped Recognizing Celebrities On Magazines
When Someone Called Them Ma'am
When Everyone At The Club Looked Like Children
When They Started Injuring Themselves On Accident
When They Told Their Kids To Turn All The Lights Off
When Instead Of Ogling A Hot Redhead, They Were Concerned For Their Skin
When Their Kid Started Being Embarrassed To Be Seen With Them
When They Found Gray Hairs On A Certain Part Of Their Body
When They Started Finding Good Deals At Target
When The Kids Of The Players They Watched Growing Up Were Drafted Into The NFL
When They Learned Their Doctor Was Younger Than Them
When They Decided To Buy Concert Seats Instead Of Standing In The Pit
When They Were Relieved To See An Older Person At The Bar, Then Realized They Knew Them
When A Colleague Didn't Know Who The Spice Girls Were
When An Intern Asked How Old Somebody Was
When They Turned 40
[Read more about how people realized they were old on r/AskReddit]
James Crugnale is an associate editor at Digg.com.
