• Malfeasant@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I’m a 51 year old (as of today) and I feel like I’m 25, and when I talk to people… Wait, I don’t talk to people…

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      12 days ago

      Ha. Was at the self checkout with Wine, so the attendant had to come over and approve the purchase. The sign said ALL Wine purchasers MUST show ID. She didn’t bother to ask for ID, so I said “Umm don’t you have to check my ID?”, gesturing at the sign. She looks and me and says " Nah I think we are good".

      So 55 is the Staff’s “I’m pretty sure I won’t lose my job over not chrcking this guys ID”

  • OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I turned 37 and realised ive already become the grumpy old man down the road that i told myself i would never turn into when i was a kid. But honestly, WHAT IS WITH THE YOUTH OF TODAY!?

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    12 days ago

    We were both 40 when our only son was born, and we didn’t have the patience for baby talk, so we always treated him like a little adult, and he responded as one.

    So I was always surprised when I’d come in contact with his school friends, and they behaved like children! Luckily, his best friend was also super smart, and came from a neglectful situation, and responded to it by getting her shit together at an early age, so she was a good buddy for him. They’re still close friends, a decade after leaving high school, because they still can’t relate to people their own age, who only seem to be into Marvel movies and Anime.

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        12 days ago

        Imagine how easy it would be to sew simple parenting classes into schools, but no, broken people are more profitable to capitalism. It’s not the parents fault. People have to scrabble to survive, what kind of parent does that pressure create. It’s not even the people, my friend. Compassion and empathy are how we change things in the world. Shaming helps nothing.

    • Spice Hoarder@lemmy.zip
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      12 days ago

      My observation has been that kids are really fucking capable of learning. But the adults assuming “they won’t get it” end up holding back their full potential. So good on you!

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    12 days ago

    Dude, I’m 44 and the 24 year old guy beside me seems like a child to me. He knows nothing of my cultural references of the halcyon days.

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      12 days ago

      I’m 51, I have several 30-something coworkers, one in particular gets all my cultural references, one in particular gets none of them. It’s fun to get them together…

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        Same, I think tv doesn’t help. I can’t express my horror the last time I was at the dmv and saw them giving licenses to literal children.

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        For real, pick people of all ages and the general knowledge is all over the place. “What city is the furthest away from Chicago?” “Florida” facepalm

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      12 days ago

      I’m 35 and just starting to see everyone under 25 as kids. Some look older so you’re not sure but as soon as you talk to them it’s like we’re from different planets.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I feel a normal number of years old same as I always have. 23 was once too old, then it was normal, but these days I understand it’s quite young.

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    12 days ago

    I’m in my mid-40s. I simultaneously feel 20 and 70 and that becomes about 327 when I interact with anyone under tha age of about 30.

  • Arachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 days ago

    Once you hit 40, you enter a whole new plateau of consciousness. You start dressing for comfort instead of looks. And the only friends you have are the people you’ve been talking to you for the past 20 years. And the prospect of making new friends Has absolutely no interest

    Follow me for more 40+ wisdom

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      And the only friends you have are the people you’ve been talking to you for the past 20 years.

      Mostly because it’s impossible to make new friends over the age of 40

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        I think it’s because we are all “choosier” with prospective friends due to time being valuable. You don’t want to invest if you know its probably not a perfect match up.

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      Ehhhh depends on the person really. Not everyone has a close circle of friends they have known for 20+ years. I have several but wpuld still be happy to make more.

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      12 days ago

      I’m 42, I dress fly as hell, and my employees are young models. I have no friends, lol- my life is all work and my family.