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     I'm 17, so I'm still young enough, but I feel old whenever I'm around middle schoolers and realize that they weren't even alive until about 1990 or 1991. My mind refuses to see anyone born in the ninties as being older than about 6, so the thought that kids born in 1990 are now turning thirteen really boggles my mind.

    Whenever I see that sign in the stores that say, "You can't purchase tobacco unless you were born before this day's date in 1985" I just think," Wow, all '85 babies like me are now turning legal age." I still feel about 13, so the thought of being 18 soon feels weird.
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You think you feel old?  There are alot of us here who were old enough to have babysat you as a baby.  Kids born in 1985 turing 18?  That is just dang scary. :o

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Really?  When I see ANY High Schoolers, I think "God!  Did we look that old when we were in HS?"

Anyhoo, when I see kids that I can remember as babies who are driving cars or graduating, I feel really old.   :-/

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MethodActor, for feck's sake, you are 17!!

17 is just about when all your human faculties are at their peak, how on Earth can you feel old!? Please, for my sake, just focus on enjoying yourself now and not waste your time feeling "old" next to "middle schoolers" (whatever they are).  

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Only 17 and you feel old?

I'm a bit over ten years older than that.  I didn't feel old at all at 17.
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Yeah, and I'm another ten years on you... ten years ago I had my first child: then I started feeling old.  And it gets worse as my children start to learn things in school that I didn't touch till I was in my teens and can still remember being taught.

Feeling old at 17?  Grow up, please ;-)

Phil

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You think you feel old?  There are alot of us here who were old enough to have babysat you as a baby.  Kids born in 1985 turing 18?  That is just dang scary. :o
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Old enough to babysit him?
I'm old enough to be his mother! ::)

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Old enough to babysit him?
I'm old enough to be his mother! ::)
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Technically, so am I.  Just glad I didn't start that young. ;)

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     I'm 17, so I'm still young enough, but I feel old whenever I'm around middle schoolers and realize that they weren't even alive until about 1990 or 1991. My mind refuses to see anyone born in the ninties as being older than about 6, so the thought that kids born in 1990 are now turning thirteen really boggles my mind.

    Whenever I see that sign in the stores that say, "You can't purchase tobacco unless you were born before this day's date in 1985" I just think," Wow, all '85 babies like me are now turning legal age." I still feel about 13, so the thought of being 18 soon feels weird.
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Yup, those kids born in the early 90's will be clueless to a lot of the stuff you grew up with.  And they will only know like the very late 90's too.  That has always been annoyance many of us have had with you guys born in the 80's, you guys only know 1989 or at best 1988.  Those kids born in the 90's will be the same way.

Expect to hear this kind of stuff from kids born in the 90's:

"Kurt Cobain?  Whose he?"  

"What in the world is a Nirvana?"

"I saw Titanic when I was 3 years old back in 1997"

"I don't remember Bill Clinton when he was president"

"My dad listens to Pearl Jam"

See, now you guys born in the 80's are starting to know how those of us born in the 70's have been feeling for some years now when we see YOU guys.

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"Kurt Cobain?  Whose he?"  

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Who is this Kurt Cobain  ???

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     I'm 17, so I'm still young enough, but I feel old whenever I'm around middle schoolers and realize that they weren't even alive until about 1990 or 1991. My mind refuses to see anyone born in the ninties as being older than about 6, so the thought that kids born in 1990 are now turning thirteen really boggles my mind.

    Whenever I see that sign in the stores that say, "You can't purchase tobacco unless you were born before this day's date in 1985" I just think," Wow, all '85 babies like me are now turning legal age." I still feel about 13, so the thought of being 18 soon feels weird.
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17....old??? What is wierd is that I turned 18 in 1985 and every now and then some kind store clerk will ask for my ID when purchasing cigarettes or alcohol.  I guess I should be flattered.  They are obviously not noticing the gray hairs.

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I feel old just reading this thread. :(

Except for Don Carlos' post... ;D
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I don't know how to respond to this, except to say that I don't FEEL old, chronologically challenged maybe, but not OLD ;)

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...you've never heard of cartoon shows like, "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy."
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Hey!!!!   >:( >:( >:(

I'm 35 years old.


I watch that show every Friday night on Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.


Bah!


Insolent children.....




(joking...don't anybody get mad at my "attitude"  ;)

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I think you're young until you have kids.
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I never have had kids. Does that mean that I am still young?  ;)


Cat

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Definately. I have a 55 year old uncle who still acts like he's 30 and I think it's because he doesn't have kids to make him crazy, un-cool, and generally old.

Your cool, so yeah, you're still young.
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Oh man, I must be ancient and beyond un-cool. Let's not even mention crazy.

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I think you're young until you have kids.
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Well, put it this way: once you have kids you no longer feel young...

All this has made me think of the old quote:
"And it takes you all night to do
What you used to do all night
You're the oldest swinger in town"

;-)

Phil

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Definately. I have a 55 year old uncle who still acts like he's 30 and I think it's because he doesn't have kids to make him crazy, un-cool, and generally old.

Your cool, so yeah, you're still young.
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AWWWWW Thanks JH. You are good for my ego.  ;)


Cat

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Oh man, I must be ancient and beyond un-cool. Let's not even mention crazy.
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No way 8)  You're a righteous hot mama.

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after making love you can barely walk, while your partner says she wants more.  
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NOW THIS MAKES SOME SENSE!!!!  :o The rest of you IMHO have no clue (and yes, I can usually walk - very easilly, thank you)  ;D  ;D

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when you start noticing some gray hairs....especially at 30(like me) ;D :D ;)

Howard
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30?? I started finding them at 15!  ::)


Cat

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30?? I started finding them at 15!  ::)


Cat
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and you're HOW old? *teehee* ;D

Howard

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and you're HOW old? *teehee* ;D

Howard
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Don't you know it is impolite to ask a woman her age?  ;)  I'm 143 yeah, that's it. I lie about my age.  ;)  Actually, like I said in an earlier post, I am (gulp)0.  ;D

Cat

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Don't you know it is impolite to ask a woman her age?  ;)  I'm 143 yeah, that's it. I lie about my age.  ;)  Actually, like I said in an earlier post, I am (gulp)0.  ;D

Cat
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Oh really? I know the age of my mother.She's 60 years old.

Howard

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Oh really? I know the age of my mother.She's 60 years old.

Howard
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I not up there yet.


Cat

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Oh really? I know the age of my mother.She's 60 years old.

Howard
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:o :o :o :oGeez!Your mother's younger than paul McCartney and the Everly Brothers.Speaking of whi ch,I'll feel really old wjhen they're gone :(Cheers!

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I not up there yet.


Cat
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Don't worry about it Kat,you'll eventually get up there. ;D

Howard

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Don't worry about it Kat,you'll eventually get up there. ;D

Howard
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I hope so.  ;D But not just yet.


Cat

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I plan to save the world someday. It will take me a while and I think I'll start with the movie industry and prevent movies like Dumb and Dumberer from ever comming out again.

*Puts on cape* I'll let you know how this all works out!
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Good luck John, although, with all due respect, you  still got a lot to learn, as do we all.  Welcome to the "idealist" club.  May your membership be long and fruitful.  You have much to contribute.

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I hope so.  ;D But not just yet.


Cat
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You'll get those aches and pains and vericose veins.
;D :D

Howard

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You'll get those aches and pains and vericose veins.
;D :D

Howard
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I already have those aches and pains but not the vericose (or is that very close  ;)) veins.


Cat

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:o :oWell,I saw an episode of the "Ed Sullivan"show on PBS,and it's almost 50 years old---but the episode is from less than 10 years before I was born!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :oCheers!
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Wow! your'e that old? good gravy! ;D

Howard

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Right now though I'm just worried about aproaching my 20th year, because they say that's when your metabolism really starts to slow down.
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At 20?  Jeeze, glad nobody told ME that.  While its true that (as a result of some knee injuries) I can't do some of the things I used to enjoy (baseball, vollyball) that has nothing to do with metabolism.  And I can tell you that when it comes to most things that I enjoy, I do them now (at 57 - yes I know that sounds VERY old to you) more often, and enjoy them more than when I was 20.  The one exception is spicy foods, which now give me REALLY bad heartburn  :'( Used to love those jalipenos  :'(  ;)

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At 20?  Jeeze, glad nobody told ME that.  While its true that (as a result of some knee injuries) I can't do some of the things I used to enjoy (baseball, vollyball) that has nothing to do with metabolism.  And I can tell you that when it comes to most things that I enjoy, I do them now (at 57 - yes I know that sounds VERY old to you) more often, and enjoy them more than when I was 20.  The one exception is spicy foods, which now give me REALLY bad heartburn  :'( Used to love those jalipenos  :'(  ;)
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I eat jalipenos like they're nothing. jalipenos are not that hot when My Mother gets the tex-mex specials,occasionally.I've been known to eat hot stuff. :o ;D

Howard

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I'm only 21 and still feel quite young, yet just the other day I was thinking about when I was 17 and my boss was 24.  She was dancing round the office to a song and I thought "How sad is she, she's so old!!"
That makes me feel terrible now!!
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Yeah it all comes back to haunt you sooner then you expect.  Kids today probably think you're a bit old school since you're 21.

I'm 25, and I feel so bad for thinking that 30 was old.  When I was younger and I'd see a 30 year old guy with long hair, I'd think "What's his problem?  Look at him trying to hold on to his youth with the long hair and he's so old".  Now I find myself scolding teenagers who think that 30 is old, and I remind myself that I used to think the same way.  I've rethought all the ages, not just 30.  But I've also rethought 40 and 50 and 60.  If a 50 year old guy wants to have long hair, what's the big deal?  

Every human being has preconcieved notions about certain ages until they get close to them. When I was a teenager I used to think that 30 year olds were like middle aged people and that 40 and over was old.