When your mind and body doesn’t correlate eachother anymore as they used to. Your body wants to say “hey! lets go out and do things!” but your mind tends to go “Nah, I just want to sit here and think about stuff” and sometimes it is the opposite.
No longer being welcome in spaces you helped build.
Having to wait a few seconds after peeing to make sure that you’re really done peeing becaue sometimes there’s that little surprise burp at the end that if you put your dick away too soon will be a spot on your underwear. Not a big one, mind you; you’re not peeing yourself. Just that last little straggler running to catch up.
That’s why I’m one of the few guys that actually wipes down after pissing because I don’t want that. It’s uncomfortable as well as embarrassing to deal with.
Too many times I’ve witnessed other guys who’d be done with their business and zip up without a care. Their crotches have to be smelling like piss and that’s just gross.
Having to go to old people parties.
It’s rather go to diy underground shows, but I’m dad aged now.
I rust wasn’t too rave and dance, but I feel like most of the kids would be creeped out.
I rust wasn’t too rave and dance
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*I just wanted to rave and dance-
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Losing the physical abilities that you’ve relied on your whole life. Had back surgery 3 years ago. I can barely walk now because of pain in my hips. My strength is gone. It’s a fucking kick in the dick.
Kids calling you names. Im 23 and they say im old!! Wtf?!
You’re 23, so you should stop worrying about children calling you names.
I am not worried. It still is infuriating and baffling
As a very tall dude, back pain.
I deal with early onset arthritis pain occasionally, but back pain legit sucks way more!
Even as short boy, backpain sucks
I don’t wanna sound degrading, butt fuck that must suck.
Also take an aspirin or two before your cyclobenzaprine.
It doesnt hurt that much for me. Took some money and bought a new office chair. My back already feels lots more relaxed
Link a mfer to that chair!
Yes sir! Here you are!
Its really comfortable and feels beautiful its build for taal people but my tiny ass still is so smooth and relaxed on it. I do not know if you can get it though
the thing you realize as you get older is that the spine is holding the whole shitshow together, and you rely on it constantly. so when it’s fucked, everything is fucked.
I’m me of the fundamental changes for me was ……
FROM: oh good a new project to learn, a new tool to buy
TO: I don’t want to deal with fixing that again or having to buy yet another tool. How expensive can it be to just pay someone and have it done?
Sometimes things just stop working for no apparent reason, and you phone the doctor then play the “well, hopefully this isn’t permanent” waiting game which is fun. Current case: earwax or just deaf in one ear now?
I’m not particularly old by any reasonable standard, but the biggest shock to me upon entering adulthood was how there’s always some fucking thing that needs doing. Doesn’t matter if it’s chores, bills, or other shit, there’s always something.
Yea this is something I’m dealing with as a self employed young adult now. Its genuinely getting on my nerves when friends in college or younger complaining about being super bored and saying “there’s nothing to do!!”.
There are certainly times I don’t want to do anything but I never have the opportunity of being “bored”
All your freinds start dropping dead like flies.
While I haven’t yet had that happen, they’re all talking about retiring soon, they all have hearing issues, and none of us have energy to have fun anymore
I am 68 so it’s prime time for boomer friend pop offs right now. I was 100% healthy until 59 and then I got a pinched nerve in my back, sciatica and neuropathy all within 6 months. Now I can only walk 10 paces and I have to sit. I don’t have a fair assessment of aging cuz that shit stepped in but if I did not have all that crap I would just say arthritis bugs me.
I’m sure it’s not unique to getting old as there could be other causes, but for me it’s been that my grip strength wanes and I drop things pretty regularly now. I used to fence and sword spar and I had gotten used to barely holding things so I wouldn’t break them. Now if I’m not thinking about it, things just kind of fall out of my hands. Very weird thing to realize.
Have you guys noticed the size of basically all text has gotten smaller and harder to read? It has made a lot of posts I encounter online just absolutely none of my business.
Oh also my back hasn’t not hurt like hell for like 8 years.
Yeah eyesight diminishing and needing reading glasses has been a difficult reality for me. I feel like im chained to them!
55m here.
Half the energy, but still all the work plus some to do.
You stop making new friends, and the friends you’ve had move away, don’t have time anymore due to family and job, and eventually start dying off.
If you don’t make a conscious effort and invest time into creating new friendships (with considerable difficulty since you yourself are tied to “adult” obligations), you can end up alone with withered social skills before you realize it.There’s also the danger of collecting bad memories or feelings of regret tied to certain activities, like “I should start playing the guitar again…but I already tried to get back into it multiple times, so why bother?”
If you aren’t careful that will lead to stopping doing the things you once enjoyed, with no new hobbies to take their place.The friends I used to have not only moved away, but moved away to Florida
If you don’t make a conscious effort and invest time into creating new friendships (with considerable difficulty since you yourself are tied to “adult” obligations), you can end up alone with withered social skills before you realize it.
One of the things I did when I was in my 20’s and 30’s that I’m really glad I did, was to always be willing to relocate. I did it about 5 times for new jobs, once for a new school, and twice for a romantic relationship (including with the woman I ended up marrying). I made new friends in each city, and kept those “new friendship” social skills over time. Now I’ve settled into a specific place with my family, but I have friends all over the U.S., know a little bit about a lot of cities and their neighborhoods and the local culture, and perhaps most importantly, know what I’m looking for in friendships and relationships.
I made new friends in my 30’s because I absolutely had to, living in a city where I only knew one other person. And now I’m still making new friends occasionally in my 40’s because I like to: colleagues and neighbors and fellow parents from my kids’ schools, etc.
all the upvotes.
bad feelings have poisoned the majority of my past memories and relationships and hobbies. as a result, i have had to abandon so so many of them that it hurts. and it is very difficult to figure out what comes next for me.
The things I dislike the most about getting old is 1) all the obligations and lack of free time. Partly my fault, I love being a dad, but I could use a break. 2) recovery isn’t as fast as it used to be. What used to be hours is now a day. What used to be a day is now days. Etc etc
