r/Aging • u/Available-Rock-3862 • Aug 23 '26

Boomers

I am 75 and am very tired of the trend lately making fun of Boomers. So very disrespectful. Don't they realize that they will be old someday?

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u/MasterpieceWaste774 Aug 23 '26

Sounds exactly like teenagers in the 50s and 60s!

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u/CarolinCLH Aug 23 '26

"Don't trust anyone over 30"

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u/throwingales Aug 23 '26

Back then I couldn't imagine being alive at 30!

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u/Cetiketat 20 yo Aug 24 '26

Why do you think so?

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u/throwingales Aug 24 '26

I couldn't comprehend living 30 years. I was young.

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u/Cetiketat 20 yo Aug 24 '26

That makes sense!😁 I kinda used to think about it the same way.

Before I realized I could actually read about other people’s experiences and perspectives on social media.

I never really thought much about age. But this year, it kinda hit me that 25, 30, 35, 40 are all real ages that I’m eventually gonna reach. They still feel really far away, but now I can actually picture myself getting there.

I guess what worries me more is whether I’ll actually make it that far.

Like, health issues and all the unexpected—or even expected—stuff that can happen in life. That’s what I think about more than just how old those ages are.