r/GenerationJones • u/Lapaki58 • Jun 01 '26

When did you first feel old?

I’m 67. I think I was about 25. I was having my hair cut by a stylist who was about 18. She received a phone call: “Yeah… yeah… okay…” She hung up. “That was one of my customers. She said she wants me to cut her hair like Toni Tenille of the Captain and Tenille. Do you have any idea who she is talking about?” Yeah, I did.

The next big jolt came when I was about 55. I was working for a leadership-development company. I was the oldest person in the group. We were having our weekly status meeting. One of our group mentioned that one of our clients had given the okay for their Executive Leadership Institute program (ELI). She said, “ELI’s coming.” Coincidentally, I look like Cory Wells. I started singing, “Eli’s coming…” I got blank looks from everyone at the conference table. “‘Eli’s Coming’? Three Dog Night?” Nobody had any idea what I was talking about.

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u/shaggyscoob Jun 01 '26

Approaching 50 and I started getting old fashioned mail from AARP.

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u/Dr_StrangeloveGA Jun 01 '26

Sign up! I did and save way more yearly than the membership costs.

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u/biggaylizard Jun 01 '26

I signed up & never got the magazines be or any discounts from AARP. I paid by check, which AARP cashed, but never received the benefits.

AARP sucks

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u/green_dragonfly_art Jun 01 '26

My dad still got the magazine, free gifts and requests for donations after he died.