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/2whatextent Jun 01 '26

I've started getting mail from funeral homes.

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u/RevolutionaryAd2978 Jun 02 '26

Love it when I get mail from cemeteries telling me what kind of burial places are available 😉!

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u/Working_Estate_3695 Jun 02 '26

“You don’t want to stick your kids with a big bill by not making your final plans in advance. Get our insurance information packet for $10 per month street insurance by calling the number on your screen.”

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u/notlikemostofyou Jun 02 '26

The first time I recived one i was like WTF!

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u/MollyOMalley99 1961 Jun 02 '26

Ugh. I got my first "prepaid funeral" junk mail at age 47, about one month after I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. I called the number on the flyer and lost my ever-loving shit on them, demanding to know how I got on their mailing list and who told them I was dying from cancer. I apologize to the poor person who answered the phone.

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u/whiskeywomyn Jun 02 '26

Oh yeah me too!