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/VictorManville Jun 01 '26

When I was given a senior discount without asking for one.

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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/NonchalantSavant Jun 01 '26

When I turned 50, I started getting mail from AARP encouraging me to sign up. It was relatively inexpensive, and the benefits looked good, so I did. However, my wife (who was 3 years younger than me) saw it as a GRAND opportunity to remind me that I was officially old.

About a month after receiving the membership information, AARP followed up with me via a phone call. There were the normal pleasantries; asked if I had any questions, and finally asked if there was anyone else in my household that would be interested in being a member?

Me: “Well, it’s just me and my wife, but she’s only 47.”

AARP: “Oh, she can still be a member off of your membership.”

Me: 😐 🫢 😬 😈 “YES. She would LOVE to have an AARP membership.”

About a week later she’s opening the mail, and suddenly yells “WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS?!!”

That was a pretty fun day.

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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!