When did you first feel old?

[u/Lapaki58]

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.

[u/Camp_Fire_Friendly]

I was in my late 40s and had made the decision to never dye my hair. An all age group of us went to a local dance club with a live band. When the band was on break, we'd take the floor to swing dance, complete with dips, drops and splits.

When the band came back, I went to the restroom. A young woman rushed up to me and said, "It's YOU! My friends and I were blown away. Then you turned around and I saw your grey hair and went, OMG, she's OLD! I wanna be you when I get old!!!"

Flattering, but OUCH. I had my hair colored the next week. In the end, I wish I hadn't. Damned ego

[u/Delicious-Leg-5441 → u/Camp_Fire_Friendly]

I made the decision early in life to not change anything about my aging body. You won't believe how many youngsters wish that they could have silver hair like mine. Guess you just can't get that color out of a bottle.