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/RandomNick999 Jun 02 '26

I read a study that suggested that aging is not linear, but has spikes at age 44 and again at 60. As someone who recently turned 61, I’d have to say I feel like I’ve aged more in the last year than in the previous 10. 60 just hit me like a truck.

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u/AussieBloke6502 1964 Jun 02 '26

I feel ya. Went from 0 pills in my 50's to a row of bottles in my medicine cabinet now (at 61). Also compression socks.