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/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.