What Makes You Feel Old?

The one thing that makes you feel old is being called "Sir" or "Mam." Admit it, every time someone young calls you "sir" or "mam" it feels like a punch to the gut. All of a sudden the people who used to call you "miss" or "man" are seeing you as old. You always vowed no one would ever use such words against you! Unfortunately, this happens to us all eventually. No matter how cringeworthy it feels!

The thing that makes you feel old is when your favorite songs suddenly start popping up on classic rock and oldies stations. Suddenly the music that defined your youth and experiences is no longer relevent to modern culture! This feels likes truly horrible the first few times it occurs.

There's nothing worse than realizing that there's a whole new generation of young people on the cusp of adulthood. You look at shirts that say class of 2020 and you feel your age. Who knows how old you'll be in 2020, but odds are you won't be graduating high school or college!

The thing that always makes you feel old is realizing that "Back to the Future Part 2" is now set in the past. What was once the future, is now the past. The new generation views it as totally irrevleant even though it was meaningful during your youth!

You always feel old when you do a physical activity and wake up the next day with horrible aches and pains. You used to be able to go non-stop with zero repurcussions. Now you play a game of basketball and you're ready to nap on the couch with a heating pad for 2 days.