kjshoe04 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I turned 22 yesterday and I am now feeling old. When did you realize that you were no longer a kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'd say when I had my own apartment at the age of 20. Never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I still felt young and kid-like after getting married. I think it was when I first spent a LOT of money of some quality living room furniture. No futons, no milk crates, quality stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddling Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 July 16th 1994.....the day my first daughter was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Old? Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I dont feel old all the time, but I definitely felt old when I attended my first Parent-Teacher conference as a Parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 The day I sat around a table drinking beer with people my age discussing the pros and cons of different brands of vacuum cleaners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 When I started working with other people that had never heard of "The Greatest American Hero" or "Growing Pains" or "Superfriends". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Old at 22? I think you mean grown up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 When I see undergrads walking around just wearing leggings and I think--no! they aren't pants! you need to wear pants! pants are not an option! leggings they aren't pants. Â Also, whenever I find out one of my friends (or friends' wives) is pregnant, and I think, oh, wow, they're married and financially stable. I guess it's not surprising they're pregnant (but I'm still always surprised). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm only 26, but I thought I was old at 23-24. I remember going back to homecoming at my alma mater and thinking the freshman/sophmore girls (hell, even some of the upper classmen) looked like they were 12. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 when one of my doctoral student was wearing a "White Sox Winning Ugly 1983" T-shirt and I told her it was a great T-shirt and asked if it was original. She laughed and said she wasn't born until 1986. Â I've felt old but this actually put a number on it. I have doctoral students who were born after I graduated from undergraduate school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 The day I turned 21. Then I had no birthdays to look forward to anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:47 AM) when one of my doctoral student was wearing a "White Sox Winning Ugly 1983" T-shirt and I told her it was a great T-shirt and asked if it was original. She laughed and said she wasn't born until 1986. Â I've felt old but this actually put a number on it. I have doctoral students who were born after I graduated from undergraduate school. What's your research area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 QUOTE (Soxy @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:10 AM) What's your research area? Â I teach in a doctoral Of Physical Therapy program. My research area is biomechanics, mostly of the overhead athlete and running. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I think I'm probably one of the older posters on here so I don't know if a lot of you can identify with this yet, but I definitely felt old when I realized that all of the players on the professional teams I followed were significantly younger. You grow up idolizing and looking up to your sports heroes as gods, and then one day it hits you that all of them (to use an Ozzie-ism) are "kids." Its a little depressing to think that John Danks was an infant when I was in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 08:04 AM) The day I turned 21. Then I had no birthdays to look forward to anymore. at 25 your car insurance rates go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'd say when I got married and bought a house. At 25, I now feel like I can't goof off like I used to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 When I could no longer tell if a high school student was a Freshman or Senior When I no longer cares about putting "hair on my chest" instead cared about hair everywhere else. Various times on fields, rinks, courts, and pools When I couldn't "pop" up on a surfboard When I was too old to apply for a couple positions When I see us repeating mistakes and not learning from the history of my youth When I had to ask my kids what something means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Having a place of my own, realizing i can't get away with the same stuff I could back in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartattack19 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Last year when i realized that any physical activity will leave me sore, and when you get hurt, the injuries just nag at you instead of going away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 At 37 I dont feel old. But I am getting older. For me its about recovery time on physical activity. I can run my 5k race, of course not as fast as when I was 25. When I was 25, I used to finish the race and was ready to have an entire day. Now I need to hit the couch and recover. The new aches and pains I never had. The ability to recover from small injuries. This is what tells me more than looking in a mirror or anything that I am in fact getting older. Now my kids are a godsend. Playing around with them, they keep you moving and they allow you to reflect on your youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 s***, Im 27 and my recovery time from sports or even injuries gets longer every day. I got advice from an older family member awhile back that I think made a large impact on me. He said that he wishes he was more active when his body could actually perform the way he wanted it to. He mentioned that people spend alot of time working and watching TV and not enough enjoying the time when you can actually play sports, or run races or even just be active all the time. My advice to everyone is that you shouldnt take your physical health for granted because one day, its gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 The day we bought a mini-van because we had three kids and I got excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 When buddies from high school get married and started having kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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