Moments People Realized They Weren't Young Anymore

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Oct 10, 2020 4:00 PM EDT

Although growing old is the natural passage of time, no one wants to say goodbye to their youth. Because with age comes more responsibilities, aches and pains, and a loss of blissful naivety about the world. For some, the time flies by without us even realizing it. But for others, there's that one moment where everything changed, and we came to the quick realization that our youth has gone. An AskReddit thread asking people to share those moments is all-too-relatable; check out the answers, and you'll see what I mean.


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  • 01
    Text - kaozzbender 1.5k points · 13 days ago When I had to start scrolling to find my birth year when registering for something online.
    via u/kaozzbender
  • 02
    Text - 69schrutebucks 460 points· 13 days ago When I got really weird about the neighbor kids playing on my retaining wall
    via u/69schrutebucks
  • 03
    Text - Witchfinder_generaI 367 points · 12 days ago When a pack of teenagers were laughing and having fun outside, and I got really frustrated at the noise they made.
    via u/Witchfinder_generaI
  • 04
    Text - Sleestak714 673 points · 13 days ago When I flipped on an oldies radio station and heard songs I could remember being new.
    via u/Sleestak714
  • 05
    Text - zomboromcom 672 points · 13 days ago When exercise became mandatory instead of optional.
    via u/zomboromcom
  • 06
    Text - Laugustus 413 points · 13 days ago сaesar The school I teach at had a spirit week last year. One of the days was Meme Day, where kids were supposed to dress up as their favorite "Vsco girl or E-boy." I have no idea what either of those things are.
    via u/Laugustus
  • 07
    Text - Kocollab 411 points · 13 days ago I tuned into the local pop radio station and couldn't recognize 5 songs in a row
    via u/Kocollab
  • 08
    Text - dabuku1 273 points · 13 days ago I was lying on the floor and had a hard time standing up. WTF!? Also, I now burp sometimes unexpectedly.
    via u/dabuku1
  • 09
    Text - Bipi7 234 points · 12 days ago When I said ( after a meeting with mostly young guys, 18-20... ) let's go have a drink, and one said: I don't normally go out with my dads friends...
    via u/Bipi7
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    Text - Boots_ScootN 58 points · 12 days ago My boyfriend( now husband), brother and myself are driving to my parents house and pass a restaurant/bar that looks interesting. We mention wanting to go in and check it out and my brother says " yeah it's nice but it's an older crowd, like 24-25 yr olds". I was 25 at the time.
    via u/Boots_ScootN
  • 11
    Text - Candidate-Boring 161 points · 12 days ago When I realized that there are adults out there that have birth years that no longer start with 19XX.
    via u/Candidate-Boring
  • 12
    Text - Northo60 225 points · 13 days ago Cashiers started apologizing for IDing me.
    via u/Northo60
  • 13
    Text - IggyBliss101 52 points · 13 days ago When the mostly likely way I end up injured was from sleeping in a funny position
    via u/IggyBliss101
  • 14
    Text - bobs_aspergers 168 points · 13 days ago I pulled a muscle in my jaw from yawning. It was severe enough I had to go to the doctor and he gave me muscle relaxers.
    via u/bobs_aspergers
  • 15
    Text - [deleted] 68 points · 13 days ago I was at the supermarket checkout and didn't recognize anyone on the covers of magazines I used to read.
    via u/deletedf

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