What are some of your subtle hints that you&#39;re not as young as you once were?

@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

Heh. Sometimes I do say, "Who the hell is that old guy?" Especially when I see pictures. But I also sometimes say, "I get better looking each day," quoting an old Country song.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306195)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 May 18

@marlina Yes, it is.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

27 May 18

Ha! I ain`t old yet so I cannot know about none of that.

Well, let me see if there is something... hmm, Okay I got one thing, if I don`t make a list of things I need at the grocery store and take it with me I will forget one thing, last night I forgot the foil.

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@1creekgirl (40520)

• United States

27 May 18

Don't feel bad, Andria. Years ago, before I had the excuse of old age, I went to drive my car to the loading zone at the grocery store, but instead just drove home, leaving my cart full of groceries.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

Yeppers. I make a list if it's over five items or so. Sometimes I take my young friend, and he has to remember three items.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

27 May 18

@1creekgirl OMG! I almost spit my coffee all over the place, you made me laugh. I did not pay for it and leave it, I forgot to buy it altogether.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111171)

• El Paso, Texas

27 May 18

K, I don't recall subtle it all hit me in the back side than sat back and laughed. As for those typing errors, those are the fault of the Auto Correct stupidity, you're not to blame

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111171)

• El Paso, Texas

27 May 18

Which browser do you use @TheHorse ? Oh, I didn't know you were talking about cell phones, I don't use my for web funzies etc.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

@rebelann I was assuming the use of a regular computer. I use mostly Firefox.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

No, I don't have auto-correct on my desk-top. I "rage against the machine" and don't use my cell phone for anything other than phone calls.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

27 May 18

I have use it and lose it.Now I am losing it.If I was in better health.Continued to play tennis. Yes the back and the neck pain.Most of us experienced this.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

27 May 18

@TheHorse I guess you misunderstood me or was not clearly on thi. If I was in better health.I would continued playing.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

Continuing to play tennis is great. The benefits should generalize to all areas of life.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

@amadeo Will that part of your health come back?

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josefina

@josie_ (9763)

• Philippines

27 May 18

In terms of using it or losing it, eventually the latter will win out but one must keep on trying their best to delay the inevitable. Forgetfulness and being absent-minded are my problems but I write down notes to remind me of the things needed to be done.

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@1creekgirl (40520)

• United States

27 May 18

I couldn't function without my lists!

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

The latter will win out. But I'd rather delay the inevitable.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

@1creekgirl I do lists as well.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

27 May 18

Being old is all in the mind. But I admit I get more restless and anxious plus the backache really pains too.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

There's truth in your statement. But some things just "happen." Silly typing errors seems to be one for me.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

@mlgen1037 I've made the same kinds of errors I described in my post this morning. At least I generally catch them and correct them. In this comment, unless I missed something, all that was missing was the "t" in "correct."

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

28 May 18

@TheHorse Thank you, Colin. For sure there are. IT gets frustrating too when something is in your head and then it comes out differently when you say or type it. I understand.

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redhotpogo

@redhotpogo (4401)

• United States

28 May 18

When people start referring to your clothes as "vintage." Your movies as "classics." And your favorite bands' music is being played in commercials.

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redhotpogo

@redhotpogo (4401)

• United States

28 May 18

@TheHorse lol exactly on the supermarket thing. I was grocery shopping one day, browsing through the selections of deli meat and cheese, when suddenly I paused. A familiar sound. "Is that Nine Inch Nails?" Well fack I'm officially old.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

Yep. Good examples. Especially the last one. On in the background at the supermarket.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 18

@redhotpogo Old? I believe I heard either Cream or Hendrix in muzak style. The Humanity.

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marguicha

@marguicha (215427)

• Chile

27 May 18

The use of the list instead of the lost memory and the end of the multitasking pi*s me as much as my back pain and my arthritis.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

I can sometimes get away without a list if I go to Trader Joe's. But if more than five items are involved, I make a list. I also sometimes make a to-do list for a given day. I email it to myself.

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marguicha

@marguicha (215427)

• Chile

27 May 18

@TheHorse And the irritating trip to the closet to go and find something just to remember some minutes later that you were heading towards your night table to get your glasses

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

@marguicha Yep, I did that one the other day. I think I was heading for my cereal next to the fridge and wound up in my freezer.

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

28 May 18

Yeah, I can't play basketball or run track like I use to in High School @TheHorse . I'm left with tossing a ball to the cats and walking the 750-ft to my mailbox. But by golly I can still Go-Go Dance. Seriously though, I do worry about the 'cognitive' part of it all because Alzheimer's runs in our family.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

I do Sudoku. I think writing here keeps us all mentally active. I still do play hoops and softball, though my eyes aren't as good as they once were. Funny--my "don't give a sh*t" means I dance MORE now than when I was young. Do you sometimes go-go-dance around the house? Sounds like good exercise!

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

@nanette64 I'm sure they're happy as long as they're fed and scratched.

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

28 May 18

@TheHorse I think being here does help us all. Oh I definitely go-go dance; even to the grinding of the hips.

Of course the cats think I'm a screwball.

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Cindy Tolbert

@cintol (11261)

• United States

28 May 18

I am starting to realize that I don't have the energy I once had, my kids don't understand why I can't or don't want to do some of the things they want. They tell me "your not that old, you should be able to do this". I tell them "wait until you get to be my age and lets see how well you do keeping up with your kids". I also have the , I don't give a s**t attitude as well sometimes.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

I enjoy the "don't give a sh*t part."

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 May 18

@cintol I was about to say where the "don't give a sh*t" led me today, but then I realized that each person's don't give a sh*t is different.

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Cindy Tolbert

@cintol (11261)

• United States

29 May 18

@TheHorse Me too!!!

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53679)

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28 May 18

No frequent wolf whistles.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

Or waving thanks instead of putting on "b*tch face" when they happen. Paradoxically, I get fewer "b*tchy" looks from cute 19-year-olds because I'm "old" and "safe," like dad.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

@Kandae11 I think the purpose of a wolf whistle is to intimidate. If you smile and wave, it "de-sexualizes" the whistle, and you become more like a sister. But I could be wrong.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53679)

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28 May 18

@TheHorse If I am sure that the whistle is directed at me I usually smile - for some whistlers a wave may be taken as an invitation.

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Melanie Marie

@Melanie_Marie (1774)

• New Baltimore, Michigan

29 May 18

When the young kid working at McDonald's calls me "Ma'am" Ouchy.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 18

Eh, someone called me "Sir" today and I called him "Sir" right back.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 18

@Melanie_Marie I wonder if that's jut how stores train their workers these days. Social skills are waning as internet use increases.

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Melanie Marie

@Melanie_Marie (1774)

• New Baltimore, Michigan

30 May 18

@TheHorse

Yes, maybe they are just being polite, so we should be polite right back. Although I do still prefer "Miss" ....

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Robin

@Daelii (5619)

• United States

28 May 18

Besides getting up in the morning? The shocked expressions when "kids" find out something did exist back when you were a kid! Lol They had cellphones back then? :)

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

Heh heh. I come back with, "Yes, but dinosaurs liked to eat them."

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

@Daelii I do remember being shocked that my dad grew up without a TV.

Robin

@Daelii (5619)

• United States

28 May 18

@TheHorse haha!

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Sherry Smith

@morgoodie (2645)

• United States

28 May 18

Just about everything reminds me that I am getting old. Aches, pains, bad memory, and early bedtimes.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

Oh, early bedtimes is one I forgot about. 11 PM is late now.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

@morgoodie Yesterday, before I headed to Home Depot, I was almost in nap land.

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Sherry Smith

@morgoodie (2645)

• United States

28 May 18

@TheHorse Right if I can even make it without falling asleep in my chair. Oh yeah I forgot naps in the afternoon.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35103)

• United States

27 May 18

I went to Wal-Mart, unloaded my cart, got half way home realized I left my purse in the cart. You talking about putting that car in reverse. But a kind hearted soul turned it in.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35103)

• United States

27 May 18

@TheHorse Yeah, I was fortunate.

@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

Most people are good. The others make the news.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

27 May 18

I look in the mirror and see my mother.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

Heh. Yep, that would do it.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

However, once in awhile, when I know my 3- and 4-year-old's parents, I look at them (the child), at just the right angle, and see their mother or father.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (14005)

• Singapore

28 May 18

This is true. I used to be able to fight for 5 minutes, now I go on red light mode if I fight anything more than 3 minutes.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (14005)

• Singapore

28 May 18

Sparring in MMA ring. It was the closest to an ultraman fight

@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 18

What kind of fight?

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36442)

• Toccoa, Georgia

29 May 18

There have been more times than it should be that I will forget where I park in store parking lots. Luckily, after studying the scene, I will remember where I park.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 May 18

That happens to me when I go somewhere yesterday, and then again today.

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@1creekgirl (40520)

• United States

27 May 18

Like some others have said, my hints have not been very subtle at all. I kept up pretty good, but it wasn't so long ago that I could have out-walked my daughter and granddaughter in NYC. But a lot of stairs were out of the question.

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@1creekgirl (40520)

• United States

27 May 18

@TheHorse That's amazing!

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

@1creekgirl I'm going to call her later this afternoon. She's slowing down, but her mind is still sharp.

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@TheHorse (205750)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 May 18

My Auntie, now 95, used to walk all over Manhattan with me. Her mind is still sharp, so I tease her about the days when she was a "Spring chicken," at 82, and we'd go to the Met, to a play on Broadway, etc.

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Ana Yatzin

@AnnieY (210)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

30 May 18

Yeah, I forget things too, for example, I'm having my breakfast and then I think "oh I forgot to get the butter" so I open the fridge and I suddenly find myself standing in front of the fridge with the door open and my head all the way in there looking for something but never know what so I just forget it and continue on with my life without butter. Also my dance moves aren't as groovy as before lol XD

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