shapu wrote:
Things that make me feel old:
-My knees
-My back
-"I love the 90s" and "I love the 80s."
-The fact that I remember far more of both of the above shows than my girlfriend.
-The fact that when I see shirts in Macy's juniors section that say, "Not everything is flat in Kansas!" I don't like it, and wonder what kind of parent would let their teenager wear that.
-The fact that I used to love those shirts.
-The fact that Lindsay Lohan and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are all now 18 years old and ready for college, and that I find them physically attractive, whereas I was reading books before they were born.
-The fact that I'm older than everyone chosen in the NFL , NBA, and MLB drafts the last two years.
-"What makes you feel old?" threads, since I realize how old I feel.
and its sad that i just read that & agreed to it all.
or theres my favorites:
- going to elementary school & realizing how many kids are into the same trends as most high schoolers & saying "we wernt like that when I was little"
=the fact that i cant fit in the elementary school desks anymore & the tiolets are so low to the ground
-seeing the prostatots at the movie theaters and malls and yelling at most of them to put more cloths and and saying "if i was your mother i wouldnt let you leave the house in that"
=when i walk up to underaged smokers and ask how old they are & then lecture them when they say theyre under 18 (even those i used to be an underage smoker...but i quit before it got too bad)
-giving adive thats actually pretty good to anyone younger then me and them actually taking it & thanking me
=helping them w. homework too, because ive already taken those classes & got my diploma
*most of all - realizing that high school was the best time of my life and wanting to go back because there wasnt any responsibility. you didnt have to file taxes, pay tuitions, or drive hours away to school. things were simple and everything was handed to you.the oposite sex was easier to handle and there was less pressure for commitment and worried about marriage and kids in a few years. all of your teachers knew your name and things about you. you had lockers and designated parking spots and after school activities. you still got detentions or sent out to sit in the hall. you had staff (teachers, principals, etc) who just blamed your eratic behavior on beening a teenager. waking up early to get on ur bus or be taken to school (or just the fact that there were buses).
wht i wouldnt give to be a high schooler again.