Fun question - when did you realise you were getting older?

I felt older when I let my grey hair show. I am used to it now.

hapgran and they are more likely to be moist with predictive spelling!

Oops Riverwalk !

Sodapop, it was the man's comment.

DH's parents died in January and mine passed away years ago. It's the realisation that we are now the oldest in our ( very small) family, that seems very sobering. It takes a bit of getting used to.

Having the Saga mag in the post just a few weeks after I retired.

In hospital last week. Asked to tell the months of the years backwards, and a couple of similar type questions daily. Because over 65. In for a hip replacement. Not impressed

I felt old when I started getting Senior Discounts without them asking.

I kept my full time job until I was almost 80. Because I was still working I think the assumption was that I was in my 60s.
As soon as I retired I was treated differently even by my family.
Think it really hit me the following Christmas when I was invited to the 'Old Retainers' Christmas party. I'll only left a few weeks previously

I realised I was getting older when I thought to hell with it and began wearing red lipstick every day, even round the house.

Very, very recently. I'm just turned 70 and have always thought of myself as going on 18 but having had a great deal to do for DH after a recent accident I suddenly feel old and tired. Now he's turned a corner perhaps I'll be 'going on 40' soon even if not 18 again!

When I became 10 and was in 'double figures'.

When I had a heart attack out of the blue and needed a triple bypass.

I was only early fifties and still looked okay in some mirrors.
But one day in the hairdressers the hairdresser who I'd assumed was at least as old as me looked so much more vivid. How I wished I was a brunette instead of fading blue eyed light brown haired !

When I started choosing shoes based on how comfortable they might be.

When I could no longer get down low, or climb stepladders in order to do certain jobs.
When people keep saying "Bless you".
When I realised that I only have one relative left who`s older than me.
When my youngest child is almost 48, and the oldest is 55.

Not yet can still run for a bus.

When seeing people the same age as me, or younger, and thinking God they look really old, then thinking well what the hell do I look like?

When my grandson asked me if they had pens and pencil cases in my day...

When my daughter sent me a text at 9.30pm and asked if I was asleep in bed?

Not yet thank goodness, I'm only 70.

I resemble my Nan ?

When I realised that the parents of the children I taught were my son's age.

Recently, when I sprained my ankle. 4 weeks now of not being able to do some of the things I love most and feeling stiff and uncomfortable makes me feel well on the way to 70.

Sheilasue very sad

Happiyogi I agree. .The age of being defined as elderly needs to be changed.
The funny thing is I complained very indignantly to the doctor about the name of the department (Care of the Elderly) and then had to explain that I couldn't see properly as I had put eardrops in my eyes that morning.

When I came from the Doctor who told me I had arthritis in my hip,now that feels old. My Daughter is 50 in a fortnight! Old again.

When I realised that no matter how long I live that I definitely have less years ahead of me than I have behind me. I’m almost 69 and that sobering fact has only recently dawned on me, numbers have never been my best thing! ?

As for me, I felt the years piling on when a lovely young assistant in M & S explained to me that I could order an out of stock item online. "Do you have anyone at home who can help you with that?".

I laughed when it happened too lol.Thank God we have a sense of humour ?