What makes you feel old?

[Animeniax]

I saw this meme about changes to celebrities that make you feel old, like Eminem's daughter Hailie now being a teen instead of a little girl.

Today I saw The Mask and it reminded me of this meme, so here goes:

From The Mask, 1994:
1290

Now, 2012:
1291

[shinta|hikari]

The fact that I will get arrested if I date minors.

[Buffalobiian]

I don't really feel old. I only realise it when I look at my age, the year it is and the number of years it's been since graduation etc etc.

For example, I always think of the year 2000 as "not too long ago" or "recently". After that initial feeling, I'd then count the number of years it's been and realise it's actually a fair way away now.

Watching stars age does the trick too. DiCaprio comes to mind, along with some other oriental stars.



And what shinta said.

[XanBcoo]

I'm 10 years older than my students.

Jesus Christ I'm ancient. These fucking kids...

[darkshadow]

My age..I started cringing thinking about it ever since I hit 24 two years ago..

[David75]

Hair, white is coming. Numbers are very low, but I know they're lurking and keep coming. Strangely enough, it's worse in the beard.
Hair again, front line is going higher and my top will probably be baren in the next 5 years.
A bit disturbing when I considered myself a teenager not so long ago...

[Buffalobiian]

Hair again, front line is going higher and my top will probably be baren in the next 5 years.
A bit disturbing when I considered myself a teenager not so long ago...

My own hair's heading that way. I worried about it a bit when I was in my teens, but I've more or less accepted that there's nothing I can do about it and to let it run its course now. Pretty sure it's genetic, looking at my dad.

[Uchiha Barles]

I'm the same person I was back when I was a college junior, albeit with more skills and experience. College juniors today look like babies to me :-(.

[Archangel]

Nothing, i feel younger and stronger than ever.

[Psyke]

You guys talking about how old you feel makes me feel old. :p

[Animeniax]

Someday soon you'll post a picture of your daughter as a teenager and that will make us all feel real old :(.

I'm in my 30s and people have always told me I look really young for my age. When I went back to school at uni, I'd be in classes with freshman and sophomores and the younger students could tell I wasn't one of them. Not everyone can tell my age, but some could and treated me accordingly (with distrust and aloofness). That made me feel old.

[Archangel]

Someday soon you'll post a picture of your daughter as a teenager and that will make us all feel real old :(.
Pfff... yeah right. If they ever delete Shinta's account, maybe. And even then probably not.

[Abdula]

I'm the same person I was back when I was a college junior, albeit with more skills and experience. College juniors today look like babies to me :-(.

How old are you? I think its really unfair of you to hide or lie about your age. You, Sapphire and Animeniax etc. Anyway I don't feel old. Like you I feel that I am the same person I have always been. I just have more knowledge and experience now which has granted me a better understanding of things than I had when I was younger and a broader perspective. The only time I actually feel old is when I am forced to interact with narrow-minded people, which I am sure you can all agree is a uniquely unpleasant chore.

From my perspective, from the perspective of someone who was told when they were 15 that they probably were not going to live to see 20. From the perspective of someone who is genuinely happy just to wake up everyday. You guys talking about how old you feel just seems ridiculous to me

[fahoumh]

When I watched The Avengers, Tony Stark called Thor "Point Break" and I swear I was the only person who laughed probably because I was the only one in the audience old enough to catch the reference. Also, someone was playing Galaga in that movie and I doubt most other people even heard of that game, much less played it.

[enkoujin]

People tell me I look and feel like 30 year old mentor when I'm only 20 because of mature personality and because I give great life advice for their careers.

[Animeniax]

How old are you? I think its really unfair of you to hide or lie about your age. You, Sapphire and Animeniax etc. Anyway I don't feel old. Like you I feel that I am the same person I have always been. I just have more knowledge and experience now which has granted me a better understanding of things than I had when I was younger and a broader perspective. The only time I actually feel old is when I am forced to interact with narrow-minded people, which I am sure you can all agree is a uniquely unpleasant chore.

From my perspective, from the perspective of someone who was told when they were 15 that they probably were not going to live to see 20. From the perspective of someone who is genuinely happy just to wake up everyday. You guys talking about how old you feel just seems ridiculous to me

Well if age is just a number, then it shouldn't matter what our numerical age is. I think we all talk on the same level here. Knowing our actual ages will just jade our perceptions of each other.

At 24 you still are very young, until you hang out with teenagers. They look and mostly act the same way you do, but the divide is there. When you realize or encounter that divide, that's when you feel your age.


When I watched The Avengers, Tony Stark called Thor "Point Break" and I swear I was the only person who laughed probably because I was the only one in the audience old enough to catch the reference. Also, someone was playing Galaga in that movie and I doubt most other people even heard of that game, much less played it.
I haven't see the Avengers, but I imagine he's referring to Thor looking like Patrick Swayze in Point Break. I've also played Galaga on the arcade machines back in the 80s.

Today I got my hair cut for the first time in 2-3 months. Seeing all the white hair mixed with the black as it collected on the salon cape really made me feel old. I almost cried.

[EpyonNext]

I'll be 29 next month. By then I'll have been all over the world, fought wars in two countries, learned things I thought I'd never learn, and seen places I thought I'd never see. I've loved, lost, laughed, and cried. My back aches from 8 years of beating it up for the Army, my knees are almost blown out from marching miles and miles with 50+ lbs of gear on my back. I've got a bad shoulder. My body feels like it's probably 50.

But on the weekends I party it up and act like whatever the fuck age I feel like.

So while my body may feel old, I sure as hell don't. As long as I keep that mentality, I doubt much will ever make me feel old........except my soldiers....can you believe some of these little bastards are 18? That's like a whole god damned decade younger than me. Fuck I feel old now ;)

It's all subjective folks

[Animeniax]

Well sooner or later you won't be able to get by on 4-6 hours of sleep, your shitty treatment of your body will catch up to you, and you'll enjoy more time just sitting alone than hanging out and drinking with friends. I had the mentality you do, I looked, felt, and acted young. Not sure when exactly it hit me that I'm not that young anymore. You're only 29, so you have a while before you know what I mean.

[Abdula]

That sounds like quite a life.


Well if age is just a number, then it shouldn't matter what our numerical age is. I think we all talk on the same level here. Knowing our actual ages will just jade our perceptions of each other.

At 24 you still are very young, until you hang out with teenagers. They look and mostly act the same way you do, but the divide is there. When you realize or encounter that divide, that's when you feel your age.


I haven't see the Avengers, but I imagine he's referring to Thor looking like Patrick Swayze in Point Break. I've also played Galaga on the arcade machines back in the 80s.

Today I got my hair cut for the first time in 2-3 months. Seeing all the white hair mixed with the black as it collected on the salon cape really made me feel old. I almost cried.
That is not true. I don't believe knowing everyone's age would jade our perceptions of each other. I can't speak for everyone obviously but I evaluate posts based solely on content. I would not have a higher regard for something you posted than something Xan or Y or Sapphire posted simply because you are older them or whatever other trivial reasons people use to discriminate against each other.

As far as hanging out with teenagers. I didn't hang out with teenagers when I was one and I think I would prefer to pull out all my teeth with a pair of rusty pliers soaked in iodine. Too much?

Yes he is. Wacky fact but my parents loved those old arcade games so I grew up playing most of them. My father still plays Donkey and Pac-man. I hate those arcade machines though.

Lol, sounds like a commercial for Just For Men. Its alright my family turns gray in their 30's too. Though hopefully I won't, not that I would care. Probably would just shave my head anyway. Always wondered if I could pull off that look, too tedious though

[XanBcoo]

I'll be 29 next month. By then I'll have been all over the world, fought wars in two countries, learned things I thought I'd never learn, and seen places I thought I'd never see. I've loved, lost, laughed, and cried. My back aches from 8 years of beating it up for the Army, my knees are almost blown out from marching miles and miles with 50+ lbs of gear on my back. I've got a bad shoulder. My body feels like it's probably 50.

But on the weekends I party it up and act like whatever the fuck age I feel like.

So while my body may feel old, I sure as hell don't. As long as I keep that mentality, I doubt much will ever make me feel old........except my soldiers....can you believe some of these little bastards are 18? That's like a whole god damned decade younger than me. Fuck I feel old now ;)

It's all subjective folks

I like how you said basically the same thing Abdula said, but in a much more positive and less pretentious and patronizing way. It's nice to read a message like this without visualizing a hand slowly yet firmly stroking their penis as they type.

And despite my realization that I'm a decade older than my students, I'm still quite childish and playful. They tell me on a regular basis that I act like a little kid. So you're as young as you feel, but reading the numbers is slightly disconcerting.

[Abdula]

I like how you said basically the same thing Abdula said, but in a much more positive and less pretentious and patronizing way. It's nice to read a message like this without visualizing a hand slowly yet firmly stroking their penis as they type.

And despite my realization that I'm a decade older than my students, I'm still quite childish and playful. They tell me on a regular basis that I act like a little kid. So you're as young as you feel, but reading the numbers is slightly disconcerting.


Xan. I love you man. I can assure you that I am neither pretentious nor patronizing if only because I surround myself with people like you, who would not hesitate to call me out about such things. I must say you always put an interesting spin on my posts though. If I remember correctly you were the one who said you apply a "voice" to everyone's posts and you picture me as a guy running around with a machete

[Animeniax]

That is not true. I don't believe knowing everyone's age would jade our perceptions of each other. I can't speak for everyone obviously but I evaluate posts based solely on content. I would not have a higher regard for something you posted than something Xan or Y or Sapphire posted simply because you are older them or whatever other trivial reasons people use to discriminate against each other. I'd be more concerned that you'd look down on a 40 year old who talked/acted like a 20 year old, or like someone immature or unknowledgable about the world. So I'd rather you didn't know my real age so you could actually base your judgment solely on my statements, not my age.


Lol, sounds like a commercial for Just For Men. Its alright my family turns gray in their 30's too. Though hopefully I won't, not that I would care. Probably would just shave my head anyway. Always wondered if I could pull off that look, too tedious thoughThe main reason for my white hairs is not age or maturity. I think it's mostly due to the stress of worrying about this one particular thing which I won't elaborate on here. I'm happy that when my hair is short or long, the white hairs are hidden pretty well.

[Buffalobiian]

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/324/607926355454714866ernes.jpg

I think she just shut us all down... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18346128)

[Uchiha Barles]

Well, she's still old but um...that's amazing. She *started* to get fit at 56 without ever being athletic before that point, then decided to become a competitive bodybuilder at 71. Even considering the role that genetics must play in this, that is encouraging. I worry about my mother's health and thought that it might be too late for her to start exercising and getting fitter, but this actually made me want to take another look.

[Carnage]

This forum. No joke, I had been lurking on it since late 2003, and its almost 9 years later. I wonder where how many of us will be here in 4 years.

[Raven]

When I meet a nice looking girl, naturally assume she's around my age, only to find out she's early 20s. Geez I feel old. I've gotta get out of this mentality that I'm still that young because I'm not and one of these days it might land me in hot water. However, I look like I am, so whatever. :D

[David75]

When I meet a nice looking girl, naturally assume she's around my age, only to find out she's early 20s. Geez I feel old. I've gotta get out of this mentality that I'm still that young because I'm not and one of these days it might land me in hot water. However, I look like I am, so whatever. :D

You feel older when you clearly know without asking she's in her 20s :D

[Animeniax]

When I meet a nice looking girl, naturally assume she's around my age, only to find out she's early 20s. Geez I feel old. I've gotta get out of this mentality that I'm still that young because I'm not and one of these days it might land me in hot water. However, I look like I am, so whatever. :D

I'm in the same boat. I work at a uni and there are all these 18-22 year olds running around. Right now it's freshman orientation so there are even more of them than usual. I'll check them out, forgetting that they are more than a decade younger than me.

[darkshadow]

Tell me how that isn't perfectly natural; someone in their 20's is an adult you know.

[Uchiha Barles]

Tell me how that isn't perfectly natural; someone in their 20's is an adult you know.

It is perfectly natural. Somewhere, a long time ago, I heard that men will in general always be attracted to females between the ages of 17 and 26, and that doesn't change with age. Too bad that at some point, you're a creepy old man for being attracted as such.

[Animeniax]

It is perfectly natural. Somewhere, a long time ago, I heard that men will in general always be attracted to females between the ages of 17 and 26, and that doesn't change with age. Too bad that at some point, you're a creepy old man for being attracted as such.

Exactly. For some reason you're considered creepy for showing any interest in girls any more than 5-7 years younger than you. That includes checking them out. Of course it's perfectly natural to be attracted to them, but it's also natural to fuck everything that moves, and that's generally frowned upon by modern society as well.

[enkoujin]

There's always that small population of young women who have a strong preference for relatively old[er] men, though.

Not in the pornographic movies or those gold-digging women you often see in media.

IMO, the youngest girl I'd date would be five years younger than me, but that number won't be at 5 just yet until I hit my 30's or so. It would be extremely nice if we both had the opportunity to retire close to the same time where she and I can spend the rest of our last days with each other.

Ideally.

[Animeniax]

Well women tend to outlive men, so ideally you'd date a woman 7-10 years older than you, then you could spend your last days together. Otherwise you're being selfish and she'll have to spend her last 7-10 years alone and scared.

[UChessmaster]

The 90`s was 20 years ago, the 80`s was 30 years ago :/

[darkshadow]

Lol 'some reason'; the reason is because people tend to care about what other people think of them, instead of just not giving a fuck.
If in your 50's you want to be with a 20 year old go do that, you're both adults and really shouldn't give a damn about anyone who isn't involved in your relationship be it promiscuous or serious.

[Uchiha Barles]

Lol 'some reason'; the reason is because people tend to care about what other people think of them, instead of just not giving a fuck.
If in your 50's you want to be with a 20 year old go do that, you're both adults and really shouldn't give a damn about anyone who isn't involved in your relationship be it promiscuous or serious.

Most human beings I know, live in a society, with family they care about and spend time with. They also have friends they care about and spend time with. They also have co workers, bosses, and a myriad of other relationships, many of which matter. So, you're a 50 year old guy, and you're dating a 20 year old girl, and you have all these relationships I mentioned. You get serious with the girl and you bring her to meet your family, and now everyone's mouth drops as they stand aghast. Your mother starts asking you snide questions making your mate uncomfortable. Your father thinks you're the man but can't even look at you because your mom'll give him hell. Your sister is uncomfortable with the whole thing and gives you a mouthful at some point.

This is just the beginning. As the relationship continues, your mom never warms up to the idea. Your sister might let it go for the most part, but when she's around your mom, she gangs up on you. It may even get to the point where there's outright confrontation to try and make you realize how "ridiculous" what you're doing is. This is just your family too; nevermind your friends or professional relationships. Yeah, you could not give a shit what anyone thinks, but for a lot of people this would come at a cost; either you deal with these people's shit, or you break off relationships with them. A similar thing happens with many interracial couples.

[Animeniax]

ds would like to think he lives outside the box and outside everyone's judgment and opinion of him. But he forgets this is the internet so he can talk as tough and free-spirited as he likes. In the real world, that shit doesn't cut it.

[darkshadow]

That's my point, people care too much about what others think of them and at the same time care an incredible amount about the personal lives of others.
My mom for instance went the extra mile for her relatives and they basically returned the favour with shit on a platter, so she distanced herself from most of them.
As soon as she started not giving a damn her life became better, now she basically only cares about herself and her sons.
And as long as I'm not living some sort of criminal life, she's fine with it.

So if I brought that 20 y/o girl to meet my mom, she wouldn't be snide about it; why? Because it doesn't affect her, regardless if we share the same beliefs or not.
And my friends are all people that accept me as I am, because I chose to surround myself with those people; what good would it do me to surround myself with people with whom I can't even be myself?
So yeah they wouldn't care either.

And co-workers, bosses are just that: colleagues; just because you share a work place or class room with someone doesn't automatically make them privy to your personal life and is thus basically none of their business.
So why, especially in an enviroment where business is seperated from pleasure, should I care at all about some guy's opinion on my life?
Heck my "boss" at my freelance gig is 10 years older than his girlfriend; he's happy, she's happy, we are happy for them.

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Ani I never realised you were such a spineless low esteem POS, aside from ofcourse the insane and morally skewed idiot you readily proved to be.

[Animeniax]

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Ani I never realised you were such a spineless low esteem POS, aside from ofcourse the insane and morally skewed idiot you readily proved to be.

Good lord you're so full of shit man. Like I said, it's easy for you to talk big online about how independent and free of public judgment and how you live life to the fullest and only know the right people and everything is peachy. But we know from how you act out online that your life in real isn't anywhere near as cool as you pretend. That makes me feel old.

[enkoujin]

Well women tend to outlive men, so ideally you'd date a woman 7-10 years older than you, then you could spend your last days together. Otherwise you're being selfish and she'll have to spend her last 7-10 years alone and scared.

That's actually a much more plausible idea. However, my chances of dating an older women is next to none because I don't go to bars or clubs where all the cougars or the people in their mid/late twenties are even though I'm considerably ripe for "the picking" for my age right now. While it may be nice to be spoiled by an older and mature woman, I think it would remind me too much of my own mother and it would get pretty awkward during pillow talk.



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Ani I never realised you were such a spineless low esteem POS, aside from ofcourse the insane and morally skewed idiot you readily proved to be.

I think after reading a lot of Ani's posts over the years, I've come to the conclusion that more than half of the things he says are troll material or that he's satirizing a multitude of personas ranging from the far-right, a pure libertarian and ignornace bigots. I wouldn't take it too personally, but it's definitely a bit difficult to tell when he's being serious or not. Like I said before, his writing is very excellent and definitely influences our emotions and responses to a varying degree when we read them.

Oh, and another thing that makes me feel old are the years proceeding the year 2000. I still keep thinking it's still 2006-2009.

[Y]

I think after reading a lot of Ani's posts over the years, I've come to the conclusion that more than half of the things he says are troll material or that he's satirizing a multitude of personas ranging from the far-right, a pure libertarian and ignornace bigots. I wouldn't take it too personally, but it's definitely a bit difficult to tell when he's being serious or not. Like I said before, his writing is very excellent and definitely influences our emotions and responses to a varying degree when we read them.


You've got to be fucking kidding me.

[Abdula]

I think after reading a lot of Ani's posts over the years, I've come to the conclusion that more than half of the things he says are troll material or that he's satirizing a multitude of personas ranging from the far-right, a pure libertarian and ignornace bigots. I wouldn't take it too personally, but it's definitely a bit difficult to tell when he's being serious or not. Like I said before, his writing is very excellent and definitely influences our emotions and responses to a varying degree when we read them.


Oh he is always serious, as am I;). We're more contrarian than anything else though. I agree with DS. I really don't care to conform to society's or anyone else's views. I just don't think people can have a healthy functioning relationship when there is such a large age disparity. In particular I don't know why a guy would be attracted to a younger woman. I'm not opposed to the idea it has just never happened with me but that is entirely different from whether such people should be together or not. If it works for you, it works for you

[darkshadow]

Good lord you're so full of shit man. Like I said, it's easy for you to talk big online about how independent and free of public judgment and how you live life to the fullest and only know the right people and everything is peachy. But we know from how you act out online that your life in real isn't anywhere near as cool as you pretend. That makes me feel old.

You are completely correct, I mean my mom doesn't exist either right? I just made her up just now so I could feel like a total badass on the internet.
Look at this guy with the badass mom and friends is what I was going for.
Too bad that in the real world she would totally make snide remarks at a younger girlfriend and actually already has cast me out because she's religious and I'm not.

Just like how in the real world smoking pot because you want to understand criminals is the best possible course of action; ofcourse in the real world you also obviously lie about it, because law enforcement so desperately need more liars on the force.
Oh wait...

Relevant video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs)
That is you, except your perpetual "high" isn't caused by being drugged or your notouriously clever usage of weed, but by your sheer insanity.

[Animeniax]

Your mom doesn't exist as you make her out to be. What you think as "she doesn't care that you have a younger gf" is actually more like "she doesn't care what I do because she's a shitty mom."

The pot thing was experimental, nothing to do with the "best possible" thing to do. Your other comments fall in line with the silly belief that police are perfect model human beings who don't lie, don't drink or do drugs, and don't make mistakes. They must operate in the same world you live in where others' opinions about you don't matter and you only hang out/associate with quality people.

That kid is awesome. His shitty parent putting the video on yt... not so much. They even tried a second video with the kid high. Didn't do so well.

[Uchiha Barles]

That's my point, people care too much about what others think of them and at the same time care an incredible amount about the personal lives of others.
My mom for instance went the extra mile for her relatives and they basically returned the favour with shit on a platter, so she distanced herself from most of them.
As soon as she started not giving a damn her life became better, now she basically only cares about herself and her sons.
And as long as I'm not living some sort of criminal life, she's fine with it.

So basically, for your mom, her relationship with the family was otherwise kind of crappy, so for whatever reason the cost of distancing herself from them was readily paid. I get that. Imagine someone whose family was actually good to them though in almost all ways. The family relationship is close, they enjoy each others company. Imagine the kind of family where a man and his wife both work but have a baby/young child and can easily bring that child over to the parents home for babysitting twice a week. In this family, love is reciprocated, help is reciprocated, and things are generally good...but the family is racist. A member of that family would find it difficult to bring in a mate of another race, because for them, the cost of dealing with the family's resentment or disowning them would be high. Something similar would hold if this person knew the family would severely frown upon a much younger mate.

Again, I get that for some people the relationship with the family isn't that great, so the decision to not give a shit is easy. But the better the relationship with the family is, the harder it is to make that decision. As far as friends are concerned, lets say you made those friends when you were in college, and now you're 50. That I think would be about 30 years for most. Who you are at 50 and were at 20 is definitely a different person, and as you've changed, you've changed in such a way they found acceptable. If you've had them for 30 years, they should be good friends. Now you bring home a twinkie, knowing some of them will give you shit. It's easier not to care with friends than with family, but it'd still be a consideration for some.

[darkshadow]

What?

My mom for instance went the extra mile for her relatives and they basically returned the favour with shit on a platter,
She decided her happiness was more important than those of people who were ultimately living their own lives.
This is exactly the same as your:
"I have to break up with my younger girlfriend or else my family will disown me."

My entire point has been that having society dictate that being attracted to someone younger than yourself is wrong and creepy is just fucking stupid.

There is actually a commercial here that shows a girl and a much older gentleman walking down the aisle, but when they reach the altar it turns out he is her dad and she is giving him away to his much younger boyfriend.
That describes an unacceptable social scenario right?

Seriously there is no reason to feel being attracted to a younger person is going to "land you in hot water"; get yours and do what makes you happiest. Really just a silly, socially driven reason to feel old.

[shinta|hikari]

I think rather than defending the idea, Barles was trying to explain the reality that for some people such choices will not really make them happier. Being swayed by society in this context is stupid, but that does not mean everyone can just willingly not care.

[Animeniax]

As far as feeling old, it's not just that there are all these young hot girls running around. It's knowing those years are beyond me, seeing them go through freshman orientation and their first years away from home and trying new things and having new experiences. I'd like to be a part of their learning process (if nothing else than what they should avoid, wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean) but I feel I'd just corrupt their experience since I've already been through it and that would be unfair.

[enkoujin]

As far as feeling old, it's not just that there are all these young hot girls running around. It's knowing those years are beyond me, seeing them go through freshman orientation and their first years away from home and trying new things and having new experiences. I'd like to be a part of their learning process (if nothing else than what they should avoid, wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean) but I feel I'd just corrupt their experience since I've already been through it and that would be unfair.

Holy fuck; this must have been the most humblest and altruistic thing you've said so far.

[Uchiha Barles]

I think rather than defending the idea, Barles was trying to explain the reality that for some people such choices will not really make them happier. Being swayed by society in this context is stupid, but that does not mean everyone can just willingly not care.

Yup, that's it.


As far as feeling old, it's not just that there are all these young hot girls running around. It's knowing those years are beyond me, seeing them go through freshman orientation and their first years away from home and trying new things and having new experiences. I'd like to be a part of their learning process (if nothing else than what they should avoid, wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean) but I feel I'd just corrupt their experience since I've already been through it and that would be unfair.

My mindset is pretty much unchanged from the way it was back when I was that age, but my concerns are not the same. Not only do all these college kids look so young to me, but the things they worry about even further the divide for me, even if we enjoy many of the same things. Also, depending on the way I dress, they react differently to my presence. If I have on professional attire, I'll be mostly unnoticed, but if I put on a t-shirt, some jeans and boots, then the reaction is different. I'll recognize them as younger, but they don't seem to recognize me as older. That catches me off guard unless I've been around them for some time, like during the summer/fall when I tend to go to a lot of concerts.

[shinta|hikari]

Today makes me feel old.