“My millennial children call me out on it.”
Here’s what people had to say:
1.
“Massive font size on my phone.”
“My old guy white New Balance walking shoes.”
u/trripleplay
“I heard New Balance is cool now.
My 15-year-old daughter has a pair and feels that they are cool.”
u/d-spornak
3.
“Going to the stores early in the day.
Or going anywhere early, for that matter.”
Cant imagine why."
u/sqqueen2
4.
“Double spaces after periods.
My coworkers dont get it, and my boss had to tell them that I learned on typewriters.”
I remember my grandmother saying the world leaves you behind when you get old.
Now I’m living it."
“I’ve gotten more sentimental.
u/dronedagain
“Sentimentality, especially in our male elders, is such a blessing.
In my (early 40s, millennial) generation, expressing your emotions is a welcome blessing.
I know the younger ones embrace it, too.
Cry at movies, graduations, weddings, funerals, funny jokes, and all the in-betweens.
It was rare when I was young, but I treasure those memories and it is more acceptable now.
Be the helper now in your golden years.
Make it safe and normal for the younger men in your life.
PS I cry all the time.”
u/traechat
6.
“I get endless crap for driving like a little old lady by family, friends, and colleagues.
Its a running joke and well-deserved.”
u/jjbeeez
“I’m not old, and I still do that.
The best kind of tea is safety.”
u/funkmasta8
7.
“The sounds that escape my body, especially when I’m getting up from a sitting position.
The groan, the grunt, the joints popping.
Thankfully, I don’t have escaping gas like my grandpa had.”
“Early dinners and early bedtime, lol.
If anyone invites me anywhere, they know I need to be home before dark!
And what’s with this meeting at 8 p.m. for dinner and drinks crap?
Meet at 5 for happy hour.
Cheap drinks and food, and you’re home before 8!!”
Sounds like me and my husband.
Of course, our problem is that we have always been on that schedule.
Life is good.”
u/francisann
9.
“Checking the weather app multiple times a day.”
u/beckstermcw
“Why is this an old person thing?”
It literally makes no sense."
10.“Birding.”
11.“Cursive.”
We don’t even give an actual signature for things at the school anymore.
I just throw in my name in."
u/mis_chevious
12.
“Checking all my pockets before I leave the house.
He’s also the kindly Grandpa inThe Princess Bride.
And he checks his pockets at the end of the movie.”
u/doughboy1001
13.
“My 5-year-old great-granddaughter teases me about my iPod and wired earpieces.
‘You listening for Martians?'”
Not sure why pretending to speak but not making any sounds just so I have to go ‘what?’
Went to a hearing aid specialist.
Invested in the best hearing aids available.
It only cost me $1,000, and insurance picked up 80%.
u/no-effort6590
15.
“For being cheap and outdated.
Im never ‘on trend,’ and my retirement hobby has been selling crap online.
My kitchen looks like a ’70s time capsule.
The youngsters think its ‘cool’; my peers think its awful.
Sold my Merry Mushroom collection and made a hefty penny.”
“The rest of the house is circa 1980s/’90s.
I had green shag carpets and fake wood panels into the late ’90s/early 00s and was teased for that.
They eat it up, and Im laughing all the way to the bank.”
u/historical_equal_110
16.
“Having a landline.”
Does anyone else do this, and if so, why?"
My neck barely turns as far as my shoulder these days."
u/admirl_ossim06
18.
I chat with people in line; I chat with service workers.
I’m an introvert, but I like small talk.
My family finds this strange."
I love talking to the cashiers.
My wife will say it right in front of them.
‘You know they dont care.
Why do you make their lives hell too?'"
u/locustnation
19.
“I carry cash apparently, that labels you as a dinosaur.”
Anyway, Wednesday I had to go to the other store…"
u/nihilismmatterstmro
21.
“Borrowing CDs from the library.”
u/shrug-meh
“I taught 3 and 4-year-olds in preschool right when CDs became popular.
I’d haul out the record player, and they all asked what it was.
u/evilmimiwv
22.And finally, “Actually, I get teased more for not acting my age.
Them: ‘You’re too old for that.’
Me: ‘Hold my beer.'”
