11 Exact Moments People Realized That They Were “Old”

One day or every so often, we have this “light bulb” moment that jolts us to reality and makes us realize that time indeed flies and we are gradually becoming like our parents.

Here’s what people from a popular internet forum share about when they realized they were old. 

One lady realized this when all her beauty products stopped being produced. One by one, her shampoo, eyebrow pencil, and curlers disappeared into extinction, wishing they had been in production for 30+ years.

Can’t Find My Beauty Products

“I was reading Rolling Stone at the doctor’s office and realized I hardly knew any of the bands on the Billboard #1 singles list,” one user said.

Reading Rolling Stone

One individual started mixing cornflakes with frosted flakes because the frosted flakes alone were too sweet. A stark difference from their 7-year-old self.

Too Sweet to Like It

One man in the forum admits that the first time the barber asked if they wanted their eyebrow trimmed made them realize how old they are. 

The Eyebrow Question

For one user, it’s hard to believe that the LOTR movie is already 20 years old. According to them, they were not even kids but a new homeowner when the movie was released.  

The Lord of the Rings Movie (LOTR)

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