We all think we’re young, until we read signs like these that might make us think otherwise. Here are some indications that your youth is firmly behind you and you are getting older

 

1- You hear your favourite song in a hotel lobby or an elevator.

2- You get out of bed at 6:00 am, not go to sleep.

3- You don’t know what time McDonalds closes anymore.

4- You take naps.

5- You sleep on the couch, and wake up find yourself still on the couch.

6- A cheap bottle of wine is no longer “Pretty good shit”!

7- You spend most of your time on a computer for real work.

8- It takes you forever to answer your phone.

9- You look forward to a dull and boring evening.

10- You turn off the lights for economic reasons, rather than sexual romantic reasons.

11- You would rather go to work than stay home sick.

12- People call at 10 p.m. and ask if they woke you up.

13- The weather channel isn’t just your favourite channel; you got cable especially for it.

14- Your neighbours don’t even know you had a party last night.

15- When you forget someone’s name you just call them “young man” or “young lady”.

16- You dress according to the weather.

17- You enjoy puzzles and crosswords more than beer pong and truth or dare.

18- Your fashion taste watch stopped years ago.

19- You friends invite you for baby showers instead of foam parties.

20- Your friends are getting “married” and “divorced” instead of “hooking up” and “getting dumped”.

21- You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

22- Your houseplants are alive but you can’t smoke any of them.

23- You go to the pharmacy for Vitamax and Panadol instead of condoms and pregnancy tests.

24- You don’t pre-drink at home to save money anymore.

25- You congratulate your friend for being pregnant, not slap her and yell “What the hell??!”

26- You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.

27- Saying “back in my day” over and over again.

28- Go shopping for comfort clothes instead of clothes that look good.

29- Finding out that you have no idea what younger people are talking about.

30- You can no longer skate or do something on your leap list.