you know that you are getting old when....

[Gopher Gary]

When me and my spouse are both genuinely excited to see if the outside of the windows are foggy tomorrow morning. 

[Queen Victoria]

When grocery day completely kicks my butt. 

Me too

[Parts]

You have to get a magnifying glass to read something even with your reading glasses on

[renaeden]

You have to get a magnifying glass to read something even with your reading glasses on

Someone needs to go to the optometrist.

I'm finding silver hairs on the top of my head.

[odeon]

You'll get used to it. Personally I don't mind the grey.

[Jack]

Considered going gray during the pandemic, but thought it wasn't saturated enough to look good. Still too much pepper with the salt. Recently noticed a woman with similar gray hair and felt glad for not doing it.

[odeon]

Women with grey or pepper and salt hair can be hawt. just sayin'.

[Jack]

Women with grey or pepper and salt hair can be hawt. just sayin'.

Probably not Jack. It finally looks good on mom, but it used to not, so maybe in another twenty years or so.

[Parts]

When you remember getting a prime rib dinner for what a good deli roast beef sandwich and a Coke costs now

[renaeden]

When my twin sister is a grandmother and I'm a great aunty.

[odeon]

When realising that the videophone that was science fiction when you went to the uni is now used to teach people at the uni, among them my daughter.

[renaeden]

When I get up in the morning barely able to move.

I didn't know at the time but this was the onset of symptoms of fibromyalgia. It hasn't gotten easier, unfortunately.

[Calandale]

Considered going gray during the pandemic, but thought it wasn't saturated enough to look good. Still too much pepper with the salt. Recently noticed a woman with similar gray hair and felt glad for not doing it.

Bleach? Probably easier to maintain than dying.

[Jack]

Considered going gray during the pandemic, but thought it wasn't saturated enough to look good. Still too much pepper with the salt. Recently noticed a woman with similar gray hair and felt glad for not doing it.

Bleach? Probably easier to maintain than dying.

Bleaching and then dying it gray is a harsher process and would still have to be maintained as often as only dying it. Only bleaching would also have to be regularly maintained and blonde isn't a good look for my skin tone. Dying is the least harsh and easy to maintain, though would be nice not do it. Gray is silver like moms, hers looks good natural but it will be quite a few years before mine gets as gray as her hair.

[DirtDawg]

Considered going gray during the pandemic, but thought it wasn't saturated enough to look good. Still too much pepper with the salt. Recently noticed a woman with similar gray hair and felt glad for not doing it.

I was a bit ginger, so MY greying was not about salt and pepper as much as cinnamon and sugar.
At least that is the way I wanted to present.  Cuz, Ima a sweet guy, sort of.

My beard has gone almost totally grey, except for this Fu Manchu style dark streaks down the side of my face on each side.

I keep trying to convince myself (and anyone who will listen) that it actually looks very cool.

I'm an old, ugly man and mostly I embrace the concept. Character is my fortune at this point.