Its Not Growing Old..Its Growing Up!

A couple of days ago I was listening to Prem and Jules on the radio, and they had this really cute topic going on... “How Do You Know That You’re Getting Old”. There were a lot of people giving all sorts of signs of getting old, and I have to completely agree with most of them!

But then I started wondering…is 27 old?? When I was younger, I never saw 27 as old! I saw it as ‘being matured’. Old would be if you’re like 65 and above or something. And then, I started thinking of this whole lot of signs that I thought pretty much start reflecting your age..

I wouldn’t call it Signs of Getting Old though…that’s way too harsh! These are probably Signs That You Are Growing Up : )

• When the idea of getting all dressed up and gong out is a lot more exhausting that going out itself.
• When a song like ‘I Kissed A Girl’ makes you wonder about the future of music.
• When everything sweet – chocolates, ice creams, cakes and candies – really are not tempting anymore.
• When your 18 year old students’ dressings make you cringe.
• When you attend other people’s weddings and start making mental notes for your own one someday.
• When a young punk calls you ‘aunty’.
• When you just can’t sleep past 10 am on weekends.
• When the phrase ‘long term’ starts meaning a period of 2 years or more than 2 weeks.
• When the last thought before sleep is tomoro’s work schedule.
• When teenage dramas start seeming like a child’s game.
• When you can’t understand more than half of the lingo of the kids today.
• When you say a sentence with “Kids today..”
• When political stories start holding more appeal that Tinsel Town’s Who Wore What Where.
• When it takes a humongous effort to sit through 90210, Gossip Girl or One Tree Hill.
• When students say they think you’ll enjoy Mamma Mia because the music is ‘of your time’.
• When trying to juggle more than one online social networks becomes stressful.
• When an 8 hour sleep becomes a necessity than a luxury.
• When looking at furniture isn’t really that boring.
• When sugary-sweet teenage love songs makes you want to gag!
• When Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams songs are listed as “Flashbacks”.
• When you need ample of notice for a night out.
• When you start considering insurance policies.
• When having breakfast before heading off to work becomes important.
• When more than half your salary goes on your bills rather than yourself.
  
  And I think the greatest sign that you’re growing up is
• When marriage starts looking like something to look forward to rather than running away from.
  
  So you see, these are some completely alien things to many who are still exhilarated about turning 18 or 21, but I’m pretty sure that for those of us born in the early 80s, these are all signs that you have left your annoying youth behind and now you’re growing up : )