You know you're middle aged when

[John Stonebridge]

when you *get* a prescription for the 1st time in your adult life (yesterday aged 56).

Had no idea what to do.

cant believe our right wing populist government in Scotland makes these things for free for people who can well afford them
 

[phantasmagoriana]

When you realise your dressing gown is old enough to vote (and then some - I bought it on 9/11).

[ElyDave]

When the new agey rebel leader woman from the first Star Wars film starts to look vaguely attractive.

What do you mean "when"?

BTW I'll never be middle aged, i fundamentally refute that proposition.  I will go grumpily into decrepitude as a cyborg

[hellymedic]

I have a bathrobe and a lightweight dressing gown.

I've had them since my early forties but have hardly worn them in the past decade.

Now that almost all overnight accommodation has facilities en suite, there seems little reason to have these.

D spends much time in his dressing gown and it is he that answers to door to callers.

[T42]

When you find yourself about to post in the "Fecking Div" thread, think "no, not again" and get out.

[TheLurker]

When you find yourself about to post in the "Fecking Div" thread, think "no, not again" and get out.

...or when you find yourself posting on a "rant" thread yet again.

[MikeFromLFE]

You know you're old when your daughter announces that she's joined the WI.
I think it might be a militant lodge she's been sucked into because she's very interested in something called The Pudding Club 

[rogerzilla]

When you read the BBC headline today, "McColgan breaks 21-year British record" and think, "Wow, at her age too".

It's Liz McColgan's daughter 

[citoyen]

When you find yourself about to post in the "Fecking Div" thread, think "no, not again" and get out.

...or when you find yourself posting on a "rant" thread yet again.

...or indeed a "grammar that makes you cringe" thread.

(I mean, kids these days - don't they learn anything at school?)

[citoyen]

When you read the BBC headline today, "McColgan breaks 21-year British record" and think, "Wow, at her age too".

It's Liz McColgan's daughter 

Lately, I've seen several stories about Brooklyn Beckham in the news* and each time wondered who is that 20-something grown adult in the accompanying pictures...


*fsvo news

[Basil]

When you read the BBC headline today, "McColgan breaks 21-year British record" and think, "Wow, at her age too".

It's Liz McColgan's daughter 

I remember seeing a press photo of mccolgan training pushing some sort of all terrain push chair.  In my mind, they still do that.

[Canardly]

You stop buying sweets as you might damage your tooth.

[Jurek]

You stop buying sweets as you might damage your tooth.

You have just the one?

[Canardly]

Not really no. 

[rafletcher]

You realise you bought your first LP (nearly) 50 years ago. Ziggy Stardust, not a bad start.

[mrcharly-YHT]

You start to regret that braces are no longer fashionable.

I have some waterproof army surplus trousers that have braces. They are so comfortable, never have issues with stuff coming untucked and creating a draft.

[SteveC]

You realise you bought your first LP (nearly) 50 years ago. Ziggy Stardust, not a bad start.

Only forty-four and a half years ago and it was a cassette, not an LP, but it was the same album.

[Mr Larrington]

You stop buying sweets as you might damage your tooth.

You have just the one?

He's also known as “Dai Central-Eating”.

[rafletcher]

You realise you bought your first LP (nearly) 50 years ago. Ziggy Stardust, not a bad start.

Only forty-four and a half years ago and it was a cassette, not an LP, but it was the same album.

And it’s just come back to me, it was Revolver Records in Crowborough, East Sussex, a proper record shop, where I bought it.

[T42]

You stop buying sweets as you might damage your tooth.

You have just the one?

And you remember that old joke "your teeth are like stars - round your neck on a string".

[road-runner]

And you remember that old joke "your teeth are like stars - round your neck on a string".

In my school it was: Your teeth are like stars; they come out at night.

[T42]

See what I mean?

[Kim]

"Any allergies?  You're not on blood thinners?"  *Glances at DOB on screen* "Any chance you could be pregnant?"

[Panoramix]

You rent a white van to install your daughter in a student flat!

[Cudzoziemiec]

A month's rent on your son's student flat is more or less equal to a year's student loan back in your day.