When did you realize that you were old?

[Liep]

When a woman in my class noted an article written in 1992 was as old as she was.  Ah man that blew my mind.

Yeah, I'm the only one born before the fall of the USSR in my class on USSR's history.

Also felt old when I started losing my hair, unfortunately this was at 18.

[Sophie Scholl]

It's not the years, it's the mileage, as someone once quipped.  Also, checking people's id's while bartending and realizing kids born in the '90's could legally drink.

[Martinus]

I still consider myself young subconsciously, I think - I see myself as a "child of my parents" I guess.

The "I'm getting old" realizations occur when I encounter people who are famous, or doctors treating me, or national-level politicians and they are younger than me.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I've always, as far back as I can remember, felt that life is incredibly short and that we are being rushed through it to our inevitable demise 

But I found my 30th birthday depressing, so at 30 I guess.

[The Brain]

I constantly fool people by looking much younger than I am. No, I don't feel old.

[MadImmortalMan]

I started getting grey hairs at age 13. Answer--I'm not old yet.

[The Brain]

I got carded at the liquor store today!

I was a teenage lookalike.

[Syt]

A few triggers: an MTV special for the 10th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's suicide. Noticing that a lot of current sports stars are now younger than me. Realizing that movies that I consider "recent" are now 15-20 years old.

[Iormlund]

When I realized that I hated how kids dressed and would give them all a proper haircut.

[CountDeMoney]

Sitting in a 400 level political science course, and realizing that the instructor and I were the only ones that remembered the Reagan Administration.

[mongers]

I like the presumption in the poll that all Languishites regard themselves as old. 

[CountDeMoney]

My hard on has an easier time getting out of bed than I do anymore.

[Grey Fox]

When I realize that the World Junior Championship players were all younger then me by a good 2-3 years.

[garbon]

I like the presumption in the poll that all Languishites regard themselves as old. 

I know, I can't participate.

[Vricklund]

I used to be able to hang a full 5-gallon bucket on my hard-on but nowadays my back goes out on me...