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 GenX is Getting Old: Here's What Nobody Tells You About It 100% worth the watch. They told us we’d get gray hair. Maybe some wrinkles. Maybe we’d slow down a little. That was adorable. What they forgot to mention was that one day you’d wake up and your body would start acting like a house built in 1974. Still standing. Mostly functional. But there are noises. There are leaks. Some things only work if you jiggle them first. And apparently the warranty expired years ago. In this episode of All Things Gen X, we’re talking about the truth about getting older. The eyesight changes. The hearing changes. The sleep changes. The muscle loss. The metabolism shift. The mystery injuries. The slower recovery. The brain buffering. The skin, the hair, the hormones, the joints, and the deeply disrespectful moment when you injure yourself doing absolutely nothing. And the weirdest part? Inside your head, you still basically feel like the same person you were at 28. Meanwhile your knees are filing paperwork with Human Resources. We’ll get into: Why your vision starts betraying you Why recovery takes longer Why strength and muscle become more important with age Why sleep changes Why your brain can feel slower even when you’re still sharp Why hearing loss sneaks up on you Why menopause and hormonal changes can completely rearrange the experience And why aging well is less about trying to look young and more about trying to stay capable |
the oldest gen-xer will start collecting social security in about 130 days or so.  And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again Sun is the same, in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death |
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and the deeply disrespectful moment when you injure yourself doing absolutely nothing. Class of 1987 here. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. 
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Grandfathering weapons only puts off until tomorrow what tyranny cannot accomplish today.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals and tyrants.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals and tyrants.
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Originally Posted By Joe_Pennsy: the oldest gen-xer will start collecting social security in about 130 days or so. And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again Sun is the same, in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death For some of us, it's more like: "And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear You shout and no one seems to hear And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" |
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The saddest part: when you realize there’s something you can no longer risk doing. Like watching a bunch of youngsters that you do your damnedest to keep up with, jump off a wall…wearing body armor/full kit. |
I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one.
No rules today, sport…just orders.
It’s not about how many people you kill, it’s about how many you save.
No rules today, sport…just orders.
It’s not about how many people you kill, it’s about how many you save.
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I am certainly less physically resilient now than I am in my late 50's. Was replacing siding yesterday and lost my footing getting off the scaffold platform while holding a board. Only fell about 5 feet but landed badly on my side and one hand. Nothing broken but my side and wrist are sore as hell. In my 20's I would have just bounced back up and kept working. Now I will be on 600 mg of ibuprofen every 8 hrs for the next 3 days to just stay minimally functional. |
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
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Originally Posted By Wobblin-Goblin: Class of 1987 here. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. Originally Posted By Wobblin-Goblin: and the deeply disrespectful moment when you injure yourself doing absolutely nothing. Class of 1987 here. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. I threw my back out wiping my ass |
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Originally Posted By neshomamench: I am a Gen X grandfather....that just had another baby.... You missed the part about getting wiser.  Congratulations. I hope your wife is at least 10 yrs younger. I'm 58yo with one 10mo grandson and I can't imagine trying to keep up with him and raising him at this age. |
I love a good double entendre.
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I'm turning 60 this year. My motorcycle has more HP than either of the two 1970's 6 cylinder cars I drove as a teen. |
Strive to carry the handgun you would want anywhere, everywhere; forget that good area bullcrap.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
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Originally Posted By JaredGrey: 40 years old and getting judo thrown for an hour every week has me questioning my life choices. I hurt like a sumbitch 48 hours later, for about 3 days time. Then my body drags itself back back together just in time to do it all again. I have to tell you.....you're a millennial. |
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Originally Posted By Pallas: I’m 52, I’m at the point where I am double checking now, just to be sure. The locks, pulling out into traffic, if that is my GF’s ass I’m about to grab… Wow. You and me both. On everything. |
Grandfathering weapons only puts off until tomorrow what tyranny cannot accomplish today.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals and tyrants.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals and tyrants.
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Originally Posted By flippflopped: Originally Posted By mPisi: I don't know what wrong with you guys. I'm getting stronger as I get older. I wasn't strong enough to hurt myself when I was younger! https://media0.giphy.com/media/WRQBXSCnEFJIuxktnw/200.webp?cid=8dc8958cvq5kr04sif7nzpq7azc7lc9j03arc0py6f8ac2ai&ep=v1_gifs_trending&rid=200.webp&ct=g I see this at my local country club gym. Ages 40-80. The real athletes were discovered early and training/ competing has left them with injuries later in life. See with former military guys too. I, on the other hand hand, was a mediocre athlete at best, was never selected to advance. Still never gave up and never really hurt myself. Result is that at 56 I have passed up the jocks who peaked early due to injury. |
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Originally Posted By KILLERB6: The saddest part: when you realize there’s something you can no longer risk doing. Like watching a bunch of youngsters that you do your damnedest to keep up with, jump off a wall…wearing body armor/full kit. Damn straight. I'll stand there, looking at something, pondering doing something. My mind is telling me, "Dude. Is it really that important to you? Do you want to invite pain into your life? Walk away."
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Grandfathering weapons only puts off until tomorrow what tyranny cannot accomplish today.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals and tyrants.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals and tyrants.
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Originally Posted By Wobblin-Goblin: Class of 1987 here. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. Originally Posted By Wobblin-Goblin: and the deeply disrespectful moment when you injure yourself doing absolutely nothing. Class of 1987 here. I literally laughed out loud when I read that.  Class of 88. Same reaction. 
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| You know when you have reached the top of the hill and started down it when you start asking yourself ''how can this hurt me if I go ahead and do it?" A younger you..............that wouldn't have even crossed your mind. |
Liberals are a curious mix of communism and fascism, they want to destroy you but want to use your own money to do it.
I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
| I’m 52 and can’t really complain. Always was physically active and always ate a good diet. Even after doing blue collar shit all my life starting with farm work at 12 I don’t really have aches and pains. I do have to use readers to read small print now and my hairline has receded lol. |
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Originally Posted By fxntime: You know when you have reached the top of the hill and started down it when you start asking yourself ''how can this hurt me if I go ahead and do it?" A younger you..............that wouldn't have even crossed your mind. Yep and sometimes it's little things too. |
I love a good double entendre.
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Originally Posted By flippflopped: I threw my back out wiping my ass Originally Posted By flippflopped: Originally Posted By Wobblin-Goblin: and the deeply disrespectful moment when you injure yourself doing absolutely nothing. Class of 1987 here. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. I threw my back out wiping my ass I had my L5-S1 disc slip when getting out of a recliner  |
USN Retired: APR 1988 - MAY 2008
"My center is giving way, my right is falling back, situation excellent, I attack." —Ferdinand Foch
"My center is giving way, my right is falling back, situation excellent, I attack." —Ferdinand Foch
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Originally Posted By trails-end: Yep and sometimes it's little things too. Originally Posted By trails-end: Originally Posted By fxntime: You know when you have reached the top of the hill and started down it when you start asking yourself ''how can this hurt me if I go ahead and do it?" A younger you..............that wouldn't have even crossed your mind. Yep and sometimes it's little things too. I was trying to reinstall a 240 dryer plug into an outlet and couldn't reach it enough to push it in all the way so I gave it a little kick with the tip of my boot. [which worked perfectly fine] And it totally trashed my knee for about three weeks because I had somehow over extended it........... Boss had to go out to the house, do a report, and I told him to try and reach the outlet and then reinstall the plug with his hand and the light clicked on. Hell, I still went to work everyday so I have no clue what the company bitched about any ways. Yeah I was slower going up and down the steps and walking but I still got as much done in a day. |
Liberals are a curious mix of communism and fascism, they want to destroy you but want to use your own money to do it.
I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
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Originally Posted By trails-end: You missed the part about getting wiser. Congratulations. I hope your wife is at least 10 yrs younger. I'm 58yo with one 10mo grandson and I can't imagine trying to keep up with him and raising him at this age. It’s tiring but wonderful. (I also have a toddler….) And she is over 10 years younger.  |
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Originally Posted By DubyaB: For the most part I don't believe gen x responds with boomer Originally Posted By DubyaB: Originally Posted By 15jonshoot: You were told - you responded with "Boomer". Now we laugh at your ills. For the most part I don't believe gen x responds with boomer It's usually the transennials and Zippers. See, us old farts can have fun also. [and honestly, I don't give a single shit, I just love to mess with the haters because it's fun to imagine them frothing at the mouth. We just sit back and take another sip of coffee as we're retired and can do that anytime we want to.] |
Liberals are a curious mix of communism and fascism, they want to destroy you but want to use your own money to do it.
I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
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