What do you consider old?

[pixiemomma]

....80

 

[cristit14]

80+.....

 

[glass-slipper]

Anyone older than me!

 

[PattnFmly]

My Nana is old .. she just turned 101 last week! But I think I'd put old at 90+ and I'm 44.

 

[nativetxn]

The closer I get to 80 the younger it seems. I think "old" is different for everyone.

Katholyn

 

[momsgonwild]

I use to think 40 was really old, but now that I am 40 ......maybe anything over 95!!!

 

[ilovepcot]

An impossible question to answer. Every few years, my "idea" of old changes Seems the numbers must get bigger and BIGGER for me. Not that this smilie fits here, just wanted to use it! It's WOW!

 

[Charade]

30+

smart azzz. Just wait until you're over the hill at 31.

 

[Planogirl]

Old is when you feel old. It's when your body starts failing and you just don't feel right any more.

I think that you can be "old" at any age. It's a mind thing.

 

[delilah]

When I was 22 and just graduated from college, I thought 27 was old. Now, I am 49, and realize that there are old 22yo and young 89yo. I have them both as patients in my practice!

 

[MinnieM21]

80. But I really think it depends on the person.

 

[Tantor]

yes 80

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

I don't know what exactly old is, but I know in my late 30's that I feel more of my body parts after a hard day than I did in my 20's. I suppose its good they're not falling off yet.

 

[Disney Doll]

Physically old...probably somewhere over 80. There are those folks that are exceptions, but generally, at about 80, the physical signs of aging start to become pretty evident.

Mentally old... I know some that are young at 90 and some that are old at 30.

 

[Virgo10]

I also think age is a state of mind. My mother wasn't old (poor health, forgetful, dwelling on health issues...ALL THE TIME!, not leaving the house alone) until she was in her very late 80's. Prior to that she was almost always on the go and drove a car until she was 91. For those of you wondering about driving and the forgetful part, her loss of memory about some things didn't occur until the last months of her life.

I guess my definition of old would be a person who forgets how to have fun just for the sake of fun. There are too many people I grew up with who can only have a good time if it comes out of a bottle.

 

[froglady]

I agree that 80+ seems to be when things start to go downhill, although there are alway exceptions. It's hard for me to believe that just 12 years ago my parents were helping to take care of ME, ( I was on bedrest for a high risk pregnancy) and continued to help with my son for a few more years. Now my father is dead, and my mother is totally dependent upon me for transportation, taking care of her medical needs, paying bills, shopping, laundry, etc. My father was very active until 80, then fell off a ladder and broke his hip. It was a downward spiral from that point on. My mother fell and broke HER hip 3 years ago; same story.

Watch your diet and exercise regularly, all you youngsters!

 

[Laurajean1014]

I think it's the number in which, when someone dies you say "oh, that's young" or "he/she led a good long life."

That is my idea of old.

 

[Rozzie]

this thread is depressing me. I'm turning 30 in 12 days.

 

[questioner]

Anything over 40 is old to employers. That is the age people start facing age discrimination at work (and applying for jobs).

I am 49 and feel old because everywhere Ive worked recently, everyone is younger.