Adulting Alert: 14 Telltale Signs You’ve Moved Past Youth!

As the years roll by, we all experience moments when we realize we’re not as young as we used to be. It might happen while chatting with younger folks who don’t understand a reference from your past, or perhaps when you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and notice a few more gray hairs.

In this blog, we’re going to take a lighthearted journey through 14 things that may make you realize you’re officially not young anymore.

14. Typewriters and Whiteout 

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If you’ve ever had the experience of typing on a clunky typewriter and making corrections with whiteout, you’ve truly ventured into the realm of vintage office equipment. The precision required to type without the luxury of auto-correct software is a skill many younger generations may never fully appreciate.

13. Fax Machines and Faxing Etiquette

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Sending a fax was once a high-tech way to transmit documents. If you’ve ever navigated the intricacies of fax machines and understood the importance of sending a fax cover sheet, you’ve earned your stripes in the pre-digital communication landscape.

12. Pagers

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Back in the olden days, when we didn’t have smartphones, pagers were all the rage for staying in touch while you were out and about. These little devices would make a beeping sound to let you know someone wanted to talk to you, like a secret agent receiving a top-secret message. The fun part came when you had to find a payphone to call them back.

11. The Sound of a Dial-Up Modem

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Remember that cacophonous symphony of screeching and buzzing when you connected to the internet? If you have a fond (or not-so-fond) memory of the dial-up modem era, you’ve entered the realm of nostalgia for a simpler digital age.

10. Mixed Tapes and Cassette Players

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If you ever created a mixtape for a crush, you’re definitely not young anymore. The process of meticulously recording songs from the radio and carefully crafting a playlist on a cassette tape is a hallmark of a bygone era.

9. Payphones and Phone Booths

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Do you recall scrounging for change to make a call from a payphone or stepping into a phone booth for some privacy? If so, you’ve seen the decline of these once-ubiquitous communication hubs.

8. Saturday Morning Cartoons

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If you cherished waking up early on Saturdays to catch your favorite cartoons on TV, you’re likely not part of the younger generation who can stream cartoons at any time of day.

7. The Delight of Blockbuster Nights

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Going to a Blockbuster video store to choose your weekend movie was a ritual for many. With streaming services dominating today, those days of browsing physical movie shelves are a distant memory.

6. Collecting Pogs and Slammers

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For those who collected Pogs and wielded Slammers on the schoolyard, you’ve witnessed the rise and fall of a quirky ’90s fad.

5. Rewinding VHS Tapes

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If you remember the annoyance of having to rewind a VHS tape before returning it to the video store, you’re not exactly part of the instant gratification streaming era.

4. Using Encyclopedias for Homework

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Before the internet, researching for school meant flipping through encyclopedias and reference books. Today’s students have the world’s knowledge at their fingertips with a quick online search.

3. Blowing on Game Cartridges

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Gamers of a certain age will recall the ritual of blowing on NES game cartridges to make them work. It’s a reminder of a time when video game consoles were a bit temperamental.

2. Printing Photos and Scrapbooking

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In the age of digital photography, printing photos and creating physical scrapbooks has become a quaint hobby of the past.

1. The Charm of Record Players

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Finally, if you’ve ever enjoyed the warmth and crackle of vinyl records on a turntable, you’ve embraced a vintage audio experience that many younger listeners have never encountered. In conclusion, while these signs may remind us that we’re no longer in the spring of our youth, they also bring a sense of nostalgia and the joy of having lived through a dynamic and ever-evolving era.

Embracing our experiences from the past and embracing the changes of the present is all part of the journey of life. After all, growing older is a privilege not afforded to everyone, so let’s celebrate it!

Boomers Say, These Things Were Better Back in the Day

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The advent of the internet has drastically reshaped our world; however, there are a few things from the pre-internet era that we sometimes long for.  In this post, we’ve listed a countdown of the top 10 items we collectively miss the most about the distinctively offline era, so read on!

Baby Boomer Fashions Making a Comeback

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Ah yes, the classy Baby Boomers – born from 1946 to 1964 – signaled a shift in fashion trends, stirring up the style world like a wild tornado, I tell you! Let’s see what these fashions are bringing back! 

25 Epic Tunes of the 80’s

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These are the best songs of the 80’s try not to sing along!

Parental Wisdom: 10 Essential Lessons I Taught My Daughter

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Reflecting on the journey of parenthood, here are ten essential lessons I’ve strived to instill in my daughter.

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