Today I turned 40

Retrogamer

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Although I still feel 18 at heart, today I gained the 'over the hill' status. for the first time in my life I am actually contemplating my age.

Although I don't feel old, the prospect of my age has me boggled as far as not knowing if I am supposed to be feeling like an old person at this point. With the prime of my life behind me, I question my impact on the world and my worth.

I still play video games and collect toys, I feel as if being old mentally is just an idea, not a condition. Perhaps we are all young at heart, its just the times that change.
 
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Happy birthday, RG!

Almost there myself, scary thought, but it is mostly about perspective and outlook.
 
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Retrogamer said:
Although I still feel 18 at heart, today I gained the 'over the hill' status. for the first time in my life I am actually contemplating my age.

Although I don't feel old, the prospect of my age has me boggled as far as not knowing if I am supposed to be feeling like an old person at this point. With the prime of my life behind me, I question my impact on the world and my worth.

I still play video games and collect toys, I feel as if being old mentally is just an idea, not a condition. Perhaps we are all young at heart, its just the times that change.
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I've found that spending time with actual young people will make you feel older than any calendar ever could.
 
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Igakajook said:
I've found that spending time with actual young people will make you feel older than any calendar ever could.
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I teach a class and most of my students are in the 19-25 range. Spending the winter with them, I definitely feel 40 at times.

I'll say this, 40 didn't hit me nearly as hard as 30 did, and I really do not know why.

My only thing is that I don't have a ton of decades left in me...and that's starting to hit home. The time from 30 (2007) until 40 (this year) seemed to simply fly by in a blink. Do that again and I'll be 50...fucking 50. That is going to be a hard one I think...
 
Rot

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All I need to know is...

..You made your own proxy Birthday thread?

WTF is that all about...

xROTx
 
Arcademan

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Rot said:
All I need to know is...

..You made your own proxy Birthday thread?

WTF is that all about...

xROTx
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Ah...leave him alone, Rot! After all, he just turned 40 :tickled:

Hope you have a great day Retrogamer :buttrock:

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Hippo

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Rot said:
All I need to know is...

..You made your own proxy Birthday thread?

WTF is that all about...

xROTx
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I call genius move on this shit also HBD retro
 
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Happy birthday!

I dont know man, if anything i think men at mid 30s to mid 40s are at the prime of their lives. I consider 50+ over the hill, my wife who is 40 still looks like her early 20s. I guess that would go for me as well minus the bald head.
 
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I am more forty than you are!
end of January...I used to want to die alot more, now I want to live even if I feel old and cant run and jump the same no more.
 
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I had a real-life version of this a few months before I turned 40:

I started talking to a few friends who have real life, like families and shit and they said they felt the same way I do. Remember when we were kids and you'd look at adults and think, "wow, they've really got it figured out and I feel like I'm out here faking like I know what I'm doing." Then you graduate school, get into "the real world" and realize everyone else is just faking it too. I fell into the same trap thinking that my other friends my age had something figured out that I didn't. But they don't. Do whatever makes you happy because everyone else is just as confused as we are.
 
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madman said:
I had a real-life version of this a few months before I turned 40:
I fell into the same trap thinking that my other friends my age had something figured out that I didn't. But they don't. Do whatever makes you happy because everyone else is just as confused as we are.
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Somebody please alert the real Madman that his account has been hacked by Liquid Snake.
 
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Mr. Mort

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Yeah, welcome to the club.

Feeling old is half reality, half state of mind. You can still feel young with the right attitude. Keep enjoying the same things you did as a kid, stay active, and keep a positive outlook.

On the other hand, there's reality. Bills, responsibilities, thinking about retirement, kids, parents & friends passing away, the works. Then there's the fact that our bodies are over 40 years old. I've been more active in the past year than I have in the few years prior, but you can't fight off aging completely. My knees are fucked up, needed foot surgery, sinus surgery, etc. If I get sick or injured, it takes longer to heal than it did in my 20's. That's life. Staying fit sure helps tho (especially with my knees).

Aging is a fact of life, it's how you handle it and yourself that determines if you're old.
 
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HBD bro!
 
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Happy Birthday, have some beer and play some games.
You'll feel like you are in college.
 
Arcademan

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Retrogamer said:
I have to, im not a regular here anymore. Nobody cares :*(
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Truth to be told...I would've made you one when I got home from work. Checked briefly before I left in the morning to make sure you were active.

You may gone (mostly) but not forgotten as far as the CLOW MASTER is concerned ;)

P.S. BTW whose got almost 12 years on you :tickled:
 
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i expect more chaos and panic. You are letting me down.
especially for an old tymer.
 
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