Have you declared yourself old?

I vote for acting your shoe size rather than your age! Yeah, I'm 55, so what? Its a number... that doesn't mean I cant jump in puddles, have a penguin rucksack, build a snowman, dance whenever and wherever I feel like it... and anyway, my mum says I can!! No, I'm still climbing up that hill enjoying the view and I dont plan on going OVER the hill anytime soon!!

hi bounce58 well time has a way of making us old even if we are young at heart. I have to admit i am an elderly senior citizen now as I am 83 and while everyone says I do not look that old I am not sure if thats really a compliment or not. he he. But I feel younger mentally and emotionally but time has given me a bad leg with brace and all so I cannot pretend I am just 60 anymore. Limping around behind everyone else who can still trot briskly down the room does make one remember how old she really is.But my mind is still keen and I still very much love life.

Ive always thought of myself as old.LOL Well, there was those moments in second year of college where I felt really old. I also felt quite weird when I saw the freshmen. At that point, I always thought that our batch would be the last batch to come into the school. Surprise surprised when the first years at that time came. I really felt old and I wanted to shoo them away.LOL Though as time progressed I just accepted the fact that we were not the last ones. The next "old" moment was turning 18. That age just means "legal", "mature", "your on your own", but mainly "old". I dreaded the day that I would turn that number. Then I felt the same about being 20. It means Im not a teen anymore and there's no going around it. Well, maybe I can declare myself as "Twenteen". But still, I know that Ive turned the big 2-0. So yeah, Im not really that old in terms of age and experience, but I felt that Ive always had the mindset of a 50 year old spinster. I guess Im just a serious type and a deep thinker. I will admit that I still have those "young, reckless, and carefree" moments. Just having fun.

I have pretty much crossed over. I have severe depression and it keeps my arthritis flaming up and I feel rather old. It is rather sad because I not yet 60 and could have some good years if I really cared to fight it and had a good anti-depressant to help me feel better. Better eating and taking care of my health would surely help but I am past the point of returen I am thinking.

Hey bounce! I hate to admit it, but I have unfortunately had no choice but to declare myself old! I hate the fact that I have to finally admit this, but the mirror doesn't lie! When I dare to let myself look into it what I see really scrares me! What happened to me? Where did the time go? Who is that old woman staring back at me? I don't know her! I used to walk really fast until about a year ago! Now I have slowed down so much that I am making my friends walk slower! I never had to do that before! I have a messed up knee and ankle, but I still used to be able to keep up with my younger friends and now I can't! I get winded so easily too! I have that I am old! And there is nothing that I can do about it and it makes me very sad!

Well not really, I do noticed myself getting older every year and its just something I have to accept but declaring myself old? nah, I could be young for as long as I want to, hehe even if I'm gonna be 60 and I could still declare myself young haha that would be cool.

I never think about my true age. If someone asks I have to figure it out to tell them! I have always thought of myself as old , even since I was about 12! My mom said I was an old soul and looking back I agree. I had fun as a child but I was never truly silly. these days I am too busy having fun to Really feel old or young. I'm just me.

I always go by the saying that you're only as you feel. However, that could be a bad thing if you have a backache or something like that! I don't feel old quite yet, but I have to consider the fact that I'll be a quarter of a century old this year! I know that sounds really bad the way I make a somewhat young age sound like it's old. (LOL) I could also say it this way, that I'm halfway to fifty. So I guess I'm not old yet, but I'll have to consult this discussion when I feel that age start to kick in within a few years. Good topic!

Maybe in joking but in reality not yet. I'm still able to do the same things I did in my teens and 20s. When I can't do those things anymore I'll apply for my "old" card.

Hello, Bounce. I'm 57, going on 15, and I think I'll always be 15 in my head, even though arthritis is slowly turning my body into a traitor. I'll describe myself as an old lady in conversations and posts, and I suppose in some people's eyes I am old. However, where it matters - in my heart - I'm still young and looking for new experiences. My husband is 76, and his health is not good at the moment, but he doesn't think of himself as an old man. Age is not a number on a birth certificate, it's a state of mind. I have a young friend of 28 who keeps asking me to go clubbing with her, as she says I'm much more fun, and a better dancer, than her own friends.

I just turned 50 and I'm stronger and smarter than ever. There's a difference between growing old and aging. I can't stop the years from passing by and I guess one day the years will catch up with me. Until that happens, I'm as young as I feel.

I am in my mid fifties, but dont feel it atall. I stay young both in mind and in body. The only signs of age which is always inevitable is in the skin loosing some of its elasticity, but then again, there are numerous ways that such can be delayed. I love to stay happy and i have found that i always enjoy the company of young people because with them around you, you stay current and have fresh ideas always. My husband feels the same way too. I enjoy letting people know my age. Why? Because i love the ooohs and ahhs and the 'you look 20 years younger'! exclamations. Cheers!

My feeling is that you are only as old as you feel and most of the time I don't feel old at all. I like to go out and play with my children and I also like to go out with my friends. Things in my life have changed since I was a young mother because I don't get to get out as often as I used to, but even that, in my opinion doesn't mean that I am old, it instead means that I am simply in a different place in my life.

Not yet! I hope never have to declare myself old, that would be scary. I am feeling young in every cell of my body. I don't care what other people say, I am still feeling young inside. I hope i never have to call my self old at least until I reach 100 years old ( if I ever reach that age). I think we are what we are think about ourself, not others.

Although I am now in my 60s I don't consider myself to be old, but 60 does indeed sound old. I don't feel a lot different to what I did in my 30s apart from having some aches and pains at times. I met an old school teacher a few months ago who was my teacher when I was 11 years old, and I remembered her quite clearly and still felt that same respect for her. _Derek

You know somedays I feel old and some days I feel young. When I see my friends kids all grown up and not babies anymore I feel so old. When I think back to when I met certian friends its been 10+ years. and thats a long time to know someone. But then again when I think of my age I feel young. I am only 23 and still going strong. I can then compare myself to some people I know and say thank goodness I am not that old!!! lol

Yes I have declared myself old while still feeling very young at times. I declare myself old in my physical body as I'm not able to do some things that I did when I was younger. I declare myself young as emotionally I've let go of some of the personal rules I lived by and I've become more free spirited as I gotten older. As far as wisdom I declare myself old. I feel I've earned what I know.

Actually growing old is one of my fears because there's a lot of complications that come along with it. I'm in my 20's and I feel "older" simply because I'm beginning to realize the responsibilities I have. Family responsibilities I mean. And sometimes it overwhelms me, so I try not to think of too much problems. I guess it works to keep me look younger.

No. Not at all. :-) At the office, employees with law degrees are considered "seniors", as compared to those who are graduates of 4-year courses. But I find myself hanging out more with the younger ones than with the other "seniors" LOL I guess I am still young at heart and bubbly enough to laugh and giggle with office mates younger than me by 4 to 5 years.

I guess i can say that i am thinking that i am old. Maybe because im 26 and i am thinking what have i achieved in this past 26 years...sigh...well i guess that is how life is..we are all meant to get old..God bless