That you are alive is the surest sign.
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When it gets "weird" wanting to do the young people stuff.
You get free dlc every year, that you can't uninstall, for example: Cannot move neck after sleeping in a slightly wrong position. Random foot pain. Extra hangover. Blurry vision in the distance.
The year changes
Less birthday parties for you, more for younger folks.
Pimples just becoming permanent weird little bumps
When I get up after sitting on the ground for a while my knees are stiff.
Get off my lawn.
People at a store ask if I want the senior discount...hurumph rude! LOL
Doing an oil change, rotor and brake pad change in same day, means my back and legs are sore for a few days after
I didn't get a harumph from that guy!
You measure time on the scale of emergency to emergency.
My 60th birthday.
People will tell you. Worst I've had is a pulled back muscle from sneezing while leaning forward in my chair.
Get off my lawn
Itβs daytime. Or nighttime. Or evening or morning. Or you donβt know what time of day it is but youβre conscious. Any of these situations indicates aging is happening.
Iβve noticed my passions arenβt as sudden, but they burn deeper and longer.
When the authorities ask why you haven't taken the carrousel rite yet.