Unfortunately, no one can stay a vibrant twenty-something forever. Unless youve got a pass to Neverland ranch (too soon?) eventually youre forced to grow up. As the days pass us by, were treated to some not-so-subtle reminders, that slowly but surely, were getting pretty damn old. Here are eight signs that let you know that no matter how much you ignore it, youre getting closer and closer to the day when youre that angry old guy shooing kids off your lawn with a hose.
8 Throwing out your back
You never really know how often your back is utilized until you lose all usage of it. One can blow out their back in a variety of ways: an ill-timed attempt at picking up some luggage, a rough tackle in a pick-up football game, sleeping at a bizarre angle, and many many more. The pain itself is excruciating, but the toughest part of throwing out your back is the embarrassing amount that youll need someone to help you do pretty much everything. Nothing says youre getting old like needing someone to help you get up and go to the bathroom.
7 Doing your own taxes
Once upon a time, you would hear your parents gripe to their adult friends about taxes, and how April 15th was the worst day of the year. Flash forward a couple of decades and now you can hear yourself grumbling about the same stuff. If you know exactly where your receipts are, as well as what your W-4s and W-9s actually mean; then congratulations, youre worried about something that would confuse anyone under the age of 22.
6 Staying in on a Saturday night
Something that 97% of college kids would equate to blasphemy, staying at home on a weekend evening is a double-edged sword. On one hand, not going out has a positive effect on your liver, wallet, and general health. Maybe youll even get some extra work accomplished with all this non-drinking time on your hands. But on the other hand: when alls said and done, are you going to fondly look back on all those Saturday nights you spent watching LOST on DVD?
5 You start watching the nightly news
Maybe back in the day, you took a cursory glance at the daily news just to make sure you still knew who was president and stuff. But if youre constantly tuning into the 7pm news to hear the days events from your local anchors, then youve officially become your parents. Its not that you dont want to stay up until 11 to watch Jon Stewart make light of the worlds events, but sometimes 11 is just too late for your tired bones. Which brings us to our next condemning sign