30 Nostalgia-Rich Things That Also Make Us Feel Old

You know that self-righteous feeling you get around your parents, when they’re cluelessly oblivious about movies, music, TV shows or the modern world in general? It must be weird to be that old and obsolete. Or maybe you've started to experience it yourself — we sure have. The sun’s not so quite in the sky on the stuff we grew up with, so while it’s fun to look back on, it’s also a constant reminder of the inexorable march we’re all on to irrelevancy.

Either way, we're here for you. We asked our readers to tell us what made them feel like they’re looking at youth in the rear-view mirror. Have a gander at their responses and see where you fall…

30 Entry by PookieJones

CRACKED c COM It's depressing to remember that the longest-running US animated series is younger than me.

29 Entry by Lornie Aswila Jeffrey Lausin

I feel old when I immediately regret making plans after 8 p.m- I'd rather be in bed watching Netflix than go out at that time. CRACKED COM

28 Entry by Mike Kohnke

Whenever I see celebrities today that I watched in my early 20s and think, Wow, they're getting old! VAL LONS And then I realize that I'm in the sam

27 Entry by Scott Laffey

It's a little depressing to think that the anthem for my generation, SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT, CRACN is as old now as KFF403 THE the Four Season's Wa

26 Entry by BRWombat

I recently heard a vlogger unironically refer to the turn of the century - AND HE MEANT THE YEAR 2000! To me, 1900 has always been the turn of the

25 Entry by Scott Laffey

My 24-year-old son and I found this Darth Maul toy while browsing in an ANTIQUE STORE. AGES 4ANDUP STAR CMAL VEHICLE AY NO BVA NO 1411 WARS EPISODEI S

24 Entry by Moses Armstrong

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23 Entry by Tee Ngin Rui

CRACKED.COM Prince William was my childhood crush. I watched him get married on TVin 2011, and now he's a father of three. It makes me realize time fl

22 Entry by Joyce Rogers

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21 Entry by Hestutomo Restu Kuncoro

CRAGKEDON I had to explain to a college senior the origin of the word rewind.

20 Entry by Joyce Rogers

WHEN DID I BECOME THE LAST OF MY GENERATION LOCk CHOKE TO USE A CHOKE ON A CAR CRACKED.COM OR EVEN KNOW WHAT CHOKE IS, OR DOES?

19 Entry by Artem Bazarov

I felt old when I realized that out of those who went to see Detective Pikachu, SO many people weren't even yet alive when Pokemon was just starting o

18 Entry by Kristina Yong

My first-ever cell phone (The Motorola Razr) is now in museums. aocpp CLE ll museums! CRACKEIDOON

17 Entry by Lornie Aswila Jeffrey Lausin

CRACKEDcO Thar VS O Sho That '70s Show started airing in 1998 and took place in 1976. If a series was made today with the same time difference, it wou

16 Entry by PookieJones

Seeing Chad Michael Murray as Edgar Evernever really bummed me out. In 15 years, he went from a heartthrob on One Tree Hill to a hot dad on Riverdale,

15 Entry by SharkyJ.Mansour

I've never felt so out of touch as when I had to explain to a local young woman in my music shop who George Harrison was The Kicker? My shop is in Liv

14 Entry by Mike Kohnke

BACV TO FUTURE TTHEe ROYS R CORI Remember how old fashioned 1955 looked when Marty traveled back 30 years? IUHIAIITIENI UNDE THE SEA If that movie cam

13 Entry by PookieJones

I'm tech-savvy, but I can't hold a candle to my ten years younger sister-in-law. I feel like a dinosaur whenever she explains new apps to me.

12 Entry by PookieJones

After I played a '90s hit to a decade younger friend, he, very seriously, asked me: WILD SMITH MIAM How out did you find about music in new those day

11 Entry by PollyDarton

I always really feel my age when I think recognize someone I know... but then realize that the person I'm waving at looks like the person I knew 20 ye

10 Entry by Karin Coburn

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9 Entry by Maureen Hanlon

I feel old when I watch my favorite old teen shows and realize I have more in common with the parents now.

8 Entry by Leah Silverman

When my kid has to explain wordls like Yeet it makes me feel old as Hell,

7 Entry by Kristina Yong

Whenever I come across a throwback playlist with several hit songs from my teenage days, I get the message loud and clear.

6 Entry by Bill Mead

LO PAILE 20 I don't mind when athletes are younger than me. I do mind when my doctor calls me sir.

5 Entry by Mike Kohnke

One day, I proudly wore my Dark Side of the Moon necktie to work. A guy in his 20s only SAW triangles and rainbows and just assumed it stood for gay

4 Entry by Sonny Time

We Card Not being carded reminds me that I'm old.

3 Entry by Bill Mead

Why does my body hurt? X Strenuous exercise? X Fell down stairs? E didn't sleep with a pillow between my legs!

2 Entry by Douglas A. McDonnell

It's been thirty-seven years since 1999 was released. A 19 It's been twenty years since I partied like it's 1999.

1 Entry by Scott Laffey

My daughter had no idea that The Flintstones was a show until I showed her online. She thought Fred was just a cereal mascot like Toucan Sam.

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