Does Obama Make You Feel Old?

Obama, if he's elected, will be the first president I've been within 20 years of in age. He's 17 years older than me.

In a way that makes me feel old, because I've always thought of presidents as people who were my father's age or older.

My father is 58, 11 years older than Obama.

I think it'll make me feel really old when the day comes that I'm older than the president himself.

That's gotta be weird.

So, does Obama make you feel old?

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What makes me feel old is the realization that all my doctors are younger than me!

A couple of years ago, I started appreciating hot moms in sitcoms instead of their sitcom daughters.

Heck, most baseball players are older than you. You'll start feeling old when you're older than all the players but then it will really hit you when when you're older than all the managers. That's why I root for all the "old" managers like Joe Torre.

I'll be 30 in September.

Obama will be 47 on August 1st, I believe.

I'm 17 years older than you too, and it was when I realized I was older than all the professional atheletes that I got that feeling somewhat.

But the big one was when I noticed the look on a coworker's face that read, "this guy must know what he is talking about cause he's like, you know, really old and stuff."

Fucking punk ass kids.

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(Not that I always act like one.) :)

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I am old.

and I say stuff like "that kid is impressive" damn, it sucks getting old-but beats the alternative for sure

I hoping that once I hit the magic number, the feeling will pass or at least dissipate.

ETA: Actually what really makes me feel old is listening to people who are much younger than I am complain about getting old :)

I have the energy I did when I was younger, but the wisdom not to act on it all. :D

I'm 43 and am having more fun now than I did at 33. I don't care as much about what others think of me but I'm wiser and am still young enough to go out and do most things.

Obama being 3 and a half years older than me is fantastic!! It's like a peer running for Pres. I love it!!

I'm about to hit 55, and I still play in rock bands all over LI and NYC. No problemo.

Age = state of mind. Or if you prefer - 'You're only as old as you act.' :evilgrin:

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OMG, it's so funny when I meet women in their 20s or early 30s who are married with children (I've done neither). I look at them and think "But you're so young!". :rofl:

Wait until you hit the half-century mark!

I don't "feel" old, even though I'm older than the (likely) next President. I feel old after a day of working out in the yard and am too stiff to move ...

Bake

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My kids on the other hand... ;)

my 30th birthday already did that.

That, and all the college punks who won't stay out of my yard and keep calling me sir.

that doesn't make me feel old. That will make him the youngest president ever (or on the short list).

I'll tell you I find interesting about him:

We were both born in the 60's, and I lived in Chicago for a period of time during which he was living there, as well. Big deal, I know, but somehow that makes me feel close to him, in a way.

And my degree of separation from him is literally one.

flying a paraglider. I won't come anywhere close to him on a basketball court.

I feel old most mornings anyway, it's not his fault..

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(Top to bottom in just under 11 minutes is my best time.)

I board, btw. :)

as opposed to a forward traveling bipod.

Given my wasted life it makes sense that I am a Shreddi Master - alpine skier, snowboarder and telemark on freeheel gear. Nothing like my 180 ElDo on a day with 30" of fresh :-).

Come on out some time - I work at the resort and tickets can be had...

passage of the voting rights act, civil rights act, sit-ins, desegregation, Mississippi, Alabama, Kent State, protests, riots, VietNam, JFK, MLK, RFK, MLK Jr, Malcolm X. These social upheaval of the 60s HAD to occur to get us to where we are today. BHO resonates with the activists of my generation as no one has since MLK Jr. For me, he epitomizes what the 60s upheaval was about - civil rights! The fact that he is of mixed heritage is just icing on the cake!

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that is because I do want CHANGE. It would be very difficult to find someone my age or older who is willing to accept change. I have seen it far too often. I look at some people my age and older and find I have nothing whatsoever in common with them.

It really is a state of mind. I know some people who are old, stuck in the past, at 40. My grandma and uncle-in-law were "young" well into their 80s, but that is not the average person I am finding.

is willing to accept change. I have seen it far too often. I look at some people my age and older and find I have nothing whatsoever in common with them."

Ditto - and I bet you look years younger than your age, as I do. Good genes and longevity in my family - gradmothers on both sides of family are 99 and 101, going strong.

Interestingly enough, I read recently that the people most critical of John McCain's age are people who are OLDER than HE....

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I love his sense of humor, especially when he turns it on himself. :)

This, BTW, is the first president who I will be older than. I look forward to seeing his beautiful family frolicking on the WH lawn, and to embrace all his fresh ideas.

For some reason that made me feel old. When did I stop being "Dude" or "Guy" or "Hey you!"??

:(

I yell at 'em. Next time they deliver, poof! No sir! :D

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I'm from the last years of the Baby Boomers.

All the media talk of Obama being a young potential president makes me feel really good.

All I ever used to hear about is how old and washed up someone my age was...and all of a sudden, when it's Obama, all we hear about is how young and inexperienced and wet behind the ears that lil' whippersnapper is.

I love it.

Yep. The talk of how YOUNG Obama is sure does make my day!

he actually makes me feel younger than with Chimp being president. I'm kind of tired of people older than me being president. Now McSAME makes me feel old.

thrilled to have young'uns back in the White House. I'm referring to his daughters and I can't wait to see that again.

so he doesn't make me feel old, so much as make me feel like an underachiever, lol:)

I am equally thrilled to see a young man and his exuberant family filling the White House with memories. I hadn't thought about that aspect before.

Just glad we got a kickass youngun' running on our side.

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At 32, I'm getting near the end of when I'll see people in pro sports that are older than I am.

I do it by myself.

and we're both young :)

Bruce Springsteen album...on vinyl. Born to Run is older than you are!

kids' classmates always thought I was their sister. And my husband looks really young, too.

reference.

I thought that EXACT same thing!
We've proven it....great minds really do think alike. :D

of us :D

He's so far removed from my life that it doesn't matter.

Obama doesn't make me feel old, he makes me feel hopeful. That's scary at times, I'll admit, but it's a still a big improvement over the rage and despair I've felt for the last 7 years.

your first boyfriend was 46?! Either you were a late bloomer or you dated a creepy older guy.

:)

If I'd parented a child in my senior year in high school (like many did), that child would be Obama's age.

makes me feel young.

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:thumbsup:

I totally have a spring in my step now that he's our nom. :D

Sen. Obama is only sixteen years older than me, and he's damn near the President. I still spend my evenings huffing paint and watching Adult Swim. Time's a-wasting...

There are so many better drugs out there man... Get some nitrous ffs if you like to huff!

Seriously though he does make me feel old. 28 here and I feel like there's not enough time to fix everything that needs to be fixed.

I do see your point, however.

and that is, umm, special.

Hell a 4th grader knows there are only 50 states.

age is`t anything unless you let it. in fact i feel better than i have in years knowing there`s a real chance that i`ll see a change in this country....that`s what keeps me going.

I am 51.

He is younger by just a few years. Nobody makes me feel old... Not even my kids who are 7 and 8.

:D

it's just odd for me to be the age when lots of folks move on to positions of great power and to still be a little ol' "type B" :rofl:

Presidents have always been a lot older than me. Obama is the first president within a decade of my age. Ugh.

I'm still not old enough to be president.

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It does make me feel old, because I grew up with presidents always being "old guys". And now I'm the same age as the president. :(

He's right at his peak years, combining youth and energy with experience and wisdom.

...and that's a scary, yet very EXCITIING, thought.

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who is younger than I am. Only by a couple of years, but still younger.

... that there were so many crusty, old people on DU!! :yourock:

I felt old because Obama is only 10 years older than I am and now I read that there are some DU'ers whose CHILDREN are older than Obama! I am in awe of the technological prowess of these participants, particularly as my mother (at age 57) has to have my 16 year old cousin answer text messages on her cell phone for her. And thinks the best way to fix her DirectTV satellite reception is to keep unplugging the cable box and then plugging it back in. Never mind the gale force winds and hurricane outside, if she can just unplug it, wait a few seconds and then plug it back in, the picture on the tv should then work perfectly fine in her world.

I don't feel nearly as old now as I did before I saw this thread. Thanks, Magic Rat, you young'un!

I think it's kinda cool to have a President the same age as myself. :woohoo:

He makes me feel proud that someone just 10 years younger than me will be our President.

it's because my knees sound like popcorn when I stand.:cry:

and I feel old, but Obama has nothing to do with it.