You know you are growing old when…

The idea of a disco or all-night party is abominable
10:00pm is bedtime, and not time to get ready for the night out with friends
You can’t drink coffee after 5:00pm
Long-haul flights are torture
You begin to forget words in mid-sentence
Need to carry all kinds of medication in your bag
Adult diapers are not such a bad idea after all
You prefer / need to eat soft food.
Your days of Steak and corn-on-the-cob are over
You get invited to more funerals and retirement parties than weddings and baptisms
Birthday parties you get invited to these days are usually for those pushing 60 and above
You are called Aunty and Uncle in Asian circles instead of Big Sister of Big Brother
You get ushered to the senior citizen lane at the airport bathroom
You are no longer asked for proof of senior citizenship and will be taken in at face value
When eating at restaurant with friends everyone whips out their senior citizen discount cards as soon as the bill arrives
The pharmacies automatically give you a senior discount
Arthritis pain is part of your daily life
The children of your friends are the ones you see on LinkedIn
Retirement is less than 10 years away
You know how to operate a record player and change the needle
You learned to type on a mechanical typewriter
To write on a tablet when you were a child, chalk was used
You were alive during the first moon landing
People on the bus or train offer you the handicapped or senior seats
You are at the doctor more often than you are out with friends
You sign up for a gym membership and your age bracket is no longer on the list of choices
Your friends are all becoming grandparents
You no longer talk to your children about school or university, but work and buying their first home
You write your last will and testament
You begin to do research on places where you want to retire
The calendar is marked for your last day of work at the company before retirement
You lose your friends to death, and not moving away to college or for a new job