I used to work in an office where the majority were in their first job post college, so 10-15 years younger than me. I totally felt like one of them, until one them tried to millenial-splain to me who Billy Crystal is ("you might know him as the voice of the green guy on Monsters Inc" LOLsob), and another expressed shock that someone my age knew how to use Venmo.
Idk. I'm 45 and still feel like I'm falling squarely in the middle of the age range of parents with kids the same age, so I guess this just hasn't come up that much. We are actually friends with multiple families who have at least one parent in their 60s, and kids the same age as ours. I am "old" by nature though-- I don't drink, don't particularly want to party or go out to a club at 10 pm. There are definitely some other parents that I don't relate to because those ARE things that they are still into. They also happen to be younger than me, but I'm not sure that it's their age specifically that's the problem, if that makes sense.
jinkies , oh yeah for sure DH and I cannot hang, and don't really want to. We do have friends of friends that day drink and walk all over town, then go to a party and drink more there into the late evening.
Or soccer parents that tell about their drunken golf outings and parties. We just don't have that kind of stamina. I am a 2-3 drinks and then back home person. 10 is our bedtime. So basically we can hang out around 3-4 hours maybe, and they are out for 8 hours. I don't even like people for 8 hours. We left DD at a party once (she was friends with the same age girls there), DH took a nap, and then went back for a drink and picked her up.
jinkies , oh yeah for sure DH and I cannot hang, and don't really want to. We do have friends of friends that day drink and walk all over town, then go to a party and drink more there into the late evening.
Or soccer parents that tell about their drunken golf outings and parties. We just don't have that kind of stamina. I am a 2-3 drinks and then back home person. 10 is our bedtime. So basically we can hang out around 3-4 hours maybe, and they are out for 8 hours. I don't even like people for 8 hours. We left DD at a party once (she was friends with the same age girls there), DH took a nap, and then went back for a drink and picked her up.
I did that in my 20s and 30s, and I have zero desire to do that now.
I’d much rather read a book or walk or watch crap tv during my downtime.
I’ve definitely noticed and have to admit it bothers me a bit. I had DS when I was 34 and most first time moms were in the 35-40 range in my area. I moved to an area where the average age for first time moms seems to be in the 26-30 range. I feel like I look just so much older than the moms in DS class and I’m a bit insecure about it. My closest mom friends are my age - but their kids are like HS age. I try not to let it bother me, but I totally understand how you feel.