work for low wages
I don’t have a car nor a house and I’m in my 40ies. I’ve been told multiple times that I’m not a responsible adult as long as I don’t have one of these.
You win. Adulthood is a scam
Honestly pretty age appropriate nowadays
Watch a lot of Antiques Roadshow, documentaries, etc.
Clean and cook for myself.
Apparently I’m supposed to hire maids and cooks or something.
This isn’t ageist. This is classist.
been framed to me that a ‘successful and grown’ man does not do these things for him. he has a wife or he hires outside help
man-children do these things.
Just turned 50 and still ride a skateboard.
Same.
I figure I won’t die as long as I kep skating. Skate or die, right?
You don’t quit skating cause you got old, you got old cause you quit skating.
I ride an electric scooter. I love it.
That’s fine. It just means that you’re rad.
I am in politics and want to open my own game studio. I am 22 and have been wanting to go into politics when i was 11
Well… Last night I watched the original Care Bears movie, in VR as a Care Bear avatar and would join in on every Care Bear Stare since the avatar had that as a feature.
I am 40 years old.
Many many toys
According to my spouse: play D&D.
I started playing D&D as a two or three year old kid. Admittedly back then my involvement mas limited. My parent’s D&D group called me “the Hobbit Thief,” as they would put me to bed, and then I would sneak into the room, and steal dice off the table. Apparently I would then sneak back to my room and hide said dice under my mattress.accordong to my mother, either I was extremely fast, or they didn’t notice the missing dice for several months. I had also taught myself to pick locks by that point, but that was to escape the tyranny of being inside, but I digress.
My first character I rolled up was when I was 5 or 6. No I don’t remember them, but I bet my dad and mom still have the character sheet.
My parents are now in their late 70s and early 80s. They still play D&D and recommended being a DM to people that think they want kids. Apparently there is a fair bit of overlap in running a fun game, and a functional family.
They still play D&D and recommended being a DM to people that think they want kids. Apparently there is a fair bit of overlap in running a fun game, and a functional family.
I am a parent, and this tells me I lack the requisite energy and creativity to be a DM. I struggle enough as it is.
Wow wholesome. That sounds great haha. I’ve only been a player, but when my son is a bit older maybe I’ll try out being a DM.
Your post really made me smile. Thanks for posting and the good idea of family D&D.
I used to also… I used to. Looking forward to rolling a wizard when I get to the retirement home
my old group would talk about the group nursing home they would need to be in some day to be running games.
D&D became popular in the eighties. Why should people who played it then start hating it as they get older?
The only way your spouse could be correct is if you’re still playing 2e and you’re under 50.
I feel personally attacked. I occasionally dip back into 2.5E because Pools of Radiance, and Dragons of Winter Night are fun games, I managed to memorize the 2.5E rules by the time I was 13, and I’m currently 45…
Yeah i’m 43 but i got really frustrated with 2e era rules and moved on to cyberpunk, white wolf and gurps within a year or two of starting the hobby.
By the time 3e came out i was just not interested in fantasy rpgs anymore.
Since you seem to’ve been exposed to rpgs from birth, basically, you might count as slightly older in RPG-years than your real age? 😅
Fair enough. My first attempt at a sci-fi RPG was the rather ill fated Babylon 5 TTRPG. I was exposed to Shadowrun, and Cyberpunk, but being 13-15 years old, an old Whovian, a Trekkie, and a Babylon 5 fan at the time, I couldn’t see a future that was that bleak and dystopian.
It’s only been recently, as in the last decade or so, that I have realized that Babylon 5 was a playbook, and a dream, for an anti fascist overthrow of a fascist government. Unfortunately we don’t have a space station that can just barely support itself, with a portion of the military loyal to the constitution of earth, without the government, and can stand up to the government militarily.
Edit: nah, I’m not older than my real age. I’m 45 and can feel it. Every few months one of my joints introduces me to a whole new place that pain can come from. I may need to get some osteobiflex.
My first was RIFTS, which i did not have the stomach for at all. By comparison cyberpunk and cybergen ran like a dream, just as my friends and I were getting into Akira.
I never tried the Bab5 rpg, but i stayed up late with my mother to watch it. I was shocked when rewatching a few years back to see lucille blooth playing a regime loyalist captain.
Dear Lord, I forgot about RIFTS. I saw the descriptions of the sourcebooks in my TTRPG catalog that I no longer remember the name of, and thought that they were trying too hard.
Sleeping with a cuddly toy. My parter converted me and they’re great. Tbh, they actually make a lot of sense as a middleaged person. Now that I’m old and less flexible, I end up with a sore back or shoulder if I don’t have proper support when sleeping. And I’d much rather have a big lion buddy than some weird orthopedic pillow or Dutch wife.
I’m going to talk to you like a Dutch uncle about your Dutch wife.
Ditto! I’m middle aged and can do wtf I want
Ride my bicycle with no hands. I’m told it is undignified for a 45 year old man.
They’re just jealous of your balance!
Bold & easy coloring books. People are very judgemental about it since it looks like a children’s coloring book, but there’s a reason it’s in the top selling books lists online. Got some cheap alcohol markers and an audiobook on my headphones and I’m gone for the next few hours.
Can vou recommend any good coloring books? My partner really likes bold ones too, but it’s sometimes a challenge to find any that are not themed after a childrens’ TV show.
I really like the coco wyo ones and bobbie goods (which unfortunately isn’t widely available here). Coco wyo has a lot, also Halloween themes/Christmas. ‘girl moments’ is popular too, the main character is a young woman instead of animals if your partner identifies as a woman and wants a change of vibe.
Yeah she does and I just looked the books you recommended up, they’re perfect! Thank you so much, and both brands are pretty easy to get here as well!
Happy to help! I know she’s gonna get some amazing Christmas gifts from you now! Haha
Drink like I’m still 24.
Snicker, exist. Almost 80.
Asking strangers for permission to pet their dogs.
Petting strangers’ dogs.
I took my dog to a local renaissance fair during one of their dog days, and had a healthy mix of people of all ages asking to pet her. Out of the dozens of people who pet her, only a couple didn’t ask. It’s always a good idea to ask before petting a stranger’s dog.
My ex had a very old dog that hated everyone except her and her parents. He was tiny so she brought him lots of places. People would say the puppy was cute and go in for a pet. The dog drew blood on several occasions.
Agreed, that wasn’t my implication. I just didn’t know which to leave out. 😅 I like to think the less age-appropriate/more amusing aspect must be coming across a random middle-aged person that asks, wide-eyed and hesitant, “could I pet them?” while you’re just out for a walk. But it’s not like wouldn’t get my grubby hands on the doggo as soon as given permission, that’s the goal.
