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16 Signs That You Are No Longer A Cool Cat – Miaow

October 11, 2017

Me with a glass of champage in my hand, pointing at it

 

We all remember when we were young and cool. Okay, I was never cool but you get the gist. When I now hear teenagers talking, it’s like they are talking in a foreign language. It sounds alien to me. When did this happen? Do I blame the children? I’m pretty sure that I was a little bit with it pre-children, have the children sucked the only tiny cool gene I had? Either way, I need to hold my hands-up and admit that I am getting old. Are you getting old? Are you no longer cool? Here are the signs you should be looking for.

 

Come subscribe. Picture of me pointing at myself

 

16 Signs You Are No Longer Hippity-Hoppity But You Are Tragic.

 

  • You try to act cool by making up words like hippity-hoppity, when really you should just give-up, put your slippers on and start smoking a pipe. You know you are old when you don’t understand the language of the youth. Recently Mr C was sent a text in error in which the person was invited for pres. “What the f*ck is pres?” we asked ourselves. We laughed at how ridiculous the person was who had sent the text for making up stupid words. Then a couple of days later I was invited for pres and I realised that I was the stupid one! It turns out that pres means pre-drinks. We no longer go out and drink, no, we drink at home until 11pm and then we go out. I’m ready for my bed at 11pm, the last thing I want to be doing is going out at that time.

 

  • When your rock idol (Josh Homme) is reading the c-beebies bedtime story. He’s a rock star! Rock stars don’t do that shizzle (yes, I say shizzle, another sign I am not cool), he should be diving off a stage or trashing a hotel room. But no, he’s reading a c-beebies bedtime story.

 

  • When you go out you need the whole week to recover. Back in the day a hang-over could have been tackled with cheesy chips and hair of the dog. Now you are required to spend the whole weekend in a darkened room, whispering “I’m dying, I’m dying.”

 

  • When the clothes from your childhood are classed as “vintage”.

 

  • You can remember when Tom Cruise was fanciable. I’m talking Top Gun era (before he found scientology and became strange).

 

  •  You swear that it was only yesterday when you finished university. You sit down and work it out and start weeping into your coffee.

 

  • You remember when there were only 5 channels. When you tell your children this they pat you on the head and whisper to each other about how old you are.

 

  •  You remember when having a Viennetta or an Arctic Roll for pudding was a special treat. Now your children expect a crème brûlée.

 

  • You also remember when you could eat a pop tart for breakfast, chips for lunch and turkey twizzlers and more chips for dinner and no one batted an eyelid.

 

  • You tell your children that old cliché, the school days are the best days of your life, make the most of them. Although, really you know that is a LIE. You swore you would never lie to your children. You have become part of the parental conspiracy.

 

  • You remember when people used to wear watches instead of checking their phones.

 

  • You remember life pre mobiles!

 

  • You lament how the music charts are no longer the same. How in the good old days you would buy a single for 99p from Our Price.

 

  • You try and avoid looking in a mirror at all costs. You now refer to make-up as your war paint.

 

  • You don’t understand Snapchat but love Instastories

 

  •  You remember how you used to feel so cool when you wore a shell suit.

 

We are cool though really, aren’t we? Can you think of any you would add?

 

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  1. James Hopes says

    October 12, 2017 at 9:06 pm

    Five channels?! I remember when Channel 5 was launched as if it was something exciting! Until one billion more channels of shite arrived a few years later But no we’re not getting older. Young people are just getting younger! #FridayFrolics

  2. turningupindevon says

    October 12, 2017 at 9:52 pm

    You are sooooooo right about the university thing, I do weep into my coffee over that one! My youngest child still thinks I’m vaguely cool but it feels like that is slipping through my fingers and the eldest defo has serious misgivings about my coolness! (how could he!) I really really want a slice of Arctic Roll now – is it cake? Is it ice cream? It’s blimmin’ genius, that’s what it is! #fridayfrolics

  3. Lindsay says

    October 12, 2017 at 11:06 pm

    I tried to explain to my 8year old the other day that if I wanted to listen to a particular song I had to walk to a bus stop, get a bus, go into a shop, buy a tape, come home and open the tape player, fast forward to the right bit (utter guesswork) then press play. No spotify. Or internet. Her tiny mind was BLOWN.

  4. Daddy Poppins says

    October 13, 2017 at 10:08 am

    What did you do before mobiles? Mmm turned up on time for things or went pub to pub looking for your pisshead friends (or garden to garden looking for bikes outside, depending on your age)

    Also Josh Homme!!! Saw that the other day. Huh?

  5. The Muddled Mum says

    October 13, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    I definitely only finished uni recently. It most definitely was not over a decade ago #FridayFrolics

  6. barriebismark says

    October 13, 2017 at 7:19 pm

    YES!! I am so not a cool cat…and old. It seems like only yesterday I was in college. #fridayfrolics

  7. elizabethbigley says

    October 13, 2017 at 10:10 pm

    Yep, definitely out of it! I gave all that up around child 4 I think…lol. I homeschool, so I’m not even informed of the newest trends that way. Oh well. And yes, I totally graduated from college last week. It certainly hasn’t been 15 years. I’m sure of it. #FridayFrolics

    • Emma @ Island Living 365 says

      October 16, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Nope, we graduated yesterday 😉

  8. webmdiva says

    October 15, 2017 at 1:17 am

    We’re still SO cool! LOL
    This is so relatable, even if I don’t want to admit it. I find myself saying “when I was your age” or “kids these days” and I’m like OMG, did I just say that? Cringe worthy.

    My son asked me the other day how I survived before the internet. Bwhahaha. I just did, son. I just did. 🙂

    Hope you’re having an awesome weekend, gorgeous! Thanks for hosting! XO #FridayFrolics

    • Emma @ Island Living 365 says

      October 16, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Oh my goodness but how did we survive before the internet? What did we do with ourselves 😉 Oh yes, we actually went outdoors!

  9. jeremy@thirstydaddy says

    October 15, 2017 at 5:51 am

    I actually only had three channels and my first television was black and white. I have no idea what out teenager is saying most of the time. Going to go grab a Zima and cry a bit now. #fridayfrolics

    • Emma @ Island Living 365 says

      October 16, 2017 at 2:11 pm

      Three channels!! 😉 Teenage speak just confuses me (doesn’t take much though)

  10. Lisa Pomerantz says

    October 15, 2017 at 9:51 pm

    I think you are absolutely cool, and I can relate to every phrase and line item you checked above! Can we blame the children? Should we just give up and save for therapy instead of college. Oh my, it’s getting late and I must get to bed! LOVE THIS! #FridayFrolics xoxoo

    • Emma @ Island Living 365 says

      October 16, 2017 at 2:08 pm

      Hahaha, thanks, you are right, we are still so cool!

  11. Silly Mummy says

    October 19, 2017 at 12:35 am

    Haha! You’re still gucci, fam. It’s chill. 😉

    I think I’m just going to pretend I’m still cool, because I NEVER thought Tom Cruise was fanciable, never liked turkey twizzlers, and did pre-drinks before it was a thing. I realise this is all probably actually more a sign that I was never cool, than that I’m still cool. #FridayFrolics

  12. Mom Of Two Little Girls says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:10 am

    You start to look more and more like your mother. And sound like her. And cry.
    Love this! lol
    #fridayfrolics.

  13. D. Parker says

    October 26, 2017 at 11:45 pm

    Oh stop, you had me giggling, I think I hurt myself. Yes, I was nodding while giggling. Oh I get it. Time is cruel, isn’t it. But what is cool really, maybe we’re so uncool we’re cool. 😉
    Dropped by from your delightful #FridayFrolics and besides the laugh-related injury, very glad I did. 🙂
    Hope this weekend treats you kindly.

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