I started calling Penn and myself “middle-aged” around the time we were 38. Admittedly, that was a little early, but I feel like I have been middle-aged for most of my life. (Turns out middle-aged is defined as being between ages 45 and 65). When we first started having a career on the internet, we made a video that joked about us getting old. After we posted it, an agent told us, “You should stay away from content about aging – brands want to work with talent that is young.” We laughed and said, “Well then we may not be the right people for those brands!” I am glad we did not take their advice.
The label “middle-aged” has never really bothered me. To me, it is a privilege to grow old, and let’s be honest, there are some things that are really funny to laugh about along the way.
Watching Shows With Subtitles
This week on the podcast, we asked you to help complete the sentence: “You know you’re middle-aged when…” and you did not disappoint. The most middle-aged thing to happen during the making of this podcast? Penn had a back issue so bad he had to join us horizontally from our very firm IKEA couch. We think he hurt it by sitting too much. Yes, seriously.
As a preview of the full episode, here are 10 examples of “You know you’re middle-aged when…”
You need an AM/PM pill box.
You don’t like it when someone parks on your street.
You have bottles of Advil in your purse, car, bathroom, and kitchen.
You have to watch your show with subtitles.
You go to your Merlin app to see what bird is chirping.
You cannot eat dinner past 6:00pm.
You get excited about new appliances.
You have to check the time before having coffee.
You plan lunch dates around your doctor’s appointments.
You slept weird one time 3 months ago and your neck still hurts.
Are you middle-aged like us? Tell us what we missed and thank you again for contributing to our podcast this week. You truly made us laugh. Listen with the links below:
