40 things that no one over 40 should have to bear

If you are in quarantine or beyond, you do not have time for these things.


At 17, you are legally allowed to drive in most states. At 18, you can vote. At 21, you are old enough to drink. But what special privileges do you getWhen you reach 40? Not many things, it turns out. You would think after four decades on the planet, a person would like to earn benefits, but it's not the way the cookie collapses. And be clear, there is nothing in particular that we want in our 40s; It's more than there are some things we would like to experimentless. After all, at this age, we deserve to be spared a part of lifeThe most boring disadvantages. It is therefore high time that we put our feet. Here we present with the 40 things that nobody in the 40-year-old people should have to bear more.

1
Sleep on the couch

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In our 1920s, any flat and slightly sweet surface enough to make us agood night's sleep. But after 40 years, do not even think about asking us to sleep on a sofa. Frankly, even a futon seems unreasonable. It's a mattress with just the right amount of lumbar support or nothing. We are not kidding on this subject. We appreciate a comfortable mattress more than food or clothes. It isthis essential for our physical and emotional well-being.

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Go out the weekend just because you feel obligated

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There is no more fomo (fear of disappearing) when you reach 40 years. What we fear, most is to be spokenin Getting out a Friday night rather than staying hard at our first choice: Staying in our pajamas, wrapped in a blanket, snacking on a bowl of popcorn while watching our favorite TV shows. Always trust your instinct in your forties. Your intestine will bring you back to the pajamas every time.

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Hear your favorite hit songs and your shows described as "retro" or "nostalgic"

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Yes, we are well aware that movies, television shows and the music we grew up that we liked are no longer considered contemporary. But do we doreally must be recalled that it has been 25 years sinceFriends Premiered, or all the music that has already made us feel alive and understood is now considered "classic rock"? Go ahead and call it nostalgia, but for us, it always feels as relevant and opportune as ever.

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A career that goes nowhere

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It's amazing what a 20-something will bear in the mind to pay their contributions. At age 40, our contributions have already been paid - with interest. If we are finally on a career trajectory that headed for somewhere promising, with salary bumps and promotions a conclusion of abandonment, it might be time to consider a change. Of course, it can be scary to start halfway again, but not as scary as being equal to 40 years old and realize that you are stuck in a dead work.

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Bumper-to-bumper traffic

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Every moment of life is precious, and this includes the minutes (and sometimes the hours) stuck behind the steering wheel duringrush hour traffic. Nobody likes an infinite journey, but those of them 40 years old and older are perfectly aware that our lives would be better spent literally anywhere else. It's as if we could hear the clock of mortality, because we leave the precious life slide to listen to speaking on the radio while honking to the car in front of us for "just move it already!"

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Adult children who will not move

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A 2019 study published in the journalPlos a I found that children really bring happiness and emotional well-being ...after They move from home. The only problem is that adult children are looking forward to allusion and finding a clean place. You like your kids - of course you do. But would you not be much happier if you see them on weekends and holidays, with a bit of time between you?

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People in their 20 years who say "I'm too tired"

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When you reach 40, you realize what real exhaustion tired by OS reallyfeelsAs. Yes, we remember what it was like 20 years and by step back, we were not really tired then. We were just lazy! You are not there yet, the children, then leave the so-called '!

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To be invited to be something you are not

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The compromise is part of life, of course. But over 40 years old, we should be fairly comfortable in our own skin not to play these games to try to integrate. To paraphrase Popeye, at this stage of life, we are what we are and that's all we are.

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Be afraid of making mistakes

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Here is a little something you learn after being on the planet for 40 years: mistakes will happen. In fact, you will do a lot of harm and many mistakes. It's just a part of being human. To be afraid of making a mistake is like shaking with fear that you would finally take a shower. We hate to be those who break it up, but it's a bit inevitable.

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Or fight for past mistakes

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Forgiveness in general is something we could all practice a little more often, but the only person we almost always forget to forgive is the one that looks at us in the mirror. At age 40, you should still not go to your mistakes, beating for a bad decision or any error of judgment. If you do not let yourself leave the hook from time to time, you will spend more time criticizing than correcting the course.

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Be in relationships for the bad reasons

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Whether it bewith a spouse, a close friend, even a colleague at work, you start keeping your relationship with a higher standard when you have more than 40 years, because you realize its quality, not the quantity, which counts. This is not worth the emotional effort needed to maintain a relationship if you do not get anything positive. Of course, you have always deserved better than negative relationships. But more than 40 years old, you must finally believe it.

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To be called "Monsieur" or "Ma'am"

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In 2010,The New York Times Led an informal survey Women aged 20 to 65 and found that more than 7% of respondents appeared to be called "Ma'am". If even 20-year-old women do not like the Word, you can only imagine what those who have 40 or more think!

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Do not spend time with the family

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It's so easy when you're in your 20 years to think that you'll always have your parents. But that's not how life works, and it becomes more and more obvious in your 40s and over. Not that we spent each day worrying about our loved ones disappearing; We have just realized that every phone calls that we cut or vacation as we skip out, it's something we're going to regret one day.

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Slang Incomprehensible

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We could waste our time trying to understand what millennia mean by "salty" or why everyone is so "thirst" and worried about doing "the shadow" of their "bae" because it's "turnt" Or anything, but honestly, it's just not all that interesting for us. At 40, do not be able to deciphermodern slang is hardly upsetting.

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People who ask your medical history that are not your doctor

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It is very particular that when you reach a certain age, everyone feels completely that everyone is weighing your health. Nobody asks someone in the twenties of 20 years if they have a story of heart disease or how many times a week they engage in aerobic activity. We are perfectly capable of taking care of ourselves and, although we appreciate your concern, we really want you to keep it to yourself.

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Be judged on dessert

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As 40 years old, we are not fans of people who give us the side of the eyes when we command dessert or say things like: "Are youOf course Want to eat that? Of course, we are sure! It's a dessert! There are so few things in life that bring pure happiness, so surely that we can be forgiven to enjoy the tranche of occasional pie. And if we can not forgive hard beans, we eat it anyway!

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Bucket lists

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The bucket lists are something that people do when they realize the end is near. As far as we are concerned, we still havenumerous Years ahead of us, and we certainly do not need a list of locations to see before leaving this deadly coil. How about instead of a "bucket list, "Who has such a finality to that, we simply call" next summer vacation projects "?

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Rancorous

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Every little light against you and every moment, you are sure you've been operated can feel like the end of the world when you are younger. But after 40 years, we start understanding how little it is to walk with permanent chips on our shoulders. The truth is angry with someone forever does not give up anything.

Being able to forgive, or even gather the courage to say that you are sorry, on the other hand, it's a sign of maturity. And more than that, it is the realization that life is over and the inhabitants of your world are more important than a stupid rancor.

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Self-doubt

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How many days and weeks have we lost in our 20 people worrying so we do not have enough good or smart enough or quite funny? Too much. Self-doubt is a field of mines of our own creation. And when you are 40 years old and beyond, you realize that.

20
Squabbles of social media

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Most battles on Facebook and Twitter occur between people who do not know each other in real life. They are strangers trying to fill the void in their souls by hitting someone they probably never meet in person who is just disagreed with them. This is a totally useless way to spend your energy and most over 40 years old know it's true.

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What "Trend" online

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The last time we took care of what was the trend was when the television showMASH POTATOES had the final of his series. These days, it seems that everyone cares too much that counts too little. As you actually discover what has tended about Twitter, everyone has already spent something else and you have just lost half of your day. It's just not worth it.

22
Conditional love

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We should not have to jump through hoops so that someone loves us loves us. And when you are 40 years old or older, you are officially done with hearing for affection. If someone does not like you exactly like you are, defects and all, it is officially time to move to greener pastures.

23
Try to buy happiness

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We do not say a new fancy sport car will not make you happy for a little bit - there is a reason why it's the most clicked purchase for people who struggle with a mid-life crisis - But it is an ephemeral happiness, the kind that does not stick on your ribs or have a significant impact on your emotional health. Do you want happiness? Take the credit card and dig a little deeper in your heart.

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To worry about things you can not control

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In other words, care about about 99.9% of life. You can not control the happiness of others, what they think, what they do, the past, the future, or how you will be recalled. Do your best and keep a positive attitude. The rest will take care of itself.

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Avoid the doctor

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Apologies like "I'm sure it's nothing" or "I'm too busy to make an appointment", just do not cut him when you're 40. Do not see the doctor when you feel sick or you have strange symptoms, it'smaybe Something a 20-year-old child could get out, but you are no longer at an age when you can cover your bets and everything is fine that everything is fine. You must simply be checked.

26
Live to the expectations of your parents

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Look, we always care about what our parents sometimes think, but after 40 years, you should not look at them for constantly approval. If they like the decisions you have made with your life, it's great. But if they do not, it's good too, as long as you are confident in your life choices and they make you happy.

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Debt

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The occasional maxped-out credit card is one thing, but if you have a financial debt with more zeros than your savings account, you must seriously reproduce where you put your paycheck.

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Hangover

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Hangover At any age is the worst, but nothing comes with a regret just as existential as a hangover when you have more than 40 years. Because, is not it, did not you know better now? When you are in your 20 years, you still determine your body and how alcohol affects it. But at age 40, you need to know your limits and be aware that the development of your system leads only in a possible scenario, and it's not a good.

29
Search for missing socks

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It is a dilemma so old, it has become a picture of comedy standing. Why a sock in a pairdisappear invariably during a laundry cycle? Where did he go? Where is he hiding? It's a fascinating enigma when we are younger. But at age 40, we have long ceased to worry about solving this particular mystery. The sock is gone. Put the other at the trash and move on.

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To be invited to help someone move

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Although there will be a pizza and a beer, at 40, we do not help anyone wear a sofa up three flights of stairs. We are all old enough to hire pros (and our back are not what they were).

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Hair dyes that look ridiculous

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It's not about vanity, it's just that sometimes we take ourselves with a touch of gray in our beards or a deaf source of white near our temples. So let's buy one of these coloring kits at home because it's difficult? Well, have you ever seen one of these 40 guys whose beard is about five dark nuances than hair on his head? Trust us, he knows how absurd it is. Just make him a favor and avoid your eyes.

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Varicose veins

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Where do these things come from? One day you can get out of the house wearing a pair of shorts and it does not matter, and the next thing you know, you have these lines curved on your legs. Not cool, who is responsible for that!Not costs!

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Unsolicited AARP invitations

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Listen, we appreciate all the reductions that are equipped with a member of the AARP, but we never remember asking to be put on their mailing list.

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Winter

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Yeah, of course, everyone hates winter. But when you are in your 20 and 30 years, it's just a minor disadvantage. When you have 40 years or more, you feel coldAll the time. The winter becomes an endless cycle of clothing overlay and constantly checking the thermostat. Winter is the reason why people start thinking: "Hmm, maybeMoving Florida is a good idea after all. "

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Lose friends about politics

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We are all for the vote and we feel passionate about democracy, but we are not about to alienate our friends or family or someone else who really imported us because of something so stupid thandifferent political beliefs. We can think that someone else's choice in a candidate is off The-Walls Bonkers, but we value personal relationships to try to convince someone that any political belief is false.

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Jealousy

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Jealousy is a perfectly acceptable emotion ... If you are 13 years old and you are afraid that the love of your life can spend too much time doing eyes both of this crevine in mathematics class. But it's not something that a person with a job and a 401 (k) should have gained time or interest in your forties and beyond, you are too confident in what you have and who you are for that.

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Clothes that is fashionable and / or fashionable

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Are Skinny Jeans in style? Oh cool. People over 40 will be delighted to hear this news, so they can continue not to wear them and feel perfectly with this decision! There is a point in life when youcare less on how you look at and more about how youto feel. Clothes that bind, pinch or expose too much skin do not feel particularly well for us.

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Read comments

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If you are looking for a great way toRaise your blood pressure, then sure, go ahead and read the comments. But if you want to avoid reading some of the most acclaimed and passive aggressive arguments and the most difficult of grammatism between foreigners, then go ahead and completely jump the comments section. This is the online survival lesson that each person over 40 has learned.

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A slow metabolism

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Every decade,Your metabolism becomes slower and slower. So, at the moment when we are 40, we simply do not burn calories at the same pace as we did as college students, which is the least boring, boring.

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Criticism to be "old"

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If that means you are old if you hold the door to someone or you prefer a paper log at a digital number, or do you think you are respectful of your elders, so good, call us at 'Ancient. We take it as a compliment, not an insult. And for more on life in your fifth decade,You know you have more than 40 years if you have these things.

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