50 lies that everyone more than 50 tells

"The music was so better when I was growing up ..."


Do you know the phrase "liar, liar, trousers on fire?" At the moment most people reach 50 years, their pants are almost continuously engulfed from the flame. It's not only 50 years oldmeanTo stay - good, not most of the time, anyway. These small white lies have just a way to slide with more frequency, sometimes express and sometimes they are fully subconscious.

At least a few middle-aged people will probably oppose this premise. "What are you talking about?" They can be scream collectively to their computers at the moment. "I have never lied in my life! It's an outrage!" You might be right. But take a look at the last 50 common lies indicated and sometimes believed by older people in their fifties, either to themselves or for the rest of the world, and we are pretty sure you will recognize at least some alternatives there that you pronounced strongly.And if you are curious to know what other people liefor you About, checkThe 40 lies that everyone tells daily.

1
"The best years of my life are over."

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On the contrary! The best years of your life only start. According to the National Health Statistics Center of the CDC, the average life expectancy of the Americans is 78.7 years. This means that you have had at least 30 years - if you are average.

And what do you plan to do with these years? Television to watch TV and sleep? Why do not you follow in the head of former President George H.W. Bush, who celebrated his 90th birthday by jumping from an airplane. And if you are looking for a way to go up the clock,Fly these anti-aging secrets from CEO of America.

2
"Nobody cares about what I think more."

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What is it about turning 50 that suggests people think they become invisible? Not only does your opinion still matter, it is more precious than ever.You have been on this planet fora half-century, and that means something. People care about what you think for the same reasons Luke Skywalker cared for what Obi Wan Kenobi thought, the more you experience, the more you have to teach.

3
"The children today have it too easy."

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There is no more sign that you have entered the middle-age and then the inexplicable need to complain about the "children of today" to have too Cushy. By all accounts, the opposite is true. Studies show that children growing today do not only have an unprecedented pressure to perform, but they are more responsible for depression than any previous generation. To learn why children these days do not necessarily have it the easiest, discover27 ways of high school have much more horrible since you were a teenager.

4
"I do not need to worry about my health. I have good genes."

man eating burger and fries

We root it for you, but it could be imprudent to trust your genetic makeup too much. For example, in a recent study at Stanford University Medicine School, it turns out that your genes probably do not have much effect on your weight. Claim "I'm not fat because I have good genes" could be a recipe for the disaster.And to make sure you stick and live a long life and check20 sound rules of life you should live.

5
"My gray hair makes me look old."

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No, it makes you look like a silver fox. Do you think someone has already examined John Slattery and thought, "This guy needs a dyeing work?" Of course not! It's just one of the many examples of how gray is perhaps the sexiest thing you can do.

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"The music was just better when I was growing up."

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LiterallyallThe generation thinks it's true, and they are all wrong. Not in a personal sense - no one will tell you what sounds good for your own ears - but in a wider cultural sense, sorry, no, the music you like is probably notdefinitivelythe best.

7
"I always wanted to learn another language. Oh well, suppose I will never do it."

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This idiomic idiom "You can not teach an old dog new tips" is wrong at all levels.In fact, the research of the Vitale Longevity Center at the University of Texas in Dallas found that learning a new skill can be done at any age and actually leads to sustainable changes on medial circuits, "which makes operate your brain with more concentration and concentration. So, never stop challenge! And if you are looking to master a second language, flyThe secret turn to quickly learn a new language.

8
"No one else could do my job."

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This does not mean that you are not incredible from your work, but also many of us, after reaching the middle-age and we were in our career for a long time, start thinking that we are indispensable.Do not slip into the complacency. Once you start thinking about this way, you lose fire and competitive advantage that makes a career so mentally stimulating. In addition, recalling that there are many people who like (and are qualified for) your work reminds you of being grateful.

9
"He is cool to have a Bod dad at my age. »

overweight man

The only ones who always buy in the "Papa Bod" trend are 50-year-old guys with Bod Dad who desperately want to be fashionable.

10
"I'm married to my spouse forever. I do not have to work more. »

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Marriage never ceases to be a difficult job. If you think it does not work,Your relationship could go to problems. According to the Pew Research Center, the divorce rate for couples over 50 has doubled since the 1990s. Never take anything for granted, let alone your spouse. For proof, see the40 secrets of couples who have been married 40 years.

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"I considered playing the bullet pro for a while. »

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Overflow You did it. Tales of athletic as the past glory that time has almost been repeated by a major league team, or how a talent discoverer of your favorite football team once you checked-are the version of "I have a small Friend who is a model and she often moves and why you did not meet him "for the Middle Ages.

12
"Everyone thinks he's cute when I speak like a teenager. »

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They really, really not. He is neither "Fleeky" or "Gucci", and it is absolutely not "lit". For these and other terms, you should not say, see the40 words over 40 people did not understand.

13
"I stay at the end of all the time. Last Saturday, I was up to one, two o'clock in the morning. »

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Stop trying to impress ourselves with stories of your end-of-night manigoars. Everyone knows that you probably fell asleep on your sofa in 22:00

It's not that you need more sleep, now that you are older. People over 50 need a lot of sleep than those in the 1920s and 30s, between seven and nine hours per night. But your circadian rhythm changes as you get older, and your body can decide that it's time to sleep earlier than you are used to.

14
"I will never be enough money to retire. »

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Unless you have not registered a penny, there is not a magical amount of money you should have savings to be ready for retirement. What do you want your retirement to look like? It is possible for your plans are more extravagant and then your means.

15
"The purchase of this fantasy sports car has nothing to do with a quarantine crisis. »

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Of course, we believe you. What other possible explanation could there be for a 50-year purchase a Dodge Viper on the blue?

16
"I'm running a marathon next year. Or maybe the year after. Finally, I really do! »

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If you are 50 years old and continues to make waves promises like that, it's time to stop kidding you.But running a marathon at your age is not as stupid as you might think.

According to Running USA, a research group funded by the industry, the number of people running (and finishing) a 50-year-old marathon has tripled in recent years now, it is about 18 percent of the marathon participants in total. you absolutelycanRunning a marathon, but the time to start your training is today.

17
"So this time at the university, we rented a van, with filled artifice lights and alcohol, and led him to Mexico, and you will not believe what happened next ..."

happy man posing

Everyone in their 50s has at least a widely exaggerated history about their youth that just seems to get more wild and more incredible with all tales. They are good stories, but they are also the definition of false news.

18
"Everyone who looks at me can say how old I."

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Perhaps with this attitude, but the most likely they have no idea. If you do not have a Keith Richards lifestyle, so too paranoid to think that everyone points out of you and whisper the elderly who wandered out of the retirement home.

19
"Check Obsessively my head for bald spots is just not something I have ever done. »

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Of course, you did that. Everyone did it, male sexandfemale. We are all just nerve endings worried about whether our hair falls.Here are some comforting news: about 320 million people, 1 out of 5 Americans, lose their hair. If it happens to you, you are not the only one.

20
"I can probably put this colonoscopy / mammography for another year. »

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No you can not. We will not lie and say that medical examinations are fun. They are not even in thebaseball stadium pleasure. But at age 50, if you have not already been found these tests each year, you have to make an appointment with your doctorat full speed!

21
"I saw (Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, another historical group and has long been gone) in concert. »

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When you hear a complaint like this, it is probably only 20% exact time. This is because the middle-aged people want airbrush and make sure their youngest appearance is as cool as possible for the public record.

22
"It's been years since I've eaten an entire box of Oréos in one session."

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Good for you if you have managed to control these impulses. But for most of us, the occasional moment of "I can not believe that I ate everyone" is quite common. Mike Fenster, a cardiologist and an author ofThe error of calorie, said it's going from the fremy "from time to time. All things moderation, including moderation." Just do not do a regular thing.

23
"I can always go into my wedding dress / high school jersey / confirmation / Bar Mitzvah Overfit."

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We will give you $ 20 if you can even lock up a thigh in one of these outfits.Relax, all the bodies change, and not just for the worst. This does not mean that you pack on the books. Adults may have long-term growth outdoors after having thought has stopped growing.

24
"I would prefer not to have this third cocktail, but I do not want my friends to think that I can not follow me."

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The on-soakness of a social obligation is such a mistake of a young person. If you think that one of your friends is impressed by a 50-year drunken drunk, you are very unhappy or need to get new friends.

25
"What is the point? No one has ever done something big after 50."

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Do you really need us to list all the names? Here are some a few: Ronald Reagan entered the 55-year-old Policy, Colonel Sanders launched KFC at age 65 and Benjamin Franklin signed the declaration of independence at the age of 70! And for more examples of people who started killing him in a second act, meet the50 people over 50 who break stereotypes about aging.

26
"I really do not have strong political opinions, no."

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Not so much lie as a brilliant avoidance technique. Here is something that anyone paying attention should have learned from 50: political discussions invariably lead to political arguments, and they always end up.

27
"Jehaous? Haha! I'm not jealous of no one under 30 years old."

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Unlike popular belief, jealousy is not a sign of weakness.It's good to be a little envious of people with younger bodies and apparently endless perspectives. But this should also make you happy, because you know the disappointment and frustrations of youth, and how best it gets as you get older.

28
"No matter what form I am in addition."

fat man

And why this? Because you are not "on the market" more and that you can now let you officially leave? Let's see what your spouse or partner has to say about it.

29
"If I were doing everything to do again, I would do it exactly the same way."

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This is not true and you know it.If there is not even a small part of you, wonder what your life would have been as if you had made different choices, or if you had a different way from your life, well, we do not believe you not. I wondered what "could have been" does not mean automatically "I made the wrong choices."

30
"Listen, I have better things to do with my day and then find the old high school friends / girlfriends on Facebook to see what they look like now!"

man on laptop

Hey, nobody accuses you of having a connection. We all took a look at an online ex.A West University study revealed that nearly 90% of people examine their exètes on Facebook. It's harmless. As long as looking at his photos on Facebook does not take so much time for your time that it turns into a second job.

31
"I think it annoys skull t-shirt makes me look pretty young and hip."

embarrassed man

It is absolutely ... if it was again 1983.

32
"There is nothing sexy to be 50."

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We can refute this affirmation in two words only: George. Clooney. It is 57 years old and has never been better looking for. Of course, we can not all be beautiful cloncyly. But stop thinking that there is something intrinsically unattractive to be in your 50 years.

33
"I have never, never, never, never,already smoke."

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If you say so. But we find that the more someone claims that someone claims to have never taken a breath of a cigarette, the more likely it is that they hide something.

34
"Do I have already burst into tears after hearing a song or watching a movie that reminded me of my youth? No, I can not say that I have."

man watching tv couch crying

I do not cry during a travel song that has just come to the radio,you are beautifultears!

35
"I do not always hope that someone will say," Are you 50? No means! I left you at 34 to the oldest. "

old man

The more we get, the more we want unsolicited compliments on our age. The highest compliment you can pay a 50-year-old child is to ask for their identifier when buying alcohol.

36
"It's at this moment that my body begins to collapse. No point in the struggle."

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There are no absolute aging. If you think your back is "supposed" to start hurting now, or it's "inevitable" that your muscles begin to become weaker, you give permission from your body to stop the behavior. Positive thinking can go very far. And if you are looking to strengthen your body, start with these40 great exercises to add muscle over 40 years.

37
"I remember the world before internet and everything was so better."

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You may be right with some greetings - it certainly has been a bargain for intimidators, but the Internet has also made the world smaller and more accessible. Do not be grumpy for it simply because you miss rotating phones.

38
"The best part of being 50 is that there is no pressure by peers."

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You can be a thousand times more mature than you were in your adolescence, but you are as likely as ever to consolidate. We would all like to think that we take our own decisions, but we are always secretly turn to our peers for signals.

39
"Nobody in my family needs to remember that I love them. They already know."

man holding phone

If you seriously think that, then it's a guarantee that you do not tell them enough. Your family does not work as public service invoices. You are not going to receive a notice in the mail when you are late.

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"The Macarena '? No, I have never heard of it. Is it a kind of dance?"

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Even if you refuse, we can almost hear the lyrics that look like your brain. And now, the song is stuck in your head all day. Let's admit it!

41
"I do not have one regret."

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Listen, even Frank Sinatra admitted to have had "rare" regrets. Admitting that there are things in your past that you want to have been made differently is not a declaration of failure. It simply means that your vision at the back 20/20 works properly.

42
"What do I need a passport? It's not like I'll ever have time to travel."

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Not with this attitude, you will not do it. Decision that you will never see a self-directive prophecy again and the best way to start is to easily neglect your passport.It is never too late to travel the world and visit these exotic countries that you have never thought of seeing in person.

43
"Pop culture is not interested in people of my age."

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It's ridiculously false. If you talk aboutAriana Grande and shows likeTeenager wolfWell, it's not for you. But the world is filled with incredible music, television and films that have been specially designed for a 50-year-old demographics.

44
"All good men / women are taken."

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Nothing is as scary as single to 50. But do not be too fast to throw the towel because everyone deserving of dating is already attached. There are eligible baccalaureates and bachelorettes, you have not yet fallen into them.

45
"I absolutely not secretly read the necrologies and subtract my people's age in the climbs to see how long I left."

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There is no shame not to remember that you have more than a good years. In addition, the reading of the obits can put a fire under your seat, reminding you that life is ephemeral and that you have to grasp every day.

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"If I did not go to a dentist in this long, my teeth are probably good."

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Wait, how long do we talk about? Too many people stop going to the dentist with a regularity in the twenties, and it's a bad habit that can really catch up with mine. Stop pretending that everything is fine and make your next dental cleaning appointment currently. And for more ways to smile your dreams, check20 Secrets for whiter teeth after 40.

47
"Even if I thought I could go away, I would never have left my job to start a group that turns the country playing at the rock garage. It's just silly!"

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Even we sometimes have these fantasies. It does not mean that your head is stuck in the clouds, it's just that dreams of rock n 'roll never disappear.

48
"Back in my day, the children used to respect their parents."

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Bwahahahahahahahaha! [A brief break while we catch our breath.] Hahahahahahahahahahaha! We are sorry, you said?

49
"The debt of the credit card? No, I have no credit card debt."

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A portfolio full of Maxed-Out credit cards is also irresponsible for any 50-year self-respect. Have we not learned to be more responsible with money now? Perhaps, but it always happens to the best of us.

50
"No, of course, I totally remember you."

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A 50-year-old child prefers to call you "my friend" for the rest of his life than to admit that he does not remember the way he knows you. And if you want to overcome chances and live like youth, check 100 anti-aging secrets to watch and feel younger than ever.

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