30 Things That Aren't Cool When You're Over 30

1.

“Bragging about your high school accomplishments.”

2.

“Trying to make anything that’s negative cool, like working yourself to death, over consumption of alcohol or drugs, or not getting enough sleep. It’s the lamest thing.”

3.

“Spending your money irresponsibly. Buy whatever the heck you want, just make sure it's in your budget.”

4.

“Going to parties on college campuses.”

5.

“Apparently, eating salty things. I’m 34 and if I eat too many chips or fast food or basically anything with too high of a sodium content, I know I’m gonna be feeling it the next day.”

6.

“Gaming non-stop for 24 hours. I used to just sleep a couple of hours after each session and I'm good to go again. Now? Doing this is actually so awful.”

7.

“Telling people with full time jobs and bills that their hobbies are childish.”

8.

“Pretending to be from someplace you’re not.”

9.

“Hangovers. Am 35 and have just started to get the 3 day hangovers instead of 2 days. The joy.”

10.

“Flipping off the camera when you get your picture taken.”

11.

“Binging sugary goodness. As an under thirty I could eat mass amounts of food and few fine. Coming up on 30 this year, and I can’t even eat a few mallowpuffs without a guts ache.”

12.

“Not exercising. I used to be skinny without exercising much. So cool. Now, if I don't exercise, I gain weight by just breathing.”

13.

“Taking physical risks. Your chances of getting hurt increase a lot.”

14.

“Buying the cheapest plane ticket. I remember sticking around LAX for 9 hours on some ungodly layover when I was 21. Never again.”

15.

“Thinking 30 is old.”

16.

“Not drinking enough water.”

17.

“Getting blackout drunk. Turns out I'm not fun, I'm just an alcoholic.”

18.

“Caring what others think of me. You don’t like me? That’s fine. I live my life for me.”

19.

“I value my sleep a lot more at 30 than I did at 29. It scares me. I’m not in my twenties anymore but life is good.”

20.

“Anything that is called an afterparty. I am barely going to make it to the party, son.”

21.

“Honestly, about 72 degrees. It used to be comfortable, even cool… but now I’m old and need a solid 67 or I can’t sleep.”

22.

“Thinking I’m special. The older I get, the more I realize I’m just a normal person that knows nothing more than anyone else.”

23.

“Anything loud. I am finding that any loud TV or music is turning into noise for me. I am surprised by how much my tolerance for ambient sound has drastically decreased.”

24.

“Spending all your money at the bar on payday.”

25.

“Trying to keep up with modern slang words.”

26.

“Sleep deprivation.”

27.

“Trying to act cool.”

28.

“Sleeping 8 to a hotel room to save money.”

29.

“Bailing on plans last minute. If you don’t want to do something, just say so.”

30.

“Driving 6 hours to go to a concert, getting pretty drunk, 5 of us sleeping in a small car for a couple of hours then driving home. That's a 3 day trip for me now.”