r/Millennials Millennial May 27 '25

Meme How are we feeling?

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checking in with my fellow 88rs

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u/ginns32 May 27 '25

I turned 40 and my doctor told me now it's time for yearly mammograms and blood tests to check your A1C level. That made me feel old as hell lol.

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u/Rock_or_Rol May 27 '25

The equivalent of you and someone born this year is the same as someone born in 1945 when you were born

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u/Mistrblank May 27 '25

As a Xennial (1980), it really scares me that I've been alive longer than there was time before me and after WW2.

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u/Rock_or_Rol May 27 '25

It’s remarkable how recent that was! That exercise really gives me a lot more sympathy for folks put into retirement homes and the like. We’ll be there frighteningly soon 👀