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We are not a personal advice, health, or mental health sub.

Please only respond directly to posts if you were born on or before 1980. If you are younger, please restrict your activity to asking questions and responding to existing comments.

This is not an advice forum.


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We are not a personal advice, health, or mental health sub.

Please only respond directly to posts if you were born in or before 1980. If you are younger, please restrict your activity to asking questions and responding to existing comments.


Rules

1. Respondents to posts must be "old": Born 1980 or prior

2. Please do not seek personal advice or emotional support here.

3. Posts must be 300 characters or less

4. No surveys or homework help

5. Be cool to one another

6. Maximum three questions per user per week, one per day

7. Questions should be topical for the subreddit and its audience

8. Questions about current politics are banned until Inauguration Day, 2025

9. Health questions belong in other subreddits


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Do you think you'll become a ghost in your house after you die? If so, why, and would you be a scary ghost or a benign one?

46 Comments
2024/11/10
02:03 UTC

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People who have kids that dislike each other, how do you deal with it?

I am not just talking about sibling rivalry, but kids who dislike (even hate) each other and are not close. It could even be a situation where it has carried on into adulthood. What was the origin/reason for it? How does it make you feel as a parent?

42 Comments
2024/11/10
00:38 UTC

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How Do I Make My Grandparents Feel Genuinely Loved?

I do tell them I love them but they see it as a normal thing. I want them to feel genuinely appreciated. How do I do this?

41 Comments
2024/11/10
00:01 UTC

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What was THE Halloween costume when you were a kid or young adult?

Typically it’s whatever popular movies are out but I am curious. Sometimes I watch old movies and think oh I bet that was THE costume that year.

38 Comments
2024/11/09
23:47 UTC

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What was the biggest bullet you have ever dodged?

Maybe something that if you have done differently, your life would have been much worse off?

226 Comments
2024/11/09
22:40 UTC

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Was it really common to go into strangers houses if you needed to use the bathroom?

My parents were talking about driving and they mentioned that if you had to use the bathroom and you weren’t somewhere near a public toilet you could just go to someone’s house & ask to use theirs. They say it was as acceptable as asking to use someone’s phone if you had a flat. Is this true?

383 Comments
2024/11/09
21:57 UTC

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Which are your thoughts on "All in the Family", the popular series from the 1970s?

It was a amusing series yet the sole likable character in the Bunker household was Edith and everybody else was intolerable: Archie was a bigot, Mike was a hypocrite and a moocher and Gloria was a grown brat who cried and scream 24/7.

234 Comments
2024/11/09
19:46 UTC

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How do you feel about the fact that so many people spend their days glued to their phones? Do you think it would be best to ditch them worldwide in order to preserve the quality of our relationships?

139 Comments
2024/11/09
19:21 UTC

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People who worked as athletes, how does your body feel nowadays?

3 Comments
2024/11/09
17:34 UTC

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What Do You Wish You Knew in Your 30s about Career Changes?

I'm in my 30s (not early) and just embarked on a significant career shift. For those crazy enough to have done this, what's something you wish you had known or done differently regarding your career or personal development? Any advice on navigating big life changes would be incredibly helpful.

24 Comments
2024/11/09
16:34 UTC

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What's your favorite rock band?

284 Comments
2024/11/09
16:25 UTC

4

Any old Italian Americans, what do you guys think of The Sopranos?

9 Comments
2024/11/09
15:33 UTC

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What's something young you was really into but old you finds a bit silly in hindsight?

159 Comments
2024/11/09
14:47 UTC

3

Maturity with the age?

What’s the most important thing that maturity brings with age?

51 Comments
2024/11/09
14:43 UTC

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How has your music taste changed through time?

27M, every now and then I find myself listening to stuff I never thought would interest me. I wonder where this journey will take me. Interested in hearing your stories!

102 Comments
2024/11/09
14:27 UTC

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What uncool old person stuff do you do even though you know its uncool old person stuff

I just pick up my phone and make actual voice calls a la 1990s.

I also actually walk up to people's desks at work and actually talk to them in person

1559 Comments
2024/11/09
12:46 UTC

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Statistically, many of you will probably pass on in your 90s. But would you like to live a lot longer? Perhaps another 20-40 years? Why or why not?

Edit: Assuming you'd maintain the same strength and capabilities after you hit 75 or so

625 Comments
2024/11/09
08:55 UTC

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In the early 60s, were rolled up slacks associated with any “sub culture” or were they common?

11 Comments
2024/11/09
07:21 UTC

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Highly educated/accomplished parents with kids with modest accomplishments/aspirations, how did you manage your disappointment?

Z

53 Comments
2024/11/09
03:21 UTC

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What watches/watch brands do you usually wear and how long you had it?

126 Comments
2024/11/09
02:15 UTC

406

Who remembers watching the original Globetrotters

150 Comments
2024/11/09
00:16 UTC

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Anyone remember the old joke about Windows 95 and cars being run by computer?

23 Comments
2024/11/08
23:59 UTC

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anyone with 20-30+ years without a sip of booze? im in year 6. feels great.

Edit- I am asking those of zero alcohol. zilch. nada. not for the ''I sip every once in a while'' crowd

229 Comments
2024/11/08
23:35 UTC

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Cordless phones

Was just rewatching absolutely fabulous (1992) and they were using mobile phones (massive ones) got me wondering when people started making the switch?

39 Comments
2024/11/08
20:50 UTC

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Did you ever feel like you'd never fit in or have friends when you were younger? Did things ever change for you?

55 Comments
2024/11/08
20:48 UTC

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When did you feel like you were living life to the fullest?

54 Comments
2024/11/08
19:57 UTC

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Ladies who had children, how did it affect your health in the long run?

I have 2 children so I’m looking for personal experience and advice to a “younger self”. Both the physical and mental aspects are good to hear about.

(Edit: added a description to clarify the question)

Thanks everyone for your stories and honest opinion!

37 Comments
2024/11/08
18:59 UTC

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Do you randomly think about people you've met in your life?

Some faces come to mind out of nowere. People from the past who are long gone from my life. We all make impressions on each other, maybe more than we know

83 Comments
2024/11/08
18:06 UTC

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Those who had challenging kids/teens, how did they turn out?

Those who had challenging kids, whatever that looked like, how is your relationship with them now, and how have they turned out?

65 Comments
2024/11/08
18:05 UTC

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Why does no one talk about the show Candid Camera nowadays?

People were cursing and being censored. It feels so human...

50 Comments
2024/11/08
17:23 UTC

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