I am forever being told I have ‘old people’ hobbies. What do you do that others see as for OAP’s?

by PeevesPoltergist

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  1. Cross stitch, going to bed before midnight on a weekend, drinking minimal alcohol. Mostly people think calling me an old woman is an insult when I don’t enjoy the same drug filled lifestyle as them

  2. I cross stitch, which some people say is for old people.

    I laugh, because all the old people at the cafe I go to _wish_ they could cross stitch. Even if they can still hold the needle, they can’t see the holes even in 14ct.

  3. Ignore people whose hobby is shitting on other people’s hobbies.

  4. Crochet. People laugh and call me a grandma, but they all start wanting hats and scarves once winter rolls around.

  5. I would have thought a colouring in book was a child’s hobby, not an old person’s.

    Nevertheless, if you enjoy it just crack on regardless.

  6. I had an allotment for years – love growing me some veg!

  7. I buy Arrowword books and do them while I’m chilling in the evening. I really enjoy them for some reason.

  8. I have knitted since I was 5 and used to take my knitting to school with me to do at lunchtime. So many people laughed at me for having an old-lady hobby.

    Now in my 60s, I AM an old lady. But an old lady with warm socks, blankets, jumpers, and shawls. My children and grandchildren have always had items knitted for them that they cherish, and now I knit for my great grandson.

    And finally, I’m trendy again as knitting groups are popping up in pubs, cafes & so on. Oh, and I’m just about to knit a wedding veil!

  9. I like eating Werther’s Originals and complaining about stuff.

  10. Puzzles! I fucking love a puzzle! It’s a cheap hobby as well because charity shops are full of them.

  11. I like listening to old music and calling the new stuff rubbish (which it is apart from the new blur album)

  12. Colouring is brilliant for your state of mind, haven’t done any.in a couple of years but it’s great as a focus

  13. Also bloody love helping my 10yr old with jigsaws, got a 1000 piece pokemon one for her/me for xmas

  14. Knitting and crochet. I’m a 38m and I can do what I want.

  15. At 37 and after being unemployed a while I finally understand how into feeding the birds in your garden you can get.

  16. Most people who put down peoples hobbies are boring cunts who don’t have any.

  17. I’m 29 and I avidly collect coins. It’s also my job to be a coin expert so it’s worked out okay for me

  19. It beats staring at social media for your mental health that’s for sure

  20. I scrapbook, and listen to old radio shows from the 30’s – 60’s. I also listen to Classic FM, and watch old movies.

  23. I play bingo every week in a local social club. Bloody love it!

  24. I sing in a traditional folk choir. I also love knitting and making quilts. (Although in fairness, my most recent quilt is a wall hanging of a vibrator.)

  26. My opinion is that old people tend to have more hobbies of value. Don’t let anyone shame you. I’ve been considering taking up crochet and I’m a 27yo man!

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