Quote from: BarefootGaijin;745483Getting old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

39 going on 15, via 8 years old.

8 years old is the best. Ever remember being 8? Happy days! No stresses, no jobs or worries (unless you came from a destitute background, YMMV obviously).

When I was 8, my school enjoyed recreational violence. I was at both ends of it. Sometimes very exciting, though it could hurt a lot.

Report cards also mattered a lot. Half my class had to repeat grade 2, and none of the survivors wanted to be like them.

Different kinds of stresses really. Of course, we didn't know the meaning of that word then, or thought about stress as a thing. But life had challenges, even at age 8.

Least surprising poll result ever.

Young at heart.

Quote from: Old Geezer;745464She never!

Not a she, but I lie on forum polls.

I also lie at Starbucks, when they ask me my name for calling out my order; I've got a vaguely unusual name, so I give them a dull and boring one instead.

Anyway.

Quote from: Shipyard Locked;745044Ooh, secondary thread question! - For those of you who have had children, was it as disruptive to RPGs as generally described?

Adorable Daughter was born about the same time I had an exam, so I left the weekly club for a couple of months and because NEW BABY!!!. But both me and Adorable Girlfriend have weekly events (She does folk singing), so we each look after daughter on the night the other one goes out. We also manage similar for weekend stuff, so I'd guess I probably average one and a half weekend games a month.

It's all about time management and sharing the load as a couple, really. But both of us are healthy(ish) and don't work late or unpredictable hours, so we're in a good situation for it.

Quote from: Vic99;744783How old are you?

35, but I'm deceptively immature.

Bunch of crotchety old fucks.

Quote from: Mistwell;745722Bunch of crotchety old fucks.

Heh. Says the guy swimming in the old guy pool with the rest of us.

My mind is 21. My body is 20 years older than that.

I'm right at the base (31) of the 31-40 band. I know plenty of gamers both older and younger than I am, with more young'uns cropping up all the time it seems, so my own gaming community isn't especially greying.

Older than.

Quote from: Exploderwizard;745749Heh. Says the guy swimming in the old guy pool with the rest of us.

Eww, what's this substance floating around in here that's neither red, white, yellow or brown?

It's comforting to be in the largest demographic, here. Kind of.

I am 40.

I can't remember, but I sure hope someone closed the fence so the cows don't get out again.

Quote from: Warthur;745762I'm right at the base (31) of the 31-40 band. I know plenty of gamers both older and younger than I am, with more young'uns cropping up all the time it seems, so my own gaming community isn't especially greying.

Yeah, most of the gamers I know irl probably center around my age (30). I know gamers in their 50s, and I know gamers in their teens. In my personal group, we have everything from 19-34 (and it obviously goes even younger when my daughter plays).

I really don't see that the hobby is getting THAT much older, I think it has more to do with the fact that this site attracts older players.