” Beta! Jab main tumhare umar ka tha/ki thi.. “- This phrase is way up there on the list of things which we hear from elders with ” main tumhari bhalai ke liye hi keh raha/rahi hoon.. ” and ” maine baal dhoop mein safed nahi kiye “. All of us have spend a considerable time during our childhood listening to our elders tell us, “when I was your age, I used to eat vegetables”, “when I was your age, I used to study”, “when I was your age, my pocket money was twenty rupees” and several other gems.
But as we grow up, we increasingly find ourselves starting our sentences with “When I Was Your Age..” while talking to children around us. It’s like a karmik circle that we seem to have come around. Here are some amazing answers that Quora users came up with when asked to come up with great “When I was your age..” statements: