A survival guide for the chronologically gifted.

One morning you look in the mirror and discover that the older gentleman staring back at you is… you. I Never Thought I Would Grow Up to Be a Little Old Man is a warm and wonderfully funny look at the surprise of aging when, on the inside, you still feel suspiciously young.

Rick Segel explores the new routines, changing bodies, disappearing hair, selective memories, unsolicited advice, and small indignities that arrive with the years—without ever surrendering to them. This is not a gloomy book about getting old. It is a spirited reminder that age does not cancel ambition, romance, curiosity, or the right to keep making plans.

Ideal for fathers, grandfathers, husbands, retirees, and every man who cannot understand how his classmates became senior citizens, this book offers laughter, reassurance, and a useful survival strategy: accept the years, reject the stereotype, and never let anyone else decide how old you are supposed to act.