Observations on Growing Older ---  

~It's harder to tell navy from black!

~Everything old is new again, but if you wore it before, you're too old to wear it the 2nd time around!

~Your kids are becoming you...and you don't like them!  .......but your grandchildren are perfect!

~Yellow becomes the big color...walls...hair...teeth!

~Going out is good.  Coming home is better!

~When people say you look "Great" ...they add "for your age"!

~When you needed the discount you paid full price. Now you get discounts on everything ...movies, hotels ...flights.  

~The last 2 outfits you wore had spots on them.

~You ask your husband or friend how your outfit looks & they tell you the truth!

~The five pounds you wanted to lose is now 15 & you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 15 pounds.

~Your husband is counting on you to remember things you don't remember.

  ~Your husband sleeps better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring then he does in bed. It's called his "pre-sleep"  

~Remember when your mother said "Wear clean underwear in case you GET in an accident"? Now you bring clean underwear in case you HAVE an accident!

~You used to say, "I hope my kids GET married.. Now, "I hope they STAY married!"

~Who wants to wear 3" heels anyway?

~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.

~Your husband has a night out with the guys but he's home by 9:00 P.M.. next week it will be 8:30 P.M.

~You read 100 pages into a book before you realize you've read it.

~Notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?

~Many of the people in People Magazine you've never heard of.

 ~Your concealer doesn't conceal.

~Your lipstick bleeds.

~You don't have hair under your arms & very little on your legs but your chin needs to be plucked daily!

~What used to be freckles are now liver spots.

~Everybody whispers.

~Now that your husband has retired ...  you'd give anything if he'd find a job!

~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet....2 of which you will never wear.

~~~But old is good in some things:... old songs... old  movies,


          And  best of all, OLD FRIENDS!

 I knew I was getting old when the young girl at McDonalds keep staring at me as I ordered. I was flattered at first, hell she was 40. Then when I had completed my ordering she ask "You do get the senior discount.....don't you?

How about when, instead of someone asking how old you are for the medical charts, the tech asks, "and how young are you?"  That happened just this week!  (I started to say 16, but was afraid that she would really think I was 'round the bend.)

The last time I tried to keep the beat with a 60's song - you know, doing the bobbing head thing - I got a crick in my neck.

And then there's the loss of "perky" - think about it!

Karon, go to Victoria Secrets they can probably help with the perky problem. All they can do is help they can't fix it. I like goin someplace that cards everyone. I go ahead and pull out the ol DL and they just laugh and wave me thru. The only time we really have to show ID's is when we go eat at a buffet that offers 50% off if you are over 50.

 I will try and not make this to serious, but one thing about growing older in this world that is always in my mind is this...With the world and our country shaping up like it is, I think as old people we are going to need to know how to protect ourselves. Those of you that do not have any sort of gun in your house, in my point of view, is a mistake. I read of home invasions every day and as things slowly get worse in our country, old folks will become the prey of those who want what you have. There are some that will view older Americans as weaker, you do not want to be in that bunch. Do not let your body slowely sag away, get up and do something!! Walk,run,exercise in some way. Please do not believe that everything is going to be,for us,as it was for our parents. We were the generation that was to promote change, let's take that idea into our "older" years! I am not promoting "Hell's Grannies or Hell's Grandpa's." I am saying that I am not going to be some little ole man that will be at the mercy of everyone else.

I've enjoyed reading each of these posts.  It's good to have friends with whom to share our "transition" humor.   We have 2 or 3 guns in our house, but I don't know how to use any of them.  For many years, we've focused on precautions. Locking glass storm door, deadbolts, exterior lighting, alarm on nearly all the time and using common sense. We don't open our door to solisitors. We let people know when we are going out of town. If a repairman is coming to our home, Leo ususally manages to be here while he's here, or I call a neighbor just to let her "be watchful", etc.   However, you are right, we are feeling more and more vulnerable. Even my husband is aware that he is somewhat less able to defend himself if need be.    Thanks for your post, Jim. Good points to be kept in mind.

I agree with Mr. Power.  I did not have a gun in the house until December, when I came home one night from VM and the kitchen window was busted out.  Fortunately, my neighbor heard it and came running with a shotgun and had scared the guy off.

So now I have a shotgun.  And it's loaded.  And it's next to the bed.  And I WILL use it if the occasion should call for it.  I think I'll put a little sign by each door and all the windows that says "Think hard.  Nothing in this house is worth you life."

Well, if someone comes into my house and gets past the dog and Frank sleeping on the couch, I would have to tell them to stand still while I got my glasses on so I won't accidentally shoot the water heater out.