What is your definition of "Old"

[Georgiagranny]

The older we get, the further away we are from *old* age

 

[Alligatorob]

My definition of "old" has changed over the years. I don't feel at all old at 64.

Yep, at 69 I feel the same. Not too long ago 69 sounded really old to me, but now it doesn't seem so.

Getting older is always better than the alternative!

 

[Pepper]

Me, I'm old. Hope to get much older.

 

[win231]

You're old when the candles cost more than the cake.

 

[Grampa Don]

I’m 82 1/2. I’m old. I don’t mind admitting it. It can happen to anyone if they’re lucky. I’m a little stooped, but in pretty good shape. That’s mostly luck too. It helps if you take care of yourself, but it’s mostly genes and pure luck.

I’m not as smart as I used to be. I know I’ve lost some brain cells. I look at work I’ve done in the past and know I couldn’t do the same now. But, at least I can still remember that I did it.

I’m more laid back than when I was younger. I can shrug at things I used to think were a big deal. I try not to fret about things I have no control over. It’s wasted emotion. I’ve come to realize that some things are unfair, some people cruel and selfish, and many people gullible. It’s always been this way and probably always will be.

I have a brain full of memories that young people lack. They will have to make their own. I’ve been very lucky, and I appreciate that. And, I have the gift of leisure time. My schedule is my own. I can sleep when I’m tired, eat when I’m hungry, and waste time on the internet whenever I feel like it.

I feel Spring in the air today. The paperwhites are coming up. There were bluebirds in our tree yesterday. Life is good.

 

[palides2021]

I’m 82 1/2. I’m old. I don’t mind admitting it. It can happen to anyone if they’re lucky. I’m a little stooped, but in pretty good shape. That’s mostly luck too. It helps if you take care of yourself, but it’s mostly genes and pure luck.

I’m not as smart as I used to be. I know I’ve lost some brain cells. I look at work I’ve done in the past and know I couldn’t do the same now. But, at least I can still remember that I did it.

I’m more laid back than when I was younger. I can shrug at things I used to think were a big deal. I try not to fret about things I have no control over. It’s wasted emotion. I’ve come to realize that some things are unfair, some people cruel and selfish, and many people gullible. It’s always been this way and probably always will be.

I have a brain full of memories that young people lack. They will have to make their own. I’ve been very lucky, and I appreciate that. And, I have the gift of leisure time. My schedule is my own. I can sleep when I’m tired, eat when I’m hungry, and waste time on the internet whenever I feel like it.

I feel Spring in the air today. The paperwhites are coming up. There were bluebirds in our tree yesterday. Life is good.

Very wise words!

 

[Judycat]

My dad was in his 80s and thought he could still beat up some younger guy. He could hardly turn on the tap without help.

 

[IrisSenior]

my definition of old would be:

-I don't know what is going on around me anymore,
-my body won't let me move around like I used to,
-my close family are all dead.

If all the above happen at once then I might as well be dead.

 

[MsFox]

I define old as being not new and well used. I am an uncollectable antiquity. 51 years a widow is testimony to that fact.

 

[Feelslikefar]

No real reason, but I'm thinking that when I hit the 70 year mark this summer, I'm old.
Just a milestone.
Like when I hit 21, thought " Now I'm a Man, heading to the bar "!
21 I could close the place, now I worry about falling asleep after an hour or so.
( I can fall asleep at IHOP now, so it's not the place, but age... )

 

[Lara]

 

[Chet]

I used to think that 50 was old but that was 30 years ago. I must be old though because I'm called sir now by those younger.

 

[Ladybj]

I used to think that 50 was old but that was 30 years ago. I must be old though because I'm called sir now by those younger.

Is it old that you are called "sir" or out of respect? When I grew up, we were taught to say, "mam and sir". I still say that even to those that are younger than me.

 

[Mike]

I remember having a drink in a bar with one of my uncles,
looking at him, I thought, he must be 30 years old, I wonder
if I will reach that age, that was 50+ years ago, but I don't
consider myself old today, I am up in years, but fairly fit.

Mike.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

When Ladybj said,"Being that I have reached the mature age of 62", (me,75) I thought she's a teenager. Now, 80, 90.. I guess "old" depends on your age.

 

[hollydolly]

I remember having a drink in a bar with one of my uncles,
looking at him, I thought, he must be 30 years old, I wonder
if I will reach that age, that was 50+ years ago, but I don't
consider myself old today, I am up in years, but fairly fit.

Mike.

well even when I was 50 I thought 65 was old... now I'm here , I don't think it's old at all,...I just wish it would tell my face...

 

[Ladybj]

My mother lived to 95 and until her last few months, she was not "old".

She was fun, she was adventurous, she was "hip". Her body had lived for 95 years but her spirit had another 95 years to go.

LOVE your post!!!!!!! That will be me. Always "hip" with a GREAT sense of humor and spirit

 

[Ladybj]

I’m 82 1/2. I’m old. I don’t mind admitting it. It can happen to anyone if they’re lucky. I’m a little stooped, but in pretty good shape. That’s mostly luck too. It helps if you take care of yourself, but it’s mostly genes and pure luck.

I’m not as smart as I used to be. I know I’ve lost some brain cells. I look at work I’ve done in the past and know I couldn’t do the same now. But, at least I can still remember that I did it.

I’m more laid back than when I was younger. I can shrug at things I used to think were a big deal. I try not to fret about things I have no control over. It’s wasted emotion. I’ve come to realize that some things are unfair, some people cruel and selfish, and many people gullible. It’s always been this way and probably always will be.

I have a brain full of memories that young people lack. They will have to make their own. I’ve been very lucky, and I appreciate that. And, I have the gift of leisure time. My schedule is my own. I can sleep when I’m tired, eat when I’m hungry, and waste time on the internet whenever I feel like it.

I feel Spring in the air today. The paperwhites are coming up. There were bluebirds in our tree yesterday. Life is good.

LOVE Your post!!!!! On Point

 

[Manatee]

Y'all are a bunch of kids, I will be 88 in a couple of weeks.

We bought our condo from the estate of a lady that passed at 102. I wonder if that rubs off on those who follow.

 

[Marie5656]

Old is always 15 years older than my current age (67.) But it is a mindset. I like to say Aged to Perfection

 

[JaniceM]

Maybe old is when you spend more time thinking about the past than you do the future.

Probably because there is more of it.

 

[JaniceM]

Old is always 15 years older than my current age (67.) But it is a mindset. I like to say Aged to Perfection

Long ago, I read that "middle age" is always 10 years older than you are at the moment.

 

[Pinky]

It's a state of mind. I think I will always feel like a kid, at heart.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I don't get what is wrong with knowing you are headed down the drain. We are breaking apart every moment if we are "at that age". I want to be realistic about the pains and deodorization as it happens, and it isn't fun, but it is real and not fantasy. At some point all the wishful thinking doesn't cut it anymore., and being realistic doesn't "speed up" the process of getting old and dying.

 

[horseless carriage]

I must be old, I mean, I knew life before Wikipedia and Google.