Are you getting to be the "oldest person" in your family?

[fuzzybuddy]

Are you getting to be the "oldest person" in your family?

My older brother passed away, that left me and my younger brother. Then it dawned on me that I'm the oldest person in my family. When I was a kid, I met my great grandmother, she was close to 100. Now, it's me that's the oldest.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I have one older brother. We are very close. He’s 3 1/2 years older than me. Once he goes I’ll be the last person’ in our family

 

[IrishEyes]

Yes I was crowned The Matriarch in 2007 after my Mom passed, I am the eldest of the rest.

 

[Teacher Terry]

my two siblings are older.

 

[Oldeagle66]

I'm the youngest and also almost the last.

 

[That Lady in PA]

Mom is in her 90s and just might outlive me!

 

[Babs2u]

I am the oldest, the youngest, the only one.

 

[Kadee]

I’m the eldest , and one of only… 4 ~ out of 8 still living

overall I’m the eldest ~ all my cousins are even younger then me

 

[Veronica]

I am the oldest, the youngest, the only one.

Me too.

 

[Coco]

My Bff cousin is 10 months older than me. Nah nah na nah nah. She's 85!

 

[seadoug]

I am an only child, my parents are gone and my cousins are younger so I'm the oldest. On hubby's side, both his parents are gone. I'm 67. My BIL is 61, hubby will be 60 this year and my SIL is 58. So, I'm the oldest in my extended family as well.

 

[Olivia]

There's only my brother and me left from my immediate family and he is a year and half younger than me. Would have
preferred a sister my age but that would have made us twins so highly doubtful

 

[jujube]

Yep, I became The Matriarch in 2020.

That and $6.75 will get me a Double Latte Half-decaf-half-caf Pumpkin Spice Macchiowhoozits at Starbucks.

Nobody listened to me before and nobody listens to me since.

 

[Jace]

No...My cousin's hub is 97.
And cousin's turned 90 this past Spring.

 

[Lewkat]

I am the oldest person in my family.

 

[Warrigal]

I am definitely the matriarch of my family.

Of my direct family I am now the eldest, but I have two male cousins who are older than me. I seldom see either of them.

 

[horseless carriage]

Are you getting to be the "oldest person" in your family?

Being the first born of four siblings it was inevitable. One thing that struck me yesterday, the number of old people that are out and about. The reason that I have been unaware of those elderly is because I have worked up to the age of 79. At work everyone was much younger than me, but now, out shopping with my wife it seems everyone is old.

"You silly old fool," my disparaging wife said, as I commented on all the silver haired shoppers whilst we stopped off to enjoy a coffee. My lady went on: "Our generation became known as The Baby Boomers, given the population explosion following the second world war. That surge of babies has gone through life together causing difficulties like housing and job shortages. Now we are all grumpy oldies," she smirked, as she made eye contact with me. Good point.

 

[Aunt Bea]

It’s funny how we move from the back row in family photos to center stage as we age.

My older sister and a couple cousins are still ahead of me.

My sister is the last real link that I have to the rest of the family, when she goes I will be completely on my own.

It sounds sad but it’s ok, completely natural and less complicated for me.

 

[Doste]

My brother and sister are older than me, but when first my mum died (aged 100) and then my dad's old friend (aged 103), my generation became the oldest, and one of my friends was now the oldest person I know (she's 86).

 

[oscash]

I have an older sister who turns 85 in September, I will be 82 in December, and our youngest sister just turned 78 in May. It's a bit scary getting to the top of the ladder.

 

[CallMeKate]

I am only the oldest of my sibling group. In the family, though, I have 9 older cousins (also 11 younger) and 4 aunts and uncles still living.

 

[Marcy Sheiner]

I had to stop and think about this, and was shocked to realize that, yes, I am the oldest since my sister died a few years ago. I have a brother 5 years younger and younger cousins as well, so I am IT.