I'm 71. And I don't give a XXX if anyone knows about it.

One thing that bothers me about getting old is being 5 foot 11 and 1/2. At my peak when I was young I measured anywhere from a half inch to three quarters of an inch over 6 feet. I didn't mind so much when it got down to 6 feet, but now that it's below that magic mark it's traumatic. I can still make 6 feet with shoes on so I'm continuing to call myself that but deep down in side in places I don't talk about at parties, I know it's a lie. Wish we would go on the metric system. 180 centimeters has a nice sound to it and I would even have a little more room to shrink as I get older without going below that.
 

Age has never bothered me and I’ve never lied about mine but having reached a certain milestone in life I really don’t like it at all !

A taxi driver said to me over over the weekend, “Wait ‘til you’re my age, 64’ and I’m ashamed to say I replied without batting an eyelid, “Oh I’ve got 10 more years to go yet” ....:shussh:
 

OMG! I wrote this. And I don't remember writing this. Talk about a "Senior" moment. I'm a "Senior" member is a Seniors Forum.
But for years I did lie about my age. I said I was 29. Surprising, I got by on that into my 40s. Then I began to get grief, and nobody was buying it. So I upped it to 39. And now, I'm 71. But I'm all bent over and hobble with a cane-I look like I'm in my 80s. Pay back is a bitch.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
OMG! I wrote this. And I don't remember writing this. Talk about a "Senior" moment. I'm a "Senior" member is a Seniors Forum.
But for years I did lie about my age. I said I was 29. Surprising, I got by on that into my 40s. Then I began to get grief, and nobody was buying it. So I upped it to 39. And now, I'm 71. But I'm all bent over and hobble with a cane-I look like I'm in my 80s. Pay back is a bitch.
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Actually you can relax you are actually a junior member to many of us!! Take it easy on yourself..
 
fuzzybuddy said:
What is the age when you don't give a XXXX about how old you are? For me, it was 71. Before that, I have to admit, I was reluctant to admit my age. It made me feel old. .... Have you reached the age, when you don't care about how old you are...
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I never tried to hide my age, but now, when the number starts with a 7 :eewwk:, I don't like it one bit. When I was young, that's what I used to call elderly. I don't feel elderly at all.
 
Cffortin said:
Wish I could feel that way. So uncomfortable with the way I look. Whats your secret?
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For me, I would much rather look the way I did when I was 25, but there's absolutely nothing I can do about it. Aging is what you get if you don't die young, and that never seemed like a good idea to me. Besides, all those young whippersnappers are going to look just like us if they have the privilege of living this long.
 
AZ Jim said:
I am 81 TODAY!!!
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Happy Belated Birthday Jim! :cheers:
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My previously boyish looks had liquor store clerks making me dig out my I.D. til I was 38. Then, really kind of suddenly, I had white streaks in my black hair. That's when I figured I was getting old, but at least my wallet was going to get fewer wrinkles. The last few dark-hair hold-outs gave up the ghost when I turned 55. 66 now and I still have little patches of dark gray in my beard and mustache, and my eyebrows are still mostly gray. But I like my totally white hair. Looks pretty wicked (if not a little creepy) right there next to my dark eyes.

I never cared what people thought of my age.

"Are you still thinking you can pass for 87, when you're 91??"

I don't plan on living that long.
 
I have always been a curmudgeon at heart and agree with you whats in a number and who cares if anyone knows about it. *However I have found what I once was able to do without thinking now at times does require some planning.
 
I went to dinner one night with a friend and her husband. When we got ready to pay the bill, we were told the restaurant gave her a senior discount (not her husband or me). She was livid, and I still don't understand why. It's not as if she was ever known for her looks; she was one of those people who always looked older than they are. Her husband and I got out our I.D.s and proved we were older than she was. We were happy to take the discounts.
 

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