Senior, elderly, mature or other?
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officerripley
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- Porlock, Calif
Paco Dennis
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- Mid-Missouri
other..."downhill" 
Mizmo
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- Ontario Canada
Yikes !..I am older than all of you so guess that puts me in the 'ancient ones' range
Sliverfox
Well-known Member
I'm sure my granddaughters think of me as older than dirt.
At times I feel young ,,,,,,other days I feel really old.
Hubby & I are 80.
At times I feel young ,,,,,,other days I feel really old.
Hubby & I are 80.
That's right. Like the cannibal said, "When you're late for dinner, all you get is the cold shoulder."
Marie5656
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- Batavia, NY
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
I find older or senior the least offensive.
Elderly and geriatric feel much more dismissive.
No matter how old I get, it's pretty clear I'll never be mature.
Elderly and geriatric feel much more dismissive.
No matter how old I get, it's pretty clear I'll never be mature.
Murrmurr
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- Sacramento, California
People 80+ ... Super Seniors.
Packerjohn
Packerjohn
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- Canada
Chris21E
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- California
For now, Well preserved, since most, I encounter think my birthday date is 1985 ...go figure. No label yet applies.
officerripley
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- Porlock, Calif
It doesn't matter to me which is used but I can see the validity of some terms being considered offensive. For instance, this is how one of my favorite writers, Susan Jacoby, feels about it (from her book Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age):
"Geriatrician William H. Thomas...[has said], 'Elders have long spoken for the Earth, its living creatures, and the children who are yet to be born...Let us consider those elders who have 'long spoken for Earth.' I guess Thomas isn’t talking about old men who made their fortunes from strip mining, logging, or dumping industrial waste into rivers and who are trying to hang on to every dollar they have acquired from despoiling the natural world."
CrowFlies
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Leann
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I don't know how the world sees me but inside I feel a lot younger than I must appear. No one is surprised if I ask for a senior discount. They don't gasp and say "I would have never guessed you were a senior citizen" . I don't take offense to anyone calling me ma'am, senior citizen, or mature.
. I don't take offense to anyone calling me ma'am, senior citizen, or mature.
Capt Lightning
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- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I'm a "Crumbly".
katlupe
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- Norwich, NY
If it wasn't for my mobility condition I would continue with the "ageless" term. Though I never actually think about my age or how it fits in with the rest of the people.
Remy
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- California, USA
I'll take those senior discounts any day. Salvation Army gives 25% on Wednesdays and Goodwill gives 10% Tuesday and Wednesday.
I don't identify as any of those really. I just feel worn out.
I don't identify as any of those really. I just feel worn out.
RubyK
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- Minnesota USA
I like being called a senior. I don't like the term elderly at all, even though I'm 82.
Nathan
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- High Desert- Calif.
I go with senior as a label that does not specifically have an age connotation attached. I never ever think of "senior discounts", I'm just tryin' to keep from getting robbed left and right.
Timewise 60+
Senior Member
I have one of those too! Better not tell her anything else, she is a red head (or she was) and she will punch you in the eye if you call her old, elderly, or anything the like. She kinda likes "Timewise"!
oldaunt
professional hermit
I'm old and don't care. Just drop the "hon" and "sweetie" BS. Makes me want to slap someone.