You know you're getting old when?

You know you're getting old when you keep losing friends on a regular basis, either to death, or because you've alienated them by no longer being willing to put on a facade, if that is what has been necessary to maintain that friendship. As I've gotten older, I've concluded that if someone can't accept me for who I am, than I would rather not have their acceptance of me as a phoney. I'm finding that people aren't very accepting unless you agree with them. I guess it's dangerous to think seriously about what you are going to take a stand for, then do it.
 
You sit in a rocking chair & can't get it going.

The only whistles you get are from a teakettle.

You sink your teeth into a sandwich - & they stay there.

You feel like the morning after, but you haven't gone anywhere.

All the names in your Little Black Book end in "MD."

Your knees buckle & your belt won't.

You bend down to pick up something from the floor & ask yourself, "Is there anything else I need while I'm down here?"
 
win231 said:
You sit in a rocking chair & can't get it going.

The only whistles you get are from a teakettle.

You sink your teeth into a sandwich - & they stay there.

You feel like the morning after, but you haven't gone anywhere.

All the names in your Little Black Book end in "MD."

Your knees buckle & your belt won't.

You bend down to pick up something from the floor & ask yourself, "Is there anything else I need while I'm down here?"
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Lucille Ball is quoted as saying: ā€œThe secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.ā€ But do you know, Will Rogers take on that has a certain ring about it: ā€œEventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.ā€ True, but I'm with Maurice Chevalier who said: ā€œOld age isnā€™t so bad when you consider the alternative.ā€
 
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