In a pathetic attempt to win a war of minds and intelligence, a young man of about 21 has called me over the hill…no, he’d never seen me. I was talking to an active student at my college. I’m not even near 40 and I’m not wrinkly – not a wrinkle on me…well, I have a few on my hand in the palm area but those have been here since I can remember…you know the days my memory is clear at 30. 😉 So, er, just so you know, 30 is the new 40? NO, 30 is the new 70, didn’t you know? We all need to be in assisted living once out of our 20’s? ROTFLMAO – that made my effing day! Hahahahaha, I love being called old when I’m not even near old. 😉

Special thanks to that kid for making it certain I can say things like “You kids get off of my grass! You whippersnappers! When I was your age, I had too many friends to hang with, too many parties to go to, and was too amicable to be trampling someone’s grass!” Aw, f***, wait, I still have too many friends and too much of a life to do that. Dang, I’m an active senior! Wait…if my mom is 31 years older than me (and she is,) what does that make her at 61?

As long as I can be the crazy old lady sitting in a rocker on my porch with a gun, I’m actually okay with it. 😉

This has totally made my day! I love being an active senior! 😉

~Cat

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RevRev

September 26, 2008

I still quite vividly remember the first time somebody called me “pops” and that was when I was in mid-thirties so it could not have been your wippersnapper (I am now just slightly on the sunset side of 50, so yes, I am old…). Recently I found myself at the local corner bar speaking with a nice young man and woman, when right in mid-sentence I realized that the trenchcoat I had on was older than they were. This getting old stuff is deucedly disconcerting!
Enjoying your writing which I just discovered within the last few minutes.

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Jeff

September 26, 2008

30 Please you are still a baby LOL…Ugh I will be 40 next month. (And not wrinkly either) A narcissistic ex of mine recently was talking about how older people are so attracted to his beauty and youth. He is just a couple of years younger than me but has adjusted his true age a decade back and now he even believes it. I asked him how old were these people that thought he was still “young.” Funny I haven’t heard from him in a while.
Why do those kids insist on going on to my property even though I swing my cane at them?

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dom P

September 26, 2008

Well, damn! I’m almost 50. That must put me right up there with Methuselah!! Woohoo!! Here’s for ancient!! ;D

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Cat

September 26, 2008

Hehe, as my dad said when I told him this, “Jesus Christ, what does that make your Grandmother if YOU’RE OLD? Is she a medical oddity?” I assume he was speaking of his mother who looks to be about 65 at 85, and who has the mental sharpness of someone who’s 25. 😉
I have been called m’am before but I was in my early/mid 20’s and they were apparently from the south. In the Northeast calling someone ‘ma’m’ is tantamount to calling them “OLD BAG.” I was not pleased. 😉

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Giinny

September 27, 2008

From the pictures I have seen, you look younger than 30. =)

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