tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post1206095047759267790..comments2023-12-28T11:27:12.248-06:00Comments on The Art of Being Conflicted: Old, Older, OldishCperzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-37524843963559108272013-05-14T16:36:56.281-05:002013-05-14T16:36:56.281-05:00Some days I am just fine with my age...other days ...Some days I am just fine with my age...other days not so much. I have also, stacked jeans in the wrong pile but let's be thankful that our husband's jeans are too big for us. The day, I can't fit into them is going to depress me beyond my limits.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-29344572799945597312013-05-13T10:34:27.944-05:002013-05-13T10:34:27.944-05:00Sadly, this is all so true. But, you make me laug...Sadly, this is all so true. But, you make me laugh over it anyway. I got a wake up call the other day when I realized I had a pair of my husband's jeans in my drawer...only after I put them on and the only telling sign was that they were too long. Sad, but true.Linda R.http://www.roses2rainbows.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-76977594164810028952013-05-12T09:45:44.639-05:002013-05-12T09:45:44.639-05:00That's SO true. My dad is 65 years old but h...That's SO true. My dad is 65 years old but he's more spry than some people in their 30's!meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-13597945001700571392013-05-11T19:48:45.854-05:002013-05-11T19:48:45.854-05:00I find it odd how differently people age and how p...I find it odd how differently people age and how people perceive age. People like your dad seem (even over the Internet) to be young and vibrant and then I run into people in their 50's that seem elderly. It really is a crap shoot.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-38285698236961252242013-05-11T18:04:51.560-05:002013-05-11T18:04:51.560-05:00"Hubby asked G-Boy #1, if when Grandma and Gr..."Hubby asked G-Boy #1, if when Grandma and Grandpa get old, can we live at his house. G-Boy #1 didn't miss a beat, before he said. " I will have a house someday, but you will be dead already."<br /><br />I am hysterical laughing at that answer!!<br /><br />Oh, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your friend, Betty. <br /><br />Also, your OLDOMETER = BRILLIANT!<br /><br />***<br /><br />"I would never ask a question that I don't want an answer to."<br /><br />ME EITHER!meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-75471142685294834102013-05-09T23:09:33.097-05:002013-05-09T23:09:33.097-05:00I think a lot of younger people come across old be...I think a lot of younger people come across old because of the way they act and vice versa. My 87 year old friend seems like she should be in her early 60s. I don't ever plan to become an "old fogey" but I am not pleased at some of the aging aspects of my body. Staying young at heart is important, I think.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-23760915719811562812013-05-09T23:06:18.920-05:002013-05-09T23:06:18.920-05:00I agree...There is probably a correlation between ...I agree...There is probably a correlation between our attitudes and the image we give off but it is limited to a certain extent. If it was within our control to keep looking young, merely by thinking young....no one would ever need plastic surgery. I do love to see older people that are vibrant and current though. They definitely appear younger than some of their stodgy counterparts.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-28863538389269595332013-05-09T23:02:41.163-05:002013-05-09T23:02:41.163-05:00I agree that 41 year old wouldn't seem ancient...I agree that 41 year old wouldn't seem ancient...just older that a 29 year old. From a 59 year old's perspective 41 seems pretty young. When my grandma was in her 100's I felt that perhaps, I have longevity on my side as well. I guess time will tell. I might still move in to my g-boy's house someday.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45886126797516927912013-05-09T22:59:01.935-05:002013-05-09T22:59:01.935-05:00Exactly, I think there is definitely a change of ...Exactly, I think there is definitely a change of how we view age as we approach middle-age or older. We (by that I mean the older among us) feel as we are still emotionally our young selves but our bodies don't necessarily look young...or at least as young as we once did.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45457289882304390332013-05-09T16:20:18.527-05:002013-05-09T16:20:18.527-05:00I'm here to tell you that 70 is NOT old. I...I'm here to tell you that 70 is NOT old. I'm not there yet, but Mo is and there's not much she can't do that she's always done. I am 67 and still act like I'm 12 at times. Old is a state of mind. We can't help the body falling apart, but we can stay young at heart. We have always mixed with people younger than ourselves and have never 'acted' our age. I refuse to be an old lady ;)babs (beetle)http://beetle-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-5133236676048159092013-05-09T14:38:24.476-05:002013-05-09T14:38:24.476-05:00If only age really was just a state of mind! I'...If only age really was just a state of mind! I'm sure someone over 65 said that one. But I do have friends who are 20 years older than me, look my age (40 something, pushing 50 with as much fervor as I can for the next 3+ yrs), and are as spunky as ever. They inspire me.<br /><br /><br />xoRobynRobyn Engelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-65255312145892188682013-05-09T08:09:53.132-05:002013-05-09T08:09:53.132-05:00That 12 year rule is scary, but it's true, 17 ...That 12 year rule is scary, but it's true, 17 year olds DO seem young. And yet 41 year olds don't seem ancient to me. Keep in mind I have relatives that are in the 90-100 range, so I'm prepared to be around forever. Take THAT, future grandchildren!abeerfortheshowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-37346409405149387972013-05-08T21:29:47.402-05:002013-05-08T21:29:47.402-05:00you are as old as you feel! funny how our perspec...you are as old as you feel! funny how our perspective on age changes though as we age!!!!momto8bloghttp://raisingahappyfamily-momof8.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-14074852603015041712013-05-08T15:00:58.681-05:002013-05-08T15:00:58.681-05:00I agree that any time there is a classification th...I agree that any time there is a classification that contains the words old or senior, there is gray area. Am I old if I have an AARP card?...not as far as most senior citizen discounts go. Again, it's a matter of perspective. <br /><br />While I often feel "old" I, also, agree that most things a person would want to accomplish is probably possible. There are exceptions, though. I can't get pregnant, I can't run like I once could thanks to my left hip being "difficult to get along with". The list grows continually. <br /><br />Ageism ...you probably don't want to get me started. This culture that does every conceivable thing to diminish the value of it's older population but flaunts the idea that anything done by the young is trendy and important.... Especially in relationship to advertising....irritates the &^%#& out of me.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-86706613448023491492013-05-08T13:49:08.383-05:002013-05-08T13:49:08.383-05:00When I returned to university later in life (ha!),...When I returned to university later in life (ha!), I took a course called Teaching Older Adults. Well, I presumed they actually meant my age, but they meant around 70! I was so confused. I designed for my term paper a one hour seminar I called Stomp Out Ageism (perhaps I'll share from it another time). I agree with you that 'old' is about perspective and I JUST love that Oldometer (gotta get that one into the lexicon). However, I do not accept the idea of old as in- you are too OLD to do that. ( whatever that is). Now there is old and older and then there is just plain old ageism, no different than sexism or racism. I don't mind being 'older' right now, because gosh, that is fact. Just don't say I am too old to do something I want to do!Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-55994048797948196002013-05-08T13:29:45.297-05:002013-05-08T13:29:45.297-05:00OH, Aleta, if you went to your reunion everyone el...OH, Aleta, if you went to your reunion everyone else would feel old. You have mentioned your age in previous posts so from my perspective (that being an older person) you look amazing. And there is the fact you have a new born which also lends itself to how young you are.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45135400900546301812013-05-08T09:18:48.391-05:002013-05-08T09:18:48.391-05:00I'm not sure who wrote it. I first heard it d...I'm not sure who wrote it. I first heard it done by Leo Kottke, a great guitar picker.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-73765355227958588062013-05-08T09:01:17.898-05:002013-05-08T09:01:17.898-05:00I like the Oldometer! That's perfect and defi...I like the Oldometer! That's perfect and definitely perspectively kept!<br />Hmmm, maybe that's why I have never attended a high school reunion?AletaObriennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-87911500325162123672013-05-08T07:46:45.630-05:002013-05-08T07:46:45.630-05:00After seeing pictures of you, I agree that you don...After seeing pictures of you, I agree that you don't look 68. I don't think gray hair or even balding necessarily are the indicators. There is something that is somewhat undefinable that weighs in to how we perceive a person's age. When my grandma was in her nineties, she still had a youthfulness about her. Her smile...maybe??? She really didn't look old until after she turned 100. However, I know people in their 50's that look old. Again, I can't quite define why...not so much their actions but more like they have an old soul. <br /><br /><br /><br />I think I was the one that said 60 is the new forty. hahaCheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-29752603930787651392013-05-08T07:40:11.362-05:002013-05-08T07:40:11.362-05:00I love those lyrics.....how appropriate for the su...I love those lyrics.....how appropriate for the subject. As far as Fleetwood Mac songs go, I don't recall ever hearing that one. Maybe it's loss of memory though...you obviously have a great memory. <br /><br /><br /><br />Don't kids say the cutest things. Their concept of what is old is just so interesting.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-60562879246814462582013-05-08T07:32:47.511-05:002013-05-08T07:32:47.511-05:00You are always so sweet, RK. That grandson #1 be...You are always so sweet, RK. That grandson #1 better watch out. My grandmother lived to be 101 so time is on my side. <br /><br /><br /><br />How embarrassing for your mom. Never fun to slip up like that. Kind of in the same vein of asking someone when their baby is due.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-70169445441049734552013-05-08T07:30:24.560-05:002013-05-08T07:30:24.560-05:00Damn....gravity is not our friend...well at least ...Damn....gravity is not our friend...well at least as far as boobs go.<br /><br />Or as the old joke goes....Your spouse asks you to come upstairs to have sex and you say "pick one or the other...I can't do both". That's old.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-22202678495298860902013-05-08T07:23:30.434-05:002013-05-08T07:23:30.434-05:00I thought the same thing when I saw the picture of...I thought the same thing when I saw the picture of my class reunion. Honestly, some of them looked "elderly". But then it could be that I do too and just don't recognize it.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-46767737288062448902013-05-08T07:20:56.661-05:002013-05-08T07:20:56.661-05:00See...this is why you are a genius. You married s...See...this is why you are a genius. You married someone older than you (I am not saying his is old,,just older than you) which makes you the perpetually young one. <br /><br /><br /><br />I, like you, have friends from young to old. I don't tend to let age define my interests or people that I find interesting.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-32317997818596951612013-05-08T00:50:34.087-05:002013-05-08T00:50:34.087-05:00It's funny. When I tell people I'm 68, th...It's funny. When I tell people I'm 68, they always say I look "much younger." I think it's more my attitude ... I'm very energetic and have many interests ... because how can I look "younger" when I'm bald and have a white mustache. The point, I guess is that sometimes you're as old as you act. However, whoever said that sixty is the new forty is an idiot.<br /><br />Budoldereyesnoreply@blogger.com