TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR SENIORS
- Talk to yourself. There are times when you need expert advice.
- “In style” are the clothes that still fit.
- You don’t need anger management. You need people to stop irritating you.
- Your people skills are just fine. It’s your tolerance for idiots that needs work.
- The biggest lie you tell yourself is: “I don’t need to write that down. I’ll remember it.”
- “On time” is when you get there.
- You’ve noticed people your age are much older than you.
- Ageing has slowed you down, but it hasn’t shut you up.
- You still haven’t learned to act your age and I hope you never will.
- “One for the road” means peeing before you leave the house.
They aren’t wrong…
h/t Keith
+1 for all of these. I generally tell folks that the reason I talk to myself is that it’s the one way I’m assured intelligent conversation.
3 and 4 are closely related.
10 is preventive maintenance.
I’m now five years younger than my Dad when he died, and wondering at what point I’ll need to hand over the keys.
(It’s easy to tell myself I’m in better shape than he was at this age!)
My FIL is 91 and we are having that discussion with him.
It will be soon.
It varies by person.
I will be 78 this year with a 9 handicap from the old man tees. I refuse to give up. Most of these apply except 6, still doing the military 15 minutes early.
Stop reading my mail!
#7. Yes!
Ed- Congrats!!! I’ve never gotten below an 11… sigh
And yes, 15 minutes early is on time.
I’m glad to see I’m not the only ‘old fart’ around! LOL
All true!
Something profound I heard long ago, and can now personally attest too–
“When you hold your first grandchild, you will understand why you were put here on this earth”.
“Had I known that grandkids were this great I would’ve had them first!”
RHT- Agreed!!! THAT is special!