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Observations
on Growing Older
Your
kids are becoming
you, & you don't
like 'em.
But
your grandchildren
are perfect!
Going
out is good.
Coming
home is better!
When
people say you look
"Great",
they add . "for
your age!"
When
you needed the
discount, you paid
full price.
Now
you get discounts on
everything …
Movies,
hotels, flights .
But you're too tired
to use them.
You
forget names, but
it's OK because
other people forgot
they even knew
you!!!
The
5 lbs you wanted to
lose is now 15,
& you have a
better chance of
losing your keys
than the 15 lbs.
You
realize you're never
going to be really
good at anything ...
Especially golf.
Your
spouse is counting
on you to remember
things you don't
remember.
The
things you used to
care to do, you no
longer care to do,
but you really do
care that you don't
care to do them
anymore.
Your
husband sleeps
better on a lounge
chair w/the TV
blaring than he does
in bed. It's called
his
"pre-sleep".
Remember
when your mother
said,
"Wear
clean underwear in
case you GET in an
accident"?
Now
you bring clean
underwear in case
you HAVE an
accident!
You
used to say,
"I
hope my kids GET
married.”
Now,
"I hope they
STAY married!"
You
miss the days when
everything worked
w/just an
"ON" &
"OFF"
switch.
When
GOOGLE, ipod,
email & modem
were unheard of. And
a mouse was
something that made
you climb on a
table.
You
tend to use more 4
letter words like
"what?"
&
"when?".
Now
that you can afford
expensive jewelry,
it's not safe to
wear it anywhere.
Your
husband has a night
out w/the guys,
But
he's home by 9:00PM.
Next week it will be
8:30PM.
You
read 100 pages into
a book before you
realize you've read
it.
Notice
everything they sell
in stores is
"sleeveless"?
What
used to be freckles
are now liver spots.
Everybody
whispers.
Now
that your husband
has retired, you'd
give anything if
he'd find a job!
You have 3 sizes of
clothes in your
closet . 2 of which
you will never wear.
But
old is good in some
things:
Old
songs, old movies,
And
best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!!
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