I am Elderly / myLot

Boise, Idaho

October 30, 2024 3:38pm CST

I don't think of myself as 'elderly'. To me, they are very fragile, shrunken, and delicate. I think of myself as about 30-40 cognitively speaking. Physically I feel 80+. But I just read somewhere online that those over 65 years of age are termed elderly. I hadn't heard that before. Retirement age to be sure but not elderly. Geez! I have occasionally gone to extremes in my obsession not to die. I've thought about if I was rich I would have each of my organs replaced. Silly huh? A lot of surgeries for an old gal too. Becoming a vampire doesn't seem to be happening. Am I not attractive to vamps or what? Okay. Enough silliness. Do you feel old? Are there things that make you feel as if you are getting up there? Picture is from flickr.com

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12920)

• Ireland

@celticeagle I’m nineteen but my passport says 66.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (165620)

• Boise, Idaho

I know how that is.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47059)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

I don't feel old until I try to do something that I used to be able to do and now can't. Then I think to myself, "Oh, yeah, I'm not 65 anymore."

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (165620)

• Boise, Idaho

Pretty much what I do. My mind really doesn't like that my body can't seem to keep up anymore.

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much2say

@much2say (55230)

• Los Angeles, California

I don't know what the line is for "senior" . . . but I am now over 55 and some places apparently count seniors at 50+. I can't even get over that. I guess I don't feel old exactly, but I do feel "older" these days - especially in comparison to younger folks.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (79209)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

If I am having a good day and all is fine I forget about age. Then I go into the bathroom and see that witch that lives in my mirror

Actually just kidding because I know that as long as I can recognize myself in the mirror I am OK,

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (165620)

• Boise, Idaho

Good come back my dear.

Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60696)

• Centralia, Washington

My Mom was still snappy when she was in her 80s. I don't feel elderly though I know I look it by the way I walk. And that horror called posture. One day at a time is the best way to be.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (165620)

• Boise, Idaho

I agree. And will say it again. One day at a time is the best way to be.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (338357)

• Rockingham, Australia

I still can't quite blieve it that, if I had a traffic accident, the headline would read 'An Elderly Woman blah blah'. And I'm 78 so I'm definitely elderly.