Reminds me of this really good chick-lit novel I read once. When the man and the woman got together at the end, after breaking up earlier in the novel, the man said that he’d been feeling so insecure about himself about the breakup. And the woman was surprised, and said that she didn’t know men got insecure like that, too. She’d assumed it was a woman thing.
That’s what she thinks. I was at a convention this weekend, in which a copious amount of the vendors and exhibitors were seniors and/or in later middle age. And the main topic of discussion was not the product line, but the aches, pains and latest surgeries.
Our age shows in hidden ways:- I take 5 pills and an inhaler every day, the silver highlights are the majority and if I wake up without aches and pains I´m still dreaming. The only outward signs (I think) are a neck that reminds me of thanksgiving, a paunch that isn´t beer anymore and a tendency to say “Dang kids” FAR too often!
I do almost everything John might do in the mirror except tie a necktie and examine the top of my head. The former is a joy, the latter is a nightmare!
Just stay busy working out and eating right so as to keep everything in perfect functioning order to the maximum controllable extent possible. Then you won’t have time left over to waste worrying about things over which you DON’T have control. Matthew 6:27-34.
RickTengle 12 months ago
he bought a sports car
Asharah 12 months ago
If only she had seen him!
Enter.Name.Here 12 months ago
We just don’t let others know we are thinking about it.
Katsuro Premium Member 12 months ago
Reminds me of this really good chick-lit novel I read once. When the man and the woman got together at the end, after breaking up earlier in the novel, the man said that he’d been feeling so insecure about himself about the breakup. And the woman was surprised, and said that she didn’t know men got insecure like that, too. She’d assumed it was a woman thing.
Uncle Kenny 12 months ago
As my sainted mother used to say, getting old beats the alternative.
snsurone76 12 months ago
It’s because this country over emphasizes youth in women, not men. Why else are there cosmetics, plastic surgery, and other “beauty” items?
howtheduck 12 months ago
Given the nature of the way modern women consider men, Elly’s statement is no longer true. Now the ladies follow the 6-6-6 rule.
Cat Next Door 12 months ago
I thought it was spelled (spelt?) “ageing” so I looked it up…
“In Canada and the U.S. , the preferred spelling is aging. British usage favours the variant ageing, which is also accepted in Canada.”
also… “In US English, “spelled” is standard. In UK English, both “spelled” and “spelt” are acceptable.”
John Jorgensen 12 months ago
The gray hair doesn’t bother me but the lines on my face do.
Little Caesar 12 months ago
One day closer to the glue factory…..
BlitzMcD 12 months ago
That’s what she thinks. I was at a convention this weekend, in which a copious amount of the vendors and exhibitors were seniors and/or in later middle age. And the main topic of discussion was not the product line, but the aches, pains and latest surgeries.
French Persons Premium Member 12 months ago
Oh, we do think about aging. We just don’t obsess over it.
dcdete. 12 months ago
Leave it to a dentist in panel two to brush toothpaste onto his neck!
Or is he trying to starch his shirt collar?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 12 months ago
Au contraire madam. We obsess about it, but we just buy new toys instead of trying to fix ourselves.
Prey 12 months ago
Our age shows in hidden ways:- I take 5 pills and an inhaler every day, the silver highlights are the majority and if I wake up without aches and pains I´m still dreaming. The only outward signs (I think) are a neck that reminds me of thanksgiving, a paunch that isn´t beer anymore and a tendency to say “Dang kids” FAR too often!
jtburgess Premium Member 12 months ago
We just don’t like to talk about it
trainnut1956 12 months ago
Don’t complain when he upgrades to a convertible sports car and has an affair with his younger nurse… you asked for signs.
eced52 12 months ago
Why do women always assume men don’t stress about appearance?
ladykat 12 months ago
He has a model train track.
Bruce1253 12 months ago
I’m proud of my gray hair, I earned most of them the hard way. Some of the people I used to hang with are here anymore. The Dude abides. . .
g04922 12 months ago
Poor John… trapped in his own home with a gaggle of females now that Mike is gone.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member 12 months ago
Not talking about it isn’t the same as not thinking about it.
CoreyTaylor1 12 months ago
Elly Patterson, Fake News Network, Live, from Never-Never Land.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 12 months ago
I do almost everything John might do in the mirror except tie a necktie and examine the top of my head. The former is a joy, the latter is a nightmare!
wildlandwaters 12 months ago
always get a kick outta sports cars…invariably the majority of the persons behind the wheel sport a lotta gray hair!
raybarb44 12 months ago
No complaints about aging with the exception of the balding/thinning hair on the head and all the hair growing where it never grew before…..
mindjob 12 months ago
Jimmy Carter didn’t stress about turning 99
SteveHL 12 months ago
Elly and John must be young. How else could they have a three year old?
rshive 12 months ago
Is that a balding spot on the back of your head, John?
EMGULS79 12 months ago
Just stay busy working out and eating right so as to keep everything in perfect functioning order to the maximum controllable extent possible. Then you won’t have time left over to waste worrying about things over which you DON’T have control. Matthew 6:27-34.
Jogger2 12 months ago
In our minds, we are still in our twenties, up until we reach the point where we can no longer deny we’re becoming infirm.
EnlilEnkiEa 12 months ago
It’s a quiet sort of meltdown.