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You know you're getting old when...

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brummiejan

brummiejan Report 11 Mar 2015 22:40

*everyone under 25 looks lovely
*you can get free prescriptions
*THAT screening pack arrives

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 11 Mar 2015 22:43

You know that you sound like your Gran! :-( :-D

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 11 Mar 2015 22:45

Or worse, you look like her!!

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 11 Mar 2015 22:49

You look in the mirror (when you can't avoid it) and you see your mother.

You groan when you get out of a chair.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 11 Mar 2015 23:12

In the time it takes to fall on to the Salon's floor, your fair hair has turned grey.

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 11 Mar 2015 23:54

the worst thing about getting old?

Everything either dries up or leaks

:-(

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 12 Mar 2015 01:57

Plus side:
Just finished talking to my daughter (2 hour phone call)
I have her 3 children this weekend. 1 x 12 year old girl, 2 x boys aged 6 and 4. They are lovely, but like all children, go through 'phases', and, as daughter is a single parent, a bit of back up doesn't go amiss.
Me: 'What problems do we have?' (or, what are they doing that is really annoying?) Daughter tells me.
Granny power (and a few unsubtle hints) this weekend :-D
I'm amazed at the influence I can have with a few 'choice' words :-D :-D

I never had this when my children were young (mum lived abroad) so to make life easier for my daughter (and instill some 'life choices' - ie that's not acceptable in this family ) into my grandchildren is a pleasure :-D :-D

In our 'youff'. my siblings and I were known in our neighbourhood as the D****** 'mafioso', 'cos we didn't take any doo- daa and had high moral standards :-D
We defeated people by words, rather than brawn.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 12 Mar 2015 15:49

My daughter rarely suffered bullying at school, when any of the well known bullies started on her she just floored them with a long spiel using words they didn't understand. They usually left her alone. Also If I disagreed with her about anything she could usually talk me round with a long but intelligent explanation, and she was rarely wrong. So infuriating!! :-D :-D

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 12 Mar 2015 16:57


My doctor looks like she should still be in school :-D

Annx

Annx Report 12 Mar 2015 19:44

Life insurance plans start dropping through the letterbox, shortly followed by funeral plans. :-S

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 12 Mar 2015 19:57

You no longer get wolf whistles :-( :-D

Joeva

Joeva Report 12 Mar 2015 20:09

When you get an invite to your son's 50th Birthday celebration party :-(

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 12 Mar 2015 21:59

You are old enough to live with your mother in her sheltered flat.

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham