"I wish people would stop treating me like I’m two steps from a dirtnap", she said."I’m only 55!"

Being older has its perks, but I wish people would stop treating me like I’m two steps from a dirtnap. I’m only 55!

This made me giggle. I remember thinking this same thing when I was 55. Now that I am older, I am not sure if anyone will notice when I am two steps from the dirt-nap. I think that sooner or later someone would wonder why I slept so much but it is not a given.

The truth of the matter is I have faced that fact that I am old. Just because I don't feel old doesn't change a thing. In fact, I see it as my job to change the definition of "old" by example.

We take our pictures from a distance now.

What does old mean to you?

• Wrinkled
• Smart
• Experienced
• Elegant
• Retired
• Grandparent
• Traveler
• Useful
• Volunteer
• Sick
• Feeble
• Adventurer
• Wise
• Ready for the "Dirt Nap"

I would mark out 3 of these things and wrinkled is NOT one of them. But then that is just me. You may have a different idea. Think about it and let me know...and please make me giggle. I need a good laugh once in a while!

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I wrote this five years ago...still something to think about. Any thoughts?