Are we who have accumulated an excessive number of years, the only group to have so many humorous saying about our predicament?
Small children laugh at the darnest things but their humor isn’t selectively pointed at their age group.
As for teenagers, how many jokes do you hear about not being given extra money to buy the latest electronic gadget or not being allowed to have the car for a spin around town?
Are their parents laughing at their own peculiar ways? Of course not. If they’re still coping with teenagers they’re thankful they’re not crouched in a corner muttering gibberish; if those years are behind them, they are not yet able to see humor in their lives.
So it is we who have moved over that invisible line, who see humor in all our foibles. The cardinal rule is that you must be one of us. This is surely a happy time in our lives for there is humor in all that we do.
We laugh about our frequent naps; we laugh at our relief when adorable but whiney grandkids have gone home, we even laugh at the days our own children were in their teens. Above all, we laugh at our forgetfulness, as in such daily occurrences as hunting your sunshades (which are perched on you head), or that favorite shirt which is hanging in plain sight but somehow invisible.
Then there are the trips to a room and upon getting there, you stand looking around and wondering why you are there. This is very scary if you’re driving and best not mentioned even as a joke, foe one’s precious liberties might be sharply curtailed. Watch this closely for we’re talking a potentially serious problem!
On the fun side, here are some old favorites:
~You Forget names .... But it's OK because other people forgot they Even knew you!!!
~You miss the days when everything worked with just an " ON" and " OFF" Switch.
~You tend to use more 4 letter words .... " what?" ....." when?"... ???
~Now that your husband has retired .... You'd give anything if he'd find a job!
Old is good in some things: Old songs, Old movies, even the Good Old days when quality was appreciated, Good morals were respected and Going Out was fun.
AND THEN THERE IS THIS……….
MIDDLE AGE TEXTING CODES:
ATD -at the doctor. BFF -best friend fell. BTW -bring the wheelchair. BYOT -bring your own teeth. FWIW -forgot where I was. GGPBL -gotta go, pacemaker battery low. GHA -got heartburn again. IMHO -is my hearing aid on? LMDO -laughing my dentures out. OMMR -on my massage recliner. ROFLACGU -rolling on floor laughing and can't get up. TTML -talk to me louder! Share a laugh xx
Have a chuckle along with us!
Have a chuckle along with us!
