Age? A state of mind?

[Guest guest]

And for the rest of you who are my age and older.....

Have you ever noticed that when you're of a certain age, everything seems uphill

from where you are? Stairs are steeper. Groceries are heavier. And, everything

is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to

discover how long our street had become!

And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They

speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep

repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're

red in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader?

I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other

hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend

the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.

I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning,

and in doing so, I glanced at my own

refection........Well, REALLY NOW. Even mirrors are not made the way they used

to be!

Another thing, everyone drives so fast today! You're risking life and limb if

you just happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is,

their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve

in my rear view mirror.

Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they

suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one

notices that these things no longer fit around the waist, hips, thighs, and

bosom?

The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank, but in reverse.

Do they think I actually " believe " the number I see on that dial? HA! I would

never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're

fooling?

I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on-but the

telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books

in such small type that no one could ever find a number in here!

All I can do is pass along this warning: Maturity is under attack!

Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon " everyone " will have to suffer

these awful indignities.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS

CONSPIRACY STOPPED!

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