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SheilaT

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3. Well that's terrible.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jan 2015

I think what happens to a lot of people as they get old is that they no longer care what others might think of them, so they say and do exactly what they want.

I'm 66, and I'm exhibiting some of that behavior already. I've caught my sons laughing at me when they see me behaving like a crotchety oldster.

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Mean Girls in the Retirement Home [View all] elleng Jan 2015 OP

i'm thinkin they get even meaner. mopinko Jan 2015 #1

Having had 4 very long-lived parents/parents-in-law, and getting pretty old myself, enough Jan 2015 #2

Well that's terrible. SheilaT Jan 2015 #3