I am a pensioner

Why do people have a tag, especially the older and wiser ones? I can't think what thirty or forty year olds are called. Why do people have to be described as anything except babies, children, teens and adults?

If they have to describe an older age I prefer mature, because I am mature, sometimes!

No Faye don't think I qualify as 'mature' sounds like really good cheese or wine! I like senior even if it does make me sound like the 6th form. Experienced, yes sounds good but doesn't specify what kind of expereince. So SEP works fine for me!

I am happy to have a label as long as it is one I like. Never want to be called grown up though as that implies being sensible and I am far too old to be that!

alisonmawhat sort of experience?
Ah! That would be telling

My mother who had left school at 14 was a wise woman though she was younger than me now when she died. She always said it is not the experience you have but what you learn from it that counts which is , of course, true! I have always tried to learn from experience..good or bad .. but sometimes fall into the behaviour pattern trap!

jeni that's why I think it is a suitable word! Who knows what we have been up to but it sounds good!