I am a pensioner

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

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!

alisonmawhat sort of experience?
Ah! That would be telling

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!

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!

petallus agree but sounds better than some other collective nouns for People Of a Certain Age! POCAs!!

I don't think you are necessarily experienced or wise just because you are old. I can think of a number of grumpy, narrow-minded, set-in-their ways, old-fashioned, know-all pensioners.

Perhaps more males than females though!

"Wrinklies with Attitude" am on a roll now

"Wise Ones" ?

'Elders' suggests wisdom as well as age! As in the elders of the village etc!

Lve "senior" can"t help it !pensioner sounds sooo old ,. baby boomers 1111[smile smile]

VEP very experienced people. Just seen on another thread! Like that. It describes us perfectly. Smug

It does rather imply rank...
And some other groups may object.

Hmmm. Senior to me smacks of being back in the 6th form

'senior'

sorry

Definitely 'senio'r for me.

OW! Old woman is good enough for me. Don't want any tactful euphemisms - too ageing and patronising.

How about SEP? I think it has a certain ring about it. Senior Experienced Person

That's good!

I think I read somewhere recently that: Pensioner is out; Silver Surfer is out; OAP is out; Elderly is out; Older people is in but is on the way out....... Why is it so difficult to call us something? Why is there a need to call us something?Why isn't 'adult' enough? If I've got to be something then I might consider a Third Ager

S till H anging I n T here?

VERY GOOD!
Like that!

With the fortnight weve had, health scares coupled with unimaginative doctor (thankfully the specialist was better informed and alls well)...hows about 'survivor'?

How about wise elder?