Delusional ? moi

No they dont nag I try to convince myself thats what they use

In my early 60s I was waiting to cross the road. When the traffic had passed a young lad (10 or 11) marched into the middle of the road, held up his hand and shouted S-T-O-P - LET THE OLD LADY CROSS!!!! I looked round to see who he meant, then it I realised he meant ME!!!

I did once feel very flattered when asked to show my Senior Railcard - note, I said once - it hasn't happened again.As for being offered seats on buses or trains - I accept happily - why the heck should I stand?

Well you are all doing better than me. It was about 35 years ago when I was getting out the bath and my son said 'Mummy you look better with clothes on'.

Today I did my first ever dance class at a gym and it was hard and fast. Afterwards I was talking to the teach and she wouldn't believe I was 66. OK I expect they teach them to butter up the clients but I choose to believe she meant every word!

I really have enjoyed reading all these comments on looking older and some have given me a good laugh. Mine was looking at my new passport photo!! Ugh!
Most of the time I forget my age (64) as they say you are only as old as you feel so I am 35!!!!

Well, today I got on the bus and handed the driver my pass, and he said "Since when did they start giving 30-year-olds bus passes, then?" I told him I was 23 and that he shouldn't be driving with eye-sight like that! I'm going to try and get the same bus tomorrow......he was quite a nice young man.....

Ah, so that's the reason for the exotic new name, then!

I was about to take the stairs up to our library even though I was carrying a pile of books when I noticed the lift doors were open. A dear little brat girl shouted, ' Hold the door, mummy. We need to let that old lady in.'

merlotgran - horrid child!

When we were so unceremoniously brought home on the back of a tow truck last week, the driver, 63, he told us, rang his wife and was saying what adjustments he was going to make to the step into his cab, to aid people of 60 plus, like him, to get into the cab. I said "very plus, I`m older than you", and he said "no way!" My hubby said "she`s nearly 70", and I said "I`m not, I`m only just 69!" and the truck driver said "well, me duck, you look good for 69". It was probably all flannel, but I loved him for it!!

Get his phone number, number....! It's worth breaking down again for!

Just read all the posts on this thread and made me smile..I too have stopped looking at unexpected reflections in shop/train windows: too ing! I look in the mirror and see my dad's face, look at my hands and they are mum's. Boobs belly & bum all heading south but in my head I am early 30's and my DGDs1 &2 often tell me 'Nana you are not old, not like Auntie Vera' Auntie Vera is my 87 year old aunt..it's all relative!

Don't the little kind comments mean a lot? Who cares if the driver or whoever is just being flattering, it still makes your day.

I'm chuffed because this morning DH said I had a "nice bum whether clothed or not". Its bucked me up no end as I hurt all over from doing 3 classes at the gym during my spa day!

I can stand across the bedroom looking in the full length mirror, with no clothes on, and I look amazing!!

Then I put my specs on and dress hurriedly

ella

Soop : I worked for many years with v. old people and always remember that they feel young @inside'. In other words your spirit doesn't age. Reassuring when almost 70 mysel!!

I always swore that I'd never end up sounding like my mother and of course the other day DD said 'You know what, mum? You sound just like Grandma!' The trouble is I look in the mirror and see my GREAT Grandma

wurzel are you from zider drink inking country?

Oh we had a wonderful ticket inspector on the train a few weeks ago. An elderly lady with wonderful white hair showed her ticket and senior railcard and the ticket inspector pretended to be outraged and accused her of borrowing somebody else's railcaard. At first she was indignant and quite upset and then the rest of realised that it was just his ittle jest when he said something along the lines of "Don't you know it's an offence to borrow your big sister's railcard when you are not old enough for one" Bless him! (He didn't say it to me though )

I was a grandmother at 42 and was told I looked about 30. Now nobody looks surprised to hear I am a great-grand-mother and I look awful in photos (mind you, I have never been photogenic).

Jeni,
My maiden name was Bursnall and when a Student Nurse I was nicknamed Wurzel by a Staff Nurse and it stuck! I actually live in London - but born in N. Wales. Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales will know that my name is from there originally.( smile )

As others see us ...
I went to meet my grandson from an after school club. A boy & girl were in the playground. The girl threw a ball fairly near me & the boy shouted, 'Watch out, you nearly hit that poor old lady!' Next day I told a friend who's 45. He said he'd hurried for a bus & a boy stood on the bus step to hold it for him. Inside the boy explained to his friend, I wanted to make sure got on.'

PS Should say 'The old boy got on'. Poor old lady!