Words for those of us who are getting on a bit

Whoops just noticed I'm not the first to say the above. Sorry!

I still think of myself as middle aged because my mother is still with us - alive and very much kicking. I am 74. Why do we have to label people? I suppose my DDs are middle aged now ( 45 and 47) but they would hate anyone to call them that.

I'm just pleased to know there are others who had this label muswellblue and you were younger than me!!

I remember my dad buying a new car in which he had to display the notice "Running in - please pass". I think I will have a tee shirt made saying "Running out - please pass!" When we were out on Thursday, I asked the receptionist at the place that DH was having his tests where I could get a bus nearby. He told me and I said "Good job I thought to bring my bus pass!" He said "surely you aren't old enough to have one of those". I thought of saying "should have gone to Specsavers". Instead, I said, "Oh, bless you!"

Aggie you were right to put forward your complaint in the way you did.
If making a complaint I am elderly.
If asking for help I am a pensioner.
Such joy of choice but would never use 'over 60' as up to a 100 can be over 60.

Sorry to rain on your parade, Cherry, but mayor in Spanish means elder, it is mejor that means better, but it is still more polite than vieja!

Greyduster, it's the other way round for me. I told a neighbour today that I was really enjoying the free shuttle bus to town the Water Board have provided while they dig up our roads. He looked puzzled then said "Why? Don't you have a bus pass?". No I ruddy well don't!

In fairness, I don't get mine till I'm 66. Perhaps he doesn't realise this - that's what I'm now telling myself anyway!

I don't like old or elderly or pensioner. I'm in agreement with Muswelblue and don't know why we have to be labeled at all. I never offer my age and if rudely asked knock a few years off or on a good day 10years off. A lady never tells her age! Haha!

Two of our grandchildren were visiting. The younger one launched herself at DH for a hug. Her sister gasped, "you can't do that, grandad's old". The older one recently made us great grandparents. She is now 24. I wonder what she would call him now.

I prefer to be called a 'lady of mature years' though I have to admit that if I'm in a temper my language is less than ladylike (when nobody is within earshot, obviously).

I was an elderly primagravid at 28 way back in 1977.

I agree with Anya I know who I am so... RosemarySuperager the same thing happened to my daughter in law, it is just the term they use but I don't like it.

My DH in his 70s refers to himself as approaching middle age - except when asking for concessions when he says he is extremely old!

Mature and sensible! No problem with seniors. But my godmother, a district nurse/midwife when I got pregnant at 25 referred to me as an "elderly primigravida" - wasn't too happy with that!

Whoohoo! Another member of The RANDY Club here