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BlueKota

(5,177 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:10 PM 6 hrs ago

"Sometimes I feel old."

"Then I remember my sister is older." Saw this on a T shirt. It's fitting for today since it's my sister's birthday! She is 68 today.

Happy Birthday to her. Yes she's a though not a DU Member

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"Sometimes I feel old." (Original Post) BlueKota 6 hrs ago OP
Happy Birthday to your sister! SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #1
Thank you! BlueKota 6 hrs ago #2
I am the younger, by 5 years, whathehell 6 hrs ago #3
That one is clever too. BlueKota 6 hrs ago #4
Yes, at the time I got a big kick out of it.. whathehell 6 hrs ago #6
Happy Birthday Sis! Permanut 6 hrs ago #5
I am sorry you lost her. BlueKota 6 hrs ago #7
It's pretty scary, I'll be 77 on Saturday. My brother is two years older than me. Walleye 5 hrs ago #8
Happy Birthday in advance. BlueKota 5 hrs ago #9
Thank you,! my cousin was born exactly 9 months after my uncle came home from World War II Walleye 2 hrs ago #14
I'm 61. My wife is 16 years older than I am. Intractable 4 hrs ago #10
That's amazing. BlueKota 3 hrs ago #12
I have a twin sister and on our 40th birthday I pulled a joke on her LogDog75 3 hrs ago #11
That's funny. BlueKota 3 hrs ago #13

whathehell

(30,408 posts)
3. I am the younger, by 5 years,
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:23 PM
6 hrs ago

of two sisters..When we were both in our 30's, I sent her a birthday card which read:

..Roses are red, violets are blue,
....Whatever your age,
....I'll be younger than you!

Now that we're both a couple of decades older,
I feel a little less chipper about it all.



BlueKota

(5,177 posts)
4. That one is clever too.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:27 PM
6 hrs ago

I am four years younger. Now we both understand why my Dad, always said, "golden years, my ass."

whathehell

(30,408 posts)
6. Yes, at the time I got a big kick out of it..
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:46 PM
6 hrs ago

She, a little less so...Both of us would now be in complete agreement with your father..

Permanut

(8,188 posts)
5. Happy Birthday Sis!
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:40 PM
6 hrs ago

My only sibling, an older Sister, was a BFF.

We lost her at age 77 in 2021, but she had a good life.

BlueKota

(5,177 posts)
9. Happy Birthday in advance.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:43 PM
5 hrs ago

I am going to be 64 on Sunday. My sister said once that if you counted back nine months from our birthdays, you'd end up on my Dad's birthday month. She joked, "guess we know what Mom gave Dad for his birthday at least twice in four years." She should have been a comedian, that one. 🤣

Walleye

(44,233 posts)
14. Thank you,! my cousin was born exactly 9 months after my uncle came home from World War II
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:04 PM
2 hrs ago

My great aunt, who always famously spoke her mind, said something like, “hm, she didn’t even let him get his boots off“

Intractable

(1,826 posts)
10. I'm 61. My wife is 16 years older than I am.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:45 PM
4 hrs ago

We've been together for about that long, too. We're still in love.

But, one thing I can't do ... complain to my wife about that feeling of getting older.

LogDog75

(1,198 posts)
11. I have a twin sister and on our 40th birthday I pulled a joke on her
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:43 PM
3 hrs ago

I was home on leave visiting my parents and my sister lived next door to them. I was walking around the town and saw the cable company storefront and I came up with an idea. I went in and asked if I could run a message on their community channel on our birthday. I wrote out the following:

"Please call XXXX at XXXX and wish her a happy 40th birthday from her younger twin."

The lady at the cable read it and cracked up laughing and said she knew my sister and said they'd run it. A couple days later, my mom, sister, and I went somewhere and we returned home about 10 pm. My sister went into her house and my mom and I went into her house. About 10 minutes later my sister is calls me and sarcastically thanking me. I say for what and she said for the notice on the cable channel. The cable company ran it a couple days earlier but her husband said a couple people call and wished her a happy birthday.

It's still the second best joke I've ever played on anyone.

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