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165. I resolved that issue 44 years ago

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:16 AM

Nov 2017

When I turned 21 in college, I had my official "Over-The-Hill" party, and decided that I was already officially "old," and anything after that was just gravy. Besides, that was 1973, and enough Americans were still coming home from Vietnam in body bags at age 19 and 20 to make us think that it was all relative. So, while I'm not 70 yet, it's looming on the horizon--IF I get there. Neither of my dad's parents did, so with my genes, from here on in, it's Beat The Reaper.

Old is what you think and feel--or maybe when you can no longer do either. I think worrying about it will get you there faster than anything else except maybe a lousy set of genes (got that covered) or a foolish diet (I try not to).

At the end of the day, I agree with Billy Joel's song "Vienna":

"But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you can just get old"

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Is 70 old? [View all] malaise Nov 2017 OP

statistically speaking, yes Takket Nov 2017 #1

I hope not MFM008 Nov 2017 #2

Well, I'm almost 74, so.............maybe 70 is old. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #3

Me too snowybirdie Nov 2017 #23

Oh I sure do hear you! I used to be a lot thinner too, alas... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #36

Hell, if someone asked me 'how old is CaliforniaPeggy' angstlessk Nov 2017 #25

Aw, thank you, my dear angstlessk! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #34

Hell, your attitude is 20 something angstlessk Nov 2017 #40

You are too kind! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #41

No. I'm 67 so 70 is OLD. When I turn 70 then 74 will be OLD. pampango Nov 2017 #48

My mother made it to 93 she thought 100 was getting there. nt doc03 Nov 2017 #81

My son told me recently he was "middle-aged" dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #94

Hi there malaise Nov 2017 #60

Mine is nowhere near as good as it was in my prime either! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #96

You're alive and happy malaise Nov 2017 #98

That's true! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #100

Hi there malaise Nov 2017 #93

That is true for me as well, my dear malaise. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #97

I turned 73 yesterday. Croney Nov 2017 #4

Happy Belated Birthday Croney!! livetohike Nov 2017 #8

Thank you! I like to say I was born a veteran. Croney Nov 2017 #18

Our eldest was born on 11/11 as well. phylny Nov 2017 #52

Thanks! I see 11/11 on the clock a lot. Croney Nov 2017 #55

Just because you got old Nevernose Nov 2017 #33

So true. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2017 #142

We always say we don't want to get old except for the alternative! angstlessk Nov 2017 #44

Belated Happy Birthday malaise Nov 2017 #61

Thanks! Croney Nov 2017 #63

Anything after middle age is considered old Not Ruth Nov 2017 #5

Hu? i thought I was cool at 30. Guess i was wrong. I was still a yoot. lol SummerSnow Nov 2017 #11

And if you look at the clock age entails angstlessk Nov 2017 #30

Please send that to the Con malaise Nov 2017 #80

You just made me old treestar Nov 2017 #91

I think it depends on how you live day to day.... CatMor Nov 2017 #6

"Old" is some age older than you are. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #7

He probably looks in the mirror and sees himself as a 20 year livetohike Nov 2017 #9

Just like he looks in the mirror and sees himself as handsome and slim. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #10

Its frightening. He is detached from reality. He probably livetohike Nov 2017 #24

Love it malaise Nov 2017 #62

Nope greymattermom Nov 2017 #12

not if you are jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 #13

Cristine McVie still performing at 75 Jim Beard Nov 2017 #159

Yes, it's old. Even Nancy Pelosi, marybourg Nov 2017 #14

For a human, yes. However, being old is not necessarily a bad thing. Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #17

I agree that it's not necessarily marybourg Nov 2017 #22

But if the typical life span were 210, would she be old? delisen Nov 2017 #130

Yes and no. No Vested Interest Nov 2017 #15

I like that response malaise Nov 2017 #169

Some days yes, some no, from my three months of experience at it. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #16

Depends (😁)! Attitude is everything! Will be 76 in January. It's only a NUMBAH! cornball 24 Nov 2017 #19

I agree..Old now is not what it used to be angstlessk Nov 2017 #49

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Nov 2017 #64

It used to be. H2O Man Nov 2017 #20

Mom's good friend died in her thirties - she was devastated malaise Nov 2017 #69

Right. H2O Man Nov 2017 #153

If you are wondering, Kim Jong Un is 5 foot 7 inches and weighs 286lbs (130kg) Not Ruth Nov 2017 #21

21. If you are wondering, Kim Jong Un is 5 foot 7 inches and weighs 286lbs (130kg) ekocem Mar 2022 #185

welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2022 #186

Ill let you know mountain grammy Nov 2017 #26

Ha malaise Nov 2017 #72

Welcome, we will be 70 together until March. Jim Beard Nov 2017 #161

Yes! tazkcmo Nov 2017 #27

No, I know some 30 year olds who feel old, and some 70 year olds that feel young SummerSnow Nov 2017 #28

Late middle age. Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #29

It was old when I was young.. HipChick Nov 2017 #31

It's old enough to be called "old" and be an older living person. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #32

It's kind of the new 60 treestar Nov 2017 #35

If you want to feel young, move into a retirement community full of people older than you. Towlie Nov 2017 #37

Me too. But 25 wonderful years later, marybourg Nov 2017 #58

So, you became the new kid on the block? The Wielding Truth Nov 2017 #59

LOL malaise Nov 2017 #65

Its the new 50. Mme. Defarge Nov 2017 #38

Approaching middle age. sl8 Nov 2017 #39

no Skittles Nov 2017 #42

Aging is weird. In my head I'm about 40, but 69 is only a couple of months away. Vinca Nov 2017 #43

But what a way to go! angstlessk Nov 2017 #46

I was stuck at 33 for several years until my kids caught me saying that and pointed it out. Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #53

Yes it is. I go about my day, blissfully unaware, then I look in the mirror. VOX Nov 2017 #120

The mirror reference is funny. The same thing happens to me. Most of the time I look Vinca Nov 2017 #176

Hahaha Mirror-wise, when I take off my glasses, the ravaged Old Geezer materializes... VOX Nov 2017 #184

I was born in 1949...when I was young,,,being born in the 40's was cool angstlessk Nov 2017 #45

Same! It freaks me out that I was conceived less than 3 years after WWII. VOX Nov 2017 #105

Me too. 1949 mitch96 Nov 2017 #137

70 is not old, just older.... FM123 Nov 2017 #47

Let's face it. If a person of 70 died, the obit OldHippieChick Nov 2017 #50

+1,000 malaise Nov 2017 #107

But in some ways he has not progressed beyond early delisen Nov 2017 #132

Interesting question. Ms. Toad Nov 2017 #51

I take every senior discount offered - I earned them malaise Nov 2017 #168

Well, as the government considers 55 to be "near elderly" JenniferJuniper Nov 2017 #54

It depends, I'm older Motley13 Nov 2017 #56

"Old" is a relative term. I've known people in their 20's who seem older than even little old me Siwsan Nov 2017 #57

Old but not elderly nini Nov 2017 #66

Run as fast as you can, as far as you can, for as long as you can... asiliveandbreathe Nov 2017 #67

Yes. The body just doesn't cooperate as much anymore. Shrike47 Nov 2017 #68

If you say so, it is. David__77 Nov 2017 #70

For some... kentuck Nov 2017 #71

I sure exercise walk way more than Groper Don the Con malaise Nov 2017 #74

To a 30 some year old yes 70 is old blueinredohio Nov 2017 #73

It depends on who you ask. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #75

Okay, I'll weigh in on this. classof56 Nov 2017 #76

Lovely post - you have good genes malaise Nov 2017 #77

Thank you! classof56 Nov 2017 #85

It depends some people are more like 85 at 70 and others doc03 Nov 2017 #78

I am 72, but years ago I worked with a guy who was old at 35. Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #79

Nice response malaise Nov 2017 #83

I can't retire until I'm 67... ileus Nov 2017 #82

Gads! malaise, I sure hope not. raven mad Nov 2017 #84

Same here but I accept that statistically I will be old malaise Nov 2017 #86

I'll hit "old" at 96! raven mad Nov 2017 #87

Dad's youngest sister died earlier this year malaise Nov 2017 #92

Truth, malaise. raven mad Nov 2017 #133

I'm with you on that malaise Nov 2017 #135

is "old" bad, is probably a better question. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2017 #88

or is being called old at 70 an insult malaise Nov 2017 #89

I turned 69 last Thursday. I say no! Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #90

Belated Happy Birthday malaise Nov 2017 #117

Thank you, Malaise! Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #163

I am 81 and admit nothing. Old is 82 and at 82, old will be 83 and so on. justhanginon Nov 2017 #95

You sound like the little engine malaise Nov 2017 #101

AARP thinks old is when you turn 50. former9thward Nov 2017 #99

Hahahaha malaise Nov 2017 #103

i will be there in a cpl years and i say NO but Im in better... samnsara Nov 2017 #102

I start calling those above 70 uber-old.... Historic NY Nov 2017 #104

Hahahahha malaise Nov 2017 #108

Nah, I put a railing in one of our historic houses.... Historic NY Nov 2017 #110

One of our close friends just put railing everywhere that matters malaise Nov 2017 #114

Exactly makes a mobility difference. Historic NY Nov 2017 #118

Well, Im 71 and just started flying trapeze classes last year dhol82 Nov 2017 #106

Are you serious? malaise Nov 2017 #111

About which? dhol82 Nov 2017 #124

I'm impressed malaise Nov 2017 #125

Thanks. Have to admit I am not yet out of lines. dhol82 Nov 2017 #131

Really? Thats outstanding! VOX Nov 2017 #116

Thanks, loving it! dhol82 Nov 2017 #126

Love hearing this! VOX Nov 2017 #147

Kick and recommend for so many wonderful conversations here. bronxiteforever Nov 2017 #109

Great post and even greater quote malaise Nov 2017 #112

I agree. Hugo just knows the human heart. So relevant at these times. bronxiteforever Nov 2017 #119

At 68, Im now 7 months older than my Dad when he died unexpectedly. VOX Nov 2017 #113

We just buried a good friend - he was 69 malaise Nov 2017 #121

The moment we are born, we all take off at high speed toward a brick wall. VOX Nov 2017 #144

I remember my parents bring in their 20's & I thought them to be so serious and mature Kaleva Nov 2017 #115

I was number four so I never knew my parents in their malaise Nov 2017 #122

No, age like time is relative. delisen Nov 2017 #123

I'm glad you asked this question, malaise. spiderpig Nov 2017 #127

Very well said malaise Nov 2017 #129

I will be 70 next June... Freedomofspeech Nov 2017 #128

One of our very good friends turned 70 in May malaise Nov 2017 #134

I know... Freedomofspeech Nov 2017 #138

68.4 here. 70 is old for some things, but for others, it's young. I'm better Hoyt Nov 2017 #136

I think I figured out how old "old" is mitch96 Nov 2017 #139

Depends on the person Lotusflower70 Nov 2017 #140

Im in my late 50s and right now, I feel ancient hamsterjill Nov 2017 #141

It's ten years older than me and I consider myself old Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #143

My husband is 72, and he "turned" old dang near overnight. a kennedy Nov 2017 #145

In my family, no, only the smokers and drinkers die young. hunter Nov 2017 #146

To old to rock 'n roll, yet to young to die lunamagica Nov 2017 #148

I just watched Debbie Harry rockin' hard at age 72 ... kwassa Nov 2017 #157

Yes. That song is so old. I just forgot those guys and most of their generetion are now over lunamagica Nov 2017 #158

HELL, yes! I say this as a 68-year-old! Attitude, schmattitude! The body is king here, people! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #149

i HOPE not.... spanone Nov 2017 #150

Aren't we all - but I don't think we'd be insulted if someone called us old malaise Nov 2017 #179

i'm rather proud of it! spanone Nov 2017 #182

Same here malaise Nov 2017 #183

Sure. I'll be there soon but I'm old now. So what? Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #151

Yes. raging moderate Nov 2017 #152

If you ask for the senior discount at the movie, you are really old. MLAA Nov 2017 #154

I am 76 chillfactor Nov 2017 #155

70 doesn't seem old to me. MontanaMama Nov 2017 #156

No, ellie Nov 2017 #160

Old is anyone 21 years older than me, trc Nov 2017 #162

Not in my family. murielm99 Nov 2017 #164

I resolved that issue 44 years ago DFW Nov 2017 #165

It will be till I turn 70, then old will be any age older then that.. Raine Nov 2017 #166

Yeppers lillypaddle Nov 2017 #167

Just turned 71. tavernier Nov 2017 #170

Hahahaha malaise Nov 2017 #171

Daughter reminded me that he was actually four when he said that tavernier Nov 2017 #173

IMO to die at that age is young. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #172

if you don't exercise a day in your life and aren't constantly learning yurbud Nov 2017 #174

if you don't exercise a day in your life and aren't constantly learning yurbud Nov 2017 #175

Seasoned....not "old". (eom) CanSocDem Nov 2017 #177

Only if you want it to be. I plan on living to 103, since I was 8 years old. I feel great mamas Nov 2017 #178

Something my aunt said... zanana1 Nov 2017 #180

Lovely malaise Nov 2017 #181