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Frequently Asked Questions

I am not a huge Facebook fan, and very rarely post anything, but I admit to checking up on some of my friends who do.

A recent Facebook post listing questions commonly asked by those age 50 and older caught my eye the other day. I ask myself the following two at least daily:  “Where did I leave my phone?  and “What did I come into the kitchen for?”

That post got 153 comments, many from people younger than 50 who can’t find their glasses or think their scale can’t be correct.

It comforts me to remember the time when my son Seth, age 16 or so, walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator door and said, “Now what did I come in here for?’ loud enough for his then almost 50-year-old mother to realize that you don’t have to be old to lose track of what you were about to do.

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4 responses to “Frequently Asked Questions”

  1. Arthur Clarke Avatar
    Arthur Clarke

    Indeed, we live with forgetfulness, and it worsens as we age. The response is to fix our habits. Men have pockets; women don’t: pockets don’t fit their fashion preferences. They prefer handbags of many colors and shapes with no standard place to hold a phone or keys. My wife continually asks me to call her phone, because she has set down—somewhere. The same with keys, which I can’t call. My phone and keys are always in a pocket or on the dresser, never put down somewhere.
    I am finding that the way to address forgetfulness, as I age, is to observe my habitual behavior and to look for ways to improve. That’s not an easy task. But the alternative drives me crazy.

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  2. Richard McNally Avatar
    Richard McNally

    “There are things I remember that may never have happened, but as I recall them, so they take place.”
    — Harold Pinter, OLD TIMES

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  3. Judy Avatar
    Judy

    Reminds me of the joke
    The older I get, the more I think about the hereafter. Whenever I walk into a room, I think “What am I here after”

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  4. Carol Fellini Avatar
    Carol Fellini

    OH POO to all of that worrying about age and getting old!!!! I am 87 and love it. I hike,walk 2 miles a day, play pickleball 3 times a week and am proud to have people be amazed when I tell them my age! In fact when I checked my last Experian report there were 7 requests to see my personal info ( in other words they wanted to know how old I am!!). Why should age be so important to us? I think attitude, smiles, and happiness with one another should be the important part of aging . I thank the good Lord each and every day for my health

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