Any other AARP members on this BB?

[FlamingoBlue]

I sometimes feel like the oldest person on this BB. ( I'll be 57 in October). I'm not alone here, agewise, am I?

By the way, those people at AARP sent me out a "free" membership card when I was 49. Talk about freaking me out. Actually, they probably did me a favor. I then began to realize that age is only a number and that hanging around with old ideas is what really makes you old.

blue

 

[Cg1369]

Gotcha beat Blue. Will be 58 on 8/22. Ain't old age wonderful????? Have a great day.
cg (aka budman)

 

[CreamyLady]

I'm 47, and I get circulars from them all the time.

Heck. How did they find me? I'm in hiding . . .

 

[Jade]

Well, my parents will be AARP qualifiers in a few more years..... LOL


But, as a response to your comments in general... I feel a sense of community here and you can't have a truly diverse and thus beautiful community with a bunch of people who are all the same.

Anyway, I have my own fears about aging but only b/c time seems to fly so fast.
I should mention that I can GUARENTEE that there have been people here who could consider you (at 57 right?) to be young enough to be their child! (and me their um... grandchild eh?)... I know this b/c I have gotten emails from men in their 70s (don't take me wrong... I have always had a thing for older men.. but not nec. "OLDER" men).... that of course is another thread entirely (as usual).

Hope that helps and if you are into older men can I um.. forward you some of this stuff?

PS: If you are one of the elderly men who has emailed me and are reading this, please do not take offense to my post... I only meant to prove a point. Thanks

 

[teresafannin]

not yet-lol

I am 41 so still have a few years to go. I sometimes feel like an old lady, too. One of these days, I'd love to have some pictures made for my fiancee, but wouldn't know who to ask to shoot them. So many of the women who post here are beautiful, I would really need to get my nerve up before I submit anything.

 

[Isabella Thorne]

You old??? Never!!!!!

My darling young Blue Flamingo ...

What is this all about .. old at 57?? Never darling! And haven't you heard yet luv ... AGE DOES NOT MATTER!

I have you beat, Jade lol. I have an internet friend in his 80s .. no kidding .. and he is cool too! Hi Henry dear!!

btw what is AARP?

and also i still don't understand why you cannot smile at me .. that seems sooooo silly ... and how come it is funny if i say i am going to spank you anyway?

 

[Bonnie Wee Lassie]

Yeah what is that? I am either too young to know or I live in canada and we don't have that. But I am very curious. And I just wanted to add you are only as old as you feel.

Bonnie

 

[CreamyLady]

American Association of Retired Persons, or something like that.

It always makes me think I should trade in my generic vitamins for Centrum Silver.

Never. Never!!!

 

[April]

Ah, FlamingoBlue, it is so funny that you should ask, as just last week I received a membership application from them. I too, would like to know how they found me. I would also like to know how the VFW got my name! Veterans of Foreign Wars, hmmm. The whole thing is just so damn funny! And I'll tell you why.

I've never served in the military, and I'm only 32!

 

[Expertise]

Blue your age gives your posts a perspective that I enjoy reading. Snow on the roof ...fire down below and all the other little platitudes to you

 

[Bliss]

They probably base their mailing lists on certain demographics, such as the neighborhood you live in, the car you drive, what periodicals you subscribe to and so on.

My future mother-in-law is 54 and she receives their magazine. When I was visiting her, it caught my eye because it had a veeeeeery nice photo of Paul Newman on the cover. Made me want to rent a copy of Butch & Sundance again. Oh, well, a girl can dream, right?

 

[KillerMuffin]

You're only as old as you act......

Seriously, I thought you were about 30ish blue. I am shocked that you aren't. I like older men anyway. Stereotypically, they think very well with both heads. I like that in a man.

I keep getting AARP mailings too. I may be retired, but I don't meet their minimum age requirements I don't think.

 

[Laurel]

Sometime last year, a man wrote me who claimed to be in his 70's (!) and still going strong, so to speak.

 

[Whispersecret]

I'm weird, but I enjoy getting older. I feel no qualms about birthdays going by. I'm glad to be the me I am now. I have so much more wisdom than I did when I was younger. (By the way, I'm 37.)

It's too bad that American culture glorifies youth over age, because the "elderly" have much more to offer than we give them credit for.

Many cultures venerate elders. At a family banquet (I'm fourth generation Chinese) the oldest person at the table gets served first as a sign of respect.

Besides the obvious fact that my body won't be functioning as well, that's really the only downside I can see to aging. I'll probably be looked upon with scorn and be called a dinosaur or bluehair behind my back. I'll be a burden to society instead of a treasure.

 

[Bliss]

Phooey! Anyone that can make me wonder what their family was before four generations ago will never be anything but a treasure.

Don't pinch me, I'm just being silly!

 

[Laurel]

I'm with ya on that one, WS. I must be weird too. I hated being young and stupid. I've always admired older people who have stories to tell, experiences that I've never had. Now that I'm older and collecting my own box of experiences to pull out and share with young 'uns some day - running an adult site, traveling around the world, raising a kitty and tortoises, lol - I'm happier than I've ever been in my 28 years.

What annoys me most about age is that when you're a hot young thang at 18, you're generally too inexperienced to fully utilize the attention you get. I'm on top of my game sexually - I know what I want, how I want it, and how to get it. Nature's a bitch.

 

[Laurel]

Don't pinch me, I'm just being silly!

<pinch>

Sorry, had to do it.

 

[Whispersecret]

<smooches Payne> Heh heh. Be silly! I love it.

I think the ancestors on my mother's side were farming somewhere in Oregon. My dad's side of the family were going to medical school.

By the way, my grandmother is 86 and she still lives on her own and drives her own car, slowly but competently. She doesn't look a day over 65. Maybe the reason I don't mind getting older is because I got her genes and look young myself. (Course, the fact that most fifth graders are taller than me probably helps.)

 

[Bliss]

Pinched by my idol and smooched by WS! What a way for a girl to wake up!

WS, short is relative: I'm 5'7 and most of my family is well over 6 feet, so even though I am taller than average, I still get to hear "How's the weather down there?". Hardy, har, har, stilt legs.

I turn 30 in January and I still haven't decided if I'm comfortable with that or not. Probably not!

Smooches & Pinches to both of you,

Payne

 

[FlamingoBlue]

Don't get me wrong, folks....

I don't think that I have ever enjoyed another time in my life as I enjoy now. I am not getting "old', just "older". My mind and my ideas are freshened and refreshed daily by new thoughts and new ideas as well as new approaches to old problems.

I love diversity of opinion. Its conflict that I can do without. I have learned to accept that others have positions that differ from mine without agreeing with or ridiculing them.

Interestingly, my 87 year young mother has become more open minded at her older age as a result of my working with her. She is even accepting of my relationship with my wife. (We are happily married but live in seperate houses). My mother's reaction: "Whatever works. As long as you're happy". Talk about youthful, out-of- the-box thinking!

I am heartened by the open mindedness and progressive thinking of the folks that populate this BB. That is what keeps all of us young.

blue

[Edited by FlamingoBlue on 08-09-2000 at 10:11 AM]

 

[Expertise]

Maybe i'm flogging a dead horse here Blue. Did you ever explain the seperate residence situation and how exactly it works. If its none of my business just say so...but I am really curiose.

 

[FlamingoBlue]

It is soooo very simple....

My wife and I live 4 miles apart because it is not possible for us to live together, on a day-to-day basis. At least not for the near future. You see, we love each other, but too much togetherness would end our relationship. We are totally monogamous and trust each other implicitly. We speak to each other every day and generally spend weekends, holidays and most vacations together.

This arrangement came about after my wife went out one day and bought a condo and moved out. We were headed towards divorce but that was not acceptable to either of us. Counselling was a waste of time and so was trying to "change" while living together. So, we hit on this arrangement and it works well for us.

In the meantime, we are creating a new foundation for a renewed relaionship based on who we are today and our current behaviors, rather than who we were 13 years ago and our old behaviors. Thankfully, our children are grown and gone and we are economically independent of each other.

Well, that's about it. If you have any more questions, email me. I am FlamingoBlue@webtv.net.

blue

 

[Expertise]

That was enlightening. Calling that solution unique would be British type understatement and calling it thinking outside the box doesn't do it justice. Its great if you can make it work though... I guess.

 

[jaylips69]

I'm 57 also

Blue,

You are only as old as you feel. I just turned 57, but like to think much younger. I just bought a 4-wheeler and a Jetski in the past few months. I love my toys.

I noticed you and wife live apart. I have been married for 38 years and love my wife, but she has lost all interest in sex. It is about to drive me crazy. How can you be monogamous and live apart? I have a tremendous need for sex and a lot of it, but get none from my wife. If we lived seperate it would be for the purpose of me getting what I don't get at home.

Oh, well, I guess that is another subject. I'll probaby post something on it later. Meanwhile, I'll continue to stay toung right along with you.

Jay

 

[Otzchiim]

The AARP started sending me come-ons when I was about 35. I am not a member because I find the idea of lobbying for special privileges to be morally repugnant.