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OMG, am mortified/horrified and shocked...........

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CleverLemonCat · 27/04/2024 15:07

Young neighbours have just moved in next door. This morning (wasn't eavesdropping, honest) heard a relative ask if they had met any of their neighbours, oh yes they replied...there is a nice old woman next door. Old? I'M ONLY 63!!

This got me wondering if I was giving off 'old lady' vibes.

Possible indications:

I occasionally glance in a shop mirror and wonder why my mum is there dressed in my clothes.
My pubic hair is disappearing, and seems to be making it's way to my chin
Last week I bought 3 lovely geraniums
Last year I bought and planted a hydrangea in my garden
After a couple of tiny accidents, am wondering if I should buy some tena lady knickers.
Caught myself wondering if I should crochet a bed jacket ...it can be chilly in bed whilst reading a book!
Am having actual conversations with my cat
My box room is stuffed with wool ' just in case'
This morning, completely out of the blue found myself singing the song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and I CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD.
Jumped - in my motor-car - and bought 3 more geraniums

Indications I am not old:

Ermm, I am young in my head!

I am not being unreasonable, you are in your prime!
I am unreasonable. You are heading into old biddy territory!

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wavingfuriously · 27/04/2024 15:45

Love this thread 👏 😊

CheapThrillsMeanNothing · 27/04/2024 15:44

EmilyTheCriminal · 27/04/2024 15:11

Your post is so funny OP. 😁

Nothing wrong with a geranium!

There is - geraniums absolutely stink.

greatvisuals · 27/04/2024 15:44

I feel I am on the cusp.

I bought insurance for the first time ever for a uk music festival.
I have a unstoppable drive to do gardening.
I have become very fond of feeding the garden birds.
I make soups.
I have several pairs of £3 glasses dotted around the house.
We now eat cheeses and crackers at each other houses instead of just the wine.
Farming programmes give me a sense of calm.
I have a blanket on the setter to get under at all times.
I prefer B&B's to hotels.
I sometimes go shopping in my gardening clothes and I don't care.
I'm noticing that more and more people in society are quite clearly younger than me 😆

however,

I haven't bought geraniums yet so I think I'm safe for a couple more years.

SabreIsMyFave · 27/04/2024 15:43

CleverLemonCat · 27/04/2024 15:42

Haha, I will very shortly be 64. Am mortified that I made a false representation- must be my age!

Well I just turned 53, earlier this year, and have said I am 52 a few times since then. Easily done. It's not like you said you were 70 in a previous thread! It was one year off!

CleverLemonCat · 27/04/2024 15:42

SabreIsMyFave · 27/04/2024 15:40

WOW what massive gaslighting FIBBER the OP is. 😦 She said 63 here and 64 on another thread! SHOCKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂

LMFAO! 😆

Haha, I will very shortly be 64. Am mortified that I made a false representation- must be my age!

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Tiedietop · 27/04/2024 15:41

I wouldn't worry op I'm in my mid twenties and already have a concerning wool/ unfinished crochet collection and regularly hold full conversation with my cat. I'm only wistfully planning my gardening activities and purchases though as I can't actually get started on it at the moment.
That being said I'm very much looking forward to fully embracing the 'lovely but eccentric old lady' vibe the moment I get the chance.

SabreIsMyFave · 27/04/2024 15:41

CookStrait · 27/04/2024 15:39

90+ is getting on a bit, 60+ is just a babe in arms. I’m wondering if some of the you are elderly comments are made by someone half your age OP, or people of your age who genuinely think they are old.

I’ve no idea how or when my face began to look like this, but in my head I still wanna shag that security guard in town 🤭

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'Babe in arms' when you're in your 60s! PMSL! 😆 😂

Come on! 63 isn't really very old, but it's not a babe in arms!!!!!! WTAF? Grin

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😄 I think you missed the point of that.

I myself thought it was funny - but then I'm old TOO ;)

Newfortoday · 27/04/2024 15:40

I am 74 and I would have been shocked too! I never think of myself as 'an old lady' except when I need a seat on a bus!

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WOW what massive gaslighting FIBBER the OP is. 😦 She said 63 here and 64 on another thread! SHOCKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂

LMFAO! 😆

CookStrait · 27/04/2024 15:39

90+ is getting on a bit, 60+ is just a babe in arms. I’m wondering if some of the you are elderly comments are made by someone half your age OP, or people of your age who genuinely think they are old.

I’ve no idea how or when my face began to look like this, but in my head I still wanna shag that security guard in town 🤭

CleverLemonCat · 27/04/2024 15:39

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Not any more, took my works pension early so I could look after my mum. She has since died so I am pursuing my 'old lady'hobbies now!

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Yep 63 is NOT middle aged. 😂 It is almost a pensioner, and actually only 2 years off being officially elderly. (Though I think 'elderly' should be re-classified as 70 now, not 65, as many people are still working at 65!)

picolosmum · 27/04/2024 15:37

I’m 23 and would call you an old lady. My neighbour is late 50s early 60s age group and I describe him as an older man 😂

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rainbowduplo · 27/04/2024 15:36

Geraniums 😂😂

Make sure you regale her with stories of creaky knees, hips and 'the good old days!

I'm in my mid 30's and when we moved in I described my neighbour as a 'kindly old gent', before discovering he's only 57. 😅 In my defence he's had a hard life

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bluetopazlove · 27/04/2024 15:35

You called them 'young' neighbours so there's your answer you see yourself as an old biddy and them young .

VeryQuaintIrene · 27/04/2024 15:34

Late middle age surely?

ItsReallyOnlyMe · 27/04/2024 15:33

Someone offered me his seat on the tube this morning.

I was rarely offered this when I was pregnant!

I'm 59. What's going on?

Toddlerteaplease · 27/04/2024 15:32

TheOriginalEmu · 27/04/2024 15:09

You’re not old. It’s just they let babies live alone these days 😂😂

😂😂😂