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

[CleverLemonCat]

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!

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

When we moved into our first house I called the lady next door old too a . Friend. I was 17… she was late 30’s 😂😂

Your post is so funny OP. 😁

Nothing wrong with a geranium!

Sorry, it's YABU from me! 😆 Sorry @CleverLemonCat

I wouldn’t worry about it. I’m more than ten years younger than you and all the Gen Zs at work call me “Old Lady”. I am nearly old enough to be the biological grandmother of some of them but it’s done very affectionately.

I don’t care.

The fact you called it a "motor car" definitely puts you in the old category

Sorry 😂

Embrace it and wear purple around them.

😆

I feel your pain, when my boiler broke down the engineer called Worcester Bosch trying to get me an urgent visit and called me a vulnerable elderly customer - I was outraged 😂 (PS I also talk to the cat 😸)

You are old. 63 is old. I'm approaching that age myself.

Is being old a problem?

You are not old, I’m in my 50s and do most of those things.
however, as a nurse, if you are having continence issues, please see a health care professional. There are so many treatment options and it’s not something that we should just put up with.

I look at people these days in responsible jobs like medicine, policing etc and remember the great Bet Lynch quote
”I’ve got tights older than you”

You're not old, mind you I don't see my 80yo mother as old so I'm probably not the best judge. Then again I'm only 20 but I've been 20 for 35 years.

Yes but to really convince me you would listen to the wireless in your motor car.

Is talking to your cat an 'older person' thing? I have always done this. And we (me and DH and the kids) have had cats since I was around 32/33.

Same with our dogs (that we had when I was a kid!) Always talked to them. 😬 They were good listeners!😆

Not like the cats who always have that 'FUXAKE!' look on their face! 😂

Why do your neighbours know about your pubic hair disappearing? 😱

Or your Jim Reeves Greatest Hits cassette. 😆

Haha, put it in to see if anyone else remembered the song!

To be fair - you didn't mention if you were listening to the home service on the wireless in your motor car.

You've referred to your neighbours as young, but they may not use that term themselves, same as you don't consider yourself old.

In addition to the motor car, do you also own a wireless and a speaking telegraph? 😂

We are just moving into our mature development stage - in this stage we shall do precisely as we wish and buy all geraniums and wool that we want.

Cats are very good listeners (although they give no sign of this) so you are simply saving yourself money on a therapist.

I hope that the song you were singing was 'Truly scrumptious' and that it was about the lunch you had made for yourself.

Crocheted bed jackets are artisan and chic compared to my 'giant fleecy oodie fake' so you are clearly a classy broad.

Could be worse- I arrived at a client's house for a repeat call and heard her child yell "Mum! It's that man again!"

Note - despite my username, I am female. But grey haired

Regardless of how you feel, 63 is old though, isn't it?

It's not elderly. But it is old. It's certainly not young.

Well, tbh it was done in a light hearted vein! I didnt actually think anyone would take it as seriously as you!

😱 I’d have been horrified! I’m 62 and a mere stripling of a girl