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!

I’m 58 nearly 59. All the younger family members, 21 up, think I’m old. We are. 😬

Sit in your fabulous crocheted pj's, stroking your cat and spying on your young neighbours to your hearts content. You've earned it. Let us know what they say next.

I was wondering about that too 🤔 😅 😂

Hmmm, crochet pjs sound fab but might be a tad itchy. Can report that young woman next door moved in despite thinking house is HAUNTED!

43 is not middle aged!

55-65 middle aged
65-75 older person
75 -85 elderly
85 + old

I’m old. It’s a shock, isn’t it @CleverLemonCat? In my head I’m still 18.

43 is not middle aged!

It really is. It’s halfway through for most people.

Milk that old lady vibe and you'll never do DIY again.

I've knitted from the age of 14.
I've always talked to cats.
I love gardening apart from the bloody squirrels.
I've had a rocking chair since I was 26.
And crocheting is very à la mode.

Haha. Those are good, thin, spying walls. Well, if she annoys you with any more slanderous comments (whilst eavesdropping through the wall) you can buy some old chains to rattle around with whilst making your 10 pm Horlicks. Good luck 👍

No! It's great.
Young men leap out of roadworks trenches to escort me across the plank.
A young woman has offered to put up my hood for me when the rain started and my hands were full.

When I accidentally locked myself out and I stood at my gate waiting for a locksmith my young neighbour brought a chair and a nice cup of tea.outside for me.
There are loads of little kindnesses to make my day

Urm, not many people are making it to 110-130 so your middle aged bracket is out by definition.

Surely middle aged is 40-50, given life expectancy is somewhere between 80 and 100?

I clicked you were being unreasonable when I meant NOT I am 37 and do the same

I can only do it properly on one side and not if I’ve had a bad nights sleep! But it’s definitely something I can do now and I couldn’t have done it 30 years ago.

i do a lot of yoga and there are women substantially older and fatter than me whose flexibility and strength is amazing.

I’ve always been sporty and active and much as I love all my activities, doing a mix of different styles of yoga has been far and away way the best for my long term health

Feck off y'all with your 63 is old. I'm only 26 in my head. I swear I went to bed one night and woke up 20 years later. I struggle to believe I'm 63 - until I look in a mirror. I still feel the same as ever inside

My nan had geraniums! However the older I get the more I’m wondering if I’ll ever ‘grow up’ I have the sense of humour of a child still and hope I’m the same in my 60s

Geraniums are gorgeous. I’d say marigolds are old fashioned.

She did say "nice". Clearly you do not feel old, and you are as old as you feel.

Age is a number, and, even if you ARE counting (why would you) while your number is higher than your neighbour, it is still not that high.
Try working with little ones:

1. Aged just 70, a little one asked me if I was having a baby (My reply "no just fat")😂
2. Asked on hearing my surname, if I was married to the head of infants (he is early 30s)😅
3. A 16 year old said she was too old to demo a forward roll. Aged 55, I did it. Little one asked her how much older than me she was.😅
4. Age 45, my cousin left her teaching job, and got some Happy Retirement cards - I told her she should have died her curly grey hair.

I retired at 63, because I decided that I had better things to do with my time than commute 4 hours a day. Sadly, you young folks may not have that opportunity, but you can look forward to when your retirement means you can please yourself, go where you like, visit places when there are no queues, eat/sleep when you feel like it. Gardening can be a very energetic job. https://annofgg.com/2016/01/09/seenager/

My DM was very chic and fun and wicked in her 70s. She kept up to date with her clothes and decor. She always said that some people were born old! I agree.

Near, far, in a motor car!

It doesn’t mean you’re old if you talk to your cats—only if they talk back.

You're a spring chicken. Cheeky bXggers! And I love hydrangeas (they do not always love me). Pass on geraniums but wallflowers are nice.

Whatever age you are, anyone 15 years older than you is 'old', apparently. I remember being introduced to someone when I was about 35. She told me she was 54, and I felt so sorry for her being that old and past it.

@ByUmberViewer you’re a Wally!!!!😂

Thinking of hiding the geraniums now

My DS18 thinks his cousin (my DN) is old. She’s 28