The more I hear about your parents, the more they remind me of my mother. Afew years ago, at 90, she was temporarily in a nursing home for rehab (broken hip). She croggled the staff by the steady stream of friends (of a wide variety of agest, ethnicities, etc.) who came by to see her. As opposed to the usual resident, who maybe saw a family member once a week.
Her two main complaints?
1) no Internet access
2) all the “old people” there — most of whom, be it noted, were 20+ years younger than she was.
I was particularly taken by the comment about “old people,” because it put something in perspective. In her mind “old people” (of whatever calendar age) were those who were no longer engaged with life, and had minimal interest in what was going on in the world around them.
On that definition, none of us are required to ever become “old people”. We can just go on being young and interested people, who happen to have a wealth of experience to go with it. I can live with that!
Ambiance
Ron said,
April 12, 2011 at 9:42 am
“So I told your mother….go ahead, pull my finger! And she did! Can you believe that she fell for that old chestnut?”
mockturtle said,
April 12, 2011 at 5:39 pm
OK, nice! Now a picture of your mother! :-)
karen said,
April 12, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I almost forgot the happiest day of my life–
Happy Birthday, amba!!!
{{XOXOXO}}
mockturtle said,
April 12, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Your birthday?? Wow, Happy Birthday, Annie! :-)
karen said,
April 12, 2011 at 7:49 pm
I’m pretty sure i got the right day– i remembered to remember
yesterday. And, as a surefire consequence- almost forgot.
Randy said,
April 13, 2011 at 1:17 am
Happy Birthday, dear friend!
(You both look great in the photo, btw!)
karen said,
April 13, 2011 at 6:40 am
i 2nd Randy about the pic. God and genetics!!!
And location, location, location!!
amba12 said,
April 13, 2011 at 7:45 am
Location, yes! Looking good, not so sure; feeling good, more important!! Thank you kindly, sweet friends.
A said,
April 13, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Happy Birthday!
Danny said,
April 13, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Fabulous pic! Your parents should co-write a book on how to stay vibrant and fully engaged!
wj said,
April 13, 2011 at 5:01 pm
The more I hear about your parents, the more they remind me of my mother. Afew years ago, at 90, she was temporarily in a nursing home for rehab (broken hip). She croggled the staff by the steady stream of friends (of a wide variety of agest, ethnicities, etc.) who came by to see her. As opposed to the usual resident, who maybe saw a family member once a week.
Her two main complaints?
1) no Internet access
2) all the “old people” there — most of whom, be it noted, were 20+ years younger than she was.
I was particularly taken by the comment about “old people,” because it put something in perspective. In her mind “old people” (of whatever calendar age) were those who were no longer engaged with life, and had minimal interest in what was going on in the world around them.
On that definition, none of us are required to ever become “old people”. We can just go on being young and interested people, who happen to have a wealth of experience to go with it. I can live with that!