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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIt's official. The US government has said that I am old.
For years, my definition of middle age has been "too young for Medicare but too old for women to care."
I received my Medicare card today. It's official, I'm now elderly. It's all downhill from here.
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It's official. The US government has said that I am old. (Original Post)
TomSlick
Nov 2022
OP
Why do they call it "down hill" when it feels like I'm always going up hill?
Wounded Bear
Nov 2022
#9
I recently realized for me to continue to consider myself middle aged Ill need to live to 124!
elleng
(127,169 posts)2. Drop 'elderly,' please.
Think of yourself as 'old' due to Medicare card if you want; I received mine YEARS ago.
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yonder
(9,527 posts)4. Welcome to the club, old fart, AND GET OFF MY LAWN.
MuseRider
(33,930 posts)5. It is actually
kind of fun geezing along. You can use it if you want or need to. You will soon get the hang of it!
enough
(13,163 posts)6. You won't believe how great it gets from there.
Seriously.
TomSlick
(10,801 posts)7. Hope springs eternal.
At least to some point, getting old beats not getting old.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)8. Actually you're a senior now
Just like in highschool! Top of the heap! King of the hill! Just tell them to call you sir!
Age has its perks!
Wounded Bear
(57,711 posts)9. Why do they call it "down hill" when it feels like I'm always going up hill?

LetMyPeopleVote
(138,969 posts)10. I also have my Medicare card