Elderly people have feelings too
19-March-2010
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How many of you look at the older person as a pain? Come on they move at a pace that comes close to a snail and when your behind them you are delayed for your own busy lifestyle.

Old Folks Crossing

They’re always making buses late trying to count out their change for their concessionary fare. The queue in the chemist is always out of the door on pension day, just at that time when you are in a major rush and need to pay that bill that has been bothering you for ages!

Now lets try and imagine we are in their shoes.  We work all our lives trying to make the world a nicer place for our children to grow up in.  We were children once who ran about furiously thinking that if we didn’t rush we would be out of time.  We all met our true loves and married and helped the population by having our beloved children, experienced the heart break and the pain of losing loved ones and friends.  Our grandchildren look up to us and realise that we are wise and know the answers to everything.

Why not just take some time out of your busy lifestyles to see that we do not grow old gracefully, we lose respect, our looks, our figures. This is something that we are brave enough to accept and understand. We try not to be angry with those who laugh at us and make remarks, but there is only so much we can take.

We are people with feelings and minds too

One day YOU will grow old and understand what I am saying. Until then please just try and understand that we are people with feelings and minds too and treat us with some consideration.

Thong, hongs

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It seems that I've been away from here for quite a while now. I'm 15 now and I still won't change my mind about old people. OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY . Aren't you getting old one day? You should really think before you post comments you know. As if you have already been old before. Still I am a nobody to give you advice(because of my age). However if you have to treat me like a young fool, it's up to you. You said that you're not taunting old people? Then shut up if a grumpyoldwoman wants an argument with you.
*Isaac Khoo  18-Mar-2010 13:18

 
I understand and respect the situation already, mostly because I've been so depressed about growing old. i'm 16.
*Matt  06-Mar-2010 02:39

 
Grumpyoldwoman

I am not at all sure that his bladder problems arise from "LOL-ing " too much because the boy does not sound like a bundle of laughs! Can you imagine going for a night out with him?

First there is his obsession with spotting the elderly as in " I just saw another old woman near my house" ( Yes dear there are lots of people out there and some of them are old; it's called humanity and they come in all shapes, sizes and ages. You would not be so surprised by them if you got out a bit more).

Then there is the obsession with bladders and urine. There's an old woman, and another one and another one - do you think they leak? Is there any urine about? I'm sure I smelt some!

No, I don't think laughing too much is one of his problems.
*Anona  25-Feb-2010 16:44

 
My mother is quite happy to have me as her son actually. I give her a generous monthly allowance and treat her real nice. I just brought her to do her annual full body checkup.

But of course, I will never take any advice from her. She is uneducated and very ignorant indeed. She is neither wise or knowledgeable. In fact, she is rather rude and ignorant most of the time.

However, she has brought me up so I am repaying her in her old age. It is just like repaying the bank for a loan. A natural and decent thing to do.
*OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY  24-Feb-2010 10:32

 
That was probably your mother, wondering what she had done to deserve you as a son!

Anyway (if she wasn't your poor mother), how do you tell if someone is uneducated just by looking at them?
*grumpyoldwoman  24-Feb-2010 08:29

 
Siobhan, yeah, too bad I can't say it to her face in real life. That would be really nice. Old people these days...

I just saw another old woman near my house. There was this dead look in her eyes. Quite clearly, her spirit has been broken by the rigours of life. She was uneducated, wrinkly and mumbled to herself.

How are we going to solve the old people problem in society? Should we throw them back to school to receive an education? I think that is the best solution.

They can work in Macdonalds or KFC, at least they would be contributing to society.
*OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY  24-Feb-2010 07:16

 
OLD PEOPLE etc etc you aren't saying anything to anyone's face, you're behind a computer screen you fool,
why is it when I come on this site it's not about the actual gripe, it's people arguing?! Entertaining nontheless!
*siobhan  24-Feb-2010 02:25

 
Like I said, you know nothing about my life. I am employed as a company secretary for a civil engineering company; I'm several years from collecting my pension. I have never in my life been unable to find a job when I wanted one.

I do have one other use (amongst many others); getting up your arrogant nose!
*grumpyoldwoman  23-Feb-2010 18:52

 
Nah that is just your own bigoted opinion. The only thing age qualfies you for is your pension. And that is only because you are weak, expired and unable to find employment.

I will say it to your face again. You are useless. You are trash.
*OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY  23-Feb-2010 18:21

 
I'm qualified to say it as someone who is old enough to have found out from experience, you d*ckhead.

Don't call me useless; you know nothing about my life.
*grumpyoldwoman  23-Feb-2010 17:43

 
-> "It is not harder to learn new things as you get older. I know that because I make the effort to learn new things all the time." How exactly are you qualified to say this?

How exactly are you qualified to say otherwise? Are you a pyschologist who has knowledge of the learning capacity of men?

Or are you just another useless old fart?
*OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY  23-Feb-2010 17:18

 
He certainly does. Maybe every time he LOLs he pees just a little bit.
*grumpyoldwoman  23-Feb-2010 14:28


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