Middle Age

@BarBaraPrz (45437)
St. Catharines, Ontario
April 24, 2007 12:03pm CST
1. When the young complain to you about the old and the old complain to you about the young -- you're middle-aged. 2. Middle age is when the cheery physician stops asking, "How's the old girl?" and begins inquiring, "Well, how's the young lady?" 3. Most people don't think they're middle-aged until they're not.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
25 Apr 07
mmmm...techically speaking middle age would be about 40--no?? since most people live to about 80...so since I'm 51,I guess that makes me "old"??? LOL
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@BarBaraPrz (45437)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 07
Frightening, isn't it?
@BarBaraPrz (45437)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Apr 07
"Old at 20" How true. My older sister became middle-aged the day after her wedding, I think.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
25 Apr 07
Terrifying..LOL....but by numerical age I'm 51..inwardly I'm still a kid..and I guess that's what counts and keeps one young at heart..lets face it..some people are "old" at twenty!
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• United States
25 Apr 07
I am not exactly sure how middle age is determined, my body feels like 80 or so and my mind is still quick enough for a 10 year old, so if you average that out it would be 45, so I'm afraid I am beyond middle age no matter how the cookie crumbles...lol
@BarBaraPrz (45437)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 07
And the cookie does crumble... and crumble... and crumble...
@gbolly54 (661)
• Nigeria
24 Apr 07
Thanks for your analysis. It seems that we can't pick any particular age as being middle age, as middle age depends on individuals. Some reach it fast, while some still feel it at 70. At 53, I have just reached my own middle age. What of you?
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@BarBaraPrz (45437)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Apr 07
Well, at 55 I guess I am middle-aged. I don't want to be, but my body has other ideas, unfortunately.