Should us oldies really just disappear and die?   

For me I love the company of someone older. Especially here on mylot. You posses a wisdom us younger folks don't have. I don't know why anyone would say something like that to you or even think it. I was raised to respect and learn from my elders and I have passed that onto my children.

Hi hatley.You know what makes Mylot so special.Because here people from different countries,different religions,different cultures,different opinions and different age group discuss on the topics.And that is why a discussion gets so many different types of posts which inspires the users to start more discussions.So I think you are a very integral part of the system.By the way you have more than 14000 posts but still you have not got yourself an avatar.Why is it so??

I've gotten that kind of thinking on other sites besides mylot. I have no idea what these young folks are thinking. Perhaps they think they own the internet
Too bad, sometimes, that we do not know these people in real life. We could call their parents and tell them their child thinks they should not be allowed on the computer because they are old and should just fade away and die somewhere. Wonder how long the youngster would be on a computer?
Don't let them get to you. Just remember, one day they will be our age and someone will be telling them the same thing

Who said that?I'm going to spank these kids.This time I'll do it in public.Mylot community is the richest and the largest internet community which has no age limits and it never will.Someone has to grow up.Don't take anything personally.Remember that even Mother Theresa had to hear offensive words in her life.You can be saint and someone can come along and say something bad about your age,race,nationality,weight,job,habits.Relax,enjoy the life.And don't look back.

Don't let it get to you. It takes all kinds to make the world go round. All I have to say is that It must be nice to be young and THINK they know everything! To all there is a season. As one person pointed out in their comment, They will be our age one day and it really isn't that far away. lol

Hi Hatley, Please don't be upset! That disgusting comment was
made by a very nasty and rude young girl who is totally
disrespectful to everyone! She has no respect for anyone of
any age, especially for herself and was dealt with accordingly
on two separate discussions and probably still hasn't learned
to keep her big stupid mouth shut yet! If she is stupid enough
to stick around here, she will continue to get what she deserves!
There are people of all ages here and mylot does not discrimate
as to age limit except I believe that you must be over the age
of 16, but even that I'm not sure about! It is very unfortunate
that in this day and age that younger people do not have respect
for us older folks! I deal with it all the time when I take the
bus or am in a store. They don't think twice about trying to knock
me down to get on the bus ahead of me! Children today have no respect,
no like we were brought up, that's for sure! I have bad knees and a
bad ankle and would still give up my seat for someone less able or
older than I am and I am no youngster myself!

Hopefully we will all be old one day. We ought to be preparing ourselves for it by ensuring that the elderly now live in a way that we would like to live in the future. Anyone that writes off the elderly demonstrates a naivety and lack of foresight that just beggars belief. I am afraid that for many younger people they are unable to associate with being older. They will one day though!

Hello again Hatley, now there's no point at all in getting yourself angry about some obviously ignorant youngster who would be probably better off going and joining a forum for other teen agers. If you don't mind talking with us younger ones then why on earth should we have a problem talking to you. In my area the youngsters are brought up to have respect for their elders and there is nothing unusual in seeing two non family members, young and old, sitting conversing over a coffee togther, teenager and wiser older man not excepted from this.

It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall when that "young one" reaches your lovely age, Mrs. Hatley, wouldn't it? I bet, if she remembers what she said, she will remember it with embarrassment and chagrin.

I hope to be even half as smart and together as you are when I am your age. You inspire me and, as I've said before, you remind me much of my beloved granny. I was quite young when my granny was my very best friend in all the world. I'll never forget her, her love, how she was loved by others and her wisdom. She was insrtumental in what I am today and I hope that she would be just a little bit proud of me.

NO, Mrs. Hatley, you shouldn't and I hope you won't "just disappear and die". I, for one, would sorely miss you! I pity the poor "young one" who has such a closed mind. I wonder what other beautiful things she is missing, in this world, as she walks through it with her nose held so high? Poor dear. She's missed out on having you as a friend, that's bad enough!


Keep em coming, ma'am! I'm so glad you're back amongst us!!!!

i think we have a right to be here as much as anyone else. i am not the youngest but i dont really care what others think of me really. but society seems to be focused on the young and since people are living longer than ever before, there are a lot of older people around and in here.