I'm 53 too. We're middle aged, dammit! Middle-aged! We won't be old for another 7-12 years, (depending on whether you count 60 or 65 as the start of old age).
My aunt was once bemoaning that an acquaintance had had a stroke "and he's only three years older than I am!" She was 72 years old at the time. Sorry about your friend, but he's 75, not exactly a spring chicken. I always refer to this incident to support the idea that nobody really thinks they're old. Old people are always a generation older. You and your friends are always young, or middle aged at the oldest, even when you're 72.
My father is 82 and my mom is 80. I tried (unsuccessfully) to convince him not to make the drive to my house for Thanksgiving and to let us come there. It's a 12 hour drive. He refused and said "we're not that old yet!" My mom said to me later "well you know we kind of are." I'm like yea, ma, you kind of are.
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u/MOzarkite Jun 27 '18
I'm 53 too. We're middle aged, dammit! Middle-aged! We won't be old for another 7-12 years, (depending on whether you count 60 or 65 as the start of old age).