I think Humlan has the right idea. We should all get 35-y.o boyfriends!

I'm on line...

Chatty, how to come to grip with a situation like that? It's like a good chess game; the best defence is offence.

You could have yelled back, "Sure thing Grandpa!"
or " Go get an eye operation!" or ...
hmmmm any body got any other ideas?

Whatever...you could decide to take the word grandma as an endearment. The word grandma doesn’t have to mean old. It also means loving, nurturing and a safe haven for many.

I would love my grandchildren to call me Grandma! Because they're STEP-grandchildren, they just call me by my first name, and call my hubby Papy (the French term of endearment for Grandfather).

But a few weeks ago, we were finishing up a wonderful day's visit with the grandchildren, and were just heading out the door. Hubby's son called to the 18-month-old..."come say good-bye to your grandma"...it was the first time in seven years he had actually acknowledged me in that way. That word "grandma" coming from him really touched my heart. It didn't make me feel old, it exhilarated me.

But I'm not sure how I would feel about someone calling me Grandma in traffic like that, especially if it had any kind of derogatory ring to it...I'd probably laugh it off, and then think of a great come-back - about six hours later!!!

The funny thing is, I was just thinking about the age issue when I logged on this morning. I remember in my preteen years, I thought 15 was old. Then in the teen years, I thought 21 was old. In my 20s, I thought 60 was old. Now, 75 doesn't even look old 2 me. John McCain will be 72 in August and I know some folks in their 70s, and they don't seen old. But McCain lived an era of being a prisoner of war, and an era of mistreatment, and other problems along the way, and I guess that aged him beyond his years. A few years ago, I had a friend in her 80s; and, she looked 60 something. Now, because of abuse, she looks 100 plus. But up until 3 years ago, she colored her hair and dressed to the hilt and looked 20 years younger. Age is a weird thing.
I don't feel my age. Folks say I don't look my age. And, like chatty, I'm having trouble facing the fact, I'm as old as I am. To answer Chatty's question, "I have NO idea how you deal with this issue." And I doubt if anyone else does, either.

P.S. I've known young people that looked old, and old people that looked young. The bent back thing does make a person look over-the-hill!!!!

Anyone ten years older than me is old. I have decreed it.

Ann...I think 87 is the new 77....

I would like the gals who came to Vegas to tell me HONESTLY if I looked my age. I was sick that weekend but it didn't make me older just a little less frisky...Please girls, I really want to know. Good or bad!

Chatty, I think we ALL look our age and I don't mean that in a bad way. I'm happy being my age because it means I'm still alive.

The next time someone calls you Grandma, you can always reply, "Why thank you! You're such a sweet little boy!"

Don't forget girl, I have pic's....and I agree with Meredith, we ALL looked our age, me thinks but I was the cutest one. Whatttttttttttttttt? Okay, okay....(tuff room.)

jj,
You always make me smile!!!! I've never seen any of you in person, but after reading your posts, I sense you're young at heart! And what sweet, sweet spirits you ladies have!!!
And I'll bet every one of you are youthfully pretty!!!!
If "youthfully" is a word, that is! Otherwise, you're young and beautiful!!!