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why are old people so uptight

Posted - November 3, 2017

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  • 6988
    I still have a flip phone.  
      November 4, 2017 1:23 PM MDT
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  • in all honesty i dont care if someone has a flip phone or not, if that is what you are comfortable with then go for it 
      November 4, 2017 1:29 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    So does my dad!  In fact, I really don't like my iphone at all.  It drives me crazy.  I wish I still had a flip phone :) Better yet, I wish our phones still sat on the desk or hung from our kitchen wall!  It was bliss when people couldn't reach you 24/7.  
      November 4, 2017 3:02 PM MDT
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  • 2657
    Have you seen the price of Geritol lately?
      November 3, 2017 10:57 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    They don't play our kind of songs anymore.  I haven't heard 'it's a long way to Tipperary' or 'there's a bluebird on my shoulder' for about 60 years.
      November 3, 2017 11:59 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    I love your conclusion Kittigate  :D!  So true.  It 's their music that is driving them mad and uncaring!!  "Joy to the World" is playing in my head right now, happily!!  (())!! This post was edited by Merlin at November 4, 2017 2:31 PM MDT
      November 4, 2017 2:31 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Many of us still hold true these things:
    Common Sense
    Principles
    morals
    Gratitude
    Respect
    It is unnerving and flat-out frightening to see many young people aren't even aware of these.  This could tend to leave us, "uptight." This post was edited by Merlin at November 4, 2017 4:17 PM MDT
      November 4, 2017 1:54 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    How true and what a shame it is.
      November 4, 2017 7:26 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    Will you believe me when I tell you the young generation still have all that. It just looks a little bit different nowadays.
      November 4, 2017 8:47 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    I have the canny ability to believe everything and anything.  I do believe it.  I just wish they would express themselves in a language I understand.  Please know too, since this was such a generalization to all, I know there are many, many Millennials who don't hold true to the negative aspect.  All generations have the good, the bad, and the ugly ;).  I'm simply going with the movement of the question stated. Great to see ya! Love, Merlin
      November 4, 2017 2:36 PM MDT
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  • Because in our heads we go back to being teens again, he he just wait till you get to mid-life crisis!
      November 4, 2017 3:21 AM MDT
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  • 1812
    This was said with the eloquence of a true young punk. :)
      November 4, 2017 7:29 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    My consolation is that, with a little luck, young people with that attitude will be "old." and some young whippersnapper is going to feel the same way about them. :)  Unfortunately, I probably won't be around to see it.
      November 4, 2017 7:37 AM MDT
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  • Or as I used to tell my kids when they were little and got impertinent about old age issues, Your day is coming 
      November 4, 2017 7:49 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    Exactly. :)
      November 4, 2017 7:49 AM MDT
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  • My son always called me fatty for a joke, I always said to him ' wait toll you're in your 20's and your metabolism slows down, the way you eat will come back and bite your ass ....he's fat, dad wins!
      November 4, 2017 2:31 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    There is usually an element of aggression in all such "kidding."   (Not that that is a BIG deal, but it can be interesting to note.)
      November 4, 2017 3:03 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    LOL ...
      November 4, 2017 4:08 PM MDT
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  • 3463
    At my age now, I am not nearly as uptight as I used to be.
    I don't have to worry about the things that the younger ones do anymore.
    Most of us in our "golden" years have retired and are enjoying the fruits of our labor.
    It's the younger ones who are more uptight then us old folks.
      November 4, 2017 1:35 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Hi Lulu's Mom~ (())! How is dear sweet Lulu?  Well, I hope.  It's great to see you! Yes, I agree. 
    And, being old as we are, we know this question was a generalization on all of us over the age of .... let's say 25? ... Big giggles!  No, probably 50.  Little do they know, life actually DOES get Better for some of us after whatever age it was we started to enjoy life for a change. 
    Lots of hugs and pats and have a great day! Love, Merlin
      November 4, 2017 2:40 PM MDT
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  • 3463
    Hi Merlin, Lulu is fine. She just had her lunch and is sawing logs LOL.
    I don't think being grumpy has any age set to it. It's a matter of what kind of life one has.
    Most of us have known grumpy or uptight people of all ages.
    One of the best ways for us to be happy is not to associate with grumpy, uptight people.
    Hugs back at ya. 
      November 4, 2017 3:40 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Happy :)  Happy! :)
      November 4, 2017 7:25 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Uptight---anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way.

    That doesn't even remotely resemble the "old" people I know.

    How are you defining the word?

     
      November 4, 2017 1:51 PM MDT
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  • 2657
    Can I answer twice?

    Because we had to walk 7 miles to school and back, up hill both ways!
    Our phones had cords.
    We had to take turns holding the rabbit ears at a certain angle to get a channel on the TV.
    We didn't get participation trophy's.
    We were taught that we had to work hard.

    And to top it all off, we know that one of these days the Country will be run my millennials!
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00FDR1E0zvE
    Being a Millennial
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    You're welcome! This post was edited by texasescimo at November 4, 2017 3:49 PM MDT
      November 4, 2017 2:20 PM MDT
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  • only one answer per question, sorry
      November 4, 2017 2:26 PM MDT
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