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Why do we have to wait until old age to become elderly?

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Posted - December 11, 2017

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  • 11089
    Because old age is wasted on the young. 
      December 11, 2017 8:32 AM MST
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  • "Tradition"  :))
      December 11, 2017 8:33 AM MST
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  • 53524


      Procrastinator. 

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      December 11, 2017 8:42 AM MST
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  • Thank you.
      December 11, 2017 8:52 AM MST
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  • 44649
    Unfortunately, there is a disease called 'Progeria', that causes extremely rapid aging in afflicted children. They rarely live past ten. This is Kaylee...'Toledo's girl'. She died a couple of years ago. Very sad. She was quite the celebrity here.

      December 11, 2017 8:48 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Progeria
    In this Article. Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), is a rare genetic condition that causes a child's body to age fast. Most kids with progeria do not live past the age of 13. The disease affects both sexes and all races equally.Mar 22, 2016
      December 11, 2017 9:54 AM MST
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  • 13071
    You can wait until Halloween and dress up like an old person, then you wouldnt have to wait.
      December 11, 2017 10:11 AM MST
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  • 2465
    Some people don't wait. 
      December 11, 2017 10:21 AM MST
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  • 17614
    I've known young adults who acted like old people.  I didn't get it when I was young and I don't get it now.  My  mother actually started behaving like an old person when she was still quite young.
      December 11, 2017 4:44 PM MST
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  • 22891
    cause thats when we get old
      December 11, 2017 4:55 PM MST
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