The reporter went on to say the name of the ELDERLY woman
was being withheld to notify next of kin.
This elderly woman appeared to die from natural causes and she was 61
YEARS OLD!!
I would report this story very differently.
1.
Omit the restroom reference. I would only say
found at Macy’s.
2.
I would NEVER call a 61-year-old woman ELDERLY!
I did a very informal poll of my friends and we all agree on
several points:
1. Never use the restroom at
Macy’s, find a Nordstrom.
2. 61 is not ELDERLY!!
I retold this story at a birthday party of a good friend.
She was turning 61. Her 3 adult children were present and although they laughed
at our outrage of being called ELDERLY, they made overtones of “Not you Mom,
not you Haralee”. They are really good kids.
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| Most likely she is 61! |
My husband, also 61, thinks my outrage is funny. He wants to
be called ELDERLY because he thinks that will give him some respect, being an
ELDER. It is an interesting perspective but I really can’t embrace it. To me
OLD comes first than ELDERLY. Maybe it
is the other way around?
So what age are you OLD, and when are you ELDERLY, and when
are you GERIATIC and when are you ANCIENT?
