Seniors

There is something that is bugging me.  (Oh, shocker.)

Can anyone tell me why WHY senior citizens believe, wholeheartedly, that they can do and say anything they want simply because they are over the age of sixty?

Do they feel this way because they have lived a good (or not so good, I don't think that point matters), long life and therefore entitled to say whatever comes into their brain?

Here is what I find disappointing.  These seniors are the ones years and years ago that taught and insisted on good manners.  Say please and thank you.  Get your elbow off the table.  Respect your elders.  Work hard.  Stand up straight.  And so on.  And suddenly after the age of sixty they throw all that shit out the window and act like a bunch of spoiled, cranky, indigent, I've-paid-my-dues assholes.  Could this be the reason that assisted living establishments have been popping up everywhere? Or, have seniors historically acted like they can do and say whatever they want at any time and directed at anyone?

And I'm about up to here with them justifying every rude, stupid, idiotic comment with, "I'm having a senior moment" about as much as my kids tell me no one says, OMG anymore.  Can I just go around being rude and mean and claim it on a headache? (Not easily and without some reprocusions.)

I just spent two weeks around senior citizens and let me tell you I didn't find it amusing to watch these (older) ladies act rude and mean and then laugh and mutter how they are old and therefore that gave them the right to say whatever it was that came into their mind.

Once these people hit sixty are they handed a Get Out Of Being Polite card? Does that arrive with their first social security check? Are there instructions that advise all seniors to forget how they acted for the first sixty+ years, and to now go ahead and be rude dimwits?

Do we lose patience as we age?  Do we suddenly lose enough brain function that we have forgotten to continue to be nice and polite?

I'm sorry but I don't give a shit how old you are...stop acting like a rude bitch!  And for the love of Gawd, stop blaming EVERYTHING on your age.  Can you imagine hearing teens every minute acting rude, egotistical, and impatient (okay, many teens ARE rude, egotistical, and impatient) all those seniors would jump down their throats for how AWFUL THOSE KIDS ARE!

Shouldn't these people just be mellow? Chill seniors.  Take a load off.  Relax.  You have way less to be concerned about that would make you cranky, rude, and impatient (especially compared to mothers with sleepless nights, toilet training, teenagers, etc.).

I don't think seniors should let all they have taught and instilled over the first half of their lives and spend the remaining complaining and rude.

 

Comments

[chuck]

I couldn't agree more na! I am so tired of seeing/hearing seniors push their way in front of people in stores, blaming everything on those damn "senior moments" (can I now claim "midlife moments to excuse my bad behavior?) and don't even get me started on their driving....yeesh! Your age is NOT an excuse for being an ass, lol!!

[corinna]

well since I am considered a senior when I am with the two of you... I will say... Give them cake and let them eat it! No just kidding. I think being nice should come at any age... and especially seniors. Two words... BE NICE!