Today I turned 60. It doesn’t feel much different than yesterday, when I was only 59. Except the number makes me feel, well, old.
I’ve been thinking about getting older — 50s and 60s old, not 40s old. I’ve come up with the following:
- Nobody says “you don’t look your age” to me any longer.
- My colleagues ask me if I’m retiring. If the US had a decent healthcare system, then I would be able to retire.
- I realize anyone I get a crush on is old enough to be my kid. Total buzzkill.
- Where did all these bruises come from? Oh, yeah, I stumbled over my feet yesterday.
- I no longer see myself as one of the fresh new authors out there.
- Two words: Senior Discount
- My idea of an exciting evening is curling up to watch TikTok (all the clips of medical shows on there!)
- I feel very young for 60. I don’t know what I expected.
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