tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post7130924955887280744..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Why does our culture denigrate old people?janinsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-48201382010386521622014-03-03T15:16:42.027-08:002014-03-03T15:16:42.027-08:00I have mixed feelings on this one. I am 70 years o...I have mixed feelings on this one. I am 70 years old which means elderly by many definitions. I think to deny that being old is different is ridiculous. Of course it is, and to deny it is to deny being a teenager is like being a child. Old age changes things and it lends itself eventually to deterioration. Why not admit that and deal with it? Old people might be denigrated because they have figured out a way to get the lion's share of the pie based on politics. The generation before mine came out the best with putting very little into SS but getting a lot. My generation will come closer to break even, but still is likely to get what the children need also. How do we resolve that? I don't have an answer but do think to pretend old age is like any other age is ridiculous. Those of us entering into the old realm are experiencing something we haven't before. That is life for every animal species.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com