When I was young and I looked at older people, I saw androgyny and asexuality. I had no idea! Whether or not we look or feel “hot”, we are still sexual creatures. That’s amazing. I’m sure my kids are thinking or saying, “ugh, please mom, don’t talk about sex!”
But, I am not (talking about sex that is) I am talking about aging. Older people have all of the feelings, thoughts, wishes and desires that everyone else does. They want to be close to their offspring, their family and their friends. They want to have a successful life and they want to feel as if they have been successful in their endeavors.
The majority of our culture dismisses and disrespects aging. I don’t understand this and now that I am here I do not like this. Why did I believe that I was exempt from aging? Why did I think that I would never be the shape of my mother?
Well here I am and here it is. I sure hope that I can do this gracefully.