# The older I get ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770 "2008-03-18T13:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/21 "2008-03-18T16:54:41Z")
… the more I realize that the people who love me for myself are more important than those I could never please. … the bigger my boobs get. Seriously, WTF? I would’ve killed for these things 20 years ago. Now, they’re just in the way. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/22 "2008-03-18T19:53:05Z")
The more comfortable I am in my own skin. (As opposed to in someone else’s skin. That would just be hot, sticky, and uncomfortable. And probably really heavy, too.) The less willing I am to compromise, especially with my relaxation time. The more I am able to do what I need to do, even if I don’t particularly want to do it. The more I understand about how the world works. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/23 "2008-03-18T20:12:39Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] The more comfortable I am in my own skin. (As opposed to in someone else’s skin. That would just be hot, sticky, and uncomfortable. And probably really heavy, too.) [/QUOTE] And really, really creepy. “Hey, nice jacket! Did you get it at Wilson’s” “No, it \*IS \* Wilson.” :eek: The older I get, the more impatient I get with fools. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/24 "2008-03-18T20:14:51Z")
The less tolerant I am of crap. Crap from people, cheap mass produced crap, crappy bands and TV and movies, crappy presidents, etc. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/25 "2008-03-18T20:50:40Z")
… the more skeptical I become of religious people and religion in general. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/26 "2008-03-18T22:17:31Z")
… the more diligent I am about sunscreen. ---
**Author:** ![BrknButterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BrknButterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrknButterfly)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/27 "2008-03-18T22:31:06Z")
… the more disappointed i get that I haven’t really done anything with my life. No legacy. No accomplishments. (Yeah… I am a “glass is half empty” type person) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/28 "2008-03-18T22:42:26Z")
The more frugal I become. I drive an (almost) 11 year old car. Not because I can’t afford a new one - but heck, this one still runs. ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/29 "2008-03-18T22:58:26Z")
…the less I worry about minor embarrassments. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/30 "2008-03-18T23:11:57Z")
[QUOTE=lorene] …the older I look. [/QUOTE] Me, too. But here is the upside: the older I get, the less I care about what strangers think of my appearance. As long as I am neat and clean and don’t frighten the horses, I don’t give much of a damn about my looks anymore. My husband thinks I’m a hottie. That’s enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/31 "2008-03-19T04:04:24Z")
The older I get . . . every part of my body either dries up or leaks. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/32 "2008-03-19T04:21:25Z")
…the more accepting of myself I get, and it’s about time! I found something good about having neuropathy in my feet. When I take my dog out to pee in the snow, I don’t have to put on shoes and socks. I can’t feel the cold. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/33 "2008-03-19T04:25:13Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] … the more patient I am with others. [/QUOTE] I’m actually less patient the older I get. I was much more tolerant when I was younger. The longer I live, the less I seem to be able to tolerate wacko political opinions especially, which pretty much covers everyone’s but mine. It’s not a good idea at all for me to discuss politics anymore these days, because you’re ALL fucked up, ALL of you, right and left and in between. Now get off my lawn, dagnabbit! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/34 "2008-03-19T05:05:13Z")
I think I’m more patient with things that deserve my patience, and less patient with things that don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/35 "2008-03-19T05:38:44Z")
[QUOTE=BrknButterfly] … the more disappointed i get that I haven’t really done anything with my life. No legacy. No accomplishments. (Yeah.. I am a “glass is half empty” type person) [/QUOTE] I know what you mean. I reflected recently that by the time he was my age Castro had conquered his own island. I lord it over the cat, but it’s really not the same. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/36 "2008-03-19T07:46:10Z")
…The younger I ain’t ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/37 "2008-03-19T13:43:45Z")
[QUOTE=Lizard] I know what you mean. I reflected recently that by the time he was my age Castro had conquered his own island. I lord it over the cat, but it’s really not the same. [/QUOTE] Maybe you need more cats. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/38 "2008-03-19T15:30:55Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Maybe you need more cats. [/QUOTE] Isn’t that just introducing more competition? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/39 "2008-03-20T05:36:10Z")
…the more my back hurts. ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/40 "2008-03-20T12:45:50Z")
[QUOTE=jackelope] …the more my back hurts. [/QUOTE] …and it hurts for longer too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770.md?page=3)