tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post2247919180281569332..comments2024-03-15T00:27:48.794-07:00Comments on Retire In Style Blog Too: #Agism: @FabOverFifty's Geri Brin's Vision of Aging made me feel ill!Barbara Torrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-45329660127106029042012-07-29T17:53:06.581-07:002012-07-29T17:53:06.581-07:00I agree with you Anne...the article was intended t...I agree with you Anne...the article was intended to be fun but just missed the mark. I suppose it all is relevant to what age you are. "Normal" is a moving target so who knows about that. I know so many old people that cannot help being slow or even smelling a little foul. It is just sad. But implying that they are that way because they want to be and had a choice is a little cruel. <br><br>Thank you for your comment. I like your take on the subject.<br><br>bBarbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-88687104868959783602012-07-29T13:49:44.894-07:002012-07-29T13:49:44.894-07:00I find the tone in that post a bit off-putting, to...I find the tone in that post a bit off-putting, too. I don't think it was intentional, so this is an interesting conversation to have. There can be a fine line between honestly discussing our fears, even poking fun at our own aging process, and being insensitive. (I worry about crossing that line at times, myself). <br><br>I think we face an interesting challenge. On the one hand, let's use everything that medical science is learning to keep ourselves as healthy as possible. Let's question whether things considered "normal" are, in fact, really inevitable. But let's not try to blame people for their own age-based decline, or imply that we can avoid it altogether. It's coming for all of us, in one form or another.Anne @ The Frump Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308541800877192868noreply@blogger.com