tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post5522750310807358589..comments2023-09-04T10:02:41.159-04:00Comments on Fallen Princess: AARPChristina Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16296922191172373486noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-62498874703461093062011-02-21T09:37:50.115-05:002011-02-21T09:37:50.115-05:00Thanks, Tavi!Thanks, Tavi!Christina Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296922191172373486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-59803835086209662382011-02-20T21:35:21.134-05:002011-02-20T21:35:21.134-05:00Shame on my readers if they unfollowed after this....Shame on my readers if they unfollowed after this.<br />I read AARP magazine when my 60 year old dad leaves it lying around and I'm looking for homework distractors. The Betty White issue was particularly good.Steve Gevinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603476564728690441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-69465910667311417702011-02-16T08:26:07.579-05:002011-02-16T08:26:07.579-05:00I am the same way. My mother and mother-in-law bot...I am the same way. My mother and mother-in-law both moan about their birthdays and claim to be 39 even though they are approaching 80. I don't get the black wreath jokes. Be proud of your age - you earned it!!Genuine Lustrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397566905693730324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-6844981640659490932011-02-15T02:30:19.063-05:002011-02-15T02:30:19.063-05:00Ha! I got one of these letters the week I graduate...Ha! I got one of these letters the week I graduated college; I was 23! Then, I got another one right before my 26th birthday. I'm nearing 30 these days and have yet to receive another one. Yet...Rosemary Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443172136203359953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-81362331748349010002011-02-13T20:10:45.308-05:002011-02-13T20:10:45.308-05:00Maybe 30 is the new 50.Maybe 30 is the new 50.Christina Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296922191172373486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-17067040462860653052011-02-13T09:41:44.782-05:002011-02-13T09:41:44.782-05:00I remember in high school when my Father first got...I remember in high school when my Father first got an AARP newsletter and there was a big article inside that turned out to be an interview with none other than...Debbie Harry! For some reason her presence in the magazine made him depressed, while I took it up to my room and obsessively pored over the thing.<br /><br />I think making peace with getting older is the new 30, but what do I know? I'm a whippersnapper in my twenties.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286049376964801841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-42006946561623021342011-02-12T10:48:35.624-05:002011-02-12T10:48:35.624-05:00It used to be my job to filter and sort mail for a...It used to be my job to filter and sort mail for a handsome, active boss who'd qualify for AARP. I remember he'd get occasional AARP mailings, and I wasn't sure what to do about them at first. Pass them into his "to read" mail, or toss them? I decided to include just one, in case he really was interested in the discounts, but I put all subsequent mailings in recycling.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036079336754189268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-27286403638064678722011-02-11T15:11:33.450-05:002011-02-11T15:11:33.450-05:00I don't put my year on there because it gives ...I don't put my year on there because it gives me a false sense of security. As much a sense as I can have, given my mother has her maiden name splashed all over Facebook. (sigh)<br /><br />I got my first AARP letter 3 years ago, at the tender age of 35. Apparently my apartment complex used to be senior housing. Yay me.Kimberly @ kimberussell.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575053811271884906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-82653327084085833872011-02-11T13:51:20.454-05:002011-02-11T13:51:20.454-05:00you give me hope to carry on, christina. oh god, t...you give me hope to carry on, christina. oh god, the day that aarp thing comes in the mail is going to be a dark one, i just know it. i try not to be weird about age, but it's hard when i feel like i'm about 12 most of the time.Liz Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750827253619397973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-79750821844152761992011-02-11T13:48:26.724-05:002011-02-11T13:48:26.724-05:00I'm with Emma Magenta about not giving the yea...I'm with Emma Magenta about not giving the year. But I love telling people my age! So much better for people to be surprised that you're elderly than for people to think you're lying about your supposed youth like a scuzzy congressman on Craigslist.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086300075775926044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-57935644374176045602011-02-11T13:17:10.577-05:002011-02-11T13:17:10.577-05:00I don't put my birth year because I am paranoi...I don't put my birth year because I am paranoid about identity theft. I read your whole blog from top to bottom today as part of my "recovery" and laughed, laughed my f*cking ass off.Emma Magenta Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729629217210871479noreply@blogger.com