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I don't think so. I still have friends coming to get answers to their financial problems. Not to borrow money but for information to help them make retirement plans. Unless they are just coming here to get a laugh which they will do after they leave me.
variants: or ditsy
ditz·i·er or dits·i·er; dits·i·est
: eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy
dit·zi·nessor ditsiness \-nəs\ noun
Just to be clear, this is what we are talking about right? I would say I definitely have my ditzy moments. I know many others who do as well but either don’t realize it or won’t admit they have them.
Well, w/r/t age-related issues, more like confusion and forgetfulness, with a bit of technological ineptness.
Let me start by saying I'm 67. Not really retired but retirement age. The grandfather of one of my students, only a few years older than me (6-7 years, I think), was just put in a retirement center by his family. He had serious memory loss/confusion. For example, he initially brought his grandson to me to study, bought a violin from me, and then shortly afterwards stated he wants to buy the violin (after he already had paid for it). My mother had this, too, real loss of short term memory.
I'm finding if I forget something, people may assume I'm ditzy, too. For example, on YouTube, on my tablet at least, it you don't click on this little triangle on the bottom right under the video, the date doesn't drop down. I didn't realize that and posted an inquiry about an old video on Hillary Clinton, thinking she was going to run again. A friend gently corrected me on Facebook; it was an old video, she's not running again.
Well, there was a rumor she was running again (she isn't), but posting that old video made me look ditzy. I hadn't noticed the date.
So, if you're retirement age, do you worry about people thinking you're losing it?
My mom is 82, and she's dealing with short term memory loss. It's more and more noticeable to all of us, and she knows it too. But yet, I'd never say she's ditzy. She's way smart, and she's way funny, and way wise, short term memory loss not withstanding.
Let me start by saying I'm 67. Not really retired but retirement age. The grandfather of one of my students, only a few years older than me (6-7 years, I think), was just put in a retirement center by his family. He had serious memory loss/confusion. For example, he initially brought his grandson to me to study, bought a violin from me, and then shortly afterwards stated he wants to buy the violin (after he already had paid for it). My mother had this, too, real loss of short term memory.
I'm finding if I forget something, people may assume I'm ditzy, too. For example, on YouTube, on my tablet at least, it you don't click on this little triangle on the bottom right under the video, the date doesn't drop down. I didn't realize that and posted an inquiry about an old video on Hillary Clinton, thinking she was going to run again. A friend gently corrected me on Facebook; it was an old video, she's not running again.
Well, there was a rumor she was running again (she isn't), but posting that old video made me look ditzy. I hadn't noticed the date.
So, if you're retirement age, do you worry about people thinking you're losing it?
I'm retirement age ( 70), and I honestly don't give a happy hoot about what anyone else thinks about me. If they think I am ditzy, I would regard that as their problem, not mine.
It seems like my whole life I've had to deal with sexism, people thinking I'm "less than" or some housewife, when I'm actually a pretty formidable competitor. And now I have to deal with ageism. It just pisses me off.
I'm sorry to hear that. I can tell you from personal experience that no matter your chronological age, or gender for that matter, life is so much more pleasant if you don't always have to be a victim.
One's mindset makes the biggest difference in the world.
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