A dubious award

[jackjanderson]

According to a small child in town today, I am the coolest old person they had ever seen. Possibly even the coolest old person, ever. Old people, you see, don't wear Batman t-shirts. This is what I've learned today.

While I'm pleased as punch to be classed as cool, I'm not sure how I feel at being seen as an 'old person'. Yes, I am old and yes I call myself old. But having someone else call me old is very different to knowing I'm old.
I'm not sure how much sense that makes.

Can I just take the 'cool' and run with it?
No-one's ever actually called me cool and meant it before

Samantha and Lucy, who I was having lunch with at the time, thought it was utterly hilarious. They say that I'm just old and not cool though. One day they'll both turn old, have people think they're old and then we'll see how they feel!

Comments

[katiedid717]

When I was 6 I thought my mother was ancient; now I'm a year older than she was then and wondering how she seemed like such an adult.

When I was 20, my then-9-year-old sister asked me why I hadn't gotten married and moved out.

Just remember, there will always me someone who thinks you're old, and it's just payback for when you were a little shit =)