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Life Tells You About Age

You know you're getting older when... You frequently see commercials featuring a middle-aged woman walking around with a cartoon bladder and selling some medication to help with peeing too often.  Indeed, almost every bodily organ has a cartoon avatar helping pitch some medication to fix it.  Look them up! These meds are expensive!  Other medications about sleeping better come one after another. Pillows and snoring too! You get by mail ads from the Neptune society - featuring cremation specials.  You get multiple requests for getting cash from a reverse mortgage. Your kids call you just checking to see if you answer the phone. You find yourself with aches and pain in places you never knew had nerve endings. You remember you forgot something important, but can't recall what it is. You keep a spare key to the house in a hidden place, because you know you'll need it any day now. You've seen clothing styles come and go, sometimes three times. More items to come