Anonymous wrote:Spontaneous injuries that cascade into permanent problems. I rented a car for a weekend that sat low and had the gas pedals arranged differently than my more upright suv.
It caused Achilles tendinitis, which wasn’t responsive to rest, booting, shockwave treatment, and a million other things and progressed to tendonosis and 24/7 pain for 2 years. I’m literally waiting for my Achilles to rupture so it can be surgically repaired- but of course I can’t be off my feet or not driving for months, so I also dread that. All because I drove a rental car for a weekend!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mine involves literal rudeness.
A little self-entitled Gen Z girl pushed past my elderly father in a line to catch up with some friends. Didn't say excuse me or anything. Just literally pushed him aside. My father started to tell her off and she got combative. So I stepped in and told her to move along. She persists to argue so I repeated just move along. Finally, I told her to hush her mouth. She seemed shocked. She looked at me and asked, "How old are you?" (I'm 53). And then very seriously declared, "It's amazing that I'm only 25 and so much more mature than you."
Gen Z really is an obnoxious lot lacking in basic manners. But I've noticed a lot of ageism from them. It's wild.
Yeah, you escalated the situation. She's right. You should have declined to engage beyond the first "please don't push a senior citizen".
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mine involves literal rudeness.
A little self-entitled Gen Z girl pushed past my elderly father in a line to catch up with some friends. Didn't say excuse me or anything. Just literally pushed him aside. My father started to tell her off and she got combative. So I stepped in and told her to move along. She persists to argue so I repeated just move along. Finally, I told her to hush her mouth. She seemed shocked. She looked at me and asked, "How old are you?" (I'm 53). And then very seriously declared, "It's amazing that I'm only 25 and so much more mature than you."
Gen Z really is an obnoxious lot lacking in basic manners. But I've noticed a lot of ageism from them. It's wild.
I have no idea why you decided to pick a fight with someone 30 years younger than you and more than 50 years younger than your father. Shake your head and move on.
Anonymous wrote:My eyes! I miss my young eyes that could read tiny print on medication labels without a magnifying glass