This thread was a joke about 6. 7. Come on, people.

Anonymous wrote:an entire page of parents responding, and no one has yet said,

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I haven't read the entire thread and saw two.

Anonymous wrote:It depends on many factors, but not really. You aren’t “young” but you aren’t what people think of as “elderly”. With advances in health care and societal changes, elderly seems to set in closer to 75. Of course, for any one person it may be different.

60 and over is elderly.

The US government officially defines age 65 or older as elderly.

an entire page of parents responding, and no one has yet said,

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Anonymous wrote:Not to me. I’m 36 and my parents are around that age. They work out a lot, dad is still working, travel a lot for vacation. I don’t view them as frail elderly people at all. Now my grandma in her 90’s, I’d consider her elderly. Maybe 80+ is elderly in my mind?

You're not fooling anyone, boomer.

It's time for some Soylent Green.

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Not to me. I’m 36 and my parents are around that age. They work out a lot, dad is still working, travel a lot for vacation. I don’t view them as frail elderly people at all. Now my grandma in her 90’s, I’d consider her elderly. Maybe 80+ is elderly in my mind?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you considered "elderly?"

You talk about like it is a dirty word.

It is.

Anonymous wrote:Are you considered "elderly?"

You talk about like it is a dirty word.

There are people on this board who think 55 is elderly. To them 67 is ancient.

Anonymous wrote:I am 49. 67 probably used to be elderly, and could be for some people, but not for many. It is truly just a number now.

I think once you hit 80 you are definitely elderly even if 'young'.

80 is never young. Even at 65 people have lost much of their intellectual capacity, particularly in their ability to learn new things and adjust to new situations. Everything slows down for them physically and mentally.

And because they're losing their ability to reason, they don't always realize when they've become a useless bum that is unable to feel or smell that it's time to change their Depends. It's disgusting to be around most people older than 70.

It really depends on the individual, their genetics, how well they take care of themselves, where they live + luck. I am 70 and still very energetic and active. I still wonder why many people walk so slowly as I sprint by.Most in my family have lived to their 90s.

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I am 49. 67 probably used to be elderly, and could be for some people, but not for many. It is truly just a number now.

I think once you hit 80 you are definitely elderly even if 'young'.