When I was working, young kids would ask my age. After I told them they would say wow you’re old. My answer would be, if you’re lucky you might live this long.
Nature’s laws dictate that anything that’s born will die. It would have been more useful if Opal had told Nelson that aging is a blessing and that her wish was that he would grow to be as old as she is.
My mom would not ever tell me her age. I am the curious type. When was about 7, I asked her how long she had been married. I asked her how old she was when she got married. I added them and told her how old she was. She was furious – with herself, I guess. I did nothing wrong.
I will be 52 in 1 1/2 months, the same age my sister was when she passed away in November 2023, Mom will be 74 a week before me and Dad will be 73 in 2 weeks. We are all feeling our age, actually I feel their age more than my age.
C 12 days ago
Add 15 years to her number for better accuracy
ꜝ 12 days ago
HA!
she started before there were numbers
sirbadger 12 days ago
No, I started at I and II, because zero hadn’t been invented yet.
jasonsnakelover 12 days ago
Actually she started at negative nine months.
Dot2Dot 12 days ago
Good way to introduce the abacus
The Reader Premium Member 12 days ago
Bet she counted by twos!
tremaine53 12 days ago
Hopefully, Opal started at zero, like the rest of us.
iggyman 12 days ago
My grandmother always told me she was 29&1/2 on a good day and 29&3/4 on a bad day!
mrwiskers 12 days ago
A mathematically insightful question. Good critical thinking on display!
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction 12 days ago
“No, I waited a year to go to one year old.”
kaycstamper 12 days ago
Before that even! Just like you did!
ANIMAL 12 days ago
She’s been the same age for about 20 years now…..
Dani Rice 12 days ago
Our youngest asked me how old I was – for the umpteenth time – so I told her I was born in 1942. “How old does that make me?”
“Nineteen forty TWO?”
Well, I’m old, but not as bad as all that.
And then she leaned over and whispered to her sister, “What year did Columbus discover America?”
Zen-of-Zinfandel 12 days ago
Intro to complex numbers.
JudithStocker Premium Member 12 days ago
My grandma was asked this question by me and I got the answer that she was 101! Being only 10 at the time, I actually believed her!
flemmingo 12 days ago
When I was working, young kids would ask my age. After I told them they would say wow you’re old. My answer would be, if you’re lucky you might live this long.
well-i-never 12 days ago
I was born the year they invented rope.
e.groves 12 days ago
“Old enough to know better and too young to care.”
ragsarooni Premium Member 12 days ago
It’s not nice to ask a lady her age,Nelson…..
markkahler52 12 days ago
I am still Ageless and Eternal at 52!!
ladykat 12 days ago
Yep.
elgrecousa Premium Member 12 days ago
Nature’s laws dictate that anything that’s born will die. It would have been more useful if Opal had told Nelson that aging is a blessing and that her wish was that he would grow to be as old as she is.
Katzi428 12 days ago
My cousins never knew my aunt’s age. When my grandmother let it slip ,my aunt had a fit! (This was YEARS ago .)
ChazNCenTex 12 days ago
No more cookies for you!
zeexenon 12 days ago
LXXXI just the same as my twin sister Zee.
win.45mag 12 days ago
She fed the animals on the ark
KEA 12 days ago
When I was a kid anyone in their 60s was Old and 70s were Ancient
kathleenhicks62 12 days ago
Actually I started at zero.
Mike Baldwin creator 12 days ago
Ha! At a certain age perhaps we should just count every decade. That would make Opal 7 and 1/2 ish.
razzledazzle295 12 days ago
Yep. In the year 1.
wildlandwaters 12 days ago
wow!… so she’s 2,024?!?
wlbr549 11 days ago
When God said “Let there be light”, Opal threw the switch.
ꜝ 11 days ago
⯭ cut her down and count the rings!
Moonkey Premium Member 11 days ago
My mom would not ever tell me her age. I am the curious type. When was about 7, I asked her how long she had been married. I asked her how old she was when she got married. I added them and told her how old she was. She was furious – with herself, I guess. I did nothing wrong.
Sambora1 11 days ago
I will be 52 in 1 1/2 months, the same age my sister was when she passed away in November 2023, Mom will be 74 a week before me and Dad will be 73 in 2 weeks. We are all feeling our age, actually I feel their age more than my age.