Had to share Caroline Leavitt’s article from AARP on the horros of gym class for boomers.

https://www.aarpethel.com/health/why-high-school-gym-made-me-hate-my-body?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-OTH-ETHEL-20220105_TheEthel_NL_CTRL_1305300_1593901-010522-F5-HowHighSchoolGymClassMadeMeHateMyBody_Health-CTA-CTRL-HealthHygiene-6052958&encparam=H6Xvvn8kIpa8IhSHPjd%2BwXVzJpUkKPQLe8yAn%2BNWN6U%3D&fbclid=IwAR0U6fc86ibOewUo77oTH5aOrN36nDAdT90Rvyy-nHkKSpJO4jNZlmUEBK0

When did I, at 74, become “so cute?”

I bridle at being called “so cute” and now I find other older people do too. Ditto for “young lady” and all that other blather. https://seniorservicesmidland.org/why-its-not-so-cute-to-call-older-adults-cute/ https://www.quora.com/Why-are-old-people-sometimes-referred-to-as-being-cute

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