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I appreciate a discount like anyone. Money is tight for everyone. However, being reminded you are getting older and because of that you get a discount on phone service can be a reality that isn’t fun to face.

We got this in the mail from T-Mobile, and they want us to come back as customers. They highlighted the fact that I am eligible for some age-related discounts now. That depresses me a little.

Next Friday, I am turning 56, and I am a member of Generation-X. However, I have the sense of humor of a 15-year-old, the attitude of someone a little younger, but my body feels like someone in their mid 50s. It’s good to have a youthful spirit about you.

Our current phone provider serves us well. We won’t be making a change. However, I guess getting these discounts can be beneficial, just don’t want to be reminded I am getting older for reasons.

As I celebrate my 55th birthday, I think about how things are different for those of us in Generation X who are getting older.

We don’t have as many worries about student loans but medical bills that need paying. Health care is not cheap for anyone.

Our music is being used to sell us stuff like medication, mortgages, and in grocery stores.

Conversations with friends mean reminiscing and remembering about our youth while also talking about what ails us.

We are closer to being able to order from the senior menu at a restaurant and we are surprised when a fresh-faced teenager gives us a senior discount on our receipts at Arby’s.

Being a grownup looks different for us. I am getting older but not growing up whatever that means. Adulting can suck if you ask me but by now I have to be used to it but you don’t have to like it.

Thanks for listening to the rambling of an older person living their life at a milestone birthday.

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