Daily Prompt
New Wrinkles
You wake up one day and realize you’re ten years older than you were the previous night. Beyond the initial shock, how does this development change your life plans?
Gimme a break!
I don’t have ten years to spare. I’d be 81 by then.
Or dead.
Now that would play havoc with the life plans, wouldn’t it!
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I loved you’re title, haha… They do get pretty mean… sometimes I just answer NO. 😉
Sometimes I do too!
🙂
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Gimme a break: took the words right outta my mouth.
At 15, I would have been delighted to skip 10 years. At 71…?
To an 83 year old, 71 is still a “kid.” Age is also a state of mind.
True. Just hope the state of my mind stays as active as yours, Richard!
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Ha! I had the same reaction. Leave it to a “kid” to come up with a “prompt” like that.
I had the very same thought myself!
Concise, Helen! Being nearly 70 all at once is something I refuse to even think about! I’m trying to make up for wasted years, I’ve none to spare. 😀
Exactly!
Death is notorious for messing up people’s life plans. There’s an entire disconnect there that can’t be remedied. 😀
It’s probably a violation of our Rights, too. Where should we send the petition?