by Susan Diamond
We’ve all heard the stories about saucy senior citizens, carrying on in senior living communities all over the world. We’re surprised and then amused.
“That’s adorable – old folks with lovers!”
And then…you get your own AARP card and the stories hit a little closer to home. Because honestly, you still have wants and desires even as you collect your social security benefits.
I’m a baby boomer and I’m blessed to be a layer in a generational sandwich. I have three sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, and one ninety year old mother. Oh, and one very patient husband.
It’s my mother I want to tell you about.
She’s the mother all my friends envied. She has always been the cool one. Smart, pretty, fun. And my mom is a fashionista. She rocks her jeans, and when she dresses up, she’s always elegant and classy.
But her true claim to fame is her popularity. She is loved by everyone, from the newest baby to the “elderly neighbor” five years her senior.
My mom has always had a large social circle. Her mornings spent on the phone, checking in with friends, arranging card games, luncheons and dinner dates.
Back to the part of the story about those saucy seniors.
The first time I heard about my mom’s sex life I was 50. Prior to that, I merely assumed they had one. But when I crashed a ladies lunch when visiting my mom in Florida, Gigi spilled the beans. Apparently my Mom didn’t like to “go down there.” My mom concurred.
“Ahem…” I coughed and said “I can hear you.”
They both laughed. 80 year olds have a wicked sense of humor.
When my mom became a widow after sixty-eight years of a blissfully perfect marriage, she kept the promise she made to my father. He told her he didn’t want her sitting around with a long face after he was gone. He wanted her to get out and have fun...READ MORE
