Finally, the last thing people who hate chaos quietly abandon as they get older is friendship built on gossip. As fun as ...

My parents are both in their 80s now. I reflect on the things they did, and how quickly time has flown." — u/cranberries87 13."My dad was the official 'taxi.' ...

I wish they didn’t have to deal with the rollback of civil rights and the attack on the environment." 18."How accessible they are. We used to have to use the landline or eventually use a flip phone.

They might say things like, "Everything always happens to me," or "You don't understand what I'm going through." This tactic is designed to evoke sympathy and shift attention away from their actions.