Dear Abby | Critics Pan Senior’s Repeat Performances

Dear Abby: Critics pan senior's repeat performances

I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal.

Dear Abby: When my kids say ‘Dad, we’ve heard that one,’ it hurts

Dear Abby: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our children, grandchildren and friends. Our children can be less than forgiving toward this old boomer as they deliver a comment like, “Yeah, we’ve already heard about that,” sometimes in a rude or caustic tone.

Dear Abby: Why are my children so rude when I tell the same stories twice?

Dear Abby: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our children, grandchildren and friends. Our children can be less than forgiving toward this old boomer as they deliver a comment like, “Yeah, we’ve already heard about that,” sometimes in a rude or caustic tone.

Dear Abby | Critics pan senior’s repeat performances

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Abby: Critics pan senior's repeat performances

DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our children, grandchildren and friends.