Understanding the Process of Aging | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's note: A big part of getting old gracefully is live life well.

Grandma & Grandpa

    Grandma and Grandpa were visiting Their kids overnight.

    When Grandpa found a bottle of Viagra in His son's medicine cabinet, he asked about using one of the pills.

    The son said, "I don't think you should Take one Dad; they're very strong And very expensive."

    "How much?" asked Grandpa.

    "$10. A pill," Answered the son.

    "I don't care," said Grandpa, "I'd still like to Try one, and before we leave in the Morning, I'll put the money Under the pillow."

    Later the next morning, the son found $110 under the pillow. He called Grandpa and said, "I told You each pill was $10, not $110.

    "I know," said Grandpa. "The Hundred is from Grandma!"

I fish

    After 35 years of marriage, a husband and wife came for counseling. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the years they had been married. On and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire laundry list of unmet needs she had endured.

    Finally, after allowing this for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he embraced and kissed her long and passionately as her husband watched - with a raised eyebrow. The woman shut up and quietly sat down as though in a daze The therapist turned to the husband and said, "This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you do this?"

    "Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Friday, I fish."

Couple in Heaven

    This older couple met their demise in an auto accident and were transported to Heaven. As they were waiting to be processed, they began to look all around at their setting for eternity.

    The wife was amazed at the beauty, the peace and the contentment she felt and commented over and over about what a nice place Heaven was and how fortunate she felt to be there.

    The husband sneered,... "If it weren't for you and your God damned oat-bran muffins & all that health food crap, we'd have been here 15 years ago!"