You are old when your youngest son (Eli) is explaining old age to his oldest sister (Alison). He has a definite view point...do not try and dissuade or realign his thinking.
He explained very precisely to Alison that a person is old when the veins in your hands stand out and are green and blue. His reasoning was that his great grandmother's hands were that way.
Unfortunately, Eli's explanation took place in the middle of a busy restaurant that caters to the elderly. When Alison questioned him, he began looking around and scared me to death that he would want to point out those elderly with "large" veins. Lucky for me, he zeroed in on my hands instead. I was so relieved to not be designated among the elderly per the "Eli Scale of Aging".
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