Compliment?

Maybe a backhanded one

Ouch.

I hope you told her to remember this moment when she's your age and someone says something like that.

She was just being honest, not malicious.

Back handed for sure. She's saying there was a never a chance, but still wants to be nice and take your money

I was a 6.5 in the right light.

Yeah but how was your mileage?

Showing the old pic was fishing for a compliment, Been there, done that

Why would I do that? Not with all the emotional support I get from TUSCL.

@ibbaicnl, I thought you knew that the TUSCL emotional support group meets every third Friday of the month (and the fifth Friday if there is one) at a random club of Founder's choice. I heard that Trump's even going to be speaking at the next one.

The other day, my fav made the offhand comment that flying in balloons is really dangerous, because they can catch fire. I said I didn't think so, because they're not filled with hydrogen like the Hindenburg. She had no idea what I was talking about. So I got her to watch the old newsreel footage of the Hindenburg explosion on YouTube. She said "that video looks really old. That happened before even YOU were born, didn't it."

Wow. Another ouch. Do you think she's even aware she's saying these things? Or does the mouth just engage before the brain processes anything?

She gets as good as she gives. I seem ancient to her because I am ancient compared to her. I like it that we're not phony with each other.

She mentioned some family squabbles the last time I saw her. I cheered her up by reminding her she always has her fake Jeffery Epstein type grandpa.