RANT: Old people need to learn to stop running their mouths!

[MBony]

Situation:

I'm at work taking some money from a patron when I over hear a lady running her mouth about how my father has diabetes. This is all news to me. I know he has high sugar, but never been diagnosed. I tell her that is news to me and I didn't think she was right. She corrects me and then goes on to tell me what this means I will need to do for my father from now on. I quickly cut her off and politely tell her that I know exactly what this means and turn around and walk off.

I took off for 30 minutes to go ask my mother if they had neglicted to tell me about this and she confirms that indeed he HAS NOT been diagnosed.

[rant]Why do old people find it necessary to run their mouths about other people's business. Not to mention the fact that she isn't even spreading a rumor that is true. [/rant]

EDIT: I know other people besides old people gossip, so don't try and play that card. I was merely ranting over the fact that in this situation the lady is elderly, but this is the first time she has done so about anyone in my family. If there was any validity to her claim I wouldn't be as motivated to post this as I am.

Amused: In my situation she is old so I will not quit with the ageism. Deal with it.

 

[PanzerIV]

It's been my experience that there are plenty of young people that like to run their mouth and that's it's not the exclusive right of the old. Lots of people have trouble minding their own business and age has nothing to do with anything.

 

[OutHouse]

its called Gosip. Its the same reason why we find it as a society to know what the celebrities are doing, whos screwing who, whos cheating on who, who has what disease....

its just plain sickning in my opinion.

 

[Amused]

Old people aren't the only ones who gossip. So quit with the ageism, OK? You are going to be old one day too if the world lets your ass grow up. I hope someone throws this crap in your face then, and I wish I could be there to see it.

 

[Yaotl]

she has nothing better to do.

 

[Kyteland]

repeat after me:

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."

 

[iwearnosox]

Girls are dumb, throw rocks at them.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Does this old lady know your family? htf would she know personal medical history anyways.. I would have immediately wrote her off as batty.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Kyteland
repeat after me:

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."

Why is it that among all the primates, only humans have language?<--- An excellent book discussing the issue.

This discussing of people and who's doing what to or with whom, is probably a necessary social tool. some of us are better at it than others.

 

[CPA]

should have given her a beatdown. That would've learned her.