Growing Old is for Sissies.

I got thinking about a slogan I've seen on T-shirts.

                                                         Growing Old Isn’t for Sissies

                                      say the T-shirts on the elderly women in sweat pants
                                      and the bumper stickers on the Buicks from Florida,
                                      but that’s exactly when sissies will come into their own.
                                      They’ve had a lifetime of practice at whining and
                                      complaining, squirming in fear of getting sick and
                                      dying, and obsessing about themselves, so they will
                                      already be there to open the door to old age for us.
                                      With an I-told-you-so smile, they’ll spread their arms
                                      in welcome and say, “Mi casa es su casa.”
                                      And that’s how the meek will inherit the earth.


Note:  (for foreign readers)  A sissy is a person who is not the traditional American strong and silent type.
He or she whines and complains about things and is often fearful.
   If you're not familiar with "Mi casa es su casa", it means "My house is your house."