I remember once when I was probably 14 or 15, I went to the store with my Mother. We we getting back in the car, loading bundles and this boy/man yelled something like "Hurry up you old bag" at my mother. I was insensed and yelled back at him some profanity, of which I got yelled at by her about. That as over 40 years ago and I STILL remember that incident.

Now that I'm older I can't help but feel what she must have felt at the time. I know we all have out time in the sun and we move on and get older/old. I think I am handling it alright but when I see Older people being mistreated it infuriates me still even as it did when I was a young girl.

WHY aren't older people respected? You'd think they WOULD be but for the most part they aren't. I know in different parts of the world they ARE but Why in America is getting older such a handicap??