@Sooner wrote:
@BlueFinch wrote:
@Sooner I don't think anyone is suggesting that there should be 'a lot' of elderly models. It's just suggesting representatives of all ages and body types. It would be nice if they had a senior model on occasion.
I also don't think older folks should be sidelined, simply by their age. Many older folks remain very active and concerned about looking their best. And, they're judged as letting themselves go, if they don't.
And, believe me, I haven't figured how to get out of the 'rat race,' yet. As long as you're alive --you're a player in it. Anything that builds confidence in one's appearance, regardless of age, is a bonus.
@BlueFinch Well, we don't think alike. I do think older people don't need to hang on to a job forever keeping kids from rising in the ranks and having their day. I think that is terrible unless one needs the money.
And I also think that as we age what we think of as appearance needs to modify unless you are Dolly Parton or Jane Fonda. Accept age and who you are. Do something different, live differently and live and look appropriate to a wonderful stage that lots of people don't appreciate because youth has long gone.
@Sooner I have no idea how this thread about older models turned into the need for seniors to accept their age, get on with a new life and leave work positions so younger folks can have their turn, "rising in the ranks." Really? Talk about a detour.
I retired in 2015. I can't count the number of times I was the proctor and mentor for young nurses, and med students, helping them start their careers. I never felt sorry for myself, that I was ending my own. In most professions, the senior retiring passes the torch to the young. We share all the secrets of the trade that took us forever to learn, ourselves. As it should be. This role should never be discounted.
I was excited to retire. I did feel some sadness for young nurses, though, knowing just how hard and taxing the work can be and this was prior to Covid. How much you have to give up. Holidays, precious times with family, and lots of sadness and difficult losses. It's always been dangerous work, too. Covid just brought it to the forefront. I lost my husband to it. He never made it to retirement.
When I shop now, I'm shopping for my new life. Not scrubs, anymore. So, I like to see what other senior women are adding to their wardrobes. After decades of hard work, seniors deserve recognition, too. No one should try to put them out to pasture. It's disrespectful.
All of my older retired professional friends feel the same way. We have no intention of sitting in the recliner, turning into Mrs. Roper.
And, none of us want to steal a job from a young person. It IS their turn. But age should never influence 'turn.' Advanced education, knowledge, experience and competency should always weigh the determining factor. It's who I would want taking care of me.
Ask yourself. If you needed open heart surgery, would you go with the older, highly skilled surgeon facing retirement, or give a young inexperienced doc the chance to move up the ranks, with your surgery? After all, it's his 'turn.' I think we all know the answer to that question. Experience matters and it only comes with age and years in the trenches.
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