WHO ARE THEY?

Something has been bothering me lately and I have a bone to pick with "they".
You know who "they" are.
They are the ones we always hear about but never know who "they" are?
You know like in "they say it is going to rain" or "they say blah blah blah"
Who the heck are THEY? I really want to know.

Anyway, "THEY" say that when you get old, you go through your second childhood.

Well, I would like to say emphatically that "THEY" are totally and undeniably mistaken. Wrong, very wrong.
I am older and I know many people even older than myself and I can tell you that there is NO WAY they go through a second childhood.
Who are these dummies?
Have they never watched any children themselves to see?
It is as plain as the nose on your face that there is NO WAY - NO HOW that an older person goes through a second childhood.
We only WISH we could.

Now, if I am wrong and THEY are right, then pray tell, what part of childhood do we go into?
The first few months? The Toddler stage? Preschool/kindergarten? Grades 1 - 6?
I believe the teen years come next, and we don't go into second teen years do we?
So what age group do these people in their second childhood fit?

Now I have a great grandson who is just 6 weeks old.
I watch him lay there. All he does is eat, sleep, and dirty diapers. He lays on his back with his legs and arms flapping all over the place and he stares at everything.
Is that what old people in their second childhood do?
Really now, I don't know anyone anywhere that has ever done that beside babies so I guess that isn't the age group. (Sure would be funny if that is how we all ended up!)

Now I have two grandsons that will shortly be two years old.
I would imagine their behaviour will extend till at least grade six, just getting stronger and stronger as it goes along.
They can both walk fairly well, even run and jump and dance.
They have boundless energy and want to do the same things over and over and over again. They love to be tickled. They love learning new things and learning to talk.
They never want to quit when they are doing something they love and they will let you know it. They like trying things on their own.
They easily express their feelings and go from one feeling to another very quickly.

Now again I ask - Do you know any older people that fit that description?
Sure some of that might fit us but most of us would agree
- no matter how active you are -
that you just can't keep up with kids at this age.
They seem to run with the pink bunny.
They just keep going and going and going and.........

I really and truly believe that this idea of a "second childhood" is a gross misrepresentation of the older generation.
It is a conspiracy I tell you.
Our children are trying to feed us this stuff so they can get rid of us in old folks homes or hospitals or dare I say it " Mental facilities".
They have come up with this - what do I call it? a disease? a condition? what?
Second Childhood! What is that?

We hear them wispering behind closed doors about us going into our second childhood, and that peaks our curiosity and we get excited. Oh, if only it were true. I only wish I could get back some of the energy that children have.

Please, if there is anyone out there who knows how I can get into MY second childhood, please please let me know.
I need a good dose of childhood energy.
I need to be wanting to not give up on things again.
I need a whole lot of what kids have.
Show me the way and I will show you the money....

Also, if anyone out there knows who "THEY" are,
please let them know my position on their statement.
I demand an apology in writing and a general announcement to the public, stating that they are wrong. (and I don't mean some little three lines at the end of the newspaper but a front page apology)

Now, if you agree with my position, I suggest you copy this post and forward it to all your friends and ask them to forward and on and on, so that eventually "THEY" will get it and read it and maybe we can all get together to get this horrible matter cleared up.

Hope you have a childlike day.