[graciegirl]

Being young is such a positive, just as being healthy is or being rich or being handsome or beautiful.

One should expect some jealousy, so one should always act gracious in the face of it.

If one is 70 and playing bridge at a table with 90 year olds and comments are made about how young ones hands look one should not take offense, smile, and continue to count the trump not played.

If one is at a pool and one is looking purty good in a bathing suit and one is 62 and not insured, one should not flirt with the husband of an 80 year old who was a lady wrestler.

If one is 60 and gets twenty yards more out of a nine iron, and ones playing partners are in their eighties, one should overlook being called a kid.

One should not whine about people noticing that one is beautiful, young or advantaged. One should not say poor me, I am young and people are making comments about it. This is for second graders who skip to the third grade too.

Miss Manners.