About THE BOBBYPIN GENERATION™
So,
this group of absolutely fabulous women are hanging
around together one night, doing what
women do when they hangout together on a Friday evening and there aren't any men around ... talking ... laughing ... eating ... crying .... laughing ... eating ... oy! All the women
at the gathering are in their
fifties but look like they are no older than thirty, and act much
younger than some might expect. Bright, creative, intelligent, successful, they
would tell you that they love their
lives despite the curves life has thrown them. They come from all segments of
society, some are mothers, some even grandmothers, some have forgone having
children in lieu of careers. They represent the gamut of occupations; one a writer, another
an interior designer, one has a fab job in the financial market, another is a doctor,
there's a lawyer ... I guess
all that was missing is an Indian chief.
Naturally, as will happen when a group of women in their fifties get together,
the conversation turns to age. I let out a squeal of indignation, for I am
incensed over the fact that I am being referred to these days as a "senior
citizen!" A fifty-something being called a SENIOR CITIZEN? With that vision I am
wizened, decrepit, addle-brained, barely ambulatory, wear DEPENDS and shout phrases like
"I've fallen, and I can't get up!" I just don't get it. Particularly since I
have a father who is 90 years old and is still going strong. If I'm a senior
citizen what does that make him?
So, we girls spend the evening discussing our new status as senior citizens and
other topics too. We talk politics, sex (yes!), books, money, relationships,
the arts, just to name a few of our interests. When suddenly it dawn on me that we
are all
bright, erudite, creative, and, yes, deliciously seasoned women who have learned a lot in
our fifty-something years. And rather than being admired for our
accomplishments, society is trying to put us out to pasture like a useless broken down
horse. UNACCEPTABLE, and counterproductive to societal needs. So we talk about
that too, and agree that we refuse to accept being tossed into the category of
irrelevant and want to do something about this counterintuitive notion that
only twenty-year-olds have something relevant to contribute to society. So,
we decide to collectively launch this website and share our lives, stories,
wisdom, advice, foibles, and, yes, most importantly, toss that
senior citizen talk where it belongs.
We're The BOBBYPIN GENERATION™ TBG) and we're smart, sassy,
hot, sexy, bright, beautiful, accomplished and relevant and we plan to shout it to the hills! We've got lots to say and we hope you'll listen.
Whether you are in your teens or you are truly a senior citizen, there will be
something here for you. And as we're eVOLVING so will this website. We hope
you'll join us and become a member of The BPG and share your experience,
strength and hope.