"Hello...You've Been Selected"...

I usually try to be upbeat about my age-stage in life, but age- specific telemarketers are making it very hard!  I can't tell you how many times I answer the phone to hear a recorded message, geared toward the elderly.  I know we have "special needs" but come on!

One that really irks me is "Did you know that 80 percent of "seniors" will fall in their homes this year?"  Yes, I know that.  I'm a big part of your statistics already...Or the weekly call, telling me that I've been chosen to test a new security system that will keep us safe from those "who prey on the elderly". Particularly offensive are the calls, asking me to serve on a panel regarding incontinence.  I'm not THERE yet, either!

And my aggravation isn't limited to telephone marketing either.  I bet we receive a piece of mail daily, asking us to give THEIR health insurance plan a look, or  have we given any thought to "long-term nursing home insurance"?  Geesh!  Quit rushing me!

I know that the number of baby boomers makes us a very sought-after demographic, in terms of sales, but please!  It's almost like they're trying to talk us into being needy...but  the constant reminders that I need this and I need that, strengthens my resolve not to need any of what they're selling.

And NO!  I'm not interested in a plot in your burial park!!!