God, Almighty Creator

#1 Gold-Paved Boulevard

Heaven

Dear Sir:

First, as an older woman, I want to thank You for creating grandchildren.   I greatly appreciate your foresight and thoughtfulness.  Awarding me grandchildren to spoil and then “return to owner” was a stroke of genius.

However, there are other troublesome and unnecessary problems that I would like You to eliminate.  After my 50^th birthday, I have been alarmed by my mental and physical decline.  The losses have been so fast that I can’t remember what failed first, in fact, I can’t remember anything…part of my complaint.

Along with memory loss, my ears fail to hear words of endearment, or did my husband always mumble like that?   Also, the amusing laugh lines of twenty years ago have deepened into jeering furrows at the edges of my eyes and mouth.  Why must I lose my memory, my hearing, and my appearance?  I think I deserve some special treatment.  I dutifully raised two children and now continue to train my husband, a lifetime challenge.   And so, I would at least like to hear him, remember his name, and not look like his mother.

I hope my complaints will be addressed soon.  Time is not on my side anymore and other problems are cropping up daily.   For example, I eat less and gain weight.   My hips are a growing reminder of a personal truism: Wider is never better.   

I suddenly remembered the ultimate solution to getting older.  Please disregard this letter. You just keep up the good work.

Yours respectfully,

Sarah Fisk