If your father or mother is above 67, please pause and read this slowly.
At that age, life begins to feel different for them. The world moves faster, but their bodies move slower. The things they once did effortlessly now require effort. Their strength is not what it used to be, and even if they don’t say it, they feel it.
What they need now is not pressure. Not stress. Not arguments about money or past mistakes. They need stability. They need reassurance. They need to feel safe.
If they have savings, protect it. This is not the stage for risky investments or “let’s try this opportunity.” It is the stage for preservation. Capital safety matters more than high returns. Peace of mind matters more than profit.
If they depend on you financially, don’t see it as a burden. See it as a privilege. The same hands that once carried you are now weaker. The same voices that defended you now speak softer. Support them with dignity, not pity.
And beyond money, give them something deeper.
Call them without being in a hurry.
Sit with them without checking your phone every two minutes.
Let them repeat stories you’ve heard before. One day, you will wish to hear those stories again.
At 67 and above, what they truly fear is not death. It is loneliness. It is feeling forgotten.
Take care of their health. Help them organize their documents. Make sure they are not being financially manipulated. Protect them from stress. But most importantly, protect their heart.
Because one day, the chair they sit on will be empty.
And no amount of money will buy back one more conversation.
Little food rules I follow that make me sound insane to the average person:
- Every meal needs to be protein-focused
- Every meal needs to be appropriately portioned for my height and weight.
- No eating after 5 p.m., or the last meal of the day
- Before anything else upon waking up, drink water with electrolytes and creatine
- If extremely hungry, drink a tall glass of water and electrolytes before sitting down to eat
- If I'm still hungry after eating, I wait 20 minutes before I go and get more food
- No sugar or creamer in my coffee (Unless I'm traveling, as a little treat.)
- If I eat bread I mostly eat low calorie bread. Even shaving off a few hundred calories a day really adds up over time.
- No calories in drinks, period, unless it's alcohol. Then it's fine.
- Coke Zero is the Law
- I can have one ridiculous frapucinno ice cream style drink per season. One Pumpkin Spice Latte is usually enough to get it out of my system.
- Recognize that it's okay to be hungry
-I can have one or two "treat" meals a week, but no "cheat days" where I gorge myself into oblivion
- No food is off limits and I don't follow absurd diets, I just practice portion control. If I want it, I usually wait a few days, and if I still want it, I get it for myself.
- All these rules can be broken at my whim, because it's my body and my rules and I can do whatever I feel like
The courtroom scene in Legally Blonde (2001) is pure payoff. Elle’s “I got her” moment and that little confidence shimmy land perfectly, while Chutney’s face just crumbles as she realizes she’s finished and the judge sees it all unfold in an instant.
Suggestion, Mia Goth needs to drop the zio stylist and be put in Alice Auaa for the rest of the Frankenstein press tour
Alice Auaa fall/winter 2013 collection below