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I'm over 70 and I finally stopped trying to stay relevant to my adult children's lives - not out of resentment, but because I realized they love me but don't actually value what I have to offer, and pretending otherwise was exhausting for everyone - Silicon Canals

A retired electrician accepts that his decades of experience no longer applies to his adult sons' modern careers, finding relief in stopping the pretense of understanding their world.

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The art of being the oldest person in the room: 7 habits of people over 60 who never feel invisible in younger company - Silicon Canals

The people who never feel invisible? They're the ones asking questions. My buddy Frank is seventy-one. When his grandson talks about some video game, Frank doesn't say 'When I was your age, we played outside.' He asks, 'What do you like about it? How does it work?' And he actually listens to the answer.

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I'm over 70 and I finally stopped trying to stay relevant to my adult children's lives - not out of resentment, but because I realized they love me but don't actually value what I have to offer, and pretending otherwise was exhausting for everyone - Silicon Canals

The art of being the oldest person in the room: 7 habits of people over 60 who never feel invisible in younger company - Silicon Canals

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