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To be three years old again when you got a (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo 19 hrs ago OP
awww ... Floyd's awake dweller 19 hrs ago #1
😊 Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #7
As I get older, I appreciate naps more. Don't even need a bribe/reward anymore. Norrrm 18 hrs ago #2
☺️ Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #8
One of my husband's friends, a fellow retired pilot, taught us... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #13
At least you can look forward to True Dough 18 hrs ago #3
😰 Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #9
Lol! There's lots of things we got as kids that we didn't appreciate much at the time, isn't there? AZJonnie 18 hrs ago #4
😊 Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #10
When I turned 65 I told a friend I was tired of adulting Phoenix61 17 hrs ago #5
🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #11
Always take a nap when you are being difficult nuxvomica 13 hrs ago #6
😁 Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #12

3catwoman3

(29,889 posts)
13. One of my husband's friends, a fellow retired pilot, taught us...
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:34 AM
5 hrs ago

...this very apt acronym - SCAN - Senior Citizen Afternoon Nap. I often happily SCAN.

He had another one - ROMEO - Retired Od Men Eating Out.

True Dough

(27,434 posts)
3. At least you can look forward to
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:59 PM
18 hrs ago

wetting your diaper again, Floyd! You'll get that much back in your life.

AZJonnie

(4,117 posts)
4. Lol! There's lots of things we got as kids that we didn't appreciate much at the time, isn't there?
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:03 PM
18 hrs ago


This wouldn't have been a thing for me, though, because according to my mom, I stopped napping at about 1.5 years old. And that's never changed

Phoenix61

(18,902 posts)
5. When I turned 65 I told a friend I was tired of adulting
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 11:45 PM
17 hrs ago

and I wanted to be 4 again. She told me they'd make me take naps like it would be a bad thing. I said I know and I'd get animal crackers and kool-aid when I got up. 😀

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