adage

i've suddenly become aware of TV ads i never noticed before that seem to apply to me. bladder control, hormonally aging skin, heart burn, lubricants...you name it. have these ads increased in air time or have they escaped me up to this point. i find myself tuning in and listening closely to the "fine print" side effects and relating all too well to the woman up repeatedly in the night for gallons of water, bringing warming sensations into the bedroom and wishing i'd picked up arthritic lotions at the drug store. this brings to my attention the parts of aging that suck. i'm wiser, stable, grounded, financially free; i've got it together! is the cost of all this success a body that is falling a part more than rejuvenating? how do i reconcile? "youth is wasted on the young" and "hindsight is 20/20" ring more true than metaphor! have i become an 'old adage?'