Really moving photo series

[luckyval]

Reflections: Portraits of the elderly as they once were

fstoppers.com/pics-reflections-portraits-of-the-elderly-as-they-once-were

[snickers]

That's so cool!!

[Deleted]

Sweet!

I always wonder what I will look like as an old woman. Right now my bets are on sort of like the woman who plays Vogel in Dexter. Except I hope I get white hair.

[UMaineTeach]

sweet, but sad

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I am finding that totally depressing

[luckyval]

Jul 18, 2013 10:52:14 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Sweet!

I always wonder what I will look like as an old woman. Right now my bets are on sort of like the woman who plays Vogel in Dexter. Except I hope I get white hair.

I want to look like Katherine Hepburn - pretty, but kind of a mess with a big rat's nest of a bun on the top of my head

[W.T.Faulkner]

I really love this. This is probably how the elderly visualize themselves still, and it's helpful for us to remember that they weren't always in need of assistance.

[cheeseandcrackers]

Jul 18, 2013 10:53:31 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

I am finding that totally depressing

this is me

[W.T.Faulkner]

Jul 18, 2013 10:53:31 GMT -5 luckyval said:

Jul 18, 2013 10:52:14 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Sweet!

I always wonder what I will look like as an old woman. Right now my bets are on sort of like the woman who plays Vogel in Dexter. Except I hope I get white hair.

I want to look like Katherine Hepburn - pretty, but kind of a mess with a big rat's nest of a bun on the top of my head

I always think of myself the same way.  As pixie-haired ladies, we should probably start growing it out now, yes?

[AlpineSlide]

I really want to click that, but know I'll cry. I love old people.

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Jul 18, 2013 10:53:31 GMT -5 luckyval said:

Jul 18, 2013 10:52:14 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Sweet!

I always wonder what I will look like as an old woman. Right now my bets are on sort of like the woman who plays Vogel in Dexter. Except I hope I get white hair.

I want to look like Katherine Hepburn - pretty, but kind of a mess with a big rat's nest of a bun on the top of my head

I TOTALLY want a mess of old lady hair!!!!  I actually hope my hair thins out some so I can do the bun w/o it hurting my neck, lol.

[CherHorowitz]

That is really touching. I often think it may be very sad for older people to look at photos of themselves as young people and see how much they've changed, seemingly in the blink of an eye.

[verypunny]

I don't know why it makes me sad. Probably a combination of fear about how that is closer to being my parents than I want to admit, and the fact that it will be me and my husband one day that will come in a blink.

[Yankees21]

That is so neat. I love to look at old pictures of my grandma and grandpa. I never got to meet him so I picture him as a 27 year old (age when he died) and it is so neat to see my grandma that age and how in love they looked.

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Jul 18, 2013 10:53:31 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

I am finding that totally depressing

As my 91 year old grandpa loves to say, "it's better than the alternative"!

I think most of these are sweet. The nursing home one is sad, though.

[cc]

Jul 18, 2013 10:54:34 GMT -5 cheeseandcrackers said:

Jul 18, 2013 10:53:31 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

I am finding that totally depressing

this is me

Me too

[livinitup]

My grandmother had a wonderful care facility which encouraged family visits and personalizing rooms. I loved to pass the doors where the rooms had old portraits of the residents hanging on the wall. The old fashioned clothing and hats, even the posture and smiles always touched me. This reminds me of that.

[WOT?*]

I think this is beautiful and a reminder to remember your parents and grandparents while they are alive. Listen to their stories and appreciate them while you still can. See them as the beautiful people they were and are.

[lolly]

I love this! My mom just recently unearthed the most awesome picture of my grandma, taken probably in the 1920s, riding a horse holding a shotgun. So unlike the "old lady" I've always seen her as.

[bania]

Oh man, I could look at those all day. They are incredibly moving.

[Kit]

This is great and sad all at the same time.

[sergey]

Those are really neat

[lulu13]

Jul 18, 2013 11:08:19 GMT -5 livinitup said:

My grandmother had a wonderful care facility which encouraged family visits and personalizing rooms. I loved to pass the doors where the rooms had old portraits of the residents hanging on the wall. The old fashioned clothing and hats, even the posture and smiles always touched me. This reminds me of that.

I use to love seeing the old pics and reading the bios on the doors at my MIL's Alzheimer facility. It was haunting though to see doctors, lawyers, librarians, teachers etc. in their current state after reading about their lives (where they were born, their career, family etc.). So sad.

ETA Love the pics. Even now in my mind I am younger than I am (38) until I look in the mirror and realize I am not 25 anymore.

[Deleted]

That is really cool.

[mellymel]

This is beautiful.