Boomerangst

Technically, what goes around comes around. Boomerangst is he terror that the Baby Boom generation experiences at the reality of getting old; specifically the difficulty identifying their status as 'retired' or asking for any sort of 'Senior' discount. It begins at age 50 when AARP mails out a membership card and culminates in signing up for Medicare at 65.

He agonized over his increasing hair loss with his therapist, who noted 'boomerangst' in his notes

by Shardonnay January 25, 2014