Any of you peoples ever watched that wonderful film 'Secondhand Lions'?
It's about a young boy who goes to live with two elderly uncles who have lived very full and wild lives. It's a great film. But at the end when the young boy has grown up and they know he has done well and is happy they decided to 'end it all' by flying their biplane into a barn, so that they don't end up dependent on anyone and don't lose their dignity.
Hubby and I loved that film. No longer believing in 'living forever on a paradise earth' and discovering it was all some crazy weed dream of some bored lawyer dudes, we've come to the conclusion that when we're really, really old we also don't want to lose our dignity and non of our kids are gonna wipe our asses, thankyou!
So, we've decided to get a really powerful motorbike for another forty odd years time. Then, when it looks like we're gonna need our asses wiping for us cos we can't do it no more we're gonna do a second hand lions trick and go out in style.
We've decided that to really do it in style, we're gonna strip down to our woolly underwear, and take out our false teeth, so that they don't fly out and hurt any one, and then, with out crash helmets, we're gonna ride our final ride together and say goodbye to the world in style. We might make a bit of a mess but.....it's good to be in control.
After a life time of being controlled, when the end comes, we're going to be in charge!