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Speaking about labeling people…

已有 2532 次阅读 2011-6-7 08:41 |个人分类:From the U.S.|系统分类:海外观察| age, people


I was told that I was “Middle Aged” many years ago, by my own parents, when I was barely 40. I know very well that I am getting older every year; but who isn’t? No one gets younger in reality, unless you are Benjamin Button. Still, it shocked me that I am now “officially” a senior (but not senior enough to get discounted movie passes in Hawaii, when one has to be 62), and I can be referred to as “a grandma,” according to this article below.

 

Need to 'Rent-a-Grandma'? Try This New Franchise

 

A Los Angeles-based employment service that specializes in providing senior women for domestic staffing needs has just launched a national franchise program. Even though the ink on the disclosure documents is barely dry, Rent-A-Grandma has already reached tentative agreement with a Texas entrepreneur to roll out five franchises in the Lone Star State.

 

The service provides carefully screened women age 50 and over for roles including child care, elder care, housekeeping, cooking, estate management, pet sitting and other domestic staffing jobs. The advantage that older women bring is their extensive age/life experience, Todd Bliss, the company's founder and CEO, told BusinessNewsdaily.

To read more, go to

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110606/sc_livescience/needtorentagrandmatrythisnewfranchise

 

 



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