We Old: Deanna's Fall + Emily’s Frozen Middle Finger🖕🏻

We Old: Deanna's Fall + Emily’s Frozen Middle Finger🖕🏻

From How To Be Less Old Podcast by How To Be Less Old

March 31, 2026 · 50 min

About this episode

Deanna and Emily discuss aging experiences, social interactions without phones, and warning signs of indoctrination in relationships.

Deanna shares the story of a fall that aged her a good 25 years! She “took air” and when she says she dented the trash can, she did NOT lie. After seeing this picture, it’s clear she’s lucky to be alive! Emily also feels old due to aching joints and a frozen middle finger. Take that WORLD. We discuss going 90s, the art of hanging out with others without your phone. Wild thought - leave it at home! Also, how did we survive those dirty, dirty pay phones in a world before hand sanitizer? That was the only way to get a ride back home from the mall. Are we stronger for it? We also get into the warning signs a man in your life is being indoctrinated into the sphere of mano. Here are some key things to know. * It starts slow and then builds * You might start to hear an odd comment here and there, usually presented as a joke - and then it stops being a joke * Negging, and trying to control you So if someone in your life starts to raise a couple red flags for you, its time for an all out intervention and review of their YouTube watch history. We are all in this together. Stay safe out there, ladies. Deanna raises an alarming concern that the post office might be going the way of the do-do…

People in this episode

Hosts: Deanna, Emily

Topics covered

  • aging
  • 90s nostalgia
  • social interaction
  • indoctrination warning signs
  • snail mail

Keywords

  • fall
  • frozen middle finger
  • 90s
  • pay phones
  • snail mail
  • indoctrination
  • red flags

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