I’m over 50 – a stranger just told me to dress my age but other people think I look great and love how I handled it
A WOMAN over 50 got scolded by a stranger on the street for what she was wearing.
People showered her with support and said she handled the situation with grace.
Joleene (@joleene_d), a producer, shared the experience with over 80,000 TikTok followers.
“This woman where I live just mumbled to me ‘dress your age,'” she said.
The blonde stood in the middle of the road to show off her outfit — a zip-up vest and green cargo pants.
“I have my pink Filas on, a vest, and some pink sunglasses,” she said, raising her arms in confusion.
She returned to her car to fully process the situation: “Where I live it’s kind of a mixture of professional people, retired people, and military people, so there’s plenty of people here that are retirement age and beyond,” she said.
“I’m not far from that but I don’t think she’s right.”
She realized that these things happen and should be “let go” but she chose to look on the bright side of things.
“Here’s how it affects me: it actually gives me the gift because I don’t want to be like that,” she said.
“I want to support all women, I don’t care what their age is, I don’t care what they’re wearing or what they choose.”
“So I just smiled at her and I’m okay with that… sometimes peopling is a challenge,” she concluded, adding the hashtag #womenover50 and #bekind.
People took to the comments to shower her with praise: “She’s probably upset she doesn’t have the guts to wear what she wants,” said one commenter.
“You do you boo, you look fabulous.”