How do i find out how old my aunt is?
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October 25th, 2008
its her birthday tomorrow and my entire family is really curious. we dont know what to put on the card or how many candles to light. her house was flooded and the birth certificate was destroyed. she was born in hungary, and we cant get information from the embassy because its a long process with lots of paper work, and we’re just plain lazy. we went to the doctor with her, and on her file, it doesnt say.
we know that she’s either 98, 99 or 100. whenever we ask, she pretends not to hear and talks about a recent film or a book she read.
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Hmm. Hardcore. You could try a genealogy website… that is, something that just has “info” about your family roots. That may yield a date of birth, or any surprising info like number of children or criminal history.
Aside from asking her, there’s not much else. Does she have a Driver’s License?
Just sneak into her purse, grab her wallet, and look!
Maybe she is sensitive to revealing her age? Is there a possibility of not mentioning age in the birthday card and/or regarding the number of candles on the cake?
Write Happy Birthday on the card and put 99 candles on the cake, she’s not going to count.
Ooh! Here’s a snarky one: Maybe you should explain to her that Logan’s Run was “just make believe”.
This might be even snarkier but I sincerely mean it in fun.
Did you consider trying Carbon Dating?
Keep saying, “Oh I am so excited for your 105th birthday Auntie!”. She’ll get cheesed off and will break and say “NOOOoooo I am only 99 (or whatever her age is)!” . Other alternative statements: “How does it feel to be 105?”, “Will you help me set 105 candles on the cake?” etc etc. Doesn’t she have a passport or license or some official document like that that would reveal her age?
@all: she never got a drivers license and she never left canada after she came here from hungary, so she doesnt have a passport. i dont want to look in her purse because she always has kleenex with bodily excrement on it in there, as well as a lot of mothballs. it just seems gross.
EEK: that just reminded me that she keeps the chocolate that she gives me in her purse. errrrrr…
I just love that she changes the subject when asked.
My best friend does that. For years when asked how old he is he replies, “I love music.”
Genius.
If you’re willing to risk not being in her good books for a while, you could just make a guess, making sure it’s over her actual age – she’s sure to correct you!
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I heard that after a hundred they start counting “half” again, like 101 and a half. If she has hit the magic number she may want to start being proud of it. If she won’t tell you, you can probably look her up on an old census if she has been in the US for a while. You can get the info at ancestry.com for about $15.00.
she has to do taxes if she is a US citizen. I have yet to see a W-anything without a birthdate.
Ah, at that age, she is entitled to be eccentric. The difference between 98 and 100 is meaningless. Throw her a magnificent party. Whatever her age, this may be her last birthday.
And maybe she doesn’t know, if she immigrated from Hungary. Light a big candle next to cake so there isn’t a lot of spit when she blows it out.
Zach is Canadian. Probably his aunt is also. And surely her hearing isn’t very good.
@hoosier_banana
I admire you for your great responses :)
the party is going on right now. some of her friends are here, and we started with champagne. she’s having a lot of fun. the old ladies are having brunch right now and so far everything is going fine. its like a scene from a movie; a bunch of old hungarian ladies shouting in hungarian because they cant hear their own words. me and my siblings are cracking up. we’re just gonna put one candle on the cake. thanks for the advice.
good choice zack :). now go party it up w/ those women. i bet they can tell you some great stories.
So glad that she is having fun. Remember, that will be you someday. (How’‘s your Hungarian? How’s your hearing?) And get some pictures. G
hehe hope you have a great time and don’t forget to hug your aunt and say “Happy Birthday aunt (ur aunt’s name). I love you.” This makes old people veery happy. My great grandma passed away like a month ago at like 97. I started to miss her after she passed away.
Mtl_zach, people often forget how much they had loved someone when the persons is alive. Remember that and always treat old people nicely and don’t regret being not nice to then when they were alive
why am I suddenly talking about such a depressig topic?
Enjoy the party and say somethig like “aunt, why not go for the Guiness records for the healthiest and the best aunt on earth? I’m sure you’ll win!” And you’d either get some $ or a big hug :) hope you enjoy the party see ya
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