@GirlFromIpanema @EA_Cade Thank you both very much! You're right, @GirlFromIpanema; I do have a terrific family, all three living generations of it. Dad will say to me, "How did we manage to marry as well as we did?", making sure our wives can hear him.
I'm also 38, and while my back hasn't given me problems *knocks wood* I have a shoulder that predicts changing weather by aching, especially during winter.
@83bienchen I might have to check out your mod. I have one--I think it is also yours--that lets Elders walk without hunching over. Thank you for mentioning it!
@VeeDub I usually play with aging off, but I also like your conception of the way Sims age. I'll occasionally give an Adult greying hair as evidence of decades of life well (or badly) lived.
@logion I need to give in and splash the cash on a chair like yours. Placing a throw pillow in the lower back of my chair probably won't do the trick for much longer.