So I recently watched Gran Tarino the movie starring and directed by Clint Eastwood and I LOVED IT!

Even at 82 Clint Eastwood is still excellent and ripe with pure molten talent and bad-assness!

I am not going to ruin the movie for you but I do recommend you watch it. I will say there was a scene in the movie that inspired this post.

Clint’s well meaning son and daughter-in-law decide to purchase a series of “senior living” products for his birthday.

• A claw thing that is suppose to help him reach for hard to get items.
• A phone with HUGE buttons. (Implying of course that he is so geriatric  that he can’t see)
• And a series of pamphlets for Senior Living Retirement homes…

Suffice to say Clint’s character was NOT amused and greatly insulted. (Albeit the scene was funny)

Which got me thinking when is it safe to start hinting to your parents or grand parents that they might want to upgrade everyday appliances and gadgets to more “senior” assisted versions?
Prime example, the BIG BUTTONED PHONE.

I actually think this is a great idea and must surely be useful for a number of older folks. My question is how do you go about discretely recommending it or discretely swapping out gramps current model for this one?

Any ideas? …