>>>I wish I was almost 50 ;-)
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>>>My last birthday made me 56. My older daughter observed, in her characteristic way, that I am over half way to a hundred. Some thanks for bringing her into the world. OK, her mom was somewhere on the scene.
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>>Ah, manners. The proper wording here is "may you live a hundred years, and then we'll see". IOW, the hundred is normally not depicted as the goal, but as the easy-to-remember place to review the situation and further plans.
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>From what I have seen of elderly health I am not sure I want to live to be 100. My dad led a healthy life until nearly 80 and then the wheels fell off. My mom is nearing that age and not doing much better.

You are entitled to such attitude just like anybody else. I'm speaking of proper manners when talking about one's age, of nice things to say.