You're right. Re-reading it does sound harsh and if extreme lawn care is his thing then more power to him. To some I already am "old one day." My daughter used

You're right. Re-reading it does sound harsh and if extreme lawn care is his thing then more power to him. To some I already am "old one day." My daughter used to pretend to be David Attenborough and narrate aloud whatever I was doing while drawing unkind pictures to document it. "And this is the Dave in his natural habitat. See how he struggles to climb under the car to reach the oil pan."