Tonight for the first time in 25 years as a Girls' Brigade leader I had to call the police to deal with abusive youths and realised I am getting older...

... I was not intimidated by the youths, as I once would have been, and gave them my best icy stare - not very effective in the dark, granted, but it made me feel better...

... then when the police eventually arrived they looked about the same height and age as the youths - who had of course left by then!

I'm getting older!