Ageism - A Chat with Mom

Verb to speak directly to someone
addressed
Did you see that? The clerk totally ignored me. I asked her a question and when she answered she addressed only YOU. How rude!
Noun an older person, over the age of 65 in most places
senior
Yes! Do you think it's because you're a senior and I'm younger? Because you have grey hair?
Verb ask someone if they would like some help
approached
Most definitely! Yesterday I was at a cosmetics store and not one sales person approached me. They only talk to young people. It's like I'm invisible.
Adjective too small or unimportant to be considered
insignificant
Back when I was working, my male colleagues sometimes viewed me as irrelevant. Now that I'm retired a lot more people act like I'm insignificant.
Verb dealt with in a certain way
treated
Wow, that's awful.... I never thought older people were treated that badly. I know our society is focused on acting and looking young... but still!
Noun discrimination because of how old you are
ageism
It's ageism -- happens a lot in the workplace. Hiring or tying benefits to someone's age instead of skill is just not acceptable in my humble (haha) opinion!
Adjective unfair treatment of a person or group
discrimination
Do you think communicating with managers and politicians makes any difference? We've gotta find a way to stop discrimination against older people and... you know what, really young people too :(((