This was posted on Substack on 7/22/2025. I posting it here now because I am unsure of what is taking place. Recently this old Blog of mine is generating thousands of views. I'm not good with the analytics provided at all. On Substack search for The Old Fart and you'll find me. I've done a couple of hundred posts since I left Blogger.
Manopause strikes!
A Delicate Princess
I know we have been referring to Trump as a king but it might be more accurate to refer to him as a princess. Remember the childhood story about the Princess and the Pea?[1] A young woman wants to marry a king but his suspicious mom tests her by putting a pea under 20 mattresses and 20 feather beds. The young woman wakes up after sleeping on top of the pile and complains about how badly she slept because something kept her up, namely the pea. Because she proved that she was so delicate she got to marry the king.
Trump is delicate like that. Everything upsets him. Every perceived slight, whether real or imagined, upsets him. Dreaming about Obama upsets him. People calling him names upsets him. People making fun of him like I’m doing right now upsets him. You get the drift.
AOC upset him bigly when she said, referring to Trump and Musk’s lover’s quarrel, "Oh man, the girls are fighting, aren't they?" That got me to thinking. Yes, they do behave like high school teenage girls. Not to cast aspersions on girls, or teenagers, of course. Behavior at that time goes with their ages. Trump is geriatric, so there’s really no excuse. His behavior goes beyond being just a princess.
Really, I know Trump is kinda old to be a princess even though he is a trend setter when it comes to presidents acting juvenile. The name-calling, always-whiny, perpetually-complaining president. Seriously, the man has been crying non-stop since 2016.
Then it hit me. Obviously, he’s old enough now that his hormones are slowing down. As badly as he’s reputed to smell, it’s possible that all his sweat is causing that.[2] Just look at his other symptoms.[3] He can’t sleep at night. Mood swings. Panic attacks. Weight gain. He’s so fatigued that he’s falling asleep in meetings. He’s irritable. Dry skin. Hair loss. Brain fog. Incontinence. Decreased libido.
As a nation we may have a hard truth to deal with about what our president is going through albeit later than usual. Manopause is real![4]
OMG! Trump is going through manopause!