quote:Originally posted by Gayle: I'll make resonable attempts at staying younger looking like moisturizer and the like, but I never want to be that brittle-haired, egg-faced, hoochie-lady trying to hold her 20's or 30's just a little too hard for comfort.
Agreed - there is nothing sadder then an older man or woman trying to look, not just young for their age but YOUNG.
I find also that I get annoyed at the older men and women (and by older I think I mean 35+) who insist on not just trying to look young but on trying to stay part of the teen culture. There is a huge difference in my opinion between trying to look damned good for your age and trying to look 16 when you are not. I don't mean no one over 35 should wear jeans (there goes most of my wardrobe if I meant that ) but knock it off with the trying to outdo the kids. Let them enjoy their own special hallmarks of being teengers circa 2006 without trying to co-opt that for yourselves!
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I don't worry about growing older. Sure I'd like to have the body that I had when I was 25 (and I wish my 45 years old mind would remember that I no longer have it!) but I have other things that compensate for that. I love to go to rock concerts and now I can. When I was 25 I couldn't afford the equipment or fees to play hockey or golf every day. I didn't have a job that gave me vacations in the Caribbean.
I don't feel old and so I live my life accordingly. I don't worry about the wrinkles. I got them from laughing a lot. I look forward to things rather than looking back and thinking "If only..." I try to learn new things and challenge myself to expand what I know. Old is just an attitude. I know plenty of seniors who are young at heart and since the heart is where you live your life that is what is important.
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I've never been bothered by the age concept myself, but then I am very young, a mere 24, and most of the males on my side of the family have lasted into their late 90s. It's always struck me as odd though, how quite a lot of young people (gods, I must be old now to use that term) now, and when I was at college, always tried to act grown-up and more adult. They managed to pass over the fun part of not legally being an adult yet and headed straight for pretending to be mature (so far as I know they're still pretending). One thing I will say though, it was my dad's birthday last month and since I'm pathetic with ages and dates I got his age wrong a couple of times. He didn't mind if I said 60 or 70, but get it wrong by a year or two older (53 atm) and he'd instantly correct me.
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When I was 22, I nearly killed myself. I had the razor in my hands. For various reasons, I stopped myself. But I should have died that day. Every day since then has been borrowed time. So, I welcome time as it comes to me. I'm 29 now, and I will only be 29 once. I will be quite happy to be 30 in 11 months.
But then, I'm secretly 10 a good part of the time yet, so my Outside Age matters not a whit. (Need I mention that this attitude royally pisses off my mother, who turned 37 for the 13th time in February? )
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quote:Originally posted by Doug4.7: When I do turn 50, and join AARP, I will send him a copy of my "Welcome to AARP" letter.
Don't worry about having to remember to join AARP when you turn 50. AARP will find you. Trust me!
I've had this feeling for a long time that I'll be healthy and active until at least 70, possibly a little longer if I take care. A couple years ago I bowled on a senior's league and met Ruth. Ruth bowled on the league too, and she was 94! While I was flabbergasted at how fit and spry she was, and bowled well, to boot, other members of the league let me in on another little fact about Ruth, that she still mows her own lawn. And, with a push mower!
So, Ruth is my new hero and she gives me hope. If Ruth can still do all she does at 94, then maybe I can too. That adds another 20+ of productive life for me. I think my outlook and attitude have changed a lot thanks to Ruth. I owe her for that. Thank you, Ruth.
So, instead of positioning myself for a possible 12+ years, I'm planning on another 30-35 years of being the charmer that I am.
As for death, someone mentioned, I don't think about it. One day I'll die and that'll be the end of my life. That's it. I don't consider that point of time and I don't live in dread of it. I think you can shorten your life with the wrong attitude. My attitude isn't perfect, but I do plan to live a long time. Now, I believe I can have fun while doing so.
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quote:Originally posted by Gayle: I'll make resonable attempts at staying younger looking like moisturizer and the like, but I never want to be that brittle-haired, egg-faced, hoochie-lady trying to hold her 20's or 30's just a little too hard for comfort.
Agreed - there is nothing sadder then an older man or woman trying to look, not just young for their age but YOUNG.
I find also that I get annoyed at the older men and women (and by older I think I mean 35+) who insist on not just trying to look young but on trying to stay part of the teen culture. There is a huge difference in my opinion between trying to look damned good for your age and trying to look 16 when you are not. I don't mean no one over 35 should wear jeans (there goes most of my wardrobe if I meant that ) but knock it off with the trying to outdo the kids. Let them enjoy their own special hallmarks of being teengers circa 2006 without trying to co-opt that for yourselves!
Yes, I'll third that. And I just think it makes someone look silly and vastly immature. It's not like they're fooling anyone either.
I was hung up on being young when I was in my mid to late twenties. I liked being youngest amonst my peers and such, but I grew out of it at some point, I can't say when.
Now I greeted my fortieth birtday party witha big part and proudly tell people I'm 41. I never regret my age nor wish to be any yonger. Okay there are those brief moments, but on the whole I'm very happy to be 41.
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I turned 50 in September, and I have mixed feelings. I know plenty of people older than myself who have sharp wits and wisdom of years. My mom's neighbor still plays tennis three times a week, and he's over 80. But I know others who fit all the negative stereotypes of old age. Every conversation eventually turns to illness. The "all the old ways were the best" mindset. A retired teacher on whom I had relied for years for advice and friendship is now completely in the throes of dementia. She isn't even ambulatory any more, and up until a few years ago she was still walking a couple of miles each day (she's in her late 80's by now, by my guess).
What I hate the most about getting older is always feeling behind the times when it comes to technology. I don't want to become one of those codgers whining, "I don't understand these newfangled [name of latest innovation]." OTOH, I don't relish being the eternal pupil of twentysomethings, either. But hey, as long as I'm willing to learn, I'm not really old, right?
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: For women, there are two significant things that happen when you turn 40-- 1. Your baseline mammogram (where the funniest phrase in the world is "don't move or breathe")
Some of us who have breast cancer in the family got our baselines over a decade ago, and have been having them every three years since.
But thanks for reminding me that I'll have to get them every year now!
The Kitten and I were talking in the car on the way home from school today, and she asked me how old my father was when he died. I told her he was 49, and she said, "Wow, that's really not old, is it?" I'm less than 10 years from outliving my father (assuming, of course, that I do), which is very weird.
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Right Mari, as long as you are willing to learn then you are not really old.
I'll be 5 3 next month,(at least my body is) and passed menipause, and I'm having the best year of my life. My hair is grey, my teeth are plastic and I'm wearing bi-focals, but I just got a new job (as a constuction contractor's assistant --not paperwork assistant, the driving bolts and poring concrete assistant). The neices and nephews and step kids are grown, and I finally have money for myself. (edited to add) I've got tickets to Ozzfest this summer. I'm just getting started, so get out of my way. I'm also one of those people who feel no different that I did when I was 19 and get shocked every morning by seeing my mothers face in the mirror. My mother in law is 75, still has an active phyciatric practice, and raises and trains hunting dogs in her spare time.
And yes, the day you turn 50 AARP will find you.
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30 didn't bother me. 40 didn't bother me. 50 didn't bother me. 60 didn't bother me. In fact I joked about whether or not it was a milestone or a millstone.
65 really hit hard. It seems so old, especially when I read some of the posts of some of you other "old" (Yeah, right!) folks here.
Thing is, I don't feel old until I see myself in the mirror. And, when I get out of the bath and catch sight of my naked body, I always think, "Well, I don't know what the hell that is, but it surely does need ironing."
Not too long ago, the little boy next door referred to me as "that old lady." Not in a bad way. He was just saying to his mom, "I telled that old lady hi!"
Anyway, that hill everyone's always saying I'm over? Hmmmph. I just tell 'em they'll be lucky to get to the top of the hill I'm already over.
I would like to know, however, where the "Golden" years are. Mine seem to be made of rust.
Signora Del "enough rambling for now." Drago
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It was frustrating to see my fertile years slipping away when I really wanted to have a baby. Forty was looming. Not that there's a baby in my life the years ahead are opening up. It's been freeing.
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Age has never been that important to me. I don't drink, so 21 was no big deal. I wanted kids by age 30, but that was the only restriction I put on myself, agewise. In all honesty, I don't even know half the time how old I am. If someone asks me, I have to stop and do the math. I can't ever remember, because it just isn't that important to me. I have a hard time remembering J's age (3 1/2 years younger than I am) and my sister's age.
I know I used to get very frustrated by being told I was the wrong age for certain things. I got married the first time at 19. I got told I was too young. I don't think I was. I was very, very determined to make things work. When it didn't (abuse + cheating = divorce), I found someone new rather quickly. I didn't intend to, but I didn't need that "sow your wild oats" stage that my numerical age indicated I should have. I felt like some people thought I was too young to have my first child at the age I did. Never mind that I was as old as my mother when she had my younger sister, or that I helped enroll the kindergartners of my sister's classmates this year!
I think age isn't the problem, it's the stereotypes people assign to the ages we're at that we've usually got the hang-ups with.
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quote:Originally posted by DawnStorm: I'd sure love to have the slim figure I did 20 years ago though!
I look at pictures from years past and remember how fat I thought I was back then. Of course now I'd love to have that 'fat' figure back again!
Ha, no kidding.
What's scarey is, in twenty years I'll wish I was as "fat" as I think I am now! Though I seriously do need to lose a pant size. I keep trying *sigh* it keeps getting harder. I got down to a size 6 for my 20th high school reunion, I just can't seem to care about that more than I enjoy my cooking, anymore!
Can't believe I used to look at myself and think I was "fat" - *shakes head*
Oh well. I always say (in my best Zha Zha Gabor voice) "It doesn't matter how old you are, dahling, only how old you look!" and thanks to good genes and diligent skin care, I look a good 10 years younger than I am, at least. heh. That's my compensation for being a late bloomer. (Neener neener, old high school!)
also - all my daughter's friends have proclaimed my cd collection as "cool", and at parties, me and all my even older friends get out there and burn up the dance floor till all hours! Forty four schmorty four!
I say these things not to prove how "young" I am but to prove that being "old" means nothing - you can do whatever you want to at any age. (that is if the old rumatiz/lumbago/mizery in my knee-back-hip don't set in.)
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I also don't feel as old as I am. I don't feel like an adult. I don't feel responsible. A lot of times, I feel like I'm a child playing at a game of house that has gotten -really- out of hand. Getting older scares me because I'll be even more of an adult, and I really don't feel ready for that. There are all these scary things that adults have to do and face -- the decline of their parents' health, buying a house, saving for retirement, etc -- that I don't feel as though I'm up to facing.
Worst part is, I always get a really bad attack of this feeling right before a job interview! I always feel like "they" are "on to me" and will know that I'm not *really* an adult.
On the plus side, this feeling almost always gets Once in a Lifetime stuck in my head, which I find a rather pleasant earworm.
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I only became highly aware of age when my OB-GYN pointed out that, because of my infertility issues, I was probably going to have more problems getting pregnant in my 30's. Suddenly, what seemed to be merely a number became significant. While I might still be mistaken for 25, my eggs were getting OLD.
Since I have a cousin who's mentally retarded, I knew that it wasn't just a matter of getting pregnant, but of having healthy eggs and a healthy pregnancy -- and women over 35, statistically, have a greater chance of having children with disabilities.
So, while my life had simply drifted for a while, it suddenly acquired a sharp purpose. I wanted to have a baby. That purpose shaped me for at least a year. Honestly, I think it changed my cohort.
Now that I am pregnant, I guess I'm back to not really caring about age, but I do feel like my priorities are more in line with those of many women my age. Does that make any sense? I guess that what I mean is that once I accepted that my body was exacting a physical toll on me, I was more able to empathize with others who are dealing with physical signs/problems associated with aging.
And, yes, I agree with the people earlier in the thread who said that we fear aging because of the physical impairments we associate with it. When you're almost physically perfect and "untouched," I think, it's even harder to accept that you'll lose it all.
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I also don't feel as old as I am. I don't feel like an adult. I don't feel responsible. A lot of times, I feel like I'm a child playing at a game of house that has gotten -really- out of hand. Getting older scares me because I'll be even more of an adult, and I really don't feel ready for that. There are all these scary things that adults have to do and face -- the decline of their parents' health, buying a house, saving for retirement, etc -- that I don't feel as though I'm up to facing.
Worst part is, I always get a really bad attack of this feeling right before a job interview! I always feel like "they" are "on to me" and will know that I'm not *really* an adult.
On the plus side, this feeling almost always gets Once in a Lifetime stuck in my head, which I find a rather pleasant earworm.
Ah, now I'll agree with that one. About three years ago I got engaged (day after we met), I became a stepdad, the first wedding anniversary has just passed, my university course (second attempt) has just finished and I'm looking for my first full-time job. Despite all this I still don't feel noticeably different to when I was young, which puzzles me as I always imagined that there was a point where your brain suddenly flipped a switch to become adult. Still, the important thing is that you have to grow old, but no one can make you grow up.
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I don't really think about my age all that much, until my DD (who is 6) informed me that dinosaurs went extinct in 1974. Which, coincedentally, is the year I was born.
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quote:Originally posted by Jenn: In addition to the preconceived notions of where you're supposed to be in life at certain age markers, which I think is significant, I think part of it (at least unconsciously) is that every year you age is one year closer to getting old and dying. Getting old can be a depressing thought. You will run into more health problems. You body will change. Your eyes will get worse. Dying is a part of life and all that, but I don't think many people in our culture have a very good acceptance of it. Lamenting and/or avoiding one's age doesn't change any of that, but it seems to make people feel better at least in the short term.
I have a very different perspective. I was diagnosed with a heart defect when I was about 17, and getting the "This could kill you and your life expectancy isn't that great" talk at any age often tends to change one's outlook of age a great deal. I don't think of aging as getting older, but rather as continued survival. Every year I make it through without any major health crises is to be celebrated. Forty (and every birthday after it) will be a very happy birthday if I make it there without needing some heart surgery.
Jenn,
That's great and thought provoking post - thank you for it.
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This is a great way to view life. We have know way of knowing when we are going to die anyway. No matter what the physicians say, hopefully we will live long enough to accomplish to goals that (God), or you higher power wants us to do. I have cancer, I'm almost at my 5 year mark, no one has every told me that I'm dying of cancer, it has been a battle, however each day I learn more about myself and other people. I'm glad when I celebrate my birthdays, I actually feel better with cancer, than I did when I was in my 20's. I guess I'm taking better care of myself. My prayers are that I will be healed one day, or in remission, but I really want to accomplish the will that The Lord has in my life. He doesn't speak through burning bushes, and sometimes I think I'm hearing myself rather than God. But remember, that each time we speak,(being in the position we are with our health), we should take in consideration that we could be helping or encouraging someone. Your post has encouraged me and I thank you very much. Belinda
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This is my second post on the aging subject. The best think about growing older is I really don't care if I look perfect when I go out somewhere. If I'm running to the grocery store or just errands I don't go through all the trouble I did when I was younger When I first got married (34 years ago) I felt like Rimbrant (artist, I hope the spelling is correct) every morning putting on my makeup and doing my hair. It was really a pain. The strange thing is, since I've stopped using so much makeup, my sking looks better, I have very few wrinkles, and I don't have any sagging skin. I don't do anything special, but as I said in my earlier post, I have cancer, so I take much better care of myself than I did when I was younger. And by the way, I'm much happier not bothering with all the makeup etc. I still do it, but only for special occasions. Belinda
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I turned 30 earlier this year and I was amazed at how many people made a big deal about it, telling me they wore black or stayed in bed all day when they turned 30. For me it was no big deal. I have no problem with telling people my age. I earned every year and I look forward to getting older and experiencing more of life. There are things you will experience at 40 that you won't at 20, things at 60 that you won't at 40. Age should never be something to be embarrassed about.
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quote:Originally posted by Signora Del Drago: Thing is, I don't feel old until I see myself in the mirror.
For what it's worth, I checked your profile to see how old you were after some comment a while back, saw your picture and thought "Wow, she looks good for her age!"
Then I realised I'd confused your date of birth with your post count - 1734 at the time - and that you weren't really 272 years old.
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Signora, I will hold him while you thwack him....
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I've always been an odd age mix. I'm 34, but DD's are 19 and 16. I started early. Now I'm very much the one who says "I was so much older then when I was young." I think the best way to stay feeling young is to marry a man 26 years older than you. Of course, I suppose that means my hubby "feels young" too...
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I threw an over the hill party for my husband when he turned 30, but that was just a big joke because I had already turned 39 by that point.
The last time I had an age crisis whas when I turned 25, because I thought that was when the adult switch was gonna flip, and I wouldn't be able to be me any more. Well the switch still hasn't flipped, so I don't think that is going to happen.
I agree that there is no point in someone my age trying to look 16. Ain't no point in that, even if I try the only thing going to happen is I'll look like a fool. I just hope you all don't think that any older woman in jeans is trying to look like a teen. Jeans are confortable and look better than the housedresses older woman used to wear.
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Well, I'll be 49 this month and I've already gotten my AARP letter -- boo, hiss! And I started menopause when I was 42. So I figure I should be done with this nonsense in a few more years. 20, 30 and 40 didn't bother me a bit. I'm not sure about how 50 will be. But now I have some mobility issues and that makes things a lot less fun. Plus, I think I may be starting my midlife crisis. I haven't accomplished anything with my life. I'm divorced, both my kids served a little time and one isn't speaking to me. Sigh. But that's the way it is.
When I worked in Saratoga Springs, a columnist for our newspaper wrote a book called "The Girls with the Grandmother Faces." It was a series of essays IIRC about feeling like the same child, but looking like Grandma in the mirror. I understand that lots better now than I did!
Four Kitties and Lainie, I'm having a birthday party for Kyra at McDonald's on July 1 -- you're both invited! Just let me know what kind of Happy Meal you want...
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Christie, my family tree is so very convoluted, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if we really turned out to be cousins.
qultsbypam, I'm a veggie, so get whatever you want, and I'll eat the fries. Those are safe now.
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quote:Originally posted by Signora Del Drago: Thing is, I don't feel old until I see myself in the mirror.
For what it's worth, I checked your profile to see how old you were after some comment a while back, saw your picture and thought "Wow, she looks good for her age!"
Then I realised I'd confused your date of birth with your post count - 1734 at the time - and that you weren't really 272 years old.
Sorry
You are just too funny for your shirt!
quote:Originally posted by guruwan2b: Signora, I will hold him while you thwack him....
Thank you. I started to take you up on your offer, but then I looked at his profile. I don't want to mess up his face.
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No matter what you all say about aging, I still don't really want to be 20. Oh, I'm not going to mourn it. Odds are I'll celebrate the hell out of it and get so drunk I'll forget which direction gravity is pulling me in. But sure enough, when I wake up the next morning I'll say, "When I was 19, I recovered so much faster from hangovers!"
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I turn 22 in 2 and a half weeks and am really not looking forward to it and i have no idea why. I have a real thing lately where i am having a bit of an identity crisis and feel like i have to become an adult. I should be looking forward to turning 22 because 21 turned out to be pretty horrid, and it doesn't look like it will get any better before 22. It's such an odd age to get hung up on, but i really don't want my birthday this year.
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quote:Originally posted by bsp71p: This is a great way to view life. We have know way of knowing when we are going to die anyway. No matter what the physicians say, hopefully we will live long enough to accomplish to goals that (God), or you higher power wants us to do. I have cancer, I'm almost at my 5 year mark, no one has every told me that I'm dying of cancer, it has been a battle, however each day I learn more about myself and other people. I'm glad when I celebrate my birthdays, I actually feel better with cancer, than I did when I was in my 20's. I guess I'm taking better care of myself. My prayers are that I will be healed one day, or in remission, but I really want to accomplish the will that The Lord has in my life. He doesn't speak through burning bushes, and sometimes I think I'm hearing myself rather than God. But remember, that each time we speak,(being in the position we are with our health), we should take in consideration that we could be helping or encouraging someone. Your post has encouraged me and I thank you very much. Belinda
quote:Originally posted by bsp71p: This is my second post on the aging subject. The best think about growing older is I really don't care if I look perfect when I go out somewhere. If I'm running to the grocery store or just errands I don't go through all the trouble I did when I was younger When I first got married (34 years ago) I felt like Rimbrant (artist, I hope the spelling is correct) every morning putting on my makeup and doing my hair. It was really a pain. The strange thing is, since I've stopped using so much makeup, my sking looks better, I have very few wrinkles, and I don't have any sagging skin. I don't do anything special, but as I said in my earlier post, I have cancer, so I take much better care of myself than I did when I was younger. And by the way, I'm much happier not bothering with all the makeup etc. I still do it, but only for special occasions. Belinda
Belinda - you go, girl.
I'll be 50 this year.
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Out on the golf course recently, it was a slow day and we were waiting on the tee box for the players in front to move ahead.
Two guys playing behind us caught up. The taller one walked on to the tee box and just announced "going thru'"! He put his ball on the tee box and played his shot. His embarassed playing partner who looked about 50, says to me "Thats my FIL. He's 84 and figures he hasn't got time to waste, sorry"
Albeit a bit rude, but you should have seen this guy. I would have thought the two of them were about the same age.
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I just went out last night to see a movie and I got the senior citizen discount. Now I am not 50 yet (where it starts), but I guess my gray hair made the difference. I was about to say something when I realized I had just saved some money. So I smiled and took the ticket. There ARE advantages to getting old....
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quote:Originally posted by Doug4.7: I just went out last night to see a movie and I got the senior citizen discount. Now I am not 50 yet (where it starts), but I guess my gray hair made the difference. I was about to say something when I realized I had just saved some money. So I smiled and took the ticket. There ARE advantages to getting old....
Around here the senior rate starts at 55. And I didn't even know it! I went to the show with my friend a few months ago and she let me in on the fact that I could get the senior rate. I couldn't believe I let those discounted years slip by... :grin:
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My Dad still chuckles over the time he and Mom went to McD's for supper and ordered separately. They got charged different amounts. In looking at the receipts, they realized the child working at the counter just gave Mom the senior discount without asking, and didn't give it to Dad, who's four years older than she is...
-------------------- "No Biblical hell could ever be worse than the state of perpetual inconsequence." Beatrice in Dangerous Beauty Posts: 1816 | From: Cayuga County, NY | Registered: Nov 2005
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