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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 17, 2014 17:28:07 GMT -5
So far the only age-related thing I'm deaing with is inability to read small print. I can no longer read the name on the bottom of a bottle of nail polish nor most of the writing on my vitamin and supplement bottles. I've resorted to keeping a magnifying glass in my desk and a small one in my purse. Last week I finally changed the font size on my desktop to "medium" instead of small. Sigh... Yes, it was a bit disconcerting to find myself holding small print farther away, trying to read it. Like I've always seen "old people" do. Yogii, I'm some years ahead of you but in my late 30's I started plotting on what I wanted my life to look like starting when I turned 40. The year I turned 40 was a big deal, I'd gotten my finances back on track and my youngest child graduated from high school earlier that year. So far, my 40's are a lot less stressful than my 30's were. My biggest complaint is that sometimes I feel like my body is turning traitor. Nothing major, just aches and pains, hormone issues, the small print thing........ stuff that's suppose to only happen to "old people" and dammit I'm not old yet! Getting old(er) isn't for sissies.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jun 17, 2014 19:20:58 GMT -5
On getting older:
Disadvantages:
1. Can't spell well anymore.
2. Can't sleep as well.
3. I don't suffer fools gladly and have to watch my mouth.
4. More aches and pains.
Advantages:
1. Great sex ! 2. Trifocals solve a lot of problems.
3. Who cares if I can spell ? !
4. I tend to say what I think.
5. I make much faster decisions on what works for me and what doesn't.
6. Retirement will be cool !
7. Time for naps if I want one.
8. More time for exercise.
9. I don't have to hang around people that I don't want to be near ( work ?! ).
10. Freedom.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2014 22:44:35 GMT -5
"It's a cruel joke that men peak sexually at 18 and women at 40. " It is not a joke, it just means when you 're 40, you need to get an 18-year old boy toy
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Post by yogiii on Jun 18, 2014 7:31:02 GMT -5
This thread took a turn I wasn't expecting ...
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Post by vonna on Jun 18, 2014 7:59:24 GMT -5
This thread took a turn I wasn't expecting ... Are you new here?
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Post by yogiii on Jun 18, 2014 8:03:04 GMT -5
My old age related memory loss must already be kicking in.
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Post by michelyn8 on Jun 18, 2014 8:05:08 GMT -5
Belly fat that won't go away. . I was always thin (skinny) and had a flat tummy and then 3 years ago (42-44) I gained weight and a year or so later, developed a belly. I hate it!!! My sex drive has pretty much died sometime in the last two years too (possibly due to no longer caring for what I see in the mirror when naked and I know I can improve that if I really want to). I had a BF and my lack of interest played a part in ending that relationship a little over a year ago. Since then, I've had maybe 3 hookups with an old friend that were enjoyable but to be honest, I really don't think about sex much anymore. And now that my hookup buddy has decided to take his ex-wife back, if I did have an interest, I'd have to find someone worth my time and I really don't have the desire to bother with that anymore. UGGHH!!! I'm only 46 and thought life would be so different at this point when I was your age. My mother and her sisters are all pushing 80 - the oldest is already 80 and my father's sisters all lived past 85 (the oldest made it to 93) so odds say I'm going to be here a good while longer. At least I know with that much longer left to live and given my general health is pretty good, I have still have time to pursue interests I haven't had time/money for in the past.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jun 18, 2014 8:10:53 GMT -5
You rang At the old age of 69.5 I can tell you what you can look forward to. My current health situation:
arthritis in right shoulder- start physical therapy next week arthritis in left side of neck pushing on nerves in the c-something or other of the spine -PT to come after shoulder is done Right foot bunion, I've ignored it for years but it's getting worse Left ankle swollen even more than usual-this from an untreated sprain when I was about 8 y/o
I have 1 boob due to breast cancer 20 years ago, but can't find the other one...I think it's down around my belly button
cracking & peeling fingernails
Not being able to fasten a pair of these cute new sandals because my body doesn't bend that way anymore, so had to put buckle on inside of ankle.
Oh yes....what was the topic and what was I talking about? I know my coffee cup is somewhere.
.....did someone mention sex? oh please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank goodness DH is not interested in getting viagara. Maybe I just need to buy matching bathtubs like the commercial says...pfft....nevermind, I don't care either.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 8:21:42 GMT -5
Belly fat that won't go away. . I was always thin (skinny) and had a flat tummy and then 3 years ago (42-44) I gained weight and a year or so later, developed a belly. I hate it!!! My sex drive has pretty much died sometime in the last two years too (possibly due to no longer caring for what I see in the mirror when naked and I know I can improve that if I really want to). I had a BF and my lack of interest played a part in ending that relationship a little over a year ago. Since then, I've had maybe 3 hookups with an old friend that were enjoyable but to be honest, I really don't think about sex much anymore. And now that my hookup buddy has decided to take his ex-wife back, if I did have an interest, I'd have to find someone worth my time and I really don't have the desire to bother with that anymore. UGGHH!!! I'm only 46 and thought life would be so different at this point when I was your age. My mother and her sisters are all pushing 80 - the oldest is already 80 and my father's sisters all lived past 85 (the oldest made it to 93) so odds say I'm going to be here a good while longer. At least I know with that much longer left to live and given my general health is pretty good, I have still have time to pursue interests I haven't had time/money for in the past. I had always been skinny too and gained the weight in my late 30's. A change in diet has me back down to an almost normal weight. Getting off the grains, sweets and dairy and doing some sit ups took care of the belly fat. I think you will find someone worth your time, so don't give up on that.
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Post by michelyn8 on Jun 18, 2014 8:45:53 GMT -5
-hug-Thank you for the encouragement @lonewolf. Unfortunately my taste in men doesn't mesh well with my actual interests. An intelligent redneck who is also a bit of a geek isn't going to be easy to meet in my neck of the woods. I can meet intelligent rednecks but few get my near obsession with Supernatural, Lorelai Gilmore-ish sense of humor, or tendency to spin off the wall scenarios about things (like my one about the KIA - Kitty Intelligence Agency I made up to explain why my cat was always disappearing each night and didn't like getting caught associating with the other neighborhood cats when they came around our house ) My goal for this summer is to focus more on myself. Now that DD2 is working again and DGD is spending more time with her father and his family I'm trying to take a step back and make myself more of a priority. In the past, I've worried to much that I wasn't doing enough for my children or my mother or my BF and then getting upset that I was always doing so much for others but no myself. So with my 46th B-day approaching I have a list of things I want to do for me. First of which was inform DD2 that I would help with childcare on the weekends but if she was sheduled to work a whole weekend like this past one, she needed to find someone else to watch DGD at least one day of it so I could have a day to do what I want. And I was going to start going to the gym after work on evenings she was scheduled off and if she was asked to work one of those evenings (which has been happening nearly every day she's not scheduled since she started her job) and chose to, she needed to let whoever she got to watch DGD that I would pick her up AFTER I finished what I had planned. Felt weird to do this but I'm looking forward to finally having a life that doesn't revolve around my children, mother, and their needs.
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Post by movingforward on Jun 18, 2014 10:00:07 GMT -5
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Post by genericname on Jun 18, 2014 10:40:49 GMT -5
I like being in my 40s. My 30s were fun, but I didn't have kids until my 40s so now I am enjoying seeing the world through the eyes of my 3 year old. And my 6 month old is the sunniest, smileyest, happiest baby I've ever met in my life. I have no idea how this alien sprang forth from my dusty old cynical loins.
I do hate that I can't run forever any more without getting worn out, how long it takes to recover from each shift on the ice during hockey, and how much upper body strength I've lost. The failing back and back surgeries sucked, too, but they fixed the problems.
I agree about the SEX....thank god for my 40s and my DH who apparently has a good testosterone supply, because he can still keep up.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jun 18, 2014 10:49:05 GMT -5
Holy crap, after reading all the stuff here I just realize that I am living a charmed life in my old age but then I guess I lived a charm life in my youth too. My condolences to you all
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Post by midwestlily on Jun 18, 2014 10:49:27 GMT -5
"It's a cruel joke that men peak sexually at 18 and women at 40. " It is not a joke, it just means when you 're 40, you need to get an 18-year old boy toy At 57, I would happily settle for a 41-year-old:
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 18, 2014 11:56:47 GMT -5
Another fun one to look forward to, mixing up your words...... microwave for dishwasher, etc.... My kids may already be checking out "retirement" homes for me. Or, being able to visualize what it is your talking about but not recalling it's name. I'm not old enough for these problems!
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Post by movingforward on Jun 18, 2014 12:20:12 GMT -5
Another fun one to look forward to, mixing up your words...... microwave for dishwasher, etc.... My kids may already be checking out "retirement" homes for me. Or, being able to visualize what it is your talking about but not recalling it's name. I'm not old enough for these problems! Shoot, I have been doing that crap since my 20's
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Post by midwestlily on Jun 18, 2014 12:22:10 GMT -5
In her later years, my mother and I went to an exhibit on Oscar Wilde at a museum in LA. She marched up to the information desk and asked, "Where is the Oscar Meyer exhibit?" The guy who was working there loved it.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 18, 2014 13:30:56 GMT -5
Another fun one to look forward to, mixing up your words...... microwave for dishwasher, etc.... My kids may already be checking out "retirement" homes for me. Or, being able to visualize what it is your talking about but not recalling it's name. I'm not old enough for these problems! Shoot, I have been doing that crap since my 20's I was lucky, it waited until I was in my 30s to get bad.
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Post by sesfw on Jun 18, 2014 17:40:32 GMT -5
And the SEX!!! Please, please, please say this is true!!
Well, when we hit the 69-70 mark things started slowing down a bit. DH's heart attack at age 74 it really slowed down and when I had my medical issues last year everything stopped.
Ahhhh, the memories .........
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 18:07:42 GMT -5
In her later years, my mother and I went to an exhibit on Oscar Wilde at a museum in LA. She marched up to the information desk and asked, "Where is the Oscar Meyer exhibit?" The guy who was working there loved it. Maybe you lose some reading skills too. I had to read that twice to get it, I totally missed the "Meyer". Does that mean I'm officially getting oldER? Dammit!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jun 18, 2014 20:58:39 GMT -5
No need to worry about not remembering something in old age. As long as you can remember the word "google" you have it made When that goes you are in a world of shit!!!
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