I am afraid of Growing Old :-(

Philippines
December 3, 2010 5:08am CST
Hello Lotters, Although I am used to being lonely most of the time. I like the fact that when ever my mom leaves for some friends event, I have freedom to stay home alone. but not just to use the internet but also to do house choirs, not much of a hobby but something i must do at home. When I was a kid, so desperate for growing up.sometimes, i hate it when ever a teacher or a parent accompany me to my room because of my big bag. Used to hate that a lot, even if am college i hated it too when my mom accompany for paying the tuition fees because i believed i could do it alone. after graduating i got used to and finally happy grown up..at least at one point of my time. but recently I've been experiencing some Gerascophobia. I look at myself all the time, i feared loosing my skin, i kept looking at the mirror and i noticed things change fast. I don't want to end up like those other single people i have encounter when i was young who are very much rude, insecure, easily get mad at. actually, am having one of those symptoms now. sometimes, I wonder why since were all gonna hit the dust anyways. of course, when i think about having a relationship, i get annoyed with seeing topics about complications in the relationship (e.g. argue, argue, fight) Sometimes I feel lost. Felt I missed a lot in Life. i want to fulfill them before I die. I am not asking for advice. This is my choice, my siblings have kids, so i just let them continue the "blood line"
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8 responses
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
3 Dec 10
hi LK, i too remembers those times when i was around 8 or 9 and wanting so much to grow fast and wanting things, getting ambitious, just wanting to be independent and be able to fend for myself. i wanted to wear the clothes that the ladies wear, those petticoats and stilleto shoes. i got very conscious of my growing age when i reached 28. then i stopped thinking about my age after 30. when i reached 40, i started to be very conscious of the fine wrinkles at the corner of my eyes. now am 52 and i feel i dont care so much about it as long as i feel strong and able to grasp easily, analyze work and be able to deliver solutions to problems. one think i learned about growing old.. make everyday the best because life is short. have a nice day. ann
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
4 Dec 10
LK, what a surprise! but thank you for choosing my comment as the BR. see? i told you life gets greater as one gets older. have a nice day. ann
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Hello Tiger-Aunt, I want to live my life for at least a decade before i can say that I am finally ready to relax. some how i didn't get to that part when i was younger except some hang outs on the MALLs, that's it.. maybe i should stop thinking about it and just be myself here.
@mspitot (3824)
• Philippines
3 Dec 10
You will fulfill that too. You will grow old with your love one.
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Thanks for the Optimism
@mspitot (3824)
• Philippines
8 Dec 10
Yes, my friend. I believe it. Just like what happened to me.
• India
4 Dec 10
Dont ever be afraid of growing old. Every existence born grows old one or the other day. No exceptions. Just think of the maturity you have from the beginning till this day, where we can teach our future generations. So dont be afraid of growing old.
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Hello Ganesh, Well, I don't know what principle i should be teaching my nephews and niece except giving them food and toys of course, they are well disciplined but sometimes they can be just too lively.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Dec 10
hi letran whether you are afraid of it or not you and me and everyoone grows older day by day. but you can determine how great you will be as an older man or looking for a shoulder to cry on. that does not mean tha t all marriages are complicated, just some.If this sounds like advice I do not mean it to be just stating some facts that I have seen during myl long life. lolYou will probably take your time to marry as the girl you fall for willhave to be a very smart cookie indeed.
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Hello Hatley, Well, I don't see myself with any one but i do imagine it with whomever women i befriend with. sometimes i believe, it takes too much time to realize what should be done for in many cases. i hope that time comes, if it does i hope I am a better person than I am today, which sucks by the way
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
6 Dec 10
If it is your choice to be single and not have children then my guess is you are happy with that decision although I can say from experience that nothing is ever certain in life and you never do know what may happen so for all you know you may find your one true love one day. The main thing is that you are happy where you are. I am seeing physical changes in my body every day too and, especially as a woman that can be a little depressing but there is a positive side to it; when I was younger I did pay a lot of attention to and relied on my looks and now that the looks are fading I find it quite freeing in a way, just to be me and not worry so much about how I look. Getting old is normal and I think one is fortunate if one has the opportunity to reach a ripe old age. It is a matter of living each day as best you can with the determination to be happy by finding things to do that you love. Growing old doesn’t have to be scary at all...
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Hello Paula, Well, I am actually the opposite because I wasn't really confident about my looks. as i get older that's when i realize that I am actually good looking as i start getting older.i guess that's what prompted me to be somewhat insecure of getting old. i felt some where in time i didn't do waht am supposed to do.
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@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
3 Dec 10
What i fear in growing old is my susceptibility to cardiac illnesses as it runs in our family... It is my fault anyway, i have a sweet tooth.
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Hello Graceekwenx, I don't get that as for my i might experience blood poisoning some day because i haven't sealed some of my teeth which still has a hole in it.
• Philippines
3 Dec 10
You said that it is your choice, being celibate. Well, I guess you will still come to know further on if you will be at ease to think if you grow old and no one will look after you, it is also going to be difficult don't you think so? Growing old or aging is just normal to all human beings. No one is immortal and life is too short so I do believe we have the right to choose what is right for us and what will make us happy. If this is what you want, then by all means, enjoy life and make the most out of it, not an advice just a response. Happy Mylotting.
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Hello Strawberry, Well, youngsters now a days are more independent now than ever. Probably No one and I might end up Die early before my golden age though. but we never know, probably some day i will have some one in life. but that would be a lot of problem to take care of since relationships are hard to maintain.
• China
27 Apr 11
go out for outing anywhere u want