What are you thoughts about growing older?
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
December 14, 2016 5:27pm CST
As we go through life we are usually prepared for the future. So far I have been through a youngster, a teenager, a wife, mother, grandmother and now a senior.
Sometimes I wonder what the next chapter is going to be like. Will I be healthy for a long time, a grumpy old woman or a swinging senior. I prefer that last one.
Have you given any thoughts to what your future years will be like?
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@allknowing (136595)
• India
14 Dec 16
I am already a senior and barringr those aches and pains while getting up I have no issues. I have enough on my plate to keep me happily occupied.
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@allknowing (136595)
• India
15 Dec 16
@ramapo17 Seniors should shift from their normal hectic activity and go for something what they can handle with ease.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
15 Dec 16
@allknowing You are so right. Little aches and pains are part of growing older.
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
14 Dec 16
I'm pretty sure they're going to suck in a big way unless I get a better paid job.
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
15 Dec 16
@CoralLevang I don't think so.
my worries are purely financial...so if I get a better job now at 40 I will be able to save more for my retirement and live in some comfort.
Living on a very low fixed income as a pensioner is not my idea of fun
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
15 Dec 16
@CoralLevang I'd rather do something about it now, with 25 years until retirement, than wait until there is little I can do.
Worst thing for me was a decade ago I was all set financially and if I hadn't made some massive blunders I'd not have these worries now...you live and learn I suppose.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
15 Dec 16
@CoralLevang You are right here. I think whatever we make, we will always think it is not enough.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
15 Dec 16
I try not to think about what is coming next and just hope that it does.
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@therealmaryyy (3162)
• Philippines
14 Dec 16
As a parent... i am hoping for a better future for my son. If only i could be with him longer to guide him and to be present in every good and bad and mistakes and heartbreaks and succes of his life...
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@therealmaryyy (3162)
• Philippines
15 Dec 16
@ramapo17 yes i understand.. i still can't grasp the thought of me letting go of my son. I don't even want him to grow up!! :(
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
15 Dec 16
@Jackalyn Aww, that is cute. I wish my grandsons were that age again as I had them a lot and we had so much fun. Now my youngest is 16 and my oldest is 20 and in 2nd year of college. They are both over 6 foot 2 inches. I feel like a shrimp next to them.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
15 Dec 16
I think I'm already living my future and it's OK.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
16 Dec 16
i'd many thoughts 'n those got sidelined. i'd love to be a fiesty senior kickin' my heels 'p 'n ridin' off 'nto the sunset.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Dec 16
I know mine won't be good because of my spinal injuries and COPD @ramapo17 . So for me, it's just a question of how long.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
15 Dec 16
@nanette64 I am sorry you have such serious issues. At least you have the strength to be on here. My prayers and good wishes are with you.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Dec 16
@ramapo17 Thank you; I'm a tough, old bird. LOL
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Dec 16
I take one day at a time. The mind is willing the body not so much.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Dec 16
@ramapo17 I definitely have my moments. Put on my shirt throw out my back, wow really lol.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
16 Dec 16
the only thing i've been thinking about lately is how screwed up this country is,and at the rate we're going i'll never see retirement.
my mom is enjoying that .03% SS raise she got that medicare took most of..gee,could they spare it?
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Dec 16
Depressing as health becomes a more threatening worry as the body begins the final decline while watching the dwindling sand in the hourglass and contemplating what might have been.
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@His_chariot (375)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
15 Dec 16
I choose to be a bride of Christ! We do have choices you know. On a daily basis we can choose to turn a bad day into a good day, just by choosing to be happy rather than sad.
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