Quirky....thanks for digging this thread out again....not sure if it's what Grandy had in mind when she expressed a need to have other "older" people to talk to, to alleviate the loneliness that often comes with the advancement of the years....as you said...anyone can start up a thread if they feel the need......anyway, let's see how we go and what happens.
I agree with you about the "wisdom".....no I dont think it ever comes. Mine hasn't. I seem to have more questions as I get older, and less answers. When I was younger I knew all the answers you see...(LOL)
What I find is bothering me at the stage/age I am at...is the advice others, mostly other older people in fact, feel they must give you...."you should get out more, have you been for a walk today? How often do you go to your exercise class? Come and join our bridge/mah jong/card games afternoons......your garden is looking a bit neglected, why don't you clean it up, I'll bring you over some plants, don't worry about your kids, they have their own lives now, it's none of your business what they do, you don't need another TV, there's nothing wrong with your old one, you'll just spend more time in the house if you get Netflix"...and on and on and on it goes!
The physical deterioration mainly the "pain" that is involved now in certain activities, even housework really gets me down. I start vacuuming and I begin to hurt. What incentive to tidy and clean the house is that?? When every time I spend energy and move a lot, something hurts??
ignore the pretty Ads for Retirement Villages etc with grey haired couples having drinks with friends, swimming in the pool, playing indoor bowls and strolling along a beach with their trendy jeans rolled up above the ankles....old age is NOT like that in the majority of cases!
Can anyone see anything positive about getting older? Please point it out to me.
