Does growing old worry you?

I have done a lot with my life and more to do at 40 so I think I will gracefully accept ageing and make the best of it. My parents never got old, so I hope I do so I can be there for my son as long as possible.

Well I am getting there, so... but no it doesn't worry me, but all those changes can defo affect us. It's easy to say what sounds good, but living it is not as sweet.

No one warns us how much our bodies start deteriorating, things definitely don’t work like they used to. Menopause is fun.
It does seem kinda socially unacceptable to age doesn’t it. Always ads for creams, gagets and procedures to not look our age. Too much pressure!

Radiohead have a song, possibly about ageing, called 'Bones', (though some think it's about depression). It has a lyric saying, "I used to fly like Peter Pan." Thom Yorke screams the line out in anguish. It gives me the chills 😬

I don’t dwell on it. But the system irks the hell out of me. They assume when you get a certain age like 65 you’re suddenly old now and start treating you that way. I would get the most patronizing phone calls from my Medicare insurance companies with the speaker talking to me in an overly-patronizing voice like I was starting to become senile and frail. Then by mail, e-mail, pop-up ads, etc. you start getting offers for hearing aids, mail-order pharmacies, medical studies, funeral insurance, medical equipment. And a lot of scam calls trying to get your information to sell to someone and also drain your bank accounts. Every doctor visit they will ask if you are depressed, feel like hurting yourself, have fallen in the past few months, etc. Nobody gave a crap when I would fall outside while doing chores etc when I was younger. Now they act like you got dementia or something.

It doesn’t worry me I have arrived! I am 67 and people assume I’m in my 40s.

I gotta be honest growing old worries me sometimes. Mostly cause I feel like I haven't accomplished anything in life. When it comes to looks I kind of accepted lt. I wanna age gracefully but I'm struggling with the kind if mindset I have.

Can't wait. Retiring will be the best part of my life. My grandparents had a great time and so will I, God willing.

No, many don’t get the chance.

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Too late for me to be thinking about that. Had you mentioned this sooner....... 😚

Not as much. To age is a blessing.

No, it's a blessing that we have the ability to grow older. :)

Less about how I look, more about how my health may deteriorate and what will ultimately take me out. I just hope I can hold onto my senses for as long as possible. 🥺

That doesn’t happen too everyone

What's that Line... Surrender gracefully the things of your youth ....

Nope as its inevitable

No.. if i live i'll grow old.. if i don't then i'll have nothing to worry about..

Not really, its going to happen anyway

Not as much as the alternative.