Out living our ancestors

My grandmother died at 68. My mum is now 84. She had a similar weird feeling when she lived longer than her mum.

It's a milestone, and it definitely makes you think and face your mortality. Carpe diem indeed!

I come from a line of long livers. No one has died before age 80. Most have lived to 90.

My Dad died at 65 having lived longer than either of his 2 brothers. I'm 85 and it seems so sad that they died so much younger. Gives me a feeling not unlike guilt. All of them were enlisted & active in WW2. I believe that affected their health, both physical & mental. I often think of my parents' lives and how their hopes & dreams for married life would have been completely destroyed by the war. The various upheavals of wartime also interfered with my own potential for a close & intimate relationship with them - as no doubt it distorted their bonding with each other. I try to imagine their feelings & expectations when first married, and how much those hopes must have been dashed. What a ripoff and lifelong disappointment.

It is a weird feeling being older than your Dad! My dad died young at 44. So weird that I'm older than he was.

My father was talking about almost feeling a kind of "survivor’s guilt". At 90, he’s lived longer than anyone in his family, ever. Every member of his original family, including siblings and cousins, are gone. My mother (at 89) has lived longer than any of the women in her family. Her father lived to be 95.

Ironically, the people who live/d the longest in my family are the ones that do all the stuff they claim is bad for you...

Had a great uncle who lived to be 101-102, served in ww2, korea, and vietnam (had some great stories...), drank every morning and evening, smoked 4 packs a day, and was active till the day he died

my father is healthier than many 20 year olds (hell, given my injuries/health problems, he gets around better than I do), survived a major heart attack and was back to work 3 days later...🤔

Where did I go wrong? My father almost made it to 90 - - a couple of months short -- and my mother to 92. Wasn't that unusual in either family. They all lived hard, active lives in agriculture. My sisters never made it past infancy. My brother didn't make it to 80. I'm 82, but my prognosis of making it to 90 is a long shot at best. Oh, but we loved those adrenaline-producing stressful careers we had.

Wishing you a long, healthy and blessed life, N! 💜🤗💐

My great grandfather had a similar situation. He was the youngest of four brothers. His eldest brother died at the age of 93. His second brother died at the age of 93. His third brother died at the age of 93. When he turned 93, he was petrified this was going to be his last year. He was the happiest man on earth on his 94th birthday. He lived to 96.

Best of luck to you for a long life.

I think that, due to traditions, families always make these loose comparative studies where parents, grandparents or whomever, who live to certain ages are a bench mark in which, the rest feel that, at least, they're good to that line. I think that line is for the optimist.

As a realist, I take consolation in the fact that, my family has a very long set of longevity on it's side, and while it would be nice I suppose, I take more of a surfer's view of things knowing that, at some point, my wave is going to feather out on the beach with no exceptions.

I'm okay with that. I try to enjoy each day and what it provides. I don't look very far ahead, and I only look behind for a bit of context....Life seems more comfortable that way. My glass is neither half empty or...half full. I see water in it and am thankful for the hydration.

My dad died from melanoma the easiest cancer to cure but the deadliest if not caught in time. It metastisized before any of us knew he had the cancer

Right with you on that. the males (my dad, uncles, grandfathers, etc.), in our family all died early. I knew 60 was it for me. Now I'm rocking along with what seems to be years and years left. I too wonder how in the hell I managed it, but I'm also thankful I have.

Longevity is not necessarily genetic...u probably took better care of urself.

Good on you Sir, I know this means a lot to you. My song of the day for you is

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So 3 of 4 Grandparents lived into their 80s, one past 90 .. the one that died at 65 was a 2 pack a day (mostly unfiltered Camels) smoker for about 50 years. My parents are 79 and both in better health at this age than any of their parents. Hopefully I get as long.

Sorry you have such lousy genes. My parents lived to 87 and 88 and their parents lived to 81, 84, 84, and 86. My mother's maternal grandfather lived to 103. A lot of luck of the draw involved.

My mother only made it to 55. I'm 17 years older than she got to be. My father was a few weeks short of 96. I hope I don't last that long!

Dad was 64 and I’m getting close, it does make you think

Just keep going!! You can do it!

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I am so glad you have made it past this milestone and I hope you make it much farther 💖