Senior Women, Do You Feel More Confident Than You Did When You Were Young?

I feel more confident - but I don't have to deal with a lot of the bs I had to put up with when I was younger, including terrible jobs, men and lack of money issues. Experience is a big part of it - we learn as we get older how to do things better and how to deal with situations and people. Didn't someone say, if I only knew then what I know now, life would have been a lot easier. C'est la vie!
 

hollydolly said:
I was raised in a severely abusive household so I was never confident in my own abilities, however I was mentally strong..I had to be or I would never have survived.

I married and divorced young and became a single parent for 20 years with no help or support from either my ex husband or my family..that was difficult, I had very little money, and it was important that I got it right raising my daughter, and so again the steel backbone someone mentioned before came into play. She became an uber confident successful woman

I married again 14 years ago...mistake..I should never have done that..and out of all my life experiences and struggles this marriage has been the one that has systematically destroyed any confidence I may have built up..

I won't go into details as to the why and wherefores, but suffice to say because of that, I am much less mentally strong, than ever in my life..
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Hollydolly, I admire you for raising your daughter so well under those circumstances, that is quite an accomplishment in itself. Sorry to hear that your second marriage had such a negative effect on your well-being, it's amazing how another person can have such devastating influences on our self-esteem and confidence. Like Josiah and others here have said, you show yourself to be very positive and strong lady and a fine example of a senior woman. Very happy that you're here with us.
 
Hello Seabreeze

Do you know where a senior woman can move to and enjoy the last days of their life?
 

I am very confident, I have always had to be. At the age of 35, I owned a home, had 2 car s and a dog in the yard. I worked long hours because I was raising a child on my own. I was not and never received child support. Now I don't have those things any more because my job status changed. I just want to find a location that will allow me to enjoy my last days on this earth and live a comfortable lifestyle. Any one know where the single senior women are?
 
halalu said:
Hello Seabreeze

Do you know where a senior woman can move to and enjoy the last days of their life?
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Sorry Halalu, I don't know of any particular places for a senior woman to move in her golden years, that is very much a personal preference where climate, personality and financial status has much influence.
 
Been divorced since 1992. Spent 20+ yrs as a single mom to 4 boys. Those "teen" years were ROUGH! Heck... they had me outnumbered!!!! But thanks to the family farm... was able to keep them busy, and they most certainly learned the most valuable lessons in life about "work ethic"!!!! Those boys are now aged 25-31... and they are HARD WORKERS! and make impressive money!

I may be a poor woman now... but I don't mind much. The truth be told... the day I die... it's not like I can take all my possessions and money, with me? right? What I left behind was a legacy. A very important one! Somehow... I did something right.
 
halalu said:
I am very confident, I have always had to be. At the age of 35, I owned a home, had 2 car s and a dog in the yard. I worked long hours because I was raising a child on my own. I was not and never received child support. Now I don't have those things any more because my job status changed. I just want to find a location that will allow me to enjoy my last days on this earth and live a comfortable lifestyle. Any one know where the single senior women are?
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Not sure if it would work for you, but in the Minneapolis/St Paul area (and probably other metro areas as well) there are senior living apartments with differing levels of care, run by the Episcopal Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Volunteers of America. There are costs involved, but the living situations are secure and operated by caring people. I have one friend who recently moved into one of the Episcopal places and loves it. It's not for everyone, but it is a safe place for single women. Good luck to you!
 

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