Are you getting to be the "oldest person" in your family?

I am an only child, my parents are gone and my cousins are younger so I'm the oldest. On hubby's side, both his parents are gone. I'm 67. My BIL is 61, hubby will be 60 this year and my SIL is 58. So, I'm the oldest in my extended family as well.
 
There's only my brother and me left from my immediate family and he is a year and half younger than me. Would have
preferred a sister my age but that would have made us twins so highly doubtful
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Are you getting to be the "oldest person" in your family?
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Being the first born of four siblings it was inevitable. One thing that struck me yesterday, the number of old people that are out and about. The reason that I have been unaware of those elderly is because I have worked up to the age of 79. At work everyone was much younger than me, but now, out shopping with my wife it seems everyone is old.

"You silly old fool," my disparaging wife said, as I commented on all the silver haired shoppers whilst we stopped off to enjoy a coffee. My lady went on: "Our generation became known as The Baby Boomers, given the population explosion following the second world war. That surge of babies has gone through life together causing difficulties like housing and job shortages. Now we are all grumpy oldies," she smirked, as she made eye contact with me. Good point.
 
Itā€™s funny how we move from the back row in family photos to center stage as we age.

My older sister and a couple cousins are still ahead of me.

My sister is the last real link that I have to the rest of the family, when she goes I will be completely on my own.

It sounds sad but itā€™s ok, completely natural and less complicated for me.
 
I'm the youngest of six children. In our family first they had two boys, two years apart, then eight years later they had two girls, two years apart, again eight years later they had another girl and me as the youngest. Now at 77 I'm the only surviving sibling. With four children of our own we have another unusal result. Our oldest son has two children by adoption, not genetically connected. Our second born son has one boy and one girl, his son has one daughter and not likely anymore children to come.

With that grandson our genetic family tree ends. Our third born child our only daughter has two children but of course they carry forward their father's name. Finally, our youngest son of the four passed away at age seventeen. So the fact is that from my branch of the family tree the name being carried forward ends with our oldest grandson. However, we are very blessed that we have four children that have made us very proud, with six grandchildren and two great grandchildren we have much to be thankful for.
 
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