Do We......... (seniors complain too much)

ClassicRockr

ClassicRockr

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Do we, as Seniors (a word in itself that can be controversial :)), tend too complain TOO MUCH?

I mean, really look at us......
We complain about how things are now, compared to when we were kids and/or young adults.

The new-age electronic stuff, like the iPhone, Blue-Ray DVD Players and even computers in general.
Getting a job (how easy it was years ago). Most of us don't have to worry about that, but still think about how easy it was "back then".
What some think Christmas has turned into (commercially).
How our families now treat us at this age.
Our bodies and the aches/pains that we now have that we didn't have years ago. Things we can't do anymore due to pain.
The disrespect we sometimes either get or think we get.
How much things cost today.
Being single and alone. Some love it, while others don't.

Yes, we are old/older people and sometimes it is our duty to complain, but just HOW MUCH could be the question.
 

I'm not a big complainer, I try not to sweat the small stuff. Honestly, I've known people much younger than I am always griping about something...hard to be around folks like that for too long. I think we all have to talk about things like inflated costs of products and services, etc. Also, thinking back to the good ol' days is very natural for a lot of us seniors. I think that there definitely are people who complain way too much on a daily basis, but I wouldn't limit it to our age group.
 
I agree with SeaBreeze above, and it depends on what you mean by complaining. As in "Geez, the price of beef is outrageous!" -- is this an observation or a complaint? I consider it an observation. Also, as SB said above, I hear an awful lot of complaining from all age groups.
 

I confess to being a ache and pain complainer. I think that's because I have been lucky enough to be very healthy all my life.. and any illness or pain is an affront to my sensibilities. I don't suffer in silence and my Hubby can attest to. He on the other hand.. never complains. For example.. we got stuck in traffic last Friday coming home from Downtown Chicago. It took us about 2 hours to get home.. Later that evening Hubby told me he had a cramp in his leg HALF the way home. He never said a word at the time. Unbelievable to me.. If that were MY cramp... the poor man would have heard about it all the way home! lol!!
 
I'm not a stiff upper lip kind of guy. I try not to bum people out in my vicinity, but when I'm hurting I feel some moaning and groaning is definitely in order. And as far as feeling sorry for myself. . . who can possibly do it any better than me.
 
Well, I'm kind of asking this from what I've observed/questions asked/Threads on this website. I know I complain and, at times, it IS too much. I've been told this before, "Some things just can't or won't be changed, no matter how much a "change" should happen. The more you complain, the less people will want to talk to you." Good advice?

Yes, all Generations complain, but seems like the older we get, the more we complain...........and, getting older, in itself, can make people complain. With some, getting older is just a natural thing, while others really hate getting older.

As for me, one of my major complaints is that I can no longer be a "backyard mechanic". I use change oil and plugs in my old vehicles. Heck, I've even replaced a radiator, starter and the old generators vehicles had before the distributor came along. Other than "physically" not being able to do it anymore, I've been told by Master Mechanics not to touch my engine or I could mess up the onboard computer. I'm lucky that I can still change my air filter and check/add fluids.

I can't play drums anymore..........a BIG beef for me. It's totally cool for me to watch the drummer from the group Chicago (on a dvd disc), go into the drum solo from the song I'm A Man, but dang would I like to drum like that again. Just ain't gonna happen:mad:
 
I find a lot of moaning to be very boring, but put up with it [for a limited time] if it's a friend, if it's anyone else I make an excuse and leave.A lot of older people are grouchy, can be understandable at times, but what a bore to listen to.
 
Pshaw! No. Everyone of every age complains. The degree depends on the person. It is no more normal to be happy all the time than it is to be sad and they frankly need a name for that disease too. Life is just not perfect.

If no one ever complained, things would never change. Ever. It takes the courage to object and fight something that is wrong to enact change. There's that old saying about the price of liberty is vigilance. If we don't object to infringements on our rights, we lose them. Freedom has to be jealously guarded.

As for complaining about things that it's pointless to complain about like our aches and pains for instance, this is human nature. It is part of the process of dealing with them and helps you cope. Again, people talk about what affects them and it is no more normal to talk about just the good than it is just the bad.

So, nope. Complain all you want. Long as you can also appreciate the good things in life, you're okay.
 
ClassicRockr said:
Do we, as Seniors (a word in itself that can be controversial :)), tend too complain TOO MUCH?

I mean, really look at us......
We complain about how things are now, compared to when we were kids and/or young adults.

The new-age electronic stuff, like the iPhone, Blue-Ray DVD Players and even computers in general.
Getting a job (how easy it was years ago). Most of us don't have to worry about that, but still think about how easy it was "back then".
What some think Christmas has turned into (commercially).
How our families now treat us at this age.
Our bodies and the aches/pains that we now have that we didn't have years ago. Things we can't do anymore due to pain.
The disrespect we sometimes either get or think we get.
How much things cost today.
Being single and alone. Some love it, while others don't.

Yes, we are old/older people and sometimes it is our duty to complain, but just HOW MUCH could be the question.
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ClassicRockr, that list of yours is full of Observations and Statements,
I don't class any of being a complaint!

Of course this would change depending how you speak them, if you
use your normal way of speaking, then they are not complaints, but
if you tell them in a whining voice, then they are complaints.

I try not to complain about things unless there is a genuine reason
for complaining, if something new stops working, or of you trip on
the footpath because of bad maintainence, otherwise everything
about the past are really observations.

Mike.
 
I have no complaints. I'm 60, retired and in good health. If a few years from now and I fell bad and hurt, don't come near me. ;)
 

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