I don't know if this is the right place for this post as I'm quite new here. But nevertheless, I'll go ahead.
I just wanted to share with you people my experiences ever since I retired. If you people could do the same, that would be wonderful.
Retirement has been quite a mixed bag indeed!
I've had my ups and downs ever since I've retired, but as a whole I'd say that I'm quite enjoying the experience. My husband had passed away many years ago, so basically I'm alone in this experience. My kids and grand kids come and visit me in Toronto 3-4 times a year during the holidays and it's quite fun when the kids are around and trying to annoy me, haha.
My son has CCTV cameras installed in some parts of the house as for some reason he believes that I won't be able to take care of myself. He keeps sending me stuff over the internet that he believe I should go through to keep me safe! As a matter of fact, just a while ago he sent me a link giving out tips for seniors living alone that was apparently on some blog of the company that he works for called Fire Monitoring Canada ( which I think is just too convenient, don't you think? ) and asked me if I was following them [http://www.fire-monitoring.com/safety-tips-for-seniors-living-alone/]! All too sudden it feels like our roles are reversed and I'm the kid! But I'm happy that the kids are worried about me. That's always a nice feeling.
But my problem now is that a couple of my friends and I are planning on a trip to a place that's pretty far from here and I am not sure how my kids are going to respond when I inform them about it, haha!
If anyone could give me any suggestions, I’d be grateful!
I just wanted to share with you people my experiences ever since I retired. If you people could do the same, that would be wonderful.
Retirement has been quite a mixed bag indeed!
I've had my ups and downs ever since I've retired, but as a whole I'd say that I'm quite enjoying the experience. My husband had passed away many years ago, so basically I'm alone in this experience. My kids and grand kids come and visit me in Toronto 3-4 times a year during the holidays and it's quite fun when the kids are around and trying to annoy me, haha.
My son has CCTV cameras installed in some parts of the house as for some reason he believes that I won't be able to take care of myself. He keeps sending me stuff over the internet that he believe I should go through to keep me safe! As a matter of fact, just a while ago he sent me a link giving out tips for seniors living alone that was apparently on some blog of the company that he works for called Fire Monitoring Canada ( which I think is just too convenient, don't you think? ) and asked me if I was following them [http://www.fire-monitoring.com/safety-tips-for-seniors-living-alone/]! All too sudden it feels like our roles are reversed and I'm the kid! But I'm happy that the kids are worried about me. That's always a nice feeling.
But my problem now is that a couple of my friends and I are planning on a trip to a place that's pretty far from here and I am not sure how my kids are going to respond when I inform them about it, haha!
If anyone could give me any suggestions, I’d be grateful!
