jlhog
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- Wayland, MI
Feeding your grandson a bottle until he falls asleep in your arms.
The best part of getting old.
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DaveA
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- Coastal Massachusetts, USA
One of my grandsons turns 30 this year. He's taller and heavier than me and I'm 6 ft. and 210 lbs. I did, at one time, hold him and give him his bottle but those years are long gone.
Mr. Ed
Be what you is not what you what you ain’t
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- Central NY
The best part of getting old is seniority
Paco Dennis
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- Mid-Missouri
It is hard to imagine or have the feelings of holding our grandchildren close and them going to sleep on us. Thank you for sharing this.
hearlady
Homebody
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- N Carolina
Or when they fall asleep on your chest and you feel them breathing.....
hearlady
Homebody
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- N Carolina
I still don't have that.
hearlady
Homebody
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- N Carolina
Our children are the future?
Debrah N.
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- Alberta, Canada
For me, besides my little grandson knocking on my door when he goes for a walk with his daddy and he wants to come in and see grandma, the next thing that makes getting old good, is napping and feeling no guilt about it.
Debrah N.
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- Alberta, Canada
I try very much to not be like my mother and find it disheartening the odd time that I hear echoes of her 'voice' in my own behaviour.'The best part of getting old'
Slowly realizing I'm becoming very much like my own father was...and I'm totally okay with it.
I take solace that there's less of destruction of our beautiful planet and less social decline that I have to witness. SNAFU & FUBAR are the acronyms of our times.
I didn't really want to have kids but did so anyway, who 9/11/2001 was going to be a tipping point?
EDIT:- I'll try not to post a third time in this thread, I don't think that you want to know what I really think. Posts #6 & #13 are input so far.
I didn't really want to have kids but did so anyway, who 9/11/2001 was going to be a tipping point?
EDIT:- I'll try not to post a third time in this thread, I don't think that you want to know what I really think. Posts #6 & #13 are input so far.
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Capt Lightning
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- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I don't think there are many good things about getting old, except maybe that you can do whatever you please and not give a xxxx about others might think. I try to be nothing like my parents were.
Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
The best part of getting old is allowing the next generation to step up and take responsibility for keeping the world spinning.
I’m content to just putter around and live quietly on the sidelines.
I try to filter out and project my parents best qualities while remaining mindful of their worst.
I believe that they both did their best by us while dealing with their own issues and that any failures or shortcomings were not a reflection of their feelings for me or my brothers and sister.
I’m content to just putter around and live quietly on the sidelines.
I try to filter out and project my parents best qualities while remaining mindful of their worst.
I believe that they both did their best by us while dealing with their own issues and that any failures or shortcomings were not a reflection of their feelings for me or my brothers and sister.
gruntlabor
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- Last Frontier, Age 83
Yes!
The best part of getting old used to be that nobody, but nobody talked back to me, but that was before I met up with SeniorForums.
MaidMarian
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- Baltimore, Maryland USA
The best part for me has been getting lifetime “Golden Age “ passes to state and national parks.
Mr. Ed
Be what you is not what you what you ain’t
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- Central NY
The best part of getting is the end. I am pleased with life I lived, no regrets here. However, life and ability were short lived and I wish I could have done more.
Paco Dennis
SF VIP
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- Mid-Missouri
I sometimes feel like there are times when life feels calmer and "freer". Most of the time there is no aspect of getting old that is the best. 90% of it is down hill.
gruntlabor
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- Last Frontier, Age 83
You're not done yet, Mr. Ed.
Vicky
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- Pennsylvania, USA
Not day dreaming at work, about the day I retire, because I am now retired.
Twostep
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- Tiny town Oklahoma, OK
I can wolf whistle a good looking guy
horseless carriage
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With age comes experience, you know that you are old enough to know better, but you are still young enough not to care!