debodun
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Retirement!!!!!
What Do You Love About Being A Senior?
- Thread starter OneEyedDiva
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jujube
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Discounts
Retirement
Nothing to do and all the time in the world in which to not do it
Looking around me and seeing five generations of strong women ranging from 91 to 1.
Decent health
Retirement
Nothing to do and all the time in the world in which to not do it
Looking around me and seeing five generations of strong women ranging from 91 to 1.
Decent health
There are several things I like. I've noticed that the older I get the less I give a fig about what others think of my opinions and actions.
One of my greatest joys is when someone looks at me odd when I go for the senior discount and a few times I've been told the age limit for a senior so I'd pull out my ID but they always refuse to look. I find that odd, confront someone but refuse to look at the evidence. Both times it's been a lady at a restaurant. That doesn't happen so much anymore though. I think my age is finally starting to catch up with me.
I like it that people no longer expect me to host the holiday meals.
I like it that my grandkids are old enough to get in cars and drive to visit me instead of vise versa.
I love being able to stay up as late as I want and being able to get up when I decide to. I've always hated schedules.
I like it that if I don't want to do something I can just say I forgot and they'll believe me. OK, that's a joke, I would never do that. Of course not.
One of my greatest joys is when someone looks at me odd when I go for the senior discount and a few times I've been told the age limit for a senior so I'd pull out my ID but they always refuse to look. I find that odd, confront someone but refuse to look at the evidence. Both times it's been a lady at a restaurant. That doesn't happen so much anymore though. I think my age is finally starting to catch up with me.
I like it that people no longer expect me to host the holiday meals.
I like it that my grandkids are old enough to get in cars and drive to visit me instead of vise versa.
I love being able to stay up as late as I want and being able to get up when I decide to. I've always hated schedules.
I like it that if I don't want to do something I can just say I forgot and they'll believe me. OK, that's a joke, I would never do that. Of course not.
Wintermint
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I'd much rather be thirty years younger (20 would do!), but as I'm stuck with it, one thing I do find is that I care a lot less about what people think about me.
Anomaly 73
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I'll ditto everything, but with this caveat: every ten years I look back and wonder how I could have been so naive. I suspect the same will happen on my next 10th anniversary.
OneEyedDiva
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- New Jersey
Love all of your answers!
Anomaly 73
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I was contemplating saying something along the lines of your quote. I'm grateful for whatever wisdom I've managed to attain. I also appreciate leisure time and the pleasant experiences that are permitted by it.