What Part of Growing Older Irritates You the Most?

Old Salt said:
I could write about a multitude of things, the inevitable physical and mental deterioration that old age brings with it, but the one thing that irks me the most is my short term memory, or loss thereof!

I will be thinking of something I must do, or eat, or enjoy .. get up to do it and have no idea what it was. It will come back to me ten minutes later but is so frustrating, especially since I think I am still of sound mind! After all, I write reasonably lucid posts, don't I?
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Me too. It is so frustrating! I also have difficulty sometimes coming up with the word I am looking for. It irritates the c**p out of me.
 

I hate everything about growing older which is why I am so determined to defeat it and help others to do the same. This isn't how the best life was meant to be lived. I know there is something better and I will find and share what I find with anyone who wants to know. Being happy and learning to put yourself first is a very good start. :giggle:
 

What Part of Growing Older Irritates You the Most?​


I wrote something about old age to my younger friends awhile back
It was for a bud that just turned 50

Seems somewhat pertinent to this thread;


Here and Now

So, here I am, on the wrong side of sixty, weird things growing, wiry hairs, warts, splotches, odd indefinable patches, moles the size of moles, and that’s just on my hind end.

I’ve got good hearing, but only in one ear.
It's why we have two of most everything.

Vision is going south. Reading glasses are strategically laid throughout the house, cars, tackle boxes, and shop.
It’s not a serious issue just yet, but need to demonstrate more patience when trying to get the neighbor’s hibachi to fetch.

I make little noises when I commence to get outta my lay z boy.
I notice that those same noises will emanate from my wretched larynx when I commence to sit in said lazy boy.
Speaking of larynxes, I find that throat clearing takes several tries…like starting an ol’ model T.

I have partial recall, and even that is a struggle.

I can put on 57 lbs in 13 minutes, just from sniffing a bran muffin.

After sixty, while you slumber, a pubic hair can grow the length of 3 feet…on the pointy part of your ear lobe.

Things grow, and things that were already there will up and move

‘Doc, take a look at whatever that is on my left knee.’
‘Gary, that’s just your right testicle.’
‘BTW, when’s the last time I ran my finger up your pooper?’

When in your 60s you must learn the difference between the words colostomy and colonoscopy…it’s important when checking in.

Of a morning, you’ll look in the bathroom mirror, and find a goblin looking back.
So just comb back your ear hair and greet the day.

Self-keeping becomes secondary.
‘Honey, there’s a puffed wheat in your mustache.’
‘Oh…..so?’
‘We had puffed wheat two weeks ago.’
‘Andy our point, dear?’

By sixty your underwear from high school has finally given up the ghost, so you retire the little strands of elastic,
but consider the frugal acquisition of 12 headbands.

You discover your new fresh (actually brilliant white) briefs are quite the contrast to the occasional poop stain
…of which is no longer so occasional……poop cake can become a concern.

Oh, and you discover you no longer have a hind end.
It has gingerly crept up and nestled onto your lower back, leaving you with just a six inch line and a tuft of hair.

The fire in your eyes is now just pain recognition.
Speaking of fire, get wunna those birthday candles that doesn’t blowout.

It’ll help you keep the fire.
 
Sassycakes said:
The thing that is most irritating to me or upsetting to me is how much my daughter worries about me and my husband. I wish she wouldn't worry about us as much as she does
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You are much more independent minded than I. I would see this as a sign of the love and concern my dear ones have for me and be thankful to God for giving me a family that cares to the point of worrying! People sure are different!
 
officerripley said:
As far back as I can remember, my body has never done anything but let me down and humiliate me, so that's nothing new for me. What is a new irritation, though, is how everyone around me in my age group all seem to hate everyone younger than they are. We boomers are something else, aren't we? When we were young, it was "Don't trust anyone over 30." Now a lot of us are "Don't trust anyone under 50."
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I've never heard any of those statements !
 
I constantly can be overheard shouting irritatedly...''What NOW'''? when another unfamiliar pain attacks my leg, or my arm or some part of my body..

For me the worst part so far of getting older has been the arthritis in my hands. Predominately the right one, which means I can make a fist but I can't tighten it... and the unsightly nodules not to mention the pain *ugh*.. and it'll get much worse , and much uglier.. on my hands.. also I now have to use implements to undo Bottles , and can barely hold a can opener now, tight enough to make it work..

yesterday I felt the familiar beginnings of the arthritis pains in my left hand ( not yet ugly like my right hand ).. and actually spoke to my left hand like it was a person, and said ''Don't do this, I need you on my side, the right hand is useless..'' I was literally talking to the hand :oops::D

It was all a shock to me, because no-one in my very large family had arthritis... and I've got it now in my right knee too... even more painful than the right hand, but fortunately no ugliness..
 
A lack of energy. Or certainly a lot less than I had. Let's say, the mind is willing, and the thoughts are still there, but the body not so much.

Health wise, I'm holding up pretty good. However, my knees are the exception. I have arthritus in them, and - for example - getting on my knees to tidy a cupboard in the kitchen is difficult. That damn cupboard haunts me.
 
VaughanJB said:
A lack of energy. Or certainly a lot less than I had.

Health wise, I'm holding up pretty good. However, my knees are the exception. I have arthritus in them, and - for example - getting on my knees to tidy a cupboard in the kitchen is difficult. That damn cupboard haunts me.
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I know exactly how you feel about kneeling, because of the arthritis is pain on the scale of 11 out of 10...like kneeling on broken Glass..:eek:

Every time I have to get down to the low cupboards which thankfully isn't too often.. I take a thick duck feather filled cushion from the sofa.. and I take a Walking stick ( which I have to occasionally use for my back).. and kneel on the cushion, and because I can't use the pressure of my knees to rise as most younger people can..I use the stick to help me up...
 
hollydolly said:
I've never heard any of those statements !
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I guess the "Don't trust anyone over 30" was maybe a U.S. thing? Anyway, I heard it all the time in the late 1960s. And sorta related I guess was "My Generation" by The Who with Roger Daltrey singing, "Hope I die before I get old". And while I've never actually heard anyone say "Don't trust anyone under 50", it seems to be the attitude I hear every time someone over 50 is talking about younger people.
 
Other than the ordeal of trimming my toenails, it's the repetition, my own. I'll be telling a story to a friend and suddenly realize I told them the same thing a few weeks ago.

It's repeating myself, that's it, that's what I hate.

It's cutting my toenails. I hate that...
 
Oh My! reading all these posts and ticking off in my mind in agreement.
I have a few more pluses but will leave it at that.
The thing is, here we are, all on computer, iPad, whatever, still able to communicate and moan, get comforting words, or better still talk about the good things.
That is a plus.
Have the best day you can
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One thing that bothers me is knowing the current stage of my life is a tipping point. All my life has been working toward that goal of living comfortably and stress free. Being retired, financially comfortable, empty nester, debt free, enjoying hobbies, etc., makes me feel like my life is at its pinnacle.

And on over the top what happens? I already notice my body and brain starting to break down, and imagine every year will see an acceleration of that breakdown. As the saying goes, "heading down hill and picking up speed".

So many years and so much effort to get to this point and only a few good years to enjoy it. That makes me sad.
 
What bothers me is that I simply have nothing to talk about anymore with anyone. It is so hard to make conversation now once one gets past weather. Add to that, some hearing loss of mine makes carrying on a conversation difficult. Especially in a noisy environment, which most social occasions seem to occur in.

My adult children are doing great in life but I find it difficult to have anything in common to talk with them at our present stages in life . Same with most of my other relatives.

I still have things that interest me in life, just no one around who shares those interests enough to have a conversation. I’m interested in current political and cultural issues in America but have had to face the fact that it is best to avoid those type of conversations among family and friends.

I’ve lost a lot of interest in other areas of life - like current music, fashion,etc. Never cared for celebrity news. I used to enjoy searching out recipes and sharing them with friends. I haven’t seen an actual new recipe in years. Same old recipe, just a new trendy name.

On a positive note, I’ve always been and still am a really good listener for someone who needs to talk. They just have to talk loud.
 
MountainRa said:
What bothers me is that I simply have nothing to talk about anymore with anyone. It is so hard to make conversation now once one gets past weather. Add to that, some hearing loss of mine makes carrying on a conversation difficult. Especially in a noisy environment, which most social occasions seem to occur in.

My adult children are doing great in life but I find it difficult to have anything in common to talk with them at our present stages in life . Same with most of my other relatives.

I still have things that interest me in life, just no one around who shares those interests enough to have a conversation. I’m interested in current political and cultural issues in America but have had to face the fact that it is best to avoid those type of conversations among family and friends.

I’ve lost a lot of interest in other areas of life - like current music, fashion,etc. Never cared for celebrity news. I used to enjoy searching out recipes and sharing them with friends. I haven’t seen an actual new recipe in years. Same old recipe, just a new trendy name.

On a positive note, I’ve always been and still am a really good listener for someone who needs to talk. They just have to talk loud.
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Don't forget, the history of music goes both forwards and backwards. ;)
 
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