| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/7/2006 2:48:42 PM |
And I also still listen to the same rock music as it is now known as classic rock. Me too.
No. I thought my marriage was forever and that I would be surrounded by kids and grandkids and doing the Sunday dinner thing.
Man am I an idiot.
LOL. So did I. | |
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Wulfie
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Joined: 5/18/2005
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/7/2006 7:49:11 PM | I don't think I ever really thought about what I'd be like at age 50....I was always too busy just living life, I guess. But when I think about my grandmother at age 50, she looked and acted "elderly". But my Mom was nothing like that! She was "thoroughly modern Millie" and lovin' every minute of her life until she died at age 78 and she was still dressing with the times - way a head of my style at the time! She was a very classy lady in every way and my Dad was devoted to her 'til the end. (55 years!) I'm alot like her - I'm a bit smaller at 5'2" and 112 lbs but I dress in the latest styles like Mom did (but age appropriate-I don't dress like a teenager!).
As for me, I never thought I'd be twice divorced, with 3 grown kids, 5 grandsons and alone at age 55. Yikes! How did this happen??? Life sure spins us around. But I'm happy...I'm healthy, alone but not lonely, have a my own little business, lots of great friends and someone special in my life (sort of...). Life could be worse...it could be better...I'm not complaining really...
But, no, I never thought life would be like this at my age. I really thought I'd still be married to husband number two and just looking forward to retirement together and some travelling, etc. Life's a kick - sometimes in the ass!! But you gotta keep it together and keep smiling! | |
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/7/2006 8:26:42 PM | I’m one of those that makes New Year’s resolutions – usually quite detailed ones where I list out a year’s worth of activities – my way of forcing myself to improve, I guess. Well, every New Year’s I look back at the ones I made the year before, to add them up, make my tallies, sum up the year as a ‘yay’ or a ‘nay’. What this does is make me recall where my head was exactly one year before when I made last year’s list and I sit and think: “Would I have thought last year at this time that I would be where I am right now?” And every year (and this has been going on for decades now), I realize that in just one year’s time, I WASN’T EVEN CLOSE !! I’m not anything like or doing anything like I would have imagined even one short year ago. And to answer the original post, life has been a series of wonderful surprises and unexpected events, very few of which I would have ever dreamed of back when I was in my teens. In fact – and parts of those years will remain forever foggy (lol) – back then, I wouldn’t have guessed I’d even still be alive now.
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/7/2006 8:37:37 PM | 50 is a great time. I have a 4 year old son. I,m lucky if I even get to sit at the computer
He,s a great little boy. Do i feel 50 I can,t my son won,t let me. It,s alot of fun. | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/7/2006 11:04:14 PM | I got this in my mailbox today, enjoy :)
Life as it should be:
The cycle of life is all backwards.
You should die first; and get it out of the way.
Then, you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day.
You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, then, when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day.
You work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You drink booze, you party, you're generally promiscuous and you get ready for High School.
After having a blast, you go to primary school; you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities. You become a baby.
You then spend your last 9 months on earth floating peacefully with luxuries like central heating, spa, room service on tap, larger quarters everyday.
Finally, you finish off as an orgasm | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/8/2006 12:42:10 AM | | What a graet way to finish off. Die with a smile on your face.>>>> When I was in my 20's and 30's ,50 seemed so far away. But I was a dad at 22 and a grandad at 44. I'm now 56 with 6 grandkid's and a 7th due in September. But I'm lucky...I don't feel much different than I did at 36. | |
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/8/2006 8:05:42 AM |
Go to your 30 year class reunion and say, " Everyones parents showed up, now where's the guys I went to school with ?"
I am about to go to my 40th class reunion in the fall. The last one I went to, I thought half looked like my parents and the other half knew how to live.
It's a hell of a ride, but I agree - old has not happened to me yet. I don't have time for that. I was made a grandmother at the tender age of 37 and a great grandmother this year. I feel vibrant, sexy and full of life.
Catch me if you can...........  | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/8/2006 10:55:48 AM | | April Rose - That's the funniest thing I've read in while....I loved it! Thanks for sharing it. | |
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Joined: 6/20/2005
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/8/2006 6:03:39 PM | Gosh, I didn't have any real expectations of what life would be like when I turn 50... I figured I'd still be happily married and have a successful career... Hmm, it seems that I'm writing the second book of my life..
I just turned 50 this year... I went to Africa in April for a photo safari (went alone)... About a month later, I lost my job... I'm also trying to build a business, but in the meantime am searching for the J-O-B (Just Over Broke) to do in the day until my business is built up... I've been divorced for 19 years... I really honestly can't complain! I'm not dating anyone right now, but I'm so blessed with good health, friends, family, and of course my 2 furballs that love me unconditionally. I'm also blessed in the sense that I've traveled quite a bit, I have a blog out there... I've been to: Africa; England; Holland; Costa Rica; Belize; Bahamas; and the Caribbean..
I feel as I write the "2nd Book of My Life", that it is going to be more exciting, more peaceful, and more about who I really am... Yeah, I was told "go to college, get married, get a job, and then you live happily ever after"... Well, I guess you could say a few holes punctured in my balloon, but times have changed, and each generation of folks thinks just a little bit differently... What worked for my parents hasn't quite worked out for me... Life boils down to "expectations", what we "expect" out of it... I have nothing to prove, I have the attitude of "take me as I am". | |
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/16/2006 7:57:43 AM | i will be *gasp* 50 next month in August... i still like pink floyd and the doors and david bowie and robin trower ,but i do like metallica, and nickelback,etc..And when my son couldnt remember how old i was, (he thought i was still 42 ;-) and i had to TELL him, you should have seen his face...i dont know who was 'scared' more!! ~d*mn, my back is hurting, how did THAT happen?~ lol... hugs to all..   | |
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/16/2006 8:13:04 AM | I certainly didn't think I would be single in my 50's. But now that I am, and now that I am learned that I am not all alone, I am just single I am wondering if I am going to have time for a date! I am talking to several guys via email and messenger, no problem there I would rather take it slow, get to know them a little before the meeting. . . but when will I ever have time for a meeting.
Seems like every single friend I have and some of the married ones too are calling to include me in outtings and just to come hang out with them. My life is busy all the time and I love it!
I feel like a kid again, no one to answer too, no meals to prepare for anyone, wow what a concept! | |
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/16/2006 9:37:07 AM | I figured I would be dead by 40 so really dislike being in 50's. Most of my childhood I spent with older people...some way older and I saw them get old and decrepit and never wanted to get that way. the thought of ending up in a wheel chair drooling and whizzing on myself just doesn't sound like fun....
Although, I hoped that if I were alive in my 50's I would be married to a sexy woman, have a good job and lots of money. Well so far have none of the above. I feel like i am still a teenager trapped in an old man's body... Mentally I refuse to grow old and I keep having people tell me to act my age. Well, when someone tells me what that is, maybe I will do it but I doubt it. I have a lot of interests that most guys my age do not have. In fact not many women either, which makes it hard to find one that is compatible...
Well, I am still looking for that sexy woman... don't want a job now since finding one I can work one day a week and spend the rest re-cuperating is hard to find... Oh well such is life...
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 9:47:22 AM |
But I'm lucky...I don't feel much different than I did at 36. - ME TOO  | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 12:44:40 PM | | Not quite there yet. When I was younger I thought that my being 42 in the year 2000 , was ancient...... Now, I'm comfortable with who i am ....... looking forward to many happy years to come | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 1:45:32 PM | | I don't mind getting older nearly as much as I thought I would. some things bother me, like wrinkles, hot flashes, and bifocal lenses! But most things have improved with age. Knowledge has ripened, just from experiencing so much life! I've learned not to sweat the small stuff, and more importantly, learned how to tell the difference between the small stuff and what is important. I appreciate everything much more deeply than when I was younger, because I've learned what has value. I have a lot more to contribute, and can be a better friend. I make more time in my day for fun now. And older men REALLY know what they're doing, LOL! But I always thought that by this point in my life, there would be someone to share the daily ups and downs with me; someone to both enjoy the good times with, and help each other through the bad. I didn't think I'd get this far and have no one to grow old with. | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 3:10:24 PM | The year I turned 50 I weighed 100 pounds more than I do now, I was married, Mom and Dad were both alive, and my children were 16 and 20. Life was great except for the weight.
Now: Mom passed away in 2000, my husband passed away in 2004, and my daughter died 3 weeks ago. I have lost 101 pounds. Physically I feel great, but I am carrying a very heavy load. Not only am I single, but my son is now an only child. My family has been halved.
Not what I envisioned by any means.
I continue to move forward. Not so easy some days, but if I busy myself with chores I can go a little while without being sad. Everything was really on the upswing until my sweetheart's wreck. Now I question the possiblity of a relationship with my new friend, because I am wondering if I am being more dependent than I would normally be, or more vulnerable. Also--am I ignoring characteristics of his on purpose, because I feel like letting someone else carry this burden right now.
NOT an enviable position to be in at 55.
(I DID know that I would still be listening to Led Zeppelin, Jimi, Stevie, Cream, Yardbirds, Stones, Beatles, Moody Blues, Floyd, Commander Cody...... I have told my son to make sure I get to listen to what I want, when I am in a nursing home).
Plodding forward,
Lois | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 3:18:32 PM | I remember thinking in my early teens.... My parents are now 30!!!! Man are they old!
Now, I know why they just enjoyed what they had with 6 kids, and kept on living. Life is super past 50. You get to enjoy the grand kids, and send them home after you have fed them sugar, and spoiled the heck out of them. | |
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| Did you think life would be like this at 50?
Posted: 7/16/2006 4:19:28 PM | Now being 55 I am happy! I finally know me! I can still (just about)do all night what I used to do all night but I get the extra pleasure o filling the Gkids wi cocacola and ice then giving em back. Of being able to say, no I am too tired to help wi that shelf cos I wanna go fishing! etc.Being older dont mean you have no life it just means you know the life you have. Experience and the accurate use of treachery are the best weapons ever. I always said I would grow old disgracefully and am happy to report that the plan is working. When the little uns want candy an cuddles I got it, when they need changing I dont got it!The rest of em can fight an argue all they want an it wont touch me cos I wont let it. Being young is tough but still have not sussed why youth is so wasted on the young!
An ol fart!!and a happy one! | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 4:21:19 PM | | Tough call!! Keep on doin what you doin girl! It will come right in the end!! | |
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| Life at 50
Posted: 7/16/2006 4:26:16 PM | | Oh Lois, I'm so sorry. | |
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