What surprised you most about getting older? - Page 6

Azcowgirl · ‎04-10-2012

I'm surprised at how so many of the things I thought were great or would be great, I wouldn't give two hoots for now.

I guess that fits into the category of being happier with things being more simple.

Susan in California · ‎06-02-2014

I really like your attitude. I think it's great to look forward and not

focus too much on the past. Good for you.

libbyannE · ‎10-27-2010

No. Some people are surprised that they are somehow the same, but I'm not. My delightful, funny, quirky, elegant mother sets a great example. She just said to me the other day, "Do you think I'm losing my mind?" I laughed and told her truthfully, "You're no crazier than you were in your 20s," meaning that she is just as funny and quirky and just as much herself now as then. I am 66, and I realize that I have grown in good ways, I hope, but my personality is very much as it always was. Some people are surprised that they are somehow the same person, but I learned from watching Mother to expect that. I am still happy, optimistic, funny at times, obsessive, interested in more things than I can begin to name, mellow one minute and volatile the next, still insist on driving a stick shift and sometimes drive too fast, still play play piano, and my loved ones ( cats, included, as always) are the most important people in my life. Pretty common traits. I think I am, oh, 40 tops. If anything surprises me, it is realizing how old I am, precisely because I feel the same. Age 16 feels like yesterday, not 50 years ago. I am sure I speak for many who feel the same. My mother, age 90, was stopped for speeding in her convertible again last summer. When the policeman saw how old she was, he said, "Good for you!" and did NOT give her a ticket. Still full of life after all these years....

cotton4me · ‎03-09-2010

A few things surprised me about getting older: (1) that I would feel the same inside no matter my age; we are truly ageless/timeless beings; (2) struggling with the same weaknesses and insecurities; (3) I’m more like my mother than I wanted to admit or realize in my earlier years.

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

How FAT I've become after menopause! I always just counted down the days until I didn't have a monthly visitor but never thought I'd be like all the others I see....overweight, no waist. Ugh! Hate it.

"Pure Michigan"

luvdoodles · ‎06-19-2010

Well I don't fret over the small stuff anymore. I can go to bed with the dinner dishes still in the sink. Don't vacuum or dust as much anymore. I used to be so picky about that. I can stay in my pj's all day and don't feel guilty. Those are some of the pros. I'd rather not talk about the cons LOL.

gmkb · ‎07-29-2012

@Susan in California You mentioned not planning for the future. I can relate to that because I have always been a person who planned ahead. For 30 years I kept a 5 year calendar. When the last one expired about 4 years ago, I never bought another.

Now I plan weeks ahead instead of years.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@gmkb wrote:
@Susan in California You mentioned not planning for the future. I can relate to that because I have always been a person who planned ahead. For 30 years I kept a 5 year calendar. When the last one expired about 4 years ago, I never bought another.
Now I plan weeks ahead instead of years.

@gmkb, I agree on the calendar. I've cut down on how many I fill info into too. I have 4 now. It just gives me something to do. Like having a light in each room. I have one if I need the info. I only bought a small purse calendar to keep track of all appointments. Dog, husband, me, chiro, dentists, body doc's. 1 is so much easier to keep track of.

CAMOGIRL · ‎09-14-2010

It seems once I hit 45 that time just ZOOMS by ... WAAYY too fast ...

-Texas Hill Country-

Jtdmum · ‎03-17-2010

What a great question.

I think what surprised me most is that I'm not always right, and more so that my mother pretty much always was. (Ha...she's smiling from heaven right now, possibly smirking)

Some days I actually stop in my tracks and look up to the sky and say...So that's what you were saying...

As far as my looks, getting better. Looking at myself more critically and don't much care what others think. I'll listen and keep an open mind but at this stage I know what I like and what looks good on me. I won't waste my money on nonsense like I used to, trendy things etc. Possibly it's my self esteem getting stronger, maybe life lessons. Overall I guess I just know who I am and when I meet somebody who is the same I admire their behavior.