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[Biftu]

This post made me think of all of things I was interested in when I was younger.  I mostly took classes as opposed to joining organizations.  I took golf lessons, swimming lessons, skiing lessons, tennis lessons, cooking classes, garden classes, knitting classes, gemology classes, and book clubs.  Kind of sad that I have lost interest in many things.  I do enjoy being at home more now that I am retired, but feeling I should take an interest in more things to keep my mind active.  Nothing like learning new things to keep you young.

[tototwo]

I joined these forums.  And have risen thru the ranks of Master Gardeners.  But that's all for now.

From the Brownies on, I was in several school organizations.   I got involved in Professional Secretaries in my 20's and served local and state leadership roles in that for over 20 years.  There have been knitting clubs, garden clubs, book clubs along the way. If I was interested in something, I joined a club.  It seemed useful and fun then,  but I'm done (!!) joining anything in the future.  I haven't lost interest, just don't want to be in a club with a schedule and obligations.  

[DiAnne]

I am not a joiner but I do belong to a county-wide gardening group.  I enjoy their lectures and open gardens you can visit.  

I was volunteering at a food bank before the pandemic but they made all of the volunteers "of a certain age" stop.  

[songbird]

Never a joiner of anything.  I was obligated to join clubs at school (for scholastic points, etc) but I disliked them and attended very few meetings. I had to volunteer for stuff in order to graduate.  I simply endured it. The only time I liked it was being at the library.  My mother tired to make me join stuff like girl scouts, but I refused. Same thing as an adult.  When I retire, etc. you won't see me at senior centers, making ceramics or anything like that. I was never that social and like being independent and not forced to join anything or volunteer anything.. 

[sandy53]

I was a joiner in school, college, and still am.  Now I am in several leadership positions in clubs/organizations and enjoy that very much.  I enjoy being around other women who share the same values and purpose as the organizations to which I belong.  I missed it during the pandemic and being back together helps me feel "normal" again. 

[Vivian]

I belonged to several organizations, not necessarily because I wanted to but because I needed to. I wound up as president of my daughter's co-operative nursery school many years ago. It involved organizing parents and having loads of fund raising events. Hated it. I am a lifetime WW member and became a leader for a few years. It was OK for awhile but I didn't want the constrictions of working full time plus preparing for and conducting meetings. I loved my WW friends so I continued as a member. On the other hand, I remember Groucho Marx's famous words: "I wouldn't' want to join a club that would have me as a member."