Aging

[la szum]

Fucking hell man. How did I get to be this old?

Definitely need to Benny Hill the shit out of this last ear of my life.


It can be... uhmmm.... challenging, to say the least. You have to embrace the
"empty nest." Maybe you have to sit beside the bed where your parents
breathe their last breath. Oh, and you have to do it while having less stamina
and energy than at any previous point in your life. Good times.


I am now officially the eldest male in my family tree. And I feel like I am 17 most
days.

It's weird. Just when you get used to one stage of life life is like, "Here you go Buddy!"
as you find out you have an entire new set of challenges to learn, and maybe even some
new skills that you get to cultivate and enjoy.

Just feeling a bit thoughtful as my Son was home for 2 weeks from the Armed Forces and left
this AM with his Wife to get set up their 1st residence together, and do it a far away land (from me!).
It means I get to vacation once or twice a year in new environs.



It really is true, isn't it? When something is lost something else is also gained. Sure is a wonderful ride.


How are you handling aging, and any new challenges (and opportunities) it is bringing into your life?

 

[Alex Kenivel]

I turn 40 in a few months!

I started saving for retirement this past year and am excited to be moving the money from stocks into a bona-fide retirement account this week.

My son turned 21 two days ago. He's older now than I was when he was born, it's a trip to think about, and now we're wearing each other's clothes. I've shed about 65 lbs since last year but my skin, nails, and eyesight are deteriorating. Tinnitus also isn't getting any better.

Wife and I are watching our parents get older - her mother taking the lead with dementia and alzheimer's - that's probably our biggest challenge right now.
There's moments where we can see a bit of her shine through but half the time she doesn't remember where she is, gets frustrated and emotional, and takes it out on my FIL who is doing his best to take care of her while he himself is breaking down.
They live in a retirement community which is a 45-min drive away from us but we're looking into a facility for her. She's going to fight it hard..

 

[Devin]

Oldie


I'll be 41 in 14 days

 

[RGB]

Heading into my 69th year and not much has changed other than constant pain from arthritis, sciatica and other nerve damage. Still doing HIIT and Yoga and only on one med for mild high blood pressure, which I never had until I got the "vaccination". Nursing a strained hip flexor right now...not much fun...Doc says I can steroid up but I'm avoiding it as long as I can. Still strong and able for now.

Won't stop until I just can't do it anymore...period.

 

[Devin]

Heading into my 69th year

nice

 

[Sleezy E]

I've recently come to the realization that I'm the same age now my dad was when he used to come to all my shows when I was doing the 20 yr old "I'm gonna be a rock star!" thing.

I used to think he was so much older and wiser.. now I realize he was there for the beer, rock music, and 20 yr old chicks as just as much as the rest of us youngings

 

[DrewJD82]

I’m fortunate that my body hasn’t entirely caught onto the fact that I’m 43, but I also slammed the breaks on a lot of bad eating habits in my mid-30’s that set me up for this and now I’m refining it even more. I’ve been working on my feet/using my body for work for 29 years and I’m seeing dudes in the trades my age who are in far rougher shape.

On the same token, it was about 2 weeks ago I looked in the mirror and for the first time saw a middle aged dude looking back at me and not the 15 year little fuckhead I’ve been staring at for decades, which was a direct result of realizing my actual place in life right now and not holding onto the image of myself I’ve had for a bit too long.

I got divorced 3 weeks before my 40th birthday and I was scared shitless at that point to face life on my own for the first time and unfortunately I’ve held onto that mentality that I was incapable or had a reason to fear life on my own when in actuality, I’ve made more positive life changes than any point previously, I’ve been happy far, far more consistently and each day gets a little closer to living life precisely how I want to live it. It was nice to finally take my own foot off my throat for once and congratulate myself for not being the thing I thought I was.