AndGodCreatedMe said:

I write to Phil's Nanna, started that shortly after I moved here and met her. Even though she does not live that far away, we do not see her as often as we should.
I remember how much my great grandmother enjoyed receiving mail when I would write to her because we lived so far away from one another.
Nanna loves to get cards and letters from us.
We also bought her a digital photo frame so all of the children could add their photos to the frame for her.
She loved that. She kept telling everyone that we bought her a computer. Not quite.....but it helps all of us keep her up to date on photos of the grands and greats!



Oh and Nicole, I have had grey hairs since early 20's. You would think that I should be used to them by now but I am not. I would stop colouring and let it be natural if there was some sort of order or style to the way the greys have arranged themselves.
Some days I feel older than others, like the days that ppl that I graduated High School with post pics of their grandchildren and I am sitting here with my first child that is only 5 months old.
Scary.

MrsMdiver said:

that's sweet, maybe I should do that also

i still have an e-mail saved from 2005 when my granny sended me her first e-mail ever at the age of 85

i love her

I honestly love getting older. I've got 'greys' and various other physical punchlines to a misspent youth that mean that I'm becoming less and less attractive to a casual observer as the years speed by. Concurrently however, the degree to which this matters has decreased at a far quicker rate.

As that empty space on some other thread detailed, life regularly drops crap on us from the 16th floor of Asian appartment blocks, but nevertheless I can honestly say that life just gets better and better. Perhaps more correctly I should say that with age I get better and better at life. Without wanting to get too buddhist on your lovely purple arses, accceptance and detachment are the greatest gifts that time has given me. That does sound a bit wanky, but if I go blind, so be it.

In truth I should mention that I had very good reason, once upon a time, to believe I would be long gone by this age. That particular piece of gargantuan poo landed heavy, but as someone else also said on that other thread, you do have choices, and that was when I was forced into making them.

For that reason I do tend to get a little riled when people (such as my very healthy 70-something mother) complain about getting older - there have been, are, and will be so many people who do not have that luxury.

In short, getting older is the best thing that can happen to you.


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AndGodCreatedMe said:

Awwww that is sweet. Phil's Nanna is awesome. She taught herself how to work her digital camera. She gets out everyday into the town to get her exercise and shop if she needs it.

Your's would love to get cards and letters from you. I know that Phil's Nanna enjoys reading, maybe some reading material would be good for her.
Phil's Nanna still lives alone but is close to his parents in case of an emergency.

I love Nanna!



Sorry for jacking your thread Red.

You're officially old when you start saying:

"Age is just a state of mind"

....and believe it.

I fear impotence.

I'm not kidding.

Vendetta1 said:

lafleurdove said:

Uh, yeah. But young enough to think that aging doesn't apply to you.

chocolate1 said:

lighten up dear chocolate1


you're younger than me

AndGodCreatedMe said:

Thanks...
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chocolate1 said:

orgnote

AndGodCreatedMe said:

I have been through some rough years and my age shows more than it did . People still think I look younger, but not as much anymore as they did all my life. Now that my new bf is more younger than I am than my last one was I feel old sometimes for the first time in my life.

Serious said:

uhhh. you're still the same martina that I know and that cares about other people!!

silly girl. you look fine!!

AndGodCreatedMe said:

Thanks Petra, you look great too .

i'll be 44 on the 31st and I still feel and look good. because if I think to myself that I am getting older i'll just feel old. And that ain't happening

REDFEATHERS said:

wake up and get poffertjes as breakfast in bed

I am looking and feeling old lately. I hate it.

chocolate1 said:

tinaz said:

Good morning, Sis!

People always think Im younger than I am... Its probably not my looks so much as my attitude... Im not ready to wear elastic jeans, get that short granny q-tip hair do, and let myself look like a man! I try and live my life and enjoy it... Sure i have grays, some wrinkles, and my boobs arent what they used to be but im still here! So much better than the alternative!

chocolate1 said:

Morning Sis!! Still taking the tests today?

CarrieMpls said:

It's not now or never, you still have about 10 more years . And so many unexpected things can happen any day. I never considered to have children until I was in my 40s and now for the very first time in my life I give it a second thought and there is a very little possibility that I might change my mind. But I probably will end up without children and have to stick to my niece and nephew (who is already grown up) and to my bf's children who I have not even met yet as they live in another country.

tinaz said:

Yup!
The kids are writing their little hearts out right now...

chocolate1 said:

Gives you time to org tho! I have to work at 9:30 today... Its a short day!!

tinaz said:

for both things!

i swear to GAWD everyone I know including myself aged significantly in the past 3 or 4 months. Ive been weirded out about it. I dont get carded anymore, or maybe its because im a familiar face that frequents the places i go. I dont know

Cuddles said:

I used to joke that the kiss of death at the club is being called "Ma'am" at the door.
I was excited when I was carded on my birthday last summer. I think the guy at the door thought I was already drunk!

Cuddles said:

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LeCram said:

ok having to wake up with poffertjes is a bit too much

but there's nothing wrong with poffertjes