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In reply to the discussion: No One Really Tells You The Hardest Part Of Getting Older [View all]FakeNoose
(32,846 posts)67. One of the things I love about being retired ... I'm finally able to own a dog
Living alone and working many hours plus the commuting time made it almost impossible for me to have a dog. I always thought it wouldn't be fair to the little pooch for his "mom" to be gone all the time. But now I'm retired and home most days. I've got my little fur-buddy to keep me company.
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You just don't know how much time you're going to have to spend on repair and maintenance
Walleye
Jun 2023
#2
My biggest regret is not living in another country (or two) when I was younger.
Lonestarblue
Jun 2023
#7
I found the pot of gold at the end of my rainbow. The doctors got all the gold.
Wonder Why
Jun 2023
#11
No one is ever too old to be creative, or too old to learn. And that creativity
highplainsdem
Jun 2023
#14
There is an existential essence to what you've expressed which I won't presume to address.
Magoo48
Jun 2023
#19
Diamond Dog, thank you for posting this. I think you may have just saved my life.
LaMouffette
Jun 2023
#25
And when I retired at 50, people couldn't understand why I didn't have a job.
Midnight Writer
Jun 2023
#65
My life has been all about what people expected of me. I had a window opened once, a decade ago,
chia
Jun 2023
#51
One of the things I love about being retired ... I'm finally able to own a dog
FakeNoose
Jun 2023
#67
I'm 80. This weekend was spent with the kids and grandkids at an AirB in Pennsylvania. 8:30 p.m.
3Hotdogs
Jun 2023
#78