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In reply to the discussion: No One Really Tells You The Hardest Part Of Getting Older [View all]MarcA
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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