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Re: About to turn 50. Still no regrets! December 13, 2018 | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 8,022 |
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Peace
Happy Birthday, MO6B!
I'm 55 and I've never once regretted being CF. I find that being older and CF has so many advantages. The main one is being free to do what you want, and when you want it. As for dying, in the end we all die alone, so it is your choice as to what you want to do while alive. I'd rather look back on a life well lived, filled with music, art, travel, learning and thinking. Being on your deathbed, realizing that your kids are already dividing up your estate or having your kids dump you in a shithole retirement home for the final years must be so demoralizing. This is something I will never have to worry about.
Here's to life as a CF woman of a certain age
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Re: Think You'll "regret it when you're old?" Think again. December 23, 2018 | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 12,457 |
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mumofsixbirds
I also don't regret not having grandkids. I see other people my age and older, and the drama of child-rearing is usually extended to the grandparents. I see a lot of kids using their parents as automatic, free babysitting services, and all I can think is, "I'm glad it's not me."
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mumofsixbirds
Thanks Yurble! I had a great week with my husband. He was delightful, funny, and generally fun to be around. We saw some family, and just had a great, relaxing and relatively stress-free time.
There was a major wind storm that hit our area on Thursday. We lost power and there was some damage to our property, but we decided to light up some hurricane lamps, drink beer and eat cheese and crackers until the lights came back on. Our neighbor had a massive tree crash into the power lines on his property, and we had a huge branch (about 10 or 12 feet long) sail through the air and pierce a fist-sized hole in our garage roof, but other than that, we're all okay. There are a lot of people who will be without power over Christmas, so I consider us to be some of the lucky ones.
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I had a great time despite all that, and I'm so glad that it was just the two of us. I feel bad for grandparents who have to do the rounds all over again because their useless kids can't be trusted with the responsibility of raising their own children. If I ever had to step up to the plate and help out family in times of need, I'd be there, but only in a limited aspect. The fact that I don't have kids at least gives me the peace of mind knowing that I won't be saddled with their kids if something happened to them. That's just something I don't have the energy or desire to do, and I know my husband wouldn't be up for anything like that either, given his health conditions (bad hip).
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I know a fellow who is in his 60’s. He was going to retire when he was 55 but all of that has changed when his kids have decided that their drug habit was above all. This fellow is now a foster parent to his grandchildren. He attempted to unload grandkids onto his other kids but he received a firm and certain “no-can-do” from the other kids. He is now working so he can pay for and raise the grandkids.
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Techie
I know a fellow who is in his 60’s. He was going to retire when he was 55 but all of that has changed when his kids have decided that their drug habit was above all. This fellow is now a foster parent to his grandchildren. He attempted to unload grandkids onto his other kids but he received a firm and certain “no-can-do” from the other kids. He is now working so he can pay for and raise the grandkids.