I have wrinkles, I have grey hair, I have back problems, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, I can’t remember anything, the world seems confusing and complicated to me now and I wish things were simpler (which is why I like Lemmy). I definitely don’t get kids today or their music.

How am I so old?

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    11 months ago

    Haha, I’m so old that box would contain a typewriter.

    Anyway young people like to think they have some control over ageing, like they can be thirty forever. Sorry to say it’s not going to happen. There’s things you can do to stave it off, but it will catch up with you. When you’re young you don’t think about it, you take it for granted. When you get old and feel the loss you think about it a lot.

    Age caught up with me noticeably at an age older than forty something, but I’m really feeling it now. Forties are young enough where a health regiment of some kind can improve sense of well being. If overweight just getting down to an ideal can help greatly. I’ve had to battle my weight most of my life and when I can maintain a good weight it makes a really big difference in how I feel.

    As far as not getting modern culture, it goes ten feet over my head now. I wish I could live in the the 90’s forever.

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      11 months ago

      I wish I could live in the the 90’s forever.

      You got me there. I miss 90’s. It was such a great period.

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      11 months ago

      Same, I miss the days when people would call or randomly knock on your door or throw a rock at the window to hang out and play some Goldeneye or binge-watch VHS movies.