[Smidge]

I'm terrified of getting old
As the years start ticking away faster and faster and the knees and various other joints creak more and more, the reality of disease and illness that come with old age scare the sh*t out of me

[grindle]

Originally Posted by the keen edge

A.The point in life where you start to worry about cold winters...
B.Being seen as a vulnerable member of society
C.Being fearful of loud teenagers hanging out on street corners
D.Having to accept being probed and prodded by medical staff "doing what they can for you".
E.Or god forbid dementia.
.

A. Nope.
B. Yup.
C. Yup
D. Nope
E. Nope

According to you I'm 40% elderly, and have been all my life.

[stovelid]

No. The thought of it sucks.

[Run_to_da_hills]

I did an one time but now I see a reason for life.

[Eathrin]

Originally Posted by the keen edge

Yeah I reckon this is how it works.

You don't go from being 35 years of age to 80 years of age. Life, and growing old is a day to day progression.

Alas a concept my childlike mind struggled to comprehend in the nappy days but I've come more to grasps with the idea in recent days. Thanks for the clarification though.

[Teyla Emmagan]

Yes. Who will look after me???

[Dudess]

No. Pointless worrying about something you can't avoid. Thinking about it too much, especially when it's decades away, can make a person prematurely old I reckon. And cause them to imagine signs of ageing that are inconsequential.

[Giselle]

I don't worry about just being old.

What I worry about is being old and alone.

[Dudess]

Originally Posted by Giselle

I don't worry about just being old.

What I worry about is being old and alone.

Should that happen though, the person can find a way of coping with it - never underestimate human resolve.

[stovelid]

Originally Posted by Giselle

What I worry about is being old and alone.

Get a mannequin for the sitting room?

[the keen edge]

Originally Posted by grindle

A. Nope.
B. Yup.
C. Yup
D. Nope
E. Nope

According to you I'm 40% elderly, and have been all my life.

70/100*40=28.

You're 28 years of age aren't ya?

There now, you see the my hypothesis is correct, you cant argue with results.

[Loopie]

I remember being at my nan's funeral a few years back and being taken aback by the lack of non-family people - mam was telling me that a lot of her friends had already died. Remember thinking it was so sad!

[realies]

Nope don't worry about it, do worry about the younger ones growing up though.

[grindle]

Originally Posted by the keen edge

70/100*40=28.

You're 28 years of age aren't ya?

There now, you see the my hypothesis is correct, you cant argue with results.

29. Fuuck you're good.

But I wasn't 29 when I was 16 (oddly).

Hypothesis... crumbling...

[stovelid]

Originally Posted by realies

Nope don't worry about it, do worry about the younger ones growing up though.

They are immune to your consultations.