Re: Who doesn't want to get old thread?

gidget1978

gidget1978

Cathlete
once again, something I meant as innocent as been turned around.

So I will clarify myself:


I did not say that I thought 40 or 50 was old.B/c I don't.Those ages don't bother me.
The only time I used the number 50 was 50+...which means...50+27=77! I don't care about being 40 or 50.Those ages are the least of my concerns and if I look as good as you gals do then I will be so lucky.
I guess I figure I won't b/c of years of suntanning and late nights;)
I guess 70-80 sort of scare me b/c its a little closer to death.
But like I said, I better shut up or the man above may not let me leave to see those ages.
I just hear people say " I use to look like you when I was your age" and I know that some day I will be saying that to someone.
Once again...I am apologizing.I don't even know why I bother to post anymore.
Lori:)
 
Hey Lori--I get it! I don't think there's a one among us that hasn't lamented our immortality at one time or another. ;)

Michele
 
Lori I think it's more about how your posts come across sometimes. It is hard on an forum to get the true meaning behind words at times. Truthfully, it can be rather difficult to understand the flow of your posts so I think we do the best we can to interpret and go from there ;)


"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"


Debbie
 
I really don't know how else to post if this is the case. I re-read them numerous times just so I make sure I don't offend anyone but I always do.I even put hahaha into my post and it still gets taken the wrong way.I even stated the age 80.I never said anything about the ages of the ladies around here.
Anyway, I just wanted to clarify myself b/c once again, I didn't mean to offend anyone or be rude.
Lori:)
 
No offense here. I hear ya. I was looking at daughter's hand and then mine (I'm 45). I pushed the skin on my hands and then on hers and mine didn't spring back so quickly. Ugh!
Well as long as my backside doesn't sag I am cool.
 
I am not even 30 and my rear sags. I don't like you very much, Timber! :+ I am just kidding of course! :p

I got your post Lori, I did! It is just very hard to tell how someone is coming across when you can see the expression on their face or hear the tone of your voice. And the answer is... I want to be 21 forever, but that is already long past, so the only thing to do is to age as gracefully as possible and keep that age locked in my heart! :)

Missy
 
Hey Lori!

I don't think you were trying to be offensive :) I got right away that you were talking about women in their seventies etc. Keep in mind though that you are what? In your twenties? Seventy is a lifetime away for you, so for you to feel as you do makes sense. However, for a women in her late forties or fifties (or approaching her sixties) seventy *isn't* a lifetime away. So for those women who may be struggling to maintain health and fitness against the very real ravages of time, a post with a, "wow, who the heck wants to be seventy!" tone might not to be taken in the way you meant it. :D

Don't stop posting over this. We all get misinterpreted now and then. It's hard to tell on a message board sometimes. Chalk it up to different opinions on a public board :)

Sparrow


Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
I'm looking forward to my seventies. I made a promise that after 70 I will eat as much ice cream as I possibly can! :)
 
I just wanted to let you know I didn't think your post was offensive. I didn't really see too many getting hot and bothered by it either.
 
>Hey Lori--I get it! I don't think there's a one among us that
>hasn't lamented our immortality at one time or another. ;)
>
>Michele


Okay--I meant MORTALITY--we all lament our mortality--see what old age does to your mind? LOL!

Michele
 
I didn't see many people getting hot and bothered either. I just get tickled when I see 20 and 30 year olds fret about getting older. It didn't even occur to me to start worrying until I began having peri-menopause symptoms.
 
I'll repeat what I said last week: there are just some topics that are going to offend folks no matter how innocuous the question or how innocently the post was worded. We don't like to be reminded of things like being too fat, too skinny, "older," obsessed with rear part positioning, etc.

I didn't think your post was offensive and I don't think you got much flaming for the fact that it ran on for so many pages! This board is really unique in that respect; I can only think of 3 or 4 people who tend to respond in ways that make me cringe. But mostly people are pretty respectful here; sometimes a topic is just touchy, and it's important for your own peace of mind to try not to take the responses personally.

On the topic of getting older, my 30s have rocked and I expect my 40s and 50s to rock, too!

Marie
 
Marie, I agree about the 30s, I've had such a good time in mine that I'm expecting my 40s to be even better! :)

Sparrow


Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
I just wanted to apolgize before I offended anyone else b/c I figured there was alot more of it comming my way. Guess not.
Lori:)
 
HI Lori,
I didn't respond to your other post, but I read it. Some people were offended by it but the majority of people were not. As a matter of fact, I thought it was a pretty good discussion with an interesting topic. I for one am still a little scared to "age" as well. I'm 32 and 1/2 but I'm still waiting for the aging to take effect. I haven't seen anything major yet. Lately when I start to worry about it, I picture older women that I've known and respected over the years. I wonder if I would have felt the same about them if they looked as young as me. I think that with age(and I mean the kind you can SEE), comes a sense of wisdom and authority that cannot be matched by anything else.

I remember looking into the eyes of some of my older female professors and thinking "man, I'll NEVER be as smart and funny as them". Looking back, I really think it had something to do with how they looked. Even when I notice how my mother has aged, I see how people tend to treat her with a certain kind of quiet respect. It's difficult to describe but there really is nothing in the world like an older, intelligent and strong(inside AND out) woman.

When I was in college, I had a dance teacher that was well into her 50's and she was in better shape than all of us combined. She was quite beautiful and funny as well and in no way did she look "young". She looked like a really fit and attractive older woman. She honestly put all of the young girls to shame. It's too bad as a society, that we fail to recognize the beauty and wisdom of older women. Women really do get better with age and I just hope that as I get older, I'll remember that.

Carolyn
 
Marie

Actually they just said on the Today's Show a little while back that 50 is the new 30. So I guess that 40 is the new 20? :) :)

I'm starting to get confused. How old am I again?
:p
 
>Sparrow, they say 40 is the new 30. :)
>
>Marie

I agree with that Marie.

Princess Diana was 36 when she died. I remember thinking (before she died) that she looked more beautiful than she ever had at the age of 36. :) Wow!
 
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