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lillypaddle

(9,605 posts) Wed Nov 17, 2021, 10:25 AM Nov 2021

Reasons why being OLD really work for me [View all]

You can cut your own hair, never knowing what the back looks like, and be good with that.

You can stay in your PJs all day if you want.

You can have cake and ice cream for supper.

You can go to bed at 7:30 pm, get up at 10:30 pm and have a snack, and go back to bed at 3:30 am, after watching Investigation Discovery murder shows.

Those are just the ones I can think of right now. Do you have any reasons being OLD works for you?

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Reasons why being OLD really work for me [View all] lillypaddle Nov 2021 OP

It just does. blm Nov 2021 #1

I find I'm more tolerant of things. I'm a bit kinder. I enjoy things Tomconroy Nov 2021 #2

The opposite for me lillypaddle Nov 2021 #11

Betteer understanding, composure, and contentment are helpful. empedocles Nov 2021 #19

All of these work for me! Dave in VA Nov 2021 #3

That's a good one! lillypaddle Nov 2021 #8

Excuses Lydiarose Dec 2021 #32

At 81 "I don't want to." is a perfectly good reason. trof Oct 2022 #36

You can keep getting food delivery without marybourg Nov 2021 #4

I'm big on the eat what you want when you want benefit. MLAA Nov 2021 #5

Time doesn't matter iwillalwayswonderwhy Nov 2021 #6

I hear all of that lillypaddle Nov 2021 #9

Day trips during the week? Cracklin Charlie Nov 2021 #14

It's the best! iwillalwayswonderwhy Nov 2021 #17

Agree, except for "uncrowded museums" JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2022 #35

Weekday lunch dates with my wife are pretty fab. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #20

Nobody cares what I look like, which means I don't have to care either. Ocelot II Nov 2021 #7

You got all that right! lillypaddle Nov 2021 #10

I love exceeding young un's stereotypes about "the old". I ride a tricycle to the post office and Ninga Nov 2021 #12

You sound pretty fabulous lillypaddle Nov 2021 #22

So kind! But aren't we all fabulous? I think so. Being comfortable in our own skin in our own Ninga Nov 2021 #23

Flexibility Rocks colsohlibgal Nov 2021 #13

People think I'm wise cilla4progress Nov 2021 #15

No problem getting my medical marijuana card Walleye Nov 2021 #16

Not working for Republicans. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #18

It's vastly preferable to the alternative..... lastlib Nov 2021 #21

Cake and ice cream for supper?? Crikey ... I have it for breakfast ;-) MichaelSoE Nov 2021 #24

No wonder so many oldsters get diabetes lillypaddle Nov 2021 #26

I've made bread pudding for supper... SilverDawg Nov 2021 #27

Yes! "Second childhood" comes to mind SilverDawg Nov 2021 #25

This conversation reminds me of a poem. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #28

An oldie but a gem lillypaddle Nov 2021 #29

It is indeed still a going organization. I know half a dozen chapters and their niyad Feb 2022 #33

Don't have to do anything I don't want Lydiarose Nov 2021 #30

Me, too! lillypaddle Nov 2021 #31

"I don't want to." is a perfectly acceptable reason/excuse. trof Mar 2022 #34

My 24 hour wardrobe. trof Oct 2022 #37

I think the "elastic waist shorts" is the best comment! n/t Paper Roses Oct 2022 #38

I love ID Discovery! Nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #39

I love ID Discovery! Nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #40