The older I get

[ckay87]

I'll add one:

The older I get, the more I like spicey foods.

I spent my first 45 years totally avoiding spicey foods, now I can't get enough!

Ooooh me too! Do you think maybe our tastebuds are bored and it takes more to get them excited??? Like, we have been eating stuff for so long that they're like "ho hum, been there done that."

The older I get
1) The less I am amused by children
2) The more I am amused by animals
3) The more patient I am as a driver
4) The louder my music (granted, I think this is because I am losing my hearing due to...well....this very point)
5) The more I swear (no explanation for this one and I'm not particularly proud)
6) The more I drink
7) The less I care about other people's opinions
8) The more I like to be alone

And re-reading these points, in order..... it doesn't sound like I'm exactly trying to get into heaven does it???

 

[Owlpost23]

I agree with the little children tolerance-it's not there,and I work in a private preschool.I'm more impatience driving.I drink more.There are many others,but the #1 thing that I understand as I get older is there will NEVER be enough kitchen counter space!!!

 

[mamacatnv]

I forgot one.....

The older I get the faster I drive

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

The older I get, the more I....


* Start to think about my own mortality
* Realize that college is going to cost a fortune for both my kids soon
* Start to see a dermatologist

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

The older I get the more I fear death.
I am only 17. I have a fear of growing old. It is terrible..

 

[mariolatry]

1) the less I like children
2) the more afraid of heights I become
3) the less I like crowds
4) the more like to stay in on Friday nights
5) the less patient I am
6) the more doctors I see

You?

Yes, to all of the above, plus the older I get:
7.) the more I sound like my mother. I even use the exact same expressions.
8.) the more I realize that I can't ignore my emotional baggage away. It must be dealt with or it will keep re-surfacing.

 

[Feralpeg]

The older I get the more I fear death.
I am only 17. I have a fear of growing old. It is terrible..

No, growing old is not terrible. It's different, but not terrible.

In many ways, it is wonderful. I am 59. I no longer have to go anywhere or do anything I don't want to do. I no longer feel pressured to do things because it is the polite thing to do. I spend time with only the people I want to be with. I concentrate on things I'm interested in and not what will get me ahead in the world. I am content with where I am and who I am. I have more aches and pains than I used to have, but people don't expect me to be able to do all the things I used to do. In my mind, I am the same person I was when I was 17 only a little wiser to the ways of the world. I don't sweat the small stuff...I relish it!

 

[snapppyd]

Amen to learning to say no to things you don't want to do! I'm 54 and last November I did not visit my relatives for Thanksgiving. My parents and inlaws have passed on, I don't have kids, and my sister drives me crazy. I finally had the nerve to tell everyone DH and I are tired and we are staying home alone! It was liberating!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HOGFAN]

I will add:

no matter what room im in...I always keep a pair of reading glasses ...and in my purse in case we go out to eat..

more particular of who I make friends with..dont waste my time on fakes or people who dont know how to be a friend....

dont give a fig if the house is spotless or not..

make sure i never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom

 

[snapppyd]

That is a sore point, especially with my grown children. They have it in their heads that everyone is going to die except me. I hope they are right on this one, but I doubt it.

It is lonely when you don't have anyone to discuss this topic with and it is a real, sometimes scary, topic. We all have to come to terms with our own mortality, it's important, but no one wants to hear it.

I am in the process of moving to another state and I was commenting to the movers that there was way to much effort involved with moving and then I jokingly said that the next time I move...I will be the one in the box. His reply, even though I don't know him at all, was...don't say that...it might happen. Well...Duh! Of course it might happen. In fact it is likely to happen. Why can't we speak about it.

My BIl passed away at 67, my sister who is 64 now has been a widow for 2 1/2 years. I keep dwelling on who will die first, me or DH?

 

[HOGFAN]

Amen to learning to say no to things you don't want to do! I'm 54 and last November I did not visit my relatives for Thanksgiving. My parents and inlaws have passed on, I don't have kids, and my sister drives me crazy. I finally had the nerve to tell everyone DH and I are tired and we are staying home alone! It was liberating!!!!!!!!!!

Amen sister..Im tired of spending every holiday at MILs..Every mothers day, every fathers day, every thanksgiving, every christmas..Im making plans to be out of town or unavailable for this years festivities..

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

The older I get:

I have to watch the news and keep up with politics

I am more annoyed by loud talkers and open mouth chewers

I adore Britcoms and foreign films

I drive A LOT better

I'm more sensitive to other people's feelings (I try)

I'm a total grammar nazi

I'm a snob when it comes to movies, actors, tv shows. I admittedly have high standards.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Double post

 

[palmtreegirl]

1) The better shape I'm in. I started running 18 months ago and I'm in better shape now(at 40) then I was 10 years ago. My kids(14 & 10) have even started running with me and it's so much fun!

2) The less afraid of heights I've become. I started to tackle that fear head on, during our last 2 vacations to Stone Mountain and Gatlinburg Tn.

3) The more I cook. It's cheaper, tastes better & is so much better for you.

 

[kirstenb1]

Ooooh me too! Do you think maybe our tastebuds are bored and it takes more to get them excited??? Like, we have been eating stuff for so long that they're like "ho hum, been there done that."

The older I get
1) The less I am amused by children
2) The more I am amused by animals
3) The more patient I am as a driver
4) The louder my music (granted, I think this is because I am losing my hearing due to...well....this very point)
5) The more I swear (no explanation for this one and I'm not particularly proud)
6) The more I drink
7) The less I care about other people's opinions
8) The more I like to be alone

And re-reading these points, in order..... it doesn't sound like I'm exactly trying to get into heaven does it???

A person after my own heart!! I only chose a few things, but darn if everything on your list isn't true for me!! The only thing I'd add is

the older I get the better Frito Scoops taste!!!

 

[frijolefrito]

The older I get
1) The more I hate other peoples kids/pets
2) The more I runaway from drama (news,people,ect.)
3) The more frequently I tune people out
4) The more stubborn I get
5) The more I swear
6) The more I drink
7) The more I like to run
8) The more I'm right and you are wrong
9) The more I stereotype
10) The more society seems morally void
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I have stopped watching the news. (Don't worry the wife still does.)
Realized that all the stuff that happened in my past is over.
I'm a family man and a successful member of society.
Dropped/worked out all my High school drama.
I don't want to hear about rape, death, or suffering.
I just generally feel really bad for anyone in that situation and it really bothers me to hear about it or see it in movies.
I've been contemplating death for awhile somedays I'm cool with it some days it scares the crap out of me.

 

[Micca]

Funny, I'm getting more patient and tolerant with people, and less tolerant of cold weather.

 

[Feralpeg]

I've been contemplating death for awhile somedays I'm cool with it some days it scares the crap out of me.

I used to worry about death. Not so much any more. To me there are only a couple of possibilities.

1. There is an afterlife. I prefer to believe it would be at least as good as my current life. If so, I have nothing to worry about.

2. There is no afterlife. Thus, I won't exist. I won't know I don't exist. If so, I have nothing to worry about.

The only thing I worry about is how I will die. I'd rather not go in major pain, but that is not something I can control. Thus, there really is no point in worrying.

 

[luvflorida]

The older I get:

the less I take things personally
the less I care about what others think
the less I feel the need to rush
the more patience I have
the less I take for granted
the more I try to live in the moment

That last one has become my mantra- All we really have is the moment we're in. I think about that a lot, and I find myself truly living in the present, instead of thinking about the past or worrying about the future.

I do think about mortality, and too often I find myself looking at a loved one and thinking how anything can happen at any moment to any one of us.

Again, it goes back to living in the moment and enjoying all that life has to offer and loving the time spent with family and friends. The older I get, the more I think, "Ahh, life is good!"

 

[krcit]

The older I get:

The more I dislike children, especially the small ones in restaurants

The more I say "what?" or "stop mumbling" or "speak up" or "please enunciate" it's all those concerts my parents warned me about

The more I say "I don't know, I just work here"

The more I say "order pizza, I don't care"

The more I say "Dinner? You are on your own"

I too have a Dr. an Orthopedist, a Physical Therapist, an optomotrist, a chiropractor, a Gyn(note, no OB in front of her name, that means dealing with small childen and we now avoid that at all costs

I broke down and bought one of those days of the week pill holders, I hid it in the bottom of my cart and then under the TP at the check-out.

I double check that I have girly pads and not Depends in the cart

The more I like road trips, without the family

The more I dislike school events, open house, parent teacher conferences, "festivals" and the more I love the day school starts.

The more I say "ask you father to help, I'm tired"

I think we are twins!!!