What do you hope your life is like when you're your parents age?

[georgina]

My parents are too young to live the way they do. Pretty much shut ins, kind of sad. Shaking their fist at whatever this week. I hope I'm in some kind of community with something to do.

As a mom with a little kid, it always makes me jealous when I see grandparents helping with all the soccer practices and dance classes, maybe that would be something.

I agree that it is sad, and I feel bad for you they are not more active with their grandchild. We are 60 and 68 and we sold our house and moved to a new area to help out with our grandson. They are really missing out on the fun!

 

[aprilgail]

Between my parents and in-laws, 3 of them made it into their 90's - 94, 94, and 96. Noticed a definite mental decline after 90, so I have said I don't want to be around longer than that. However, there is the possibility that we could be healthier than the previous generation...

90 was about the time my mom started a serious decline.

 

[nene0182]

My mom died at 68 (would be 70 if still alive) and my dad is 72 living a pretty good retired life. He’s kind of lonely and still works part time to fill his days but I think most of that is his own doing. He does golf a lot so that’s good and is in great health. So I guess I’d want my life to be more like my dad’s minus the whole being alone thing (he lives 1000+ miles away from his closest family)