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I just figured out that in life, for human beings (as opposed to dogs, for instance) - there are always problems and obstacles that crop up that you must deal with.
I think that some people have fewer problems than others, but I'm not really sure.
Anyway, given that there are always *things* to deal with, problems to solve, and stuff to take care of, when you are really elderly, this must really play on you if you can't handle it.
I'm already getting sick of constant stuff to deal with and I'm in my late sixties.
I just realized I have developed an entitlement mentality, where I want the next decade to be "fun."
I don't want to deal with any serious problems!
I think this is a grown-up version of "life isn't fair," but after awhile, it gets ridiculous to have to keep dealing with problems.
I guess this was kind of a rant - can you relate or do you either have no problems or feel differently about the subject?
Well, if you had a ton of money and staff and lawyers you could afford to take care of problems for you, it wouldn't be so bad, eh?
I've been wondering how I ever got so much done when I was a young, single working mother. I feel like I can't get done what I want to get done every day, and I don't work! There's always another challenge. But, the upside to that is, I'm never bored.
Well, if you had a ton of money and staff and lawyers you could afford to take care of problems for you, it wouldn't be so bad, eh?
I've been wondering how I ever got so much done when I was a young, single working mother. I feel like I can't get done what I want to get done every day, and I don't work! There's always another challenge. But, the upside to that is, I'm never bored.
I am also never bored, and I can't believe how *busy* I am - it is incredible to think I used to work full time, go to school, travel, and raise a family - I don't understand how it was possible.
Well, if you had a ton of money and staff and lawyers you could afford to take care of problems for you, it wouldn't be so bad, eh?
I've been wondering how I ever got so much done when I was a young, single working mother. I feel like I can't get done what I want to get done every day, and I don't work! There's always another challenge. But, the upside to that is, I'm never bored.
LOL, yeah, a fixer would be nice. Like having one of those Hey Siri or Hey Google things, but you can actually say, "Hey Siri, go to the pharmacy for me and pick up my medications" "Hey, Siri, water the plants on the balcony" "Hey, Siri, wash the dishes" "Hey, Siri, go get a haircut for me"
LOL, yeah, a fixer would be nice. Like having one of those Hey Siri or Hey Google things, but you can actually say, "Hey Siri, go to the pharmacy for me and pick up my medications" "Hey, Siri, water the plants on the balcony" "Hey, Siri, wash the dishes" "Hey, Siri, go get a haircut for me"
It IS always something. Medicare decision time, income tax time, doctors appt time, lab test time, housework that I used to have a lot more energy for, grocery shopping time, cooking time, downsizing time, worry about your aging friends time.
Which wouldn't be so bad if we were still looking forward to things like a new job or a new house, figuring out the perfect place to retire, but it seems like all I do are mundane things now. There are a few little things that I'm looking forward to--if I ever have TIME with all this other stuff going on. I need a secretary and a housekeeper.
It IS always something. Medicare decision time, income tax time, doctors appt time, lab test time, housework that I used to have a lot more energy for, grocery shopping time, cooking time, downsizing time, worry about your aging friends time.
Which wouldn't be so bad if we were still looking forward to things like a new job or a new house, figuring out the perfect place to retire, but it seems like all I do are mundane things now. There are a few little things that I'm looking forward to--if I ever have TIME with all this other stuff going on. I need a secretary and a housekeeper.
Yes - at minimum a gardener, housekeeper, bookkeeper, problem-solver, driver, etc.
I really do just want to have fun.
I remember thinking a long time ago, that there are people who have very difficult lives, and those who go water skiing, golfing, or on get-a-ways every weekend! I don't know how those people do it (and I never have).
It took until your late 60s to figure out that life has constant problems? Huh?
One of my relatives made such a remark to me when I was forty, and I was in shock. I believed the fairytales.
I am a naïve type.
Plus, I'm just getting sick of the b.s. of it all. It's just "too much."
When I was younger, I had more of a tolerance for it, and now, not so much.
But I was really thinking about my penchant to want some fun years and my objection to problems AND how really, really old people must feel about this stuff.
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