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That cracked me up!!! I know some people who WOULD say something like that.
Actually, your post made me think about what I might sound like sometimes. When I meet someone who is retired I might ask them what they do with themselves all day... but I really do want to know, because I might want to retire in the next year or two and I am looking for ideas of things to do, but they might interpret it as criticism rather than curiousity.
So, when people say anything about you retiring just tell them "Well, it was either that or have a baby... and i am told I would hate that!"
Enjoy your leisure. You earned it.
strangers and neighbors are not as prone to being negatives as people you work with. At times I am just tell them I am doing what I was told. They look with a question expression and want to know by who and I tell them:
Money
Kiplinger
Smart Money
Fidelity
Motley Fool
Yahoo
etc
I tell them that the next thing I have to get down to T, is walking with my wife on the beach in May.
Just plain jealousy as they are saying. Like I said in previous post I now have 141 days and today I was told at work they didn't know what they are going to do without me. But this is something that I worked towards for years. I will see if they want to negotiate a part time job with them, I would really like to have lots of vacation.
It's so strange to hear thoughts like this, to realize that life here can be so stressful for some people that they feel a need to cut other people down.
I don't think it's just stress ... I think it's primarily jealousy that drives the need to tear other people down. And people can get very, very jealous ...
Let's face it ... you don't have to do the work grind anymore ... and they do.
Yes, people do tell pregnant women all kinds of horror stories about giving birth and raising children. It is called tearing down someone else to make yourself feel better - not very nice.
That's so sad, what is wrong with people? That won;t make you feel better (And it's not good karma, either--I'm not "into" spiritualism but I do think there is something to be said for this. When you have a positive attitude towards others, it spills into your own life and you bring success to yourself. When you have an aggressive or sour attitude, your life never seems to go anywhere. I've seen it happen again and again.)
That's so sad, what is wrong with people? That won;t make you feel better (And it's not good karma, either--I'm not "into" spiritualism but I do think there is something to be said for this. When you have a positive attitude towards others, it spills into your own life and you bring success to yourself. When you have an aggressive or sour attitude, your life never seems to go anywhere. I've seen it happen again and again.)
I absolutely agree with you. This way of looking at the world is a sign of maturity. Unfortunately, a lot of people have all the maturity of a 6 year old and are unable to muster anything approaching empathy.
I've always tried to live by the rule that I should be nice and helpful whenever I can and it doesn't present an undue safety risk to me. Then when I really need some help, someone will be there for me - doesn't have to be the same people. So far so good - it as always worked out that way.
Happy retirement days to you! Ignore the poor souls who are still working their tails off and probably wondering if it is worth it.
When I tell people I have retired, I get the same sort of reaction, accompanied by a rapid retreat. I actually suspect they're thinking that they can no longer use me to advance their interests.
Whatever is going on, I'm not about to worry about it. I've been so busy I am wondering how I ever had time to fit a job in!
And remember this: nobody ever laid on their death bead and said: "I should have worked harder!"
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To my surprise, 2-3 people have acted offended! They seem to take it as a personal slap in the face, and say things like "you will hate it" "you'll be so bored you'll want to to die" "you're going to run out of money, you know..."
Well, they are just rude, normie. I am going to retire in June and I am counting the minutes. Tomorrow I have to walk over a mile in the freezing cold dawn to work and a snowstorm is predicted. Will I miss that ? Nosiree.
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