tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post3145856002309630231..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Terrorized by Old AgeWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91765966925211684102017-04-17T18:37:47.671-02:302017-04-17T18:37:47.671-02:302
IL GIA' 3 VOLTE IN GALERA PAOLO BARRAI DI ME...2<br />IL GIA' 3 VOLTE IN GALERA PAOLO BARRAI DI MEGA RICICLA SOLDI MAFIOSI, CRIMINALISSIMA BLOCKCHAIN INVEST O CRIMINALISSIMA BLOCKCHAININVEST CHE SIA, COME DI CRIMINALISSIMA WMO SA PANAMA, CRIMINALISSIMA WMO SAGL LUGANO, CRIMINALISSIMA WORLD MAN OPPORTUNITIES LUGANO E CRIMINALISSIMA BSI ITALIA SRL DI VIA SOCRATE 26 MILANO, OLTRE CHE DI MEGA TRUFFATORE BLOG MERCATO LIBERO, NOTO IN TUTTO IL MONDO, COME "MERDATO" LIBERO. INSIEME AD UN ALTRETTANTO PEDOFILO KILLER, SEMPRE A BANGKOK A STUPRARE ED UCCIDERE BAMBINI , COME A LAVARE CASH SUPER MAFIOSO DI ROBERTO PALAZZOLO, VERME BASTARDAMENTE SANGUINARIO MAURIZIO BARBERO DI TECHNO SKY MONTE SETTEPANI E MERCATO LIBERO NEWS ALIAS "MERDATO" LIBERO NEWS( ALTRO ASSASSINO SATA-NAZ-ISTA DI ALBA). DEL GRUPPO OMICIDA FA STRA PARTE, PURE, IL NOTO PEDERASTA CHE INVOCA LA PEDOFILIA LIBERA, L'INCULA BAMBINI STEFANO BASSI DI TORINO E DE IL GRANDE BLUFF. ED IL COLLETTO LERCIO, MEGA RICICLA SOLDI CRIMINALISSIMI A ROMA (GIRI SCHIFOSISSIMI DI MAFIA CAPITALE E DELLA EX BANDA DELLA MAGLIANA), NONCHE' SEMPRE CANNANTE IN BORSA, MEGA AZZERA RISPARMI FEDERICO IZZI, NOTO COME " ER ZIO ROMOLO CHE TE FA' PERDE TUTTO QUELLO CHE HAI E TE LASCIA EN MUTANDE" ( SE VI E' UN PO' DI IRONIA, ANZI, PICCOLA SDRAMMATIZZAZIONE, IN QUESTA PARTE FINALE DEL TESTO, VI ASSICURO CHE IL RESTO E' TUTTO VERISSIMO E SERISSIMO)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37181008392905096022013-01-08T01:42:32.140-03:302013-01-08T01:42:32.140-03:30Hattie:
Thanks for your comment Hattie, yes sheer ...Hattie:<br />Thanks for your comment Hattie, yes sheer good luck comes into it also.<br /><br />I am absolutely certain that if I was in partnership my future would be assured barring ill health of course.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9361612554821135092013-01-07T16:04:46.660-03:302013-01-07T16:04:46.660-03:30I agree with what you say. As a woman who married ...I agree with what you say. As a woman who married young and still is married to the man she started out with, I have no money worries or social worries of any kind. I'm not stupid enough to attribute this to anything but good luck.<br />Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43478565015341962222013-01-07T11:54:32.783-03:302013-01-07T11:54:32.783-03:30SAW:
Exactly. I am so glad I posted this as it bea...SAW:<br />Exactly. I am so glad I posted this as it bears out my point.<br /><br />NONE of my married couple friends are concerned whereas ALL my single friends are.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6536677722843396172013-01-07T08:22:15.196-03:302013-01-07T08:22:15.196-03:30Yes, you are so right that it is different for cou...Yes, you are so right that it is different for couples. And I didn't even realize that until after my mariage ended. I get impatient now with people who don't acknowledge that it's easier to feel secure when ou have another person to rely on who is sharing the burden.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76633006198441541452013-01-06T23:41:21.304-03:302013-01-06T23:41:21.304-03:30OWJ:
Rescued you yet again from that swampy spam b...OWJ:<br />Rescued you yet again from that swampy spam bucket. I like what you have to say, your contentment just shines through. Most days I feel as you do, loving my house, content with my tiny pension. No pressure. No fuss.<br />Good health is everything.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63912076865502640532013-01-06T21:56:31.406-03:302013-01-06T21:56:31.406-03:30SAW:
You can see from comments that the couples ar...SAW:<br />You can see from comments that the couples are not worried. Only us singles and not all the time for some of us.<br />QED<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74348765851999655772013-01-06T21:55:44.010-03:302013-01-06T21:55:44.010-03:30Friko:
And you won't be. Our pleasures simplif...Friko:<br />And you won't be. Our pleasures simplify as we get older. I hope my money holds out for my necessities!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76404709824790120032013-01-06T21:54:06.919-03:302013-01-06T21:54:06.919-03:30GFB:
Ah, you couple-talk me. Like I said in my pos...GFB:<br />Ah, you couple-talk me. Like I said in my post, couples talk a different lingo.<br />Secure.<br />Taken care of.<br />Shared Pensions.<br />Shared elder-care.<br />Shared dwelling.<br />Need I go on?<br />XO<br />WWW<br />PS Into threesomes? Anyone?<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-33189774316340163192013-01-06T21:51:57.700-03:302013-01-06T21:51:57.700-03:30Ramana:
Of course it's not asking too much my ...Ramana:<br />Of course it's not asking too much my friend.<br />But having fun? Wot? What is this "fun" thing of which you speak?<br />Is it an anagram?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16691672338275434542013-01-06T21:50:49.201-03:302013-01-06T21:50:49.201-03:30Veep:
I hear you and also you have the experience ...Veep:<br />I hear you and also you have the experience of your mum and working in such places.<br />Yes death with dignity in time and place of own choosing would be my desire indeed.<br />Not sure what you mean by this:<br />"I would be unable to extend that similar decision process to anyone else."<br />?<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-58089790393163074032013-01-06T21:43:24.285-03:302013-01-06T21:43:24.285-03:30As a single mom, I do worry some. But I can't...As a single mom, I do worry some. But I can't fret about it too much because there's still life to be lived.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-35824242130260237342013-01-06T19:56:26.472-03:302013-01-06T19:56:26.472-03:30My old age pension alone would leave me to starve ...My old age pension alone would leave me to starve to death. Luckily there are additional benefits for those who have nothing else.<br /><br />I need a home, warmth, food, clothes to wear and not a lot else. I have all that, so I should be satisfied. I may not need it, but enough money for a glass of wine, a theatre visit, a book, a computer, a meal with friends make life sweet and I would hate to be without. Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-73213474689033036792013-01-06T13:44:25.740-03:302013-01-06T13:44:25.740-03:30My wife and I made sure that by the time retired a...My wife and I made sure that by the time retired at sixty we had no credit card debts no mortgage no car debt. Today we live quite comfortably.<br /><br />That said my favourite quote about old age is 'don't worry about it it doesn't last too long.'Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46171479579082975442013-01-06T11:51:34.989-03:302013-01-06T11:51:34.989-03:30WWW, I am retired, single but with a home and a sm...WWW, I am retired, single but with a home and a small annuity which comes out of an Insurance policy that I had taken while in private sector employment. That was and is not enough to live a decent frugal life. Post retirement I went into business, albeit a small one which enabled me to take care of a reasonable standard of living.<br /><br />As I write this, the business is being wound down due to changes in the market and I simply do not have the energy nor the inclination to go after a new line of business.<br /><br />I need to sell off some of my assets to finance a life style that I would like to have and on top of the list is the home that I currently live in. It is too large for me and with the proceeds I can buy a smaller more suitable home or even an assisted living facility and have some spare cash to enjoy the rest of my life doing some things that I have not been able to do for 12 years.<br /><br />No, I do not want endless travel and bonbons nor golf and spas. But I do want to stop working and have some fun! Is that asking for too much?Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81185432087736599802013-01-06T08:07:03.737-03:302013-01-06T08:07:03.737-03:30A young marriage, 4 children, a short time of much...A young marriage, 4 children, a short time of much the world had to offer. I thought I planned carefully and now only desire my cottage, garden, aging vehicles and health. Even with planning I did not think I would when I hit 70 start having health issues. So far I can handle and with a wise lifestyle hopefully it will not escalate. It also never entered my mind when younger and one check issued for couple that I would rely almost totally on social security. But the blessing of this small home surrounded by nature, filled with items from past lives, my garden, books, writing and camera and not wanting anything<br />and no bucket list brings me peace.<br />So where will it end - only time will tell. I will not leave my home and hopefully die in my garden.One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47983528495134309672013-01-05T22:01:11.879-03:302013-01-05T22:01:11.879-03:30WWW, I sensed early on that we shared an opinion w...WWW, I sensed early on that we shared an opinion with regard to death with dignity. For many people, it’s something they never think about until it’s too late.<br /><br />Your concern about sharing a room is one that I understand. Many years ago when my mother became infirm due to illness, she had to go into one of those private care homes briefly. The only accommodation they had available was with two other much older women, both of whom had some degree of dementia which my 60-year old mother did not have. It was a very real nightmare for her. Fortunately, it was short-term before she could move into a state-run institution where she had a private room.<br /><br />Later, in “another life” I served in a large urban extended care facility. The secure ward was the most challenging because so many patients had no connection to reality. The only option for them and for their less-troubled neighbours was increasing doses of medication – on the one hand to reduce the emotional and physical outbursts and on the other to dull the responses of those who were less-troubled. <br /><br />The only saving-grace for me was I worked throughout the institution unlike the staff assigned to the secure wards who had very high degrees of absenteeism and emotional & physical illness.<br /><br />It raised many ethical questions for me about quality of life and while I made some conclusions about my own life cycle and have encapsulated in a Living Will, I would be unable to extend that similar decision process to anyone else.<br /><br />vpViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65895998003332210782013-01-05T19:36:01.661-03:302013-01-05T19:36:01.661-03:30SJG:
Exactly. We can never preach to others when t...SJG:<br />Exactly. We can never preach to others when their only choice is feed their children healthy food or stash money in a savings account.<br />I never had a penny left over from paycheque to paycheque and had to work 2 jobs often. I am amazed when I look back.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18736190798847847222013-01-05T19:33:41.032-03:302013-01-05T19:33:41.032-03:30GM:
Great philosophy - grab life by the ovaries an...GM:<br />Great philosophy - grab life by the ovaries and squeeze it dry :)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65295115288721471122013-01-05T19:32:52.919-03:302013-01-05T19:32:52.919-03:30Pauline,
Yes you are extraordinarily lucky that y...Pauline, <br />Yes you are extraordinarily lucky that your children are willing to step up to the plate.<br />I have one estranged adult child and the other has a debilitating disease which is highly uncertain in prognosis and she'll probably need care herself ar some point.<br />All so uncertain and unpredictable.<br />I'll just allow maybe 1 hour a week to fret about it all..:)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-13286802614307046892013-01-05T19:29:50.224-03:302013-01-05T19:29:50.224-03:30I don't think we want it all, or too much. Ju...I don't think we want it all, or too much. Just to eat and have a roof over your head is expensive, and try to imagine paying for it if you're too tired or unhealthy to work or can't get a job. It IS scary and it DOES happen that people aren't prepared for every eventuality, but it doesn't necessarily fit that it's because they didn't work hard enough or save well enough when they were younger. Who can do it while raising children? Pretty hard for most. Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30313558981833275252013-01-05T19:29:43.625-03:302013-01-05T19:29:43.625-03:30Chris:
I continue to be astonished at those couple...Chris:<br />I continue to be astonished at those couples in my age bracket who take at least 3 cruises a year. it seems to be the MO along with golf, spas and interestingly curling.<br />Our parents were of a seriously different generation where my father would say: If I continue to have something to look forward to I'll die a happy man.<br />yes, may we all have something to look forward to!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76934745071601899402013-01-05T19:09:37.035-03:302013-01-05T19:09:37.035-03:30I have given up worrying about the future. I have ...I have given up worrying about the future. I have seen far too many people put things off until a retirement that they never lived to see. With a heart condition that could take me at any time, I live in the moment and enjoy it. Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30991711437015547142013-01-05T18:47:21.424-03:302013-01-05T18:47:21.424-03:30Quality health care here in the US is only for the...Quality health care here in the US is only for the wealthy. Most of us are not wealthy. And while worry is fruitless, it's also unavoidable, and serves best as a spur to take some positive action toward the uncertain future. I am fortunate. I have four children who've all offered to help me out if the time comes that I might need it. It's the most planning we can do, given the uncertainty of life and it gives me a measure of security. <br />Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19325591458801894432013-01-05T18:19:31.853-03:302013-01-05T18:19:31.853-03:30I think it’s easy to say not to worry but a great ...I think it’s easy to say not to worry but a great deal harder doing it. As we age, this is especially true. Fortunately, we have social safety nets – ones not available to our parents and grandparents. I occasionally find myself looking at the obit section and seeing – to my dismay – deaths of people my age or younger. I also check to make sure I’m not there :) And you’re right, it does steal our days, but there’s no magic button we can push to make us not worry. <br /><br />I agree that retirement and old(er) age is daunting for singles, but it’s no picnic for many of us married folk as well. I’m lucky to have a generous pension plan as does my spouse, but what good is it if we have poor health? And when did "I have to travel and play golf until I die" get in vogue? Our parents and grandparents never had such luxuries. Personally, I’d rather spend time at home with kids (and hopefully grandkids) complaining about the weather – and having my health. Sounds like a plan to me.<br /><br />P.S. Glad to see you back VP. I do hope things go well for youChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346117937049835946noreply@blogger.com