Bereavement

BlueCaliDem

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1. 50? You're WAY too young to think this way. I'm 54, going to be 55 in May, and I don't have

Wed Feb 15, 2017, 09:43 AM

Feb 2017

those thoughts. I do prepare for when something might happen but it doesn't rule my day.

I lost both my parents when I was 34 and 43, respectively, and I began thinking about mortality and all that, but I have three children with interesting lives and two siblings (one older, one 7 years younger) and enjoy a very close relationship with them. I guess, in my case, that helps enormously.

They say that children keep you young. That's a true statement. I know my children keep me feeling alive and young at heart and mind. I look forward to my first grandchild.

So again, you're only 50. You're still young. Please don't fret so.

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Does the passing of one's parents really get to you as you, yourself, age? [View all] Roland99 Feb 2017 OP

50? You're WAY too young to think this way. I'm 54, going to be 55 in May, and I don't have BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #1

Oh, I know kids keep ya young. And that's another part of it. They're growing too! :) Roland99 Feb 2017 #9

Lol! Well, kids tend to do that--grow up. I find that they're most interesting when they're BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #12

It sounds like depression and that might be worth looking into elehhhhna Feb 2017 #2

Remember, anything worth doing is hard. tazkcmo Feb 2017 #3

Yes, you do need to change. I'm 68 and had Stage IV cancer sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #4

Bravo! Roland99 Feb 2017 #10

You're not alone, Roland.. whathehell Feb 2017 #5

Depression gets to us all from time to time. WhiteTara Feb 2017 #6

I'm 72, and for me the best and most reliable way out of this sort of spiral enough Feb 2017 #7

I'm 56 Runningdawg Feb 2017 #8

Yes, exercise...something I've been moving closer and closer to getting back into doing again Roland99 Feb 2017 #11

Joined that challenge at work. Roland99 Feb 2017 #13