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Bereavement

Roland99

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

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 15, 2017, 10:54 AM

Feb 2017

Youngest is in his last year of elementary...just a year and a half away from being a teenager.

I have two from a previous marriage and both are older and grown and I have 3 younger kids now with my wife now and I just don't like them growing up. I know there are so many opportunities and things to do and dream about but can't seem to kick this feeling that's always sitting in the back of my mind, all-too-ready to come to the forefront.

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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