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RebelOne

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6. I am at the old age mark.

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 04:57 PM

Feb 2015

Both of my kids are middle aged. I am 76, my daughter is 58 and my son is 53.

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How are we to feel young when our youngest daughter just turned 30? [View all] DFW Feb 2015 OP

I didn't think it would happen, but I'm now at the point of dividing everybody to above/below 30 Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #1

i've always done that orleans Feb 2015 #2

It's weird, but I don't DFW Feb 2015 #5

that phenomenon is worse for women grasswire Feb 2015 #7

It's not that way for all. DFW Feb 2015 #19

I was called a dirty old man once SwissTony Feb 2015 #14

I'll go you one better DFW Feb 2015 #17

LOL. Brilliant story. SwissTony Feb 2015 #21

The how and why are almost the same DFW Feb 2015 #22

Do you mean Eric Bogle, the well known Australian folk singer???? SwissTony Feb 2015 #23

You're right, he left to live in Australia DFW Feb 2015 #24

They think you're from South Africa??? LOL SwissTony Feb 2015 #25

Won't make me a millionaire unless Sony wants the film rights DFW Feb 2015 #26

That's the one!!!! SwissTony Feb 2015 #27

Hope you like it! DFW Feb 2015 #28

This is pretty much what the Dutch TV team encountered DFW Feb 2015 #37

She could have made things a lot worse!!! SwissTony Feb 2015 #38

But that would have become ZuikerPa DFW Feb 2015 #39

It does, doesn't it? SwissTony Feb 2015 #41

By all means! DFW Feb 2015 #42

How do you think you'll feel when No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #3

I am at the old age mark. RebelOne Feb 2015 #6

I can relate. No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #8

We don't count on getting much of an assist later on. Wouldn't dream of asking, either DFW Feb 2015 #43

I'll probably feel nothing at all DFW Feb 2015 #4

glad you, your wife and kids are doing well! steve2470 Feb 2015 #9

Just let us know. Chances are, we'll be somewhere in a 1000 KM radius! DFW Feb 2015 #18

How do we feel? HeiressofBickworth Feb 2015 #10

My youngest is 31. murielm99 Feb 2015 #11

If you are looking to feel young at your age, Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2015 #12

I'm not really "looking" to feel any particular way, so have no fear DFW Feb 2015 #13

As I told blogslut jr. the other day: Bittersweet blogslut Feb 2015 #15

Both of my children are in their 30s. LWolf Feb 2015 #16

"My grey hair doesn't bother me; sarge43 Feb 2015 #20

we tryed to raise 2 daughters in L.A. olddots Feb 2015 #29

Is she single? Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #30

So far. DFW Feb 2015 #31

38, know tourist German Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #33

She is fully bilingual in English and German DFW Feb 2015 #34

This morning, my daughter took photos of me lying on the couch (sofa) SwissTony Feb 2015 #32

Tell me about it! DFW Feb 2015 #35

The meaning of life seveneyes Feb 2015 #36

Congratulations!! oldandhappy Feb 2015 #40

A woman of my acquaintance said she knew she had to stop saying... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #44

My wife says she feels like she's 25. SwissTony Feb 2015 #45