My dad is 100 years old today.
Not sure if this is appropriate for this forum, this is a cross post from the Lounge & I wanted to share.
We had a nice celebration & he got to see his 1 remaining brother (out of 6 boys), which only happens every 1-2 years. This will probably be the last time they're together.
He's still living with my sister but send good thoughts because the last few months he's gone downhill rapidly & he needs more intensive care than we can provide so we're talking to a hospice facility that we know is good, they have cared for other relatives & they were wonderful.
Today I don't want to focus on the negative, I want to celebrate the fact that my dad lived a long healthy life of 100 years. No heart attacks, no cancer, no other physical ailments, & even today at 100 the only pills he takes are vitamins, Tylenol, & a baby aspirin. I truly think scientists should be studying him, he's an unnatural phenomenon.
Happy 100th Birthday Dad, you did good. You did damn good.
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One of the things he did good.
... to share with your grandkids. It's nice to save family stories and pass them down. Some day your grandkids will thank you (and your Dad) for the memories. Some families even have collections of stories written down for posterity.
He made it to 88. It’s quite an achievement to live to 100, especially with your health intact. It’s a time to celebrate and appreciate all the years you’ve had with him.
to you both!
that you have inherited some serious longevity genes!
🌷 🥳 💕 🎂 🍨 🥂 🎉
Happy Birthday, Papa Truth!
Happy Birthday to your Dad - what an awesome milestone to reach!
I'm only 72, but I have plans for my 97th birthday. I want to see the eclipse in August, 2045, right before my 97th birthday.
More closer in time, I've decided I will be on the Mall in Washington DC on July 4, 2026. I was on the Mall on July 4, 1976, for our nation's Bicentennial. My now ex husband was also there, but we wouldn't meet for another three years. It was WONDERFUL, including the walk back to DCA (National Airport) where I connected to two guys who had a car parked at the Marina, and offered me a ride home the rest of the way. Which I gratefully accepted.
So in 2026 I plan to be on the Mall again, and I will tell every single person I meet that I was there fifty years earlier. I am also planning for my son to be there with me. He might roll his eyes, but he'll be a participant, trust me. And I expect him to be on the Mall on July 4, 2076. He'll only be 93 years old at that point, and trust me, he'll still be around given the longevity especially on his father's side. And I hope he will tell every one he sees that he was there fifty years earlier, and his parents were there 100 years earlier. How cool is that?
I will add that none of my grandparents, and none of my husband's grandparents had even been born in 1876, at the nation's Centennial. And all of them were born in Europe anyway, so they couldn't have been here.
I do sort of love how different generations can work out.
But once again, Happy 100th Birthday Dad. So sorry I won't get to meet you. But hugs anyway. 
And especially since he hasn't suffered major health problems - and has such a supportive family. Sounds like he's led an incredibly rich life. Thanks so much for sharing and send him our best wishes as well!
to the new Centenarian....
"A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years. Because life expectancies worldwide are below 100 years, the term is invariably associated with longevity. In 2012, the United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide."
