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(153,160 posts) Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:21 PM Apr 2017

geezers and almost-geezers: what do you miss most about being young? [View all]

I'm going with the reminder on a daily basis that I cannot read without glasses

I've heard that lasik doesn't work so great on aging eyes, but there is another technique on the horizon? I would LOVE to see the way I did when I was 20.....yes indeed.

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geezers and almost-geezers: what do you miss most about being young? [View all] Skittles Apr 2017 OP

Long walks SeattleVet Apr 2017 #1

I really would like to take that walk some day Skittles Apr 2017 #215

Running. Arkansas Granny Apr 2017 #2

I know what she means by the cigarette dreams Skittles Apr 2017 #7

I smoked for many years myself, but I've never had a smoke dream. Arkansas Granny Apr 2017 #15

average over 20,000 steps daily? DAMN retrowire Apr 2017 #70

oddly enough, the fitbit made me take it easier Skittles Apr 2017 #72

Like, do you have a car? LOL retrowire Apr 2017 #73

I only put 4000 miles on my car in a year Skittles Apr 2017 #87

Damn retrowire Apr 2017 #91

8000 steps daily is plenty to stay healthy golfguru Apr 2017 #205

I swear I get 8000 just searching for my keys, my shoes, the remote Skittles Apr 2017 #211

Make it a point to misplace your keys & remote! golfguru Apr 2017 #232

wow! NJCher Apr 2017 #83

I still have the same cigarette dream every few months or so Chemisse Apr 2017 #126

The two things that I quit and still dream about: smoking, and working. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #234

Something I miss. hay rick Apr 2017 #109

I miss running too LeftInTX Apr 2017 #149

Actually, not much. TDale313 Apr 2017 #3

I'm with you Applan Apr 2017 #182

My body seems to be in different "places"... Heartstrings Apr 2017 #4

LOL Rorey Apr 2017 #23

Stamina jehop61 Apr 2017 #5

Eating whatever I wanted Lebam in LA Apr 2017 #6

Me too! Rorey Apr 2017 #25

Erections n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #8

well, SOMEONE had to go first Skittles Apr 2017 #13

LOL ! n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #28

Thanks jaysnub MontanaMama Apr 2017 #81

LOL ! n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #84

Yep safeinOhio Apr 2017 #49

Please share your secret... jaysunb Apr 2017 #69

LOL! I miss having a husband with erections! Chemisse Apr 2017 #127

You and my wife....n/t jaysunb Apr 2017 #140

you know what they say Skittles Apr 2017 #220

Go vegan Applan Apr 2017 #183

Less peeing, definitely less peeing JDC Apr 2017 #9

Less and shorter n/t Jeroen Apr 2017 #40

yes! Why do we pee more? I dunno luvMIdog Apr 2017 #77

one cause is the enlarged prostate Skittles Apr 2017 #180

I'm a woman ;) luvMIdog Apr 2017 #185

Bladder muscles get weaker with age. golfguru Apr 2017 #207

Omigod, my dear Skittles! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #10

awwwwwwwwwww Skittles Apr 2017 #11

Aw, thanks, sweetie! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #19

naw I'm not disturbed Skittles Apr 2017 #21

Oh, do I hear that!!! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #24

I guess we need to appreciate the fact that we can walk Skittles Apr 2017 #48

My first knee problem occurred 4 days ago... golfguru Apr 2017 #36

Try not to be afraid....that's the trick. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #38

When you start walking again avoid the beach/sand LeftInTX Apr 2017 #163

Thanks for the kind encouragement golfguru Apr 2017 #204

Do you like the pool? True Blue American Apr 2017 #227

Great suggestion! golfguru Apr 2017 #233

best wishes to your progress, Peggy steve2470 Apr 2017 #167

Time The River Apr 2017 #12

yes Skittles Apr 2017 #17

I don't remember. Yonnie3 Apr 2017 #14

Well, you know the two signs of old age. First your memory goes and then Arkansas Granny Apr 2017 #18

Wrong! Memory is the 2nd thing to go!! golfguru Apr 2017 #32

I'm unsure if I could tell I was losing memory ability Skittles Apr 2017 #216

Staying OUT late enough to have this inside the mind conversation with myself, benld74 Apr 2017 #16

I used to do that regularly Rorey Apr 2017 #29

Oh Man.... Zoonart Apr 2017 #79

What I DON'T miss.... Rorey Apr 2017 #20

will run another thread later Skittles Apr 2017 #22

Then I'm there! Rorey Apr 2017 #34

Never having to think about my health at all. Cattledog Apr 2017 #26

true, dat Skittles Apr 2017 #219

My body. tazkcmo Apr 2017 #27

I have found that you have to do more Skittles Apr 2017 #221

Running, climbing trees Hayduke Bomgarte Apr 2017 #30

heh Skittles Apr 2017 #116

Mid-70's here, and miss eating a large pizza golfguru Apr 2017 #31

... Skittles Apr 2017 #118

Health and Energy padfun Apr 2017 #33

Attending parties full of young, attractive people Binders Keepers Apr 2017 #35

hey Skittles Apr 2017 #66

I'm the same weight I was at 23. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #80

I am too, but my 108 pounds sure doesn't look good in a bikini anymore. skylucy Apr 2017 #92

My stomach was a lot flatter then, before decades of sitting at a desk. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #95

yes, it is arranged a bit, er, differently Skittles Apr 2017 #107

I always had lousy eyesight with ferocious eyestrain headaches Warpy Apr 2017 #37

The belief that someone could fall in love with me. AJT Apr 2017 #39

aw no, that should never go! Skittles Apr 2017 #67

No no you can find love you just have not look for it; it will find you kimbutgar Apr 2017 #96

Yes, it is. I am 67, and have lost and gained that which I should have kept and never acquired! WinkyDink Apr 2017 #111

My grandmother was widowed a week after her 40th birthday Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #117

Firm buttocks and the sexual capacity of a rutting rhinoceros. Ron Obvious Apr 2017 #41

you can no longer bounce a quarter off my ass Skittles Apr 2017 #60

Not wondering who the hell is that person in the mirror. NT enough Apr 2017 #42

Oh yes! You definitely nailed it! This whole journey is just plain weird. How can I feel the same skylucy Apr 2017 #89

i miss having a future. someday is over. mopinko Apr 2017 #43

I'm a big dreamer too. Chemisse Apr 2017 #128

My health in general rock Apr 2017 #44

Dancing! I could, and did, dance all night. And the kids I grew up with, many of whom are Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2017 #45

I'm with you, Floyd! Still love to dance but my old body has a hard time cornball 24 Apr 2017 #50

I never liked dancing Skittles Apr 2017 #217

Energy! I didn't need much sleep at all back then and I was hyper on top of that... Phentex Apr 2017 #46

I miss that wonderful feeling of immortality csziggy Apr 2017 #47

your parents had some longevity! Skittles Apr 2017 #62

I'm hoping I inherited their longevity genes csziggy Apr 2017 #102

I've heard great things about cataract surgery LeftInTX Apr 2017 #162

Cataract surgery is fine when you need it csziggy Apr 2017 #164

Really interesting story! jcboon Apr 2017 #229

The book is pretty good csziggy Apr 2017 #230

Thanks for this jcboon Apr 2017 #231

I turned 60 in December... I'm still a twenty-something kid inside... Raster Apr 2017 #51

Just turned 60 too Freddie Apr 2017 #98

I hear you Skittles Apr 2017 #198

Well, I'm a woman and I now look like . . . my dad. So count your blessings. Nay Apr 2017 #255

I hear my Mother True Blue American Apr 2017 #226

Energy. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #52

That your body just responded AUTOMATICALLY Golden Raisin Apr 2017 #53

Backpacking. I used to backpack all over the world. Now I can't carry more than a little day pack OregonBlue Apr 2017 #54

Coin-toss car trips. madamesilverspurs Apr 2017 #55

I miss drinking. Croney Apr 2017 #56

Standing up duncang Apr 2017 #57

right now I only feel that stiffness when I wake up Skittles Apr 2017 #64

Free Movement MFM008 Apr 2017 #58

Never giving a thought to the future! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #59

what kills me is, I worry about money more now Skittles Apr 2017 #63

+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #178

what worries us all Skittles Apr 2017 #181

Kinda being up to date on music Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2017 #61

I use Google News and I routinely go to the entertainment section steve2470 Apr 2017 #225

Playing... Disc golf, skiing, volleyball ghostsinthemachine Apr 2017 #65

Frequent and effortless erections. nt hack89 Apr 2017 #68

I'm almost seventy and never had one that was an effort. They just don't happen as often. rzemanfl Apr 2017 #97

Same time enid602 Apr 2017 #71

I'll go the opposite way by answering one thing I've learned. brush Apr 2017 #74

I ache in the places where I used to play. OilemFirchen Apr 2017 #75

My libido. Itchinjim Apr 2017 #76

Oh man... MontanaMama Apr 2017 #86

Not that I'll turn a romp down mind you.... Itchinjim Apr 2017 #93

Okay, that's good to hear. MontanaMama Apr 2017 #94

Now I am much better at golf than at sex? golfguru Apr 2017 #208

Healing quickly. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #78

what do you miss most about being young? kayaking little river canyon . stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #82

I have always wanted to do that Skittles Apr 2017 #222

Eating whatever I want Generic Brad Apr 2017 #85

I miss tumbling. rug Apr 2017 #88

Guys (young) at work asked me (59) if I wanted to come over Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2017 #90

see, I always stay awake all night Skittles Apr 2017 #106

Yeah, There's That RobinA Apr 2017 #200

I miss knowing everything. n/t kacekwl Apr 2017 #99

Sex with a woman a few years older and much wiser than me. stopbush Apr 2017 #100

Funny how that works... malthaussen Apr 2017 #242

Knees and ankles that work right greymattermom Apr 2017 #101

I miss the physical games, running and walking rurallib Apr 2017 #103

Amen y'all roscoeroscoe Apr 2017 #252

I would love to move without pain WhiteTara Apr 2017 #104

Belief in the goodness of my country. bbgrunt Apr 2017 #105

the lack of being jaded steve2470 Apr 2017 #108

Swimming every summer day. (I could now, but I'm too self-conscious.) Having relatives to visit. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #110

wait Skittles Apr 2017 #114

I like the way you think! I'm a Scorpio water-baby who never missed a day! WinkyDink Apr 2017 #119

I honestly wish Texasgal Apr 2017 #112

see it ALWAYS made me paranoid Skittles Apr 2017 #113

I Have Had RobinA Apr 2017 #202

Legalization is amazing! Some of the CBD strains are the best painkillers there are. nolabear Apr 2017 #253

Senior stoners don't bother with joints. Too harsh. Use medical pot and the techs LuckyLib Apr 2017 #248

I'm with Bob Seger: "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" Jim Lane Apr 2017 #115

When I stoop down to pick up something, it's so hard to get back up. raccoon Apr 2017 #120

Being able to eat and drink whatever I wanted, not exercise and still not gain any weight. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #121

That lasted until about age early 40-something for me. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #141

I just have to exercise more to keep the same weight. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #144

see I am lucky Skittles Apr 2017 #176

Regular exercise definitely does wonders for the emotional/mental health, I've found. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #192

Reckless driving. MrScorpio Apr 2017 #122

I miss my mom and dad. cwydro Apr 2017 #123

me too steve2470 Apr 2017 #124

Thank you. cwydro Apr 2017 #136

my condolences to you Skittles Apr 2017 #137

Thanks Skittles. cwydro Apr 2017 #143

When I was a young man... CanSocDem Apr 2017 #125

I'm not so sure that's a bad thing. Chemisse Apr 2017 #129

Just being able to run across a field if I felt like it. Chemisse Apr 2017 #130

No Insomnia! Dammit Jim Apr 2017 #131

lifelong insomniac here Skittles Apr 2017 #138

Playing tennis everyday N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2017 #132

great that you get that much walking in Skittles Apr 2017 #218

Losing friends and relatives Freddie Apr 2017 #133

it is hard watching the older generation go Skittles Apr 2017 #146

Looking in the mirror and saying, "You're next!" DFW Apr 2017 #189

Dancing. femmocrat Apr 2017 #134

Just standing up quickly instead of having to unfold The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #135

"It" Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2017 #139

As a man, not having to get up to urinate ... MicaelS Apr 2017 #142

I did not realize how much that affected guys until I read the replies on this post Skittles Apr 2017 #147

It really is. MicaelS Apr 2017 #161

I have the same issue steve2470 Apr 2017 #166

Playing Basketball ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #145

Feet that don't hurt all the damned time. Codeine Apr 2017 #148

I had that once Skittles Apr 2017 #175

Cortisone shot in the heel Freddie Apr 2017 #254

Not having to haul a bottle of water everywhere LeftInTX Apr 2017 #150

ooh Skittles Apr 2017 #152

I use Oramoist when I exercise and Xylimelts for the other stuff LeftInTX Apr 2017 #153

I have that too. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #168

Not being in near constant pain. Coventina Apr 2017 #151

Speaking of vision, have you had cataract surgery yet? I wore big thick glasses Hoyt Apr 2017 #154

Everything. Boomerproud Apr 2017 #155

Not being able to do DIY stuff & not playing football, softball Panich52 Apr 2017 #156

I wish oh do I wish SonofDonald Apr 2017 #157

welcome to DU, SonofDonald Skittles Apr 2017 #158

I wish I had my taste buds. I'm about to make what i hear is a great applegrove Apr 2017 #159

Fwiw JudyM Apr 2017 #172

Thanks. I'm taking vitamins. Really I think it is age related. applegrove Apr 2017 #173

Could be. JudyM Apr 2017 #179

I will make sure to take my vitamins and see if that does not help. My applegrove Apr 2017 #187

Yes! That would be great. Good luck! JudyM Apr 2017 #188

My metabolism and my knees. Kali Apr 2017 #160

To be able to walk without pain Highway61 Apr 2017 #165

For everyone with joint pain, I'm going to put in a little product plug smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #169

I have occasionally used the big Salon patches Skittles Apr 2017 #174

Now that is the hard part! smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #191

I'm pretty good at laying it flat on the bed Skittles Apr 2017 #193

Naturally dark hair shenmue Apr 2017 #170

eh, I was born bald Skittles Apr 2017 #223

Innertubes, friends and lazy river floats with the antisipation of whats up ahead. Smickey Apr 2017 #171

Good enough health to be able to work CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #177

I do miss my body, fitness, and looks.... Bayard Apr 2017 #184

losing my older (by 11 months) brother was harder than both my parents Skittles Apr 2017 #194

Being young. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #186

Says it all n/t billh58 Apr 2017 #258

I took some pre-emptive action many years back DFW Apr 2017 #190

No attention to time no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #195

yup Skittles Apr 2017 #196

I'm with you on the vision thing shanti Apr 2017 #197

When I'm 64 :) Highway61 Apr 2017 #199

Lots and lots of free time. Long summer days that lasted forever. cheapdate Apr 2017 #201

73 Being able to drive. I'm in a wheelchair now and I long for the days when I wanted something, napi21 Apr 2017 #203

that loss of independence is a truly tough one Skittles Apr 2017 #209

Holding the hand of the man I loved thecrow Apr 2017 #206

..... Skittles Apr 2017 #210

Thank you, Skittles thecrow Apr 2017 #212

Not being able to fly LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #213

I had never heard of artificial shoulders Skittles Apr 2017 #214

I had a "reverse shoulder arthroplasty" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #235

I am curious Skittles Apr 2017 #237

Not a clue LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #240

wow Skittles Apr 2017 #243

I had the same reverse surgery after tripping and falling down a whole flight of stairs backwards womanofthehills Apr 2017 #247

The having to read small print with glasses is an annoyance steve2470 Apr 2017 #224

somemone who agrees with me Skittles Apr 2017 #236

yea, I need em for just about anything, always have steve2470 Apr 2017 #241

Holding my sons as babies and toddlers. Freedomofspeech Apr 2017 #228

awwwwwwww Skittles Apr 2017 #238

Running up stairs two at a time naturally, no thought given to it. argyl Apr 2017 #239

ooh, I still do that Skittles Apr 2017 #244

Sounds like you've got the knees and attitude of a young'n. I congratulate you. argyl Apr 2017 #245

I miss having unlimited choices HeiressofBickworth Apr 2017 #246

I guess I just don't notice what other people notice Skittles Apr 2017 #249

This thread is poignant and hilarious and... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #250

I really want very young DUers to read this thread Skittles Apr 2017 #257

Being 12, thinking how incredibly cool it would be to be 18! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #251

I miss griping about President Carter. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #256