This is the last summer of my 30's, boys

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Muse
Daft are you overweight? Sleep apnea is almost always related to extra weight. We tend to accumulate fat around our throat, chin and face areas pretty easily. If you are even slightly over weight id be willimg to be all of my GL poimts that losing the extra weight will cure your sleep apnea. Daft can you post a picture of your chin (s) andneck region?
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Thanks for stopping in, Muser.

I'm 6'-0", 190 lbs. It could be argued, I suppose, that I'm 3-5 pounds overweight but if you saw me, overweight would be the last word that would come to mind.
 
Hadn't really thought of it that way until now but this is my last summer in my 40's.

I've got nothing good to say about that. There are some good things in my life but it is not thanks to aging. I hate aging.

Be glad you're not me.
 
how old does your body feel though?
you live a healthy life...

back problems?
knees going out?
do ya sometimes walk in a room and forget WTH you were gonna do?

my answer is "yes" to all those
 
when are you people gonna start embracing aging? Personally, I like to make fun of and give questionable advice to younger people. :dunno:
 
Daft
if you saw me, overweight would be the last word that would come to mind.
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Kraken, you'd think..."this guy needs was BORN to be in porn, and I bet Wal66 hates him"
 
reno cool
when are you people gonna start embracing aging? Personally, I like to make fun of and give questionable advice to younger people. :dunno:
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I don't mind aging. Obviously, most people don't want to die. But outside of the fear of dying, there is nothing wrong with growing older. It's part of life. I think most of the attitude of aging in our culture comes from a mind-fucking consumerism agenda. All of that vain beauty bullshit that's pushed on people. What's bad about having a little more worldly wisdom and financial security? Fuck if I know.
 
never said I minded aging
I embrace it... everyday thats behind is another day closer to the big good bye:bugs:
kinda odd thinking back though. 10 yrs ago seems like it wasnt that long.
is it me or does the older you get the faster the yrs seem to go by?
 
MonkeyF0cker
I don't mind aging. Obviously, most people don't want to die. But outside of the fear of dying, there is nothing wrong with growing older. It's part of life. I think most of the attitude of aging in our culture comes from a mind-fucking consumerism agenda. All of that vain beauty bullshit that's pushed on people. What's bad about having a little more worldly wisdom and financial security? Fuck if I know.
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Speaking for myself anyway, you have named a bunch of the most minimal factors in my disdain for aging. Without getting overly long-winded about it, it is about the body and mind deteriorating in depressing and disappointing and often increasingly painful ways, combined the diminishing chances of making something interesting and fulfilling happen with my life, combined with terrible things happening to all the people I care about because they and their families are aging too.



senco78
is it me or does the older you get the faster the yrs seem to go by?
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No it's definitely not just you. From what I have observed it is everybody without exception.
 
Your mind is deteriorating, Muddy? In what ways is your life not fulfilling?

I guess I expect people to die. That doesn't bother me at all.

I see my grandparents in their early 80's still motoring around fine with sharp minds.

I don't see the doom and gloom.
 
I don't look forward to getting knee and hip replacements, or paying the viagra bill when i'm 85.

my grandparents complained about things like heat and cold...

that could be in the future for some of us too
 
Mudcat
Speaking for myself anyway, you have named a bunch of the most minimal factors in my disdain for aging. Without getting overly long-winded about it, it is about the body and mind deteriorating in depressing and disappointing and often increasingly painful ways, combined the diminishing chances of making something interesting and fulfilling happen with my life, combined with terrible things happening to all the people I care about because they and their families are aging too..
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Post Of The Month nominated.
 
Mudcat
Speaking for myself anyway, you have named a bunch of the most minimal factors in my disdain for aging. Without getting overly long-winded about it, it is about the body and mind deteriorating in depressing and disappointing and often increasingly painful ways, combined the diminishing chances of making something interesting and fulfilling happen with my life, combined with terrible things happening to all the people I care about because they and their families are aging too..
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Post Of The Month nominated.
 
Yes my mind is deteriorating.

In what ways is my life not fulfilling? Well like many, many people, I work at a job I don't enjoy and I sleep and I go back to work and I sleep, work, sleep ---> with the real possibility that that will be the primary foundation of my life until I die. Like many people, I literally wish away huge chunks of my life.

I would say that by definition, that is non-fulfillment.

I'm glad your grandparents are fine but my best buddy's mother whom I have known since I was ~12 has broken her back and is having severe heart problems and has lapsed into severe dementia - so now she is living on the couch of the house she has lived in with her husband of 60 years - who is mentally deteriorating too and not well equipped to deal with her physical needs - never mind how freaked out he is that his partner of 60 years is hallucinating masses of black bugs crawling on the walls. But they are having difficulty finding a suitable nursing home to move her into - because so many of those are just fucking awful.

And so my buddy, when he is not at his crappy job wishing those chunks of his life away, is spending his evenings at hospitals and fighting with nursing home bureaucracies and feeling terrible about his mom whom he loves and who sometimes calls him Scott now (not his name).

Plenty more crappy stories I could tell of stuff that is touching my life - including my own parents - all about aging.



Now I try to look at the silver lining and practice acceptance and make the best of my time when not at work but I am also honest and not prone to applying excessive spin to things. Aging is clearly not a positive thing in my life.
 
Sorry, was not my intention to make this thread about me.
 
I guess I don't get wishing away your life or the fear of aging. Very conflicting trains of thought. I would make changes in my life. Why not go back to school and pursue a different career path if you don't enjoy what you're doing? Or join/form a band or something? It's never too late.

I'm sure what your buddy is going through can't be fun. I've had terrible things happen to my friends though, and they weren't old. Be glad that they lived a full life before the onset of physical and/or mental problems.

Every age is full of consequence whether it's the recklessness and ignorance of being young or the deterioration of age. I don't see only absolute negatives in aging.
 
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