I look at my hands and they don't look so good

[madokie]

I remember when they were rough, tough and full of calluses, now only soft and shiny, the skin so thin. What have I become. My body says old my spirit says young, how can this be. Why me.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. I hear you

this getting old stuff isn't for sissies, I guess. I look in the mirror and wonder who the old lady is. Tomorrow I will have grandchild number two.

[madokie]

3. And I'm still hoping for grandchild number onel

[sadiesworld]

12. My mother, age 67, became a grandmother for the first time in February.

One of my older brothers (I'm 43!) and his wife came through--of course it only took them 5 years and about $250k! Don't give up hope.

[enough]

2. Now madokie, what exactly are you talking about?

Are we talking about old age, about not having work, about being sick?

I'm asking these questions in a spirit of friendship. Watching my hands get old has been interesting to me. But I like the way they look now.

I still do a lot of physical work with them, and play music. In some ways they are our brain.

[madokie]

6. Peripheral arterial disease

[evlbstrd]

4. Mine look like my dad's.

Hell, I look like my dad. I made a drawing of him and people said "Nice self-portrait."

[Skittles]

5. I have working hands

I spend hours typing with them - they're a bit stiff sometimes but hey as long as they work I am grateful - we could be much, much worse off than having worn-out hands

[LiberalArkie]

7. Age

When I turned 40 I kept wondering what was going on.
When I turned 50 I hoped that someone would write a book for doctor's offices that would tell people what to expect. I still keep hoping for that book as I am going to be 58 in January.

I have to laugh at some of the kids at work who are in their late 20's, they think their bodies are falling apart.

[jimshoes]

9. Old age is a state of mind

to a certain degree. Heck, I'm 53 and still play rock and roll music semi-professionally. I ache a lot more nowadays and I don't abuse my body like I did twenty years ago, but I'm definitely not ready for the old folks home.

[LiberalArkie]

11. Old farts

Yea, I agree, I work around those that are 21, 21, 25, 27, 32 etc
I feel younger than they do most of the time. Most of them are so saddled with debt and stuff, they can not enjoy life. But most of them have $100,000 homes , F250 pickups, ATV's etc. I have my little tiny house paid for, my old '85 blazer paid for.

I enjoy myself.

[oneighty]

8. Can you see the blood flowing beneath the skin so thin?

Does the slightest bump or scratch produce subcutaneous bleeding? Do you wear long sleeve shirts to cover the horror that is your technicolor arms? Do you regret every unprotected moment exposed to the sun? Do you regularly visit your dermatologist to keep track of precancerous growth?

If so you have arrived.

I guess.

180

[DeepModem Mom]

10. Hey, madokie --

:hug:

[cornermouse]

13. My philosophy.

Ignore it and keep moving.

[cmd]

14. I kept a kindergarten kid in as discipline

He had broken at least three classroom rules that morning. As I was programming a computer he was observing me.

Kid: Your're pretty old aren't you?
Me: Yes, how do you know that?
Kid: Well, your hair is grey.
Me: Right. Lots of older people have grey hair.
Kid: And your face has those lines on it.
Me: Yes, I'm getting some lines around my eyes and mouth.
Kid: And your neck is wrinkled.
Me: Anything else?
Kid: Your hands have those blue bumpy things on them.
Me: I think you've been in long enough. You may go out now.

I think I was afraid of what he was going to say next.

[cornermouse]

15. lol

:rofl: Kids. Gotta love them.