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Old 03-10-2018, 07:11 PM
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Default The best part of growing older....

..... is that spats with your spouse lasts minutes instead of hours or days. What a wonderful feeling to argue and have it over in minutes.
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Old 03-10-2018, 07:33 PM
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Becoming good friends with my kids. I'm more then just a dad now. They are old
Enough to make thier own choices.
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Old 03-10-2018, 08:17 PM
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Having more easily accessible everything, time money hobbies, all of which get spent mostly on grandkids.
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Old 03-10-2018, 08:19 PM
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I'm not even 30, and everything has gotten better already.
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Old 03-10-2018, 08:20 PM
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And happy hour is a nap!
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Old 03-10-2018, 09:10 PM
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Lots of good things, particularly seeing your kids grow into fine young adults.

Also being in a place financially where you work because you want to, and if customers don't treat you with respect you can afford to smile and walk away.
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Old 03-10-2018, 09:36 PM
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..... is that spats with your spouse lasts minutes instead of hours or days. What a wonderful feeling to argue and have it over in minutes.
YES I totally agree with you, now days we hardly have upsets that are not resolved very quickly. By the way I've always admired your avatar. from the finest western movie of all times I've watched it at least a few times, and,,,,Hope is a powerful medicine...is an essence of life I believe, thank you.
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...not giving a flying rodents poop chute what the rest of the world thinks. Living life the way we want to.

And higher draw priorities.
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Old 03-11-2018, 08:14 AM
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^^^^ yup^^^^
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Old 03-11-2018, 08:21 AM
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..... is that spats with your spouse lasts minutes instead of hours or days. What a wonderful feeling to argue and have it over in minutes.
You must not be old enough yet. You will learn not to have a spat, as you always lose. LOL
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Old 03-11-2018, 08:24 AM
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You must not be old enough yet. You will learn not to have a spat, as you always lose. LOL
I lost the last one, my wife wrapped her arms around me and told me I was sexy when I was angry, I burst out laughing...that is my line.
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...not giving a flying rodents poop chute what the rest of the world thinks. Living life the way we want to.
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Old 03-11-2018, 08:37 AM
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NAP when ever I want.
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Old 03-11-2018, 08:37 AM
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I like the fact that I don't have to rely on roommates anymore. I hear horror story's from the younger guys at work. Give me married with kids any day.
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Old 03-11-2018, 09:06 AM
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I don't really give a s**t anymore about a lot of things, just meh and keep going.
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I don't really give a s**t anymore about a lot of things, just meh and keep going.
This right here, and and a lot of people get their feelings hurt more often now. I call a spade a spade.
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Old 03-11-2018, 09:21 AM
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Watching your kids become responsible adults with their own families.
And now, having been financially responsible myself, I can start enjoying all the benefits of my hard work. I am happy not being dependant on the government for my retirement.

On the flip-side, someone needs to start a thread for what sucks about getting older! Like the aches and pains we acquired along the way to get here
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Old 03-11-2018, 10:25 AM
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................or you can have fun growing older

Here are some senior moments in song..............

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv1tMioGgXI?rel=0
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Old 03-11-2018, 10:29 AM
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Watching your kids become responsible adults with their own families.
And now, having been financially responsible myself, I can start enjoying all the benefits of my hard work. I am happy not being dependant on the government for my retirement.

On the flip-side, someone needs to start a thread for what sucks about getting older! Like the aches and pains we acquired along the way to get here
It sucks getting older for sure.
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Old 03-11-2018, 10:56 AM
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This right here, and and a lot of people get their feelings hurt more often now. I call a spade a spade.
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Old 03-11-2018, 11:17 AM
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Darn day light savings time. Now I will be getting up at 10 am instead of 9 am. Oh well now I can stay up an hour later and watch the 10 pm news.
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Becoming good friends with my kids. I'm more then just a dad now. They are old
Enough to make thier own choices.
How true. It is a good feeling.
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Old 03-11-2018, 06:45 PM
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Recognizing that being happy is more important than being right. At least when dealing with my wife!
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Screwing up and walk away sayin “ I must be getting older”.

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Being Grandpa 😊
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Being Grandpa!
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Love the posts about watching our children strike out on their own, knowing my wife and I have raised great kids, this is where we are at now and I'm happy and proud.

Biggest thing for me now, is family... sacrificed a lot of years to be financially sound in my mid forties to start enjoying it.
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..... is that spats with your spouse lasts minutes instead of hours or days. What a wonderful feeling to argue and have it over in minutes.
You are lucky for sure. Mine remembers stuff from 40 yrs back. Shoulda paid more attention to that old saying about paying attention to the future mother in law cause that is what you are gonna get in the long run.
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