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Why should age, just of itself, be worthy of respect? Sure, you have more life experiences but it’s how you use those experiences that counts. Do those two pensioners who just got caught drug smuggling deverve respect? What about the millions of pensioners who voted for Brexit, putting their own short-term selfish desires above the dreams and aspirations of the younger generation?
The state the world we live in today is entirely the result of the actions of middle aged white men. No wonder young people look around them and think, what a monumental fuck up. Good on them for being critical.
The irony of your post of course is that it’s precisely the baby boomer generation (which I’m assuming you’re from) who literally had everything handed to them on a plate - free education, job security, good pensions, easy route on to the housing ladder, decent return on investments etc, etc. Young people today have none of that to look forward to. And yet from your position of privilege you can only criticise them for not having enough respect.
Perhaps the reason you respected the generation before you is because they actually deserved it - they won a war. Let’s face it, you were always going to come up short against that.
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Which of his points do you actually disagree with? Because you came across like an entitled child who isn't used to debating facts and opinions and just wants to be offended.
Based on three-score years and ten - I’ve got 16 years left. I find that a terrifying number - I try very hard not to think about it....
Beyond 50 you can no longer take good health for granted. There are some things that you can't do much about. Failing eyesight, hearing loss (if it's hereditary rather than due to noise exposure), baldness etc, but there are things that you can do to mitigate the effects of ageing.
I got a bit of a yellow card at 50 when I was feeling the effects of stress (I was left to pick up the pieces on the project from hell). The Doctor sent me for various tests but, as a precaution, prescribed me a Nitro-glycerine spray. When I Googled it I discovered that this is only prescribed for angina. Fortunately I didn't have angina but I remember thinking - I'm 50 years old, I take no exercise, I'm overweight, I drink too much and my diet is shit - who's fault would it be, other than my own, if I did have angina?
Whilst I'm not exactly ready to take on a Triathlon I am fitter at 55 than I was at 45.
The nice surprise when you turn 55 is that you get invited to take part in the bowl cancer screening programme which involves having an endoscope shoved up your back passage. I've also had endoscopy via my throat (hopefully not the same endoscope) and via my third eye when I had a kidney stone. Triple violation! (which could be a good name for a Prog Rock band?)
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I gather you get 8 a month however that is 9 too many for me at my age
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I used to have IBS before the diabetes diagnosis, then it vanished after I changed my diet, lost weight, started doing more exercise etc. It's come back the last couple of years, which I put down to no longer having time to do any exercise.
I never seemed to have any Metformin side-effects, but maybe I am getting them now... I'll try the peppermint oil, thanks.