Getting Older

[bellazella]

Do you accept it?

[DaisyNonna]

Just want a benchmark. As I said before, older than what? Everybody ages. At which age does the appelation become appropriate?

[utepoot]

No, I hate getting older! I can feel myself slowing down even though I don't want to, I see the wrinkles and I hate them. Even though people say I look younger than my age, I dread looking in the mirror. I've never been hard to look at, so it hurts more, I think, to have been pretty and you know it's fading....

[Ann]

daisy - you can grow old gracefully. As long as you keep yourself nicely dressed, made up, hair which suits you etc and don't let yourself go and dress frumpily then nobody need be classed as "old" ....

[DaisyNonna]

Ann. What a load of rubbish. Who decides what is frumpy. Have never worn makeup for years. Nicely dressed! According to whom? Don't let yourself go?
Not having an orgasm on the beach in winter?

[Ann]

Dear me Daisy - you just qualify for "grumpy old woman!" ;)

[DaisyNonna]

No, a woman who is happy to be herself. Who would be grumpy on a beach with a very close friend?

[shaneystar2]

I agree with Daisy .
I'm growing old disgracefully .I'm happy as I am .
I really don't feel the need to make an impression on others .
They either accept me for who I am and what I wear etc . or they can bog off .

[trt]

I hate getting older! and I am getting very depressed.

Wish I felt different!

[DaisyNonna]

Shaney, thank goodness. I am me. Accept me or leave me. I am a person. My (non-existant) make-up, my lack of stylish clothes do not make me a non-person. Excuse the conceit 'cogito ergo sum'.

[andy-hughes]

I am happy to be the age I am - i know i don't look my age, and I enjoy that.

I'm not too impressed about my expanding waistline, or my past-receeding hairline, but I am used to both.

The one thing I loathe on a daily basis is my psoraiasis which means I am denied dark clothes, and i really truly deeply hate that, but I am stuck with it.

[Brinjal]

I try and enjoy every stage of life. I do have the occasional day when I feel and look my age but I go to gym, try to keep active color the gray in my hair, put my makeup on each morning get dressed nicely and do things I enjoy.

[woofgang]

Saw a good quote the other day.
" I want to be the sort of old woman that, when my feet hit the floor in the morning, the devil says "Oh crap she's up!" "

[rowanwitch]

Sounds like you just described half the women on here

Me I am embracing my cronehood burglars all else I can do really

[TheOtherHalf]

Ive just had my 60th and dont feel any different. I will just keep going as long as I can. Some things you can help and some you cant. You have to accept it

[Old_Geezer]

One can not help but accept that which one can not do anything about.

Do I accept it well, with good grace ? No, I hate everything that makes me less able than I was yesterday. My self image takes further knocks every day. Folk who can shrug their shoulders and not get concerned are lucky. It is a nasty experience and I should have taken the advice of James Dean a long time ago.

[LoftyLottie]

I definitely feel different at nearly 65 than I did even 10 years ago - physically!! But I am still the same person mentally - well actually no I am not, I am much more of a grumpy old woman because I can't do what I want to. But it's no good worrying about it. I continue to do my best and enjoy my life the best I can. I don't care what others think about me. I like fashionable clothes and if I want to wear leggings with dresses and have dyed blonde hair then I will, with no apologies.

I don't much like what I see in the mirror, so I don't look very often!!

I can see no good whatsoever in worrying about getting older. I am a real worrier, but ageing is definitely not something to worry about. I really find it very difficult to understand the present culture of botox and cosmetic surgery so that you can look younger. Who are you trying to kid!!

[jno]

Porsches are expensive, OG.

[woofgang]

Ann86, I guess there is no hope for me, I have in my life never dressed nicely, worn makeup or had my hair done or coloured. I don't think that frumpy describes me, more just your average scruff.

[LoftyLottie]

Actually, I wore much much in the way of makeup when I was young. Not loads though. These days it is just mascara and a quick flash of lippie, I daren't look in the mirror for too long. I hate to say it but I think makeup can age older women dramatically. Woof, I vary between scruffy and not so scruffy generally!!!!

I certainly don't believe in growing old gracefully or 'dressing' appropriately for your age!! You should wear what you like to wear, not what others think you should wear.

[woofgang]

Always have done Lottie!