Turning 50 - what to expect? (Light-hearted)

[TyneTeas]

So the historical documents clearly record the entirely ordinary transition to teen

What should I expect on the stroke of midnight to 50?

It won't be light hearted. I was fine until 50 and then my life fell apart.
Menopause is ghastly and 1000 worse than anyone tells you.
I had a menopause divorce because suddenly I couldn't stand the sight of the bastard any more.
My body has fallen apart and I've put on 4 stone.
I am too old to get another mortgage.
I hate every job I do.
My back has totally gone.
It is bollox.
Turn to your Lord and saviour HRT.

Menopause isn't like that for everyone though. Both the peri-menopause and the menopause were close to symptom free for me. And I can't be the only one.

and sorry to those of you having a hard time

Following with interest as 50 is also imminent!

Rapidly approaching 50.

So far, the two worst things are frizzy hair and hot flushes. I also think I'm getting quite jittery and anxious at times, but also have a job that can be pretty stressful at times, so I'm never quite sure if the anxiety is age or job related, or a combination.

Good things -
wearing whatever the fuck I want and not caring. Getting fatter has liberated me from the 'need' to 'look skinny', if that makes sense? At a 14, I'm bigger than I've ever been, but finding it strangely liberating overall.

Still earning a decent salary, am mortgage-free, and not supporting dc financially, so have more money to travel and buy treats.

@thethethethethe same here

I was 50 last month. Two weeks I slipped on rainwater in a shop entrance and had to be helped up by a older couple. Everyone was very solicitous and helpful. I bruised and twisted my knee quite substantially.

Nobody laughed. I'm old.

Fifty in Dec. Pretty good so far, second all the comments about hair but as more time with older kids have hit gym and body holding up thus far
Love love love the ability to make choices about what I do now kids independent and suddenly able to go to theatre etc at drop of hat . Liberated at work don't care about additional roles to develop a career just concentrate on doing my bit well and getting interested in training up the next generation ( I'm a medic) know about work life balance and manage it - burnt out a few years ago. Getting on with hubby better than ever. Appreciate day to day - couple of friends been diagnosed cancer recently and it's true the alternative to turning 50 is grim. Embrace HRT it is your friend and on it I feel no different to my thirties. Miss a couple of days and I'm a jibbering wreck with joint pains anxiety and bladder problems x

Still earning a decent salary
So was I until 3 years ago, now I get turned down for NMW jobs. Employers want young faces and empty minds. Ageism is rife.