Worst thing about getting older?

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I don't like getting older! My knees hurt when I walk up and down stairs and my whole body feels stiff when I get up in the morning. I can't put my jeans on or take them off without supporting myself with the other arm!! What do you think and is there actually anything nice about getting older??

Yeah.
I give less fucks about most things.

The alternative to getting older is pretty dire.

Not wishing to put an instant down on your thread, but my dm died in her early 50s, so as much as the aches and pains irritate and my memory is like that of a fish, getting older is something I am happy to do

I'm going grey, got wrinkles and feel bone tired sometimes.

But I love that I've started caring less about the things that really used to bother me.

Going to the doctors with any ailment and being told it's my age is getting to be a bit of a drag, but yes indeed, the 'frankly, I could t give a damn' aspect is wonderful. Like me, don't like me, I don't really care!

Bad things - hurting, not being able to do things I might want to do
Good things - not giving a fuck about most things, and having a fabulous time with family

For ne it's been ny sex drive almost disappearing. It makes life a lot less complicated.

The worst thing about getting older is ageism.

The contest bowel/stomach issues which are invariably dismissed by my GP as something which "we just have to put up with as we get older."

I'm 47 ffs.

Bloody chin hairs

I’ve embraced exercise in my dotage, so I never know whether it’s age or the leaping about that makes me hurt.

Exercise is good foe the mood though.

I think it becomes easier to say no to things you don’t want to do too.

Grey pubes..

Teeth. Other than that I’m in good nick.

I do find it more and more when I reference something from my younger days that younger people who weren’t born in that time do not know what I’m talking about or have even heard of the person I am mentioning if it’s a celebrity.

Aches and pains...random single hairs appearing.

As pps have said though there are good things. I actually like myself a lot more than I did as a younger person , I'm comfortable with my (less than perfect) body. I like that I'm less likely to receive male attention than a younger woman. I know what clothing suits me and so find that I can choose my outfits more quickly than when I was younger.

Painful joints, fallen arches, weight gain, hot flushes, the middle aged wee, crap eyesight, tits down to my waist. Under boob sweat, dry skin, leaking wee, stinking by the end of the day, not being able to ran anymore, piles, constipation and flatulence.

Take your pick.

On the up side, I couldn’t give a flying fuck what people think of me.

Yes to what most of the PP have said. l don't know where the hell my waist has gone. But my thighs and bum are nowhere near as chunky as they used to be. l have weird eyesight - longsighted in one eye, shortsighted in the other, and astigmatism. l've yet to find an optician who can get my prescription right. Aches and pains - l'm hypermobile and l have arthritis. But l got a new hip three years ago, and my surgeon has done a fantastic job. That's one of the few bits that doesn't actually hurt.
The good bits - not giving a toss about things that used to worry me senseless. Feeling much happier and grateful for what l have, and realising the things that l thought l wanted so much don't matter now. Not being bothered about going out or socialising so much. l'm very happy with my own company.
Loving where l live, and having lovely neighbours. l've had some horrors over the years, so life's all the sweeter for having nice ones now.

Random back pain.