AIBU to think there should be a guide to getting older?

[Amummyatlast]

My feet have got bigger. My feet! Concerned about this I googled it and apparently it's common when you get older and they can go up a size every 10 years. At this rate no standard women's shoes will fit by the time I'm in my 60s.

What other less than delightful things do I have to look forward to?

Pubes like a clown wig.

YANBU. Since I hit Thirty back in April I've put on a stone in weight, developed a random skin condition and my IBS has gotten much, much worse than it was.

Not at all happy

You can enjoy getting free bus travel, enjoy not working and getting a regular pension. I am 70 and life is great. Enjoy it

Vaginal atrophy.

Sorry!

Grey pubes.

Grey hair on my chin and eyebrows.

Creaky knees.

I'm only fucking 39.

Better orgasms!! Every cloud...

(Although 'clown wig' has made me wee just a little.

Ooh, that reminds me...dodgy pelvic floor and the inability to laugh/sneeze/do star jumps without pissing oneself is another one..)

47:

chin hairs
thyroid issues
grey pubes
joint problems - never an issue before - suddenly I have pain and steroid injections to look forward to - and I am a fit, active person - pisses me off as I can't pick up weights at the gym

Had to google vaginal atrophy. Did not like what I found.

When I put my hands under those dryers that blast out air, my skin ripples like a field of corn. Nothing - but nothing - prepared me for that.

I now understand the title of Nora Ephron's book, 'I Feel Bad About My Neck'.

Although I'm the same size as I have been all my adult life, the number of body parts I'm prepared to show in summer decreases every year. At this rate I'll be going out dressed like this by the time I'm 60.

Oh my word cinnamon toast !!

That is sooooo funny.

When I pressed "this" I cracked up laughing!!
I totally agree with you though!

Thick hairs on the chin and thinning hair on your head - NOT FAIR!!

Thick hairs on the chin and thinning hair on your head - NOT FAIR!!

It's true about the feet OP. I had to buy size 7.5 trainers yesterday. I was a size 5 in my twenties.
It seems to take longer to recover from things. Cuts and bruises take longer to heal too.
I'm not Googling vaginal atrophy. I Googled dragon butter once so I've learned my lesson

Cinnamon toast that's the best laugh I've had in ages

Minniemarshmallows, on the bright side, at least it will save on suncream.

Haha! *cinnamontoast"
Or use fake tan?

I'm 46 and until recently, still felt quite young.

Now, from the top:
Shoulder pain
Back pain (sciatica)
Diastasis recti (too many kids)
Piles
Stress incontinence
Ridiculously heavy periods
New hips
Knee pain
Slight visibility of a varicose vein
Bunions
Getting fatter but can't lose weight like I used to

But agreed, the orgasms are getting even better

That's hilarious cinnamon [biggrin]

Orgasms are already pretty good , so I'm not sure that offsets the hideous things listed in this thread. Oh my.

Before I name change I'd just like to reassure you that vaginal atrophy is easily controlled. You just need to be aware it exists.

Hairy chin.
Skin tags
Horny toe nails.
Moaning and grunting when you get out of a chair
Aching joints...These are just a few things off the top of my head, however, this also coincides with the realisation that you don't give a stuff what people think of you, and they can take you as they find you. On the whole I feel quite liberated, just wish I had felt so confident when I was young and slim!

Hard toenails.
Wrinkly skin (arms, chest)
But poorer eyesight means I don't always notice the wrinkles.
Oh, and I developed asthma the year I turned 40.

Assuming john4703 is a GF - like those things will,exist when people like me at 38 hit 70 😂 we'll either be shoved into workhouses or PTS

Body shape changes.
You fart more
Lose your public hair (not that bad...but your vulva loses any plumpness and sags!!!...Yes, really! )
Dry eyes
Losing the ability to wear high heels....or even low heels..
Being unable to stand waistbands and going for elastic.
On the plus....yes, better orgasms and slowly realising you don't care what anyone thinks so long as you are comfortable.

Yes, Cinnamon, I've had the same experience with a powerful hand dryer.

Comfort is very important in shoes.

Must go and moisturise my wrinkly legs.

Can't do heels anymore.
Grey hair EVERYWHERE.
Worsening eyesight.
Sneezing only with great care.
Periods like tsunamis.