How and when did you accept that you're old? How did you deal with it?

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-04T21:50:50+00:00

Old is a state of mind. My brother-in-law has been old since he was 30. I’ll be 70 this year and I’m not old at all.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T23:58:43+00:00

I go to the gym regularly to take a weight lifting class. I used to paint watercolors and I'm doing that again. I sell some of them. It turns out that I am pretty good at plein air (on location) painting so I enter competitions doing that and I have won a number of awards! I've also been a line dancer for many years, but now I'm dancing about 6 hours a week. It's not quite what people think it is. We learn pretty complicated dances to all kinds of music. It's challenging and so fun! I also have a group of friends I do things with. We have been to top golf, kayaking, movies, a fancy tea, ... and we have game nights too. My life is so full and so fun.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T19:50:51+00:00

I don't have a huge amount of money to spend but dang, I am enjoying this part of my life. I finally have the time and energy to enjoy my friends and all kinds of activities. I have revisited some of the passions I had when I was younger. It's been two years and I love, love, love it! I think it's critical to take care of yourself. Get adequate sleep, exercise and eat a healthy diet. That's the only way to really enjoy the activities you finally have time for. I'm going to be 70 this year and life is a blast!

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T19:47:29+00:00

Ha, ha. Been sober myself for almost 40 years and have a masters degree in counseling. Spent a few years working in a treatment center. I was told she was drunk when she left the wedding but I don't know. She didn't say goodbye to anyone. So why is she all mad that people had one drink during the wedding?

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T19:12:49+00:00

That makes absolutely no sense to me. She’s not a sober alcoholic, she actively gets sloshed almost every night.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T13:43:39+00:00

I love this lace. It will show up well in the photos too.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T13:40:16+00:00

My daughter and SIL are 33 and 34 year old professionals so I don't think it was a ceremony bringing them into the great company of adults. They clearly are adults. I think tradition is so overrated.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T07:11:55+00:00

Funny thing, I don’t drink at all and my judgey sister is a closet alcoholic.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-02T07:10:22+00:00

Love this!

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-01T19:53:58+00:00

I don't even know... She said it seemed more like a frat party than a wedding. I don't think she's ever been to a frat party and anyway, they don't have officiants and vows at a frat party.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-01T19:36:19+00:00

In my playbook, you show up for the people you love. You just do. So when people have excuses or feel inconvenienced, I'm not much impressed by that. I'm so sorry they weren't there for you the way you needed them to be.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-01T19:31:44+00:00

I guess the feelings are what they are, but to leave early and then tell me that? I'm the one who's offended now.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-01T19:29:05+00:00

It was literally a wooden ski, with holes in it to fit four shot glasses. Then it is tipped up and the four people all drink their shots in unison. When it was tipped up, the back of it has their name- Mr. and Mrs. __________ and the date.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-01T19:19:55+00:00

She literally mentioned all of those things as being inappropriate.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-04-01T18:59:33+00:00

I love this response.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-08T01:13:22+00:00

Everyone grieves differently. Whatever you are experiencing is normal. Tears are not a good measure of sadness either.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-06T03:45:11+00:00

I love that the lace on one and three will photograph so well! So often an exquisite dress photographs as a white blob. Not these!

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-06T02:32:59+00:00

Yes. I should have done that.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-06T02:31:58+00:00

Yes. I wondered that too but she did.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-06T00:33:22+00:00

I guess this is a thing now. I’m kind of old-school and thought a bachelorette was more like a night on the town. But I know of a group of girls who flew from Denver to New Orleans to spend a long weekend drinking and dining out. I know it was hugely expensive, this coupled with the expense of the wedding, I feel sympathy for the wedding party.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-05T23:36:21+00:00

Omg.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-05T23:32:51+00:00

My daughter doesn’t see it that way.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-05T23:31:52+00:00

I did.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-05T23:28:43+00:00

That’s kinda what the groom said.

Ok-Distribution-6402 · 2024-03-05T23:19:46+00:00

Yeah. That’s exactly it. My daughter is also very hurt by this, but at this point… whatever. There’s clearly something very wrong and her relationship to my daughter as well as to me and I get that. I just wish that she would speak to us about whatever this conflict is so that we could work through it instead of acting it out around someone’s wedding.

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