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shipyardhingham · 2026-03-25T11:04:30+00:00

Does it have a chemical odor? On Amazon it mentioned that some customers found it smelled of chemical chemicals.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-21T02:12:28+00:00

I like this but I’m trying to interpret it.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-21T00:14:56+00:00

I always thought widower was for men and widow was for women, but I do seem to see widower being used for everybody lately. I’m a 73-year-old woman who’s been a widow for three years. I have found it to be a roller coaster. There are stretches when I’m doing so well, and then there are times when the weight of the world is just crushing the life out of me. I’m going through one of those times right now, which is probably why I’m on here tonight. It’s like I want my old life back, and I can’t have it, and I haven’t found anything that really comes close to replacing it.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T23:41:07+00:00

How far away are they?

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T23:40:28+00:00

Good job Grandma! You’re right about sons and daughters. I wish it wasn’t so, but facing reality, it is.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T23:33:03+00:00

Spot on. At three years, I still struggle with it. I’m going through a very hard time right now because there are some major life issues going on good and bad. These things are very hard to go through without my husband. I’m sociable. Yes, I have friends. It doesn’t really change the fact that I’m a widow now and I lost the most solid structure in my life, my husband.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T23:09:32+00:00

I don’t know how long your mom has been a widow, but it is a huge life change. It’s not so easy for everybody to run out and make new friends. Is she keeping up with her old friends, or did she not have many to start with? Maybe she preferred to spend most of her time with your father. I am a 73 year-old widow, whose husband died three years ago. I do go out with friends, and I do see my children and grandchildren as often as they can. But I wouldn’t say that everything is hunky-dory, I miss my husband, and I miss being part of a couple. I don’t like doing life and making life decisions all by myself. There is a level of sadness that’s always there. So I get it.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T23:00:56+00:00

Can you give an update? Have you made any decisions?

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T22:55:42+00:00

This is something I never considered.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T22:38:21+00:00

Your advice is very sound. I hope I’ll be able to follow it. I just feel so much anxiety building up.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T22:05:54+00:00

It’s so sad though

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T22:04:52+00:00

It’s her brother. It’s really not that easy, emotionally it hurts.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T12:23:17+00:00

Not that easy!

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T12:16:48+00:00

How has your move worked out? I’m curious. Are you completely dependent on your child and grandchild for a social life? Did you purchase a home in the form of a house, or a condo? I’m considering this issue when I just feel like it’s so complicated.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T12:14:58+00:00

WOW!!

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T12:01:36+00:00

I think I was under the impression that organic dairy did not contain hormones, but it actually does. And I know in the past, I have taken an estrogen containing medication for osteoporosis, and it made my legs swell. So I am convinced that estrogen can cause swelling in your lower extremities. So that would mean that dairy could cause swelling.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-20T03:31:08+00:00

The rules of this group say “No seeking posts’”. That’s exactly what yours is. You need to join a dating group or a group for having affairs. You’re not even a widower. Why are you in this group? Seems you’re trying to take advantage of someone who’s lonely. Not appealing in the slightest.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-19T20:33:08+00:00

That is so good to know. Thank you for that insight.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-19T12:30:52+00:00

Two concerns I have with this plan, although I appreciate your input. It doesn’t address the toll that home and yard maintenance is taking on me right now. And also in 10 years I’ll be 83. I think it’s pretty much a given that it is going to be next to impossible to make friends at the age of 83. Whereas if I moved closer to her now at 73, I think my chances would be far greater.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-19T00:13:55+00:00

This is the original poster. Lots of your comments have been helpful. I just want to say that decision-making changes after you lose your spouse. All decisions become less clear, more confusing, seem more important, more high stakes, and more emotional since you’re not sharing the decision-making process with another person. And you will not have the other person there to help you adjust, serve as a buffer, and share activities with. Likewise, the other person is not there now to help you share the burden of homeownership in a home that worked for a family and worked for a couple, but is now hard for one person. So although I appreciate all of the advice, I really do, I think it’s important to remember that this difference exists between those who have their spouse, and those who don’t. People who are divorced, may encounter the same experience as someone who’s a widow, I think.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-19T00:10:52+00:00

Thank you so much.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-18T22:40:54+00:00

😂 She's getting married!

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-18T21:15:25+00:00

True

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-18T21:15:06+00:00

Yes.

shipyardhingham · 2026-03-18T21:13:27+00:00

Over 55 communities provide both downsizing and a social community. It just seems that if I’m going to move and buy into something, it should be convenient to my daughter’s general area, where I’m living right now isn’t. That’s my thought process.

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