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I waken up and I'm an OAP. I close my eyes and I am four years old kicking the autumn leaves around in the park. As long as my mind behaves itself, I can be any age I want to be.

I dont recognise my face in the mirror anymore, inside I still feel young and think I'm still in my 20's, only the body lets me down! Lucky I have a toyboy to keep me on my toes!

It's so easy to get sandwiched between caring for a (difficult) elderly parent and babysitting my gorgeous grandkids. I'm finding it hard to relax when I have 'me' time

To me, getting older has meant getting grandchildren who keep me young!!!

I don't mind getting older at all, in fact I welcome it. Since I hit ' middle age' I have found that I have become more confident in the person I am, and the person I want to be! I am much clearer in my expectations and more likely to speak my mind, which has been very liberating and, best of all ........ I am yet to turn into my mother!!!

Last month I got my free bus pass, which pleased me greatly. My father and two uncles never got to claim theirs.

I enjoy looking back on the things I've done and decisions I've made in my life when I thought I knew it all. Now I have the wisdom and experience to be able to look back and laugh. I don't regret any decisions I made, as things could be very different now...and I'm very happy.
I'm grateful for what I have and know who I am.

I find it strange that inside I still feel 18 - I love rock music, football but my body sometimes lacks the energy of my mind!

Being retired means there is no time to work. Busy busy busy.

I do feel more confident as I've got older, especially talking to strangers. But when it comes to being noticed, once I got passed 49 I felt invisible. Love the wisdom and patience but hate the tiredness.

Getting older seriously sucks -such a shame liposuction doesn't suck as seriously ;)

Getting older seriously sucks- such a shame liposuction doesn't take it as seriously as I do!

Getting older is like preparing my trousseau ... everything seems to land in my bottom drawer, even if it doesn't belong there

As a child, I always admired older people and I am glad to be one of them now, especially as I had a difficult time in my teens and twenties. I feel much more confident in myself and my abilities and am actually much more fit than I was when I was younger

grandchildren are the best thing about getting older

Wish people wouldn't keep saying age is just a number....

Getting older means lose no time - whizz down the zipwire of life before all your saggy bits drag on the ground!

I am a bit concerned about getting older, but I tend not to worry about it too much.

I love the calmness and confidence that comes with age. Or maybe it's that we care less what others think of us?

Being 64 for me is feeling as I did at 34, but with more confidence and not afraid to speak my mind. I am aware of turning into my mother though - although thinking about it that's not a bad thing - she was lovely!

I've worked, lived, thought, befriended, given birth, decided and concluded that I'm now old enough to trust my judgements and follow my instincts. They've not let me down.

My children and family are well aware that I will grow older disgracefully and not gracefully!

I do my check list every week to make sure I catch up with family and see if they need help with anything. Especially my gramps so they all know I care about them and if they are poorly I can pop round with a hot toddy to keep them going

(+) On a dreich day, spending all of it in bed if I feel like it, with a really good book.

(-) Since my partner died, feeling like a fish without a bicycle.

I find as I grow older I don't care what people think about me, and actually that's very liberating.
I've always been a bit 'dippy' and distracted/forgetful, now people think it's just my age and are more tolerant.