Win a luxury cabin break for four

So glad to have the pleasure of watching three granddaughters grow into young women and all whilst I am still fit enought to enjoy them. I stil miss the young girls they once were but Granddaughters have children of their own and I am stil young enough to enjoy Great-grandsons and and Great-granddaughters before I settle down to old age.

All the people I used to view as 'old' seem to be getting younger, shop assistants, teachers, doctors and even cloakroom attendants!

I'm happier older, I feel more content with my life enjoy my grown up daughters company more and love and adore being a Nanna

Getting older for me is missing my parents and loved ones. My body may be aging, but inside I am eternally young with a great desire to experience more, dream and remember the world as I did when a child.

I knew that if I didn't grow up by the age of 50 then I wouldn't. And I didn't!!!

Advantages of getting older is you can share life experiences and advice on them with your children and Grandchildren alike. Disadvantages are the muscle and bone stiffness in the morning that make you slow to get moving and the inability to get a good nights sleep.

I'm happy in my own skin

Getting older means that I have discovered who I am, and at sixty years old I am who I want to be. I am content with my life and the person I have become.

I love getting older in some ways - I've got a bus pass! In other ways, not so much, like when I just can't be anything like as active as I used to be.

What I find most fascinating about this thread is all the names I have never seen before !
Quite remarkable !!

You missed a whole thread about that very subject while you were away, Nonu!

Damn, & damn again .
I will just have to stop going away won"t I ?
Although on second thoughts ???
Perhaps I should ???

My parents say that I was born middle-aged so I'm comfortable in my skin now, more than ever before.

Life is an adventure, I believe age is not important, how you feel is what matters and I still feel young, after all it's our body's that age our minds just get wiser.

Aaarrgh!!!!! My mother is in my mirror.

Getting older has taught me the importance of simplifying my life as much as possible. De-cluttering my home and mind has made an incredible difference to the way I think and feel and has given me a wonderful sense of freedom.

I don't like the aches and pains of getting older or the wrinkles or age spots.

A thought which occurred to me today - 15 years ago I was running a busy house with one at school and two at university with a healthy, working husband : life was good and full and happy. Today the children have gone, the husband is dead and if I look forward 15 years, OMG I will more than likely be a great Granny shuffling along on a zimmer or even worse, pushing up the daisies............

i worry more about people around me growing older!

I have very mixed feelings about getting older.

The best thing has been becoming a nanny. My 4 grandchildren are the light of my life, and if I had to age to get them then they are worth every wrinkle and grey hair!

My children no longer being dependent on me is a mixed blessing. I have a new found independence and freedom which is lovely, but having raised 4 children I feel lost without them all at times.

The increased chance of health problems plays on my mind too. I keep as fit and active as I can to minimise my risks, as I want to still be running around after them all when my great-grandchildren come along!

Now I'm retired it's lovely to be able to wake up naturally instead of being jarred awake by the alarm clock. However, I still wake early, just in a more gentle fashion.

Looking back at photos of my younger self, I am aware that I was much more attractive than I ever thought I was at the time.

One downside to getting older is you have to attend a lot more funerals and not so many weddings and christenings.

loved and agree with this message on a greetings card

'Growing older is compulsory - maturing is optional'

Retirement means throwing away the clock, everything is at my pace with the luxury of finally using my creative side. Got my life back on my terms couldn't be better.

I am contented at getting older as I can spend lots of time with my wonderful husband and best friend, being retired means being together, we are lucky to still have each other.