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I like the idea of getting older, your more relaxed with lots of things, your more understanding with some, and the rest you put up with it.

I`m not taking too easily to growing older, admittedly- my dad died a year ago, leaving my mum much more needy & depending on me far more than she had ever done. I`m an only `child` so, despite support from my husband, I`m finding taking her to appointments, etc, etc, quite difficult on times. I also have 2 children & 2 grandchildren, & don`t see them as often as I`d like. I`m less able to do as much as I did, so the typical `sandwich generation` I think! Having said that, we try & go abroad every year- a good dose of sunshine is still my cure all!

My mum used to look in the mirror and laughingly ask "Who's that old lady!" Now I know how she felt and it's quite scary!

Frightened. If my health failed. How quickly time passes, I feel I am rushing headlong into the unknown!

I worry a lot about the time I have left with my children now, which I didn't when I was younger.

I'm happy with growing older - the alternative doesn't bear thinking about! (And hopefully is a few years off yet!)

My grandma stopped worrying about growing old when she hit 90. Before this, "death" was her favourite subject and she ended every family get together with the words "this will probably be the last time I will be here to see.............". Now she is almost 98 and is back to living life each day as it comes, without worrying about tomorrow or indeed next year. I think she has finally accepted that you are as old as you are and as young as you want to be.

I'm enjoying getting older, I find the small things don't bother me like they used to. I'm loving the extra time now I'm not working, being able to spend time with grandchildren and family and enjoying travelling and hobbies.

Getting older...hmmm. It definitely has its benefits! When I go out, I can wear a coat and keep warm...not cool, but hey ho, I'm an oldie! I can afford the creams I should have bought to save my skin ageing...pity it's a bit too late!
I can go for lunches which offer two for £cheapo price and still be home in time for Emmerdale! And...government willing...I can look forward to taking long and exciting journeys using my bus pass! Can't wait!

I try just to enjoy every day without looking ahead or back into the past. It's hard to do but if you can manage it then you won't worry about getting older.

I often feel like a contented cow lying in a sunny meadow - then I try to get up. Life would be perfect if it weren't for the arthritic knees, bad back, disintegrating teeth, vertigo, poor eye sight, saggy chins and surplus weight!

Redarrow you have my sympathies. I too was an only child and the pressure of always being expected to be there for an elderly parent can be very wearing. I found unloading on GN a great help as you can't have a good moan to people who're close to you and your mum. You're not alone.

Now that I've hit sixty I'm not sure that there is much difference from when I was forty - slightly less laundry! Still chasing my tail doing more now than ever before!

For me, getting older is a positive, as three years ago, at 49, I had a heart attack as a result of spontaneous coronary artery dissection. So every year older is a cause to celebrate.

How do I feel about getting older? Resigned!!!

My little grandson was getting excited about his birthday- why? I asked and he replied "Because I've never been 4 before! " Maybe I can learn from him as I have never been 66 before- so bring it on!

Getting older makes me think I have to do the things I want to before it's too late. 64 isn't old any more but it is giving me a bit of a nudge.

When we were poor young parents my mother always helped in little ways which were much appreciated. Now as a grandmother I enjoy helping my two sons and their families whenever I can and I understand how much pleasure it gave my mother and now gives me.

Well, this wheel’s on fire, rolling down the roooooad… And just as long as my wheels aren’t accessorised by a tartan blanket and a full-time carer, long may it continue!

I keep forgetting that I'm getting older. In my mind I'm still in my mid thirties, which is great until I look in the mirror and see my Mum staring back at me.
The worst thing about getting older is that my parents are also older and they need so much more attention than they did when I really was in my thirties.
I always assumed that getting older would mean that the children would have left home and I would have more time to do as I pleased. In reality I now spend more than 50% of my time visiting Dad in a care home (and hating the fact that dementia has robbed us of the chance to have a proper conversation), or running Mum around to various doctors and hospital appointments since she had a stroke.
The best thing about getting older is having fabulous fun with the grandchildren. I love having an excuse to have water fights in the garden or spend an afternoon bouncing on a trampoline - well I did, until I fell off and broke my ribs - which reminded me that as I get older I don't tend to bounce like I did when I was younger.

As I get older I get wiser, more daring and more fun!! Life just gets easier :-)

growing older(I am 65)is both challenging and fun!
Looking after my 18month old Grandaughter is both!!

I value an increasing sense of self confidence in my ability to say 'no' rather than trying to be a people pleaser. If only my wisdom were accompanied by a more positive impression when I catch sight of my reflection in a mirror!

Tiredness and teeth are the bane of ageing.

Valuing relationships and simple pleasures, the gift of longevity.

Not worrying about what people think of me, if I am happy that is all that matters.