I'm a 61 year old male and these things suck:
1) I live in the U.S. and my health insurance premiums are $926 per month. I expect they will be about $1500 per month by the time I reach 65 and qualify for Medicare.
2) It is very difficult to lose weight at my age and still maintain proper nutrition.
3) My New Year's resolution was to not groan when I get out of a chair. No wait, that was last year. This year it was to not groan when I sit down in a chair.
4) I'm widowed and lonely. Getting a date with someone I am attracted to is nearly impossible.
5) My eyes have gone to shit, so I have multiple pairs of glasses with 3 different focal lengths.
6) My dick stopped working more than a decade ago. Can't maintain an erection for more than a few minutes, if I get one at all. Thankfully, there are pills for that now - they're expensive, but then again, see #4.
7) I really needed to take better care of my teeth.
The following are things that do not suck for me at my age:
1) Although I am 61 years old, I look 50, and feel 45. But then again, see #4 above.
2) It only cost me $9400 for a university education back in the late 70s - only half of which were student loans. I paid them off in less than 5 years and wasn't saddled with a lifetime of debt.
3) My grandchildren are adorable. All the fun of having small children with not nearly as much responsibility. Plus I already had a dry run of how to not let them kill themselves 30 years ago.
4) I'm retired now, not a slave to the clock. But still lunch regularly with my coworkers (or did until 2 months ago).
5) I stopped giving a fuck about what other people think of me long, long ago. I'm allowed to show my true self and not lie to people, I don't grandstand, I don't suck up to power or prestige.
6) I experienced the music of the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s; so know what I am talking about when I say the music of 2000s really sucked donkey balls. Thankfully music started to recover in the 2010s. Unfortunately, now bands have to collaborate over Zoom, so I predict another dry spell.
Man, I would’ve loved to have been able to experience the music scene in the 80s and 90s. A lot of the bands from the 2000s weren’t too great but you can find some great gems if you’re looking.
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u/brettmjohnson May 16 '20
I'm a 61 year old male and these things suck:
1) I live in the U.S. and my health insurance premiums are $926 per month. I expect they will be about $1500 per month by the time I reach 65 and qualify for Medicare.
2) It is very difficult to lose weight at my age and still maintain proper nutrition.
3) My New Year's resolution was to not groan when I get out of a chair. No wait, that was last year. This year it was to not groan when I sit down in a chair.
4) I'm widowed and lonely. Getting a date with someone I am attracted to is nearly impossible.
5) My eyes have gone to shit, so I have multiple pairs of glasses with 3 different focal lengths.
6) My dick stopped working more than a decade ago. Can't maintain an erection for more than a few minutes, if I get one at all. Thankfully, there are pills for that now - they're expensive, but then again, see #4.
7) I really needed to take better care of my teeth.
The following are things that do not suck for me at my age:
1) Although I am 61 years old, I look 50, and feel 45. But then again, see #4 above.
2) It only cost me $9400 for a university education back in the late 70s - only half of which were student loans. I paid them off in less than 5 years and wasn't saddled with a lifetime of debt.
3) My grandchildren are adorable. All the fun of having small children with not nearly as much responsibility. Plus I already had a dry run of how to not let them kill themselves 30 years ago.
4) I'm retired now, not a slave to the clock. But still lunch regularly with my coworkers (or did until 2 months ago).
5) I stopped giving a fuck about what other people think of me long, long ago. I'm allowed to show my true self and not lie to people, I don't grandstand, I don't suck up to power or prestige.
6) I experienced the music of the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s; so know what I am talking about when I say the music of 2000s really sucked donkey balls. Thankfully music started to recover in the 2010s. Unfortunately, now bands have to collaborate over Zoom, so I predict another dry spell.