Older folks forum?

[Anonymous]

Baby boomers 50 plus and retiring.
Our views are different from the young vivacious optimistic crowd.

[jsteele]

Interesting idea. I'll give it some thought. I'm not that many years off from joining that crowd.

[Anonymous]

I would also be interested in a 50+ forum. Could be a great place to discuss empty nesters, second careers, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baby boomers 50 plus and retiring.
Our views are different from the young vivacious optimistic crowd.

Well, hey! We can be the "old" vivacious optimistic crowd!!

[Anonymous]

I'm pushing 50 and I often find it hard to relate to the points of view of some of the young ones on DCUM. I see some views expressed sometimes that astound me and I want to respond but then I realise that there's no point because we'll never see eye to eye. 20/25 years make a great deal of different in how one sees the world. Neither is right or wrong, just very different.

[Anonymous]

So long as we remember that some of us "pushing 50" baby boomers have young elem. age kids (and younger) and are nowhere close to empty nesters...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So long as we remember that some of us "pushing 50" baby boomers have young elem. age kids (and younger) and are nowhere close to empty nesters...

Here here! ~waving~ DH is 52 and I'm about to be 50 (yikes!) with a rising 5th grader and a rising 2nd grader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So long as we remember that some of us "pushing 50" baby boomers have young elem. age kids (and younger) and are nowhere close to empty nesters...

Here here! ~waving~ DH is 52 and I'm about to be 50 (yikes!) with a rising 5th grader and a rising 2nd grader.

I say, "Way to go!!"

[Anonymous]

I'm pushing 50 and I often find it hard to relate to the points of view of some of the young ones on DCUM.

Wait -- are you talking about waxing off all of your pubic hair for no particular reason? this is my personal head scratcher, as an older woman.

[Anonymous]

Your parenting experience colors your world so much, regardless of your age.
DH is going on 50, with a 13 months old. He thinks like a young parent. I had my first child at 25 - am I an older parent, without making the 50 cutoff?

Sorry to muddy the waters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your parenting experience colors your world so much, regardless of your age.
DH is going on 50, with a 13 months old. He thinks like a young parent. I had my first child at 25 - am I an older parent, without making the 50 cutoff?

Sorry to muddy the waters.

Although all of us with children have similar issues, those of us over 50 have age specific ones. We are more likely to be dealing with aged or dying parents, planning for college and retirement know they may occur at the same time for us, knowing that DC may end up at home after college if the economy doesn't shape up, managing our ever declining health situation, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm pushing 50 and I often find it hard to relate to the points of view of some of the young ones on DCUM. I see some views expressed sometimes that astound me and I want to respond but then I realise that there's no point because we'll never see eye to eye. 20/25 years make a great deal of different in how one sees the world. Neither is right or wrong, just very different.

ITA, it was only after someone did a "how old are you?" thread that I started to understand why I felt so different than many of the responders. We were a whole different generation, our jokes are different, different finances, health problems are different and our general outlook is different.

[Anonymous]

I'm the "pushing 50" pp and I have very young children too but my world view and issues are very different from a 28 year old's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your parenting experience colors your world so much, regardless of your age.
DH is going on 50, with a 13 months old. He thinks like a young parent. I had my first child at 25 - am I an older parent, without making the 50 cutoff?

Sorry to muddy the waters.

Although all of us with children have similar issues, those of us over 50 have age specific ones. We are more likely to be dealing with aged or dying parents, planning for college and retirement know they may occur at the same time for us, knowing that DC may end up at home after college if the economy doesn't shape up, managing our ever declining health situation, etc.

Menopause!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I'm pushing 50 and I often find it hard to relate to the points of view of some of the young ones on DCUM.

Wait -- are you talking about waxing off all of your pubic hair for no particular reason? this is my personal head scratcher, as an older woman.

Yes, and the comments suggesting that not "grooming" your pubic hair at all is somehow incredibly backward. Huh? Like I have time to worry about this?