Hoping to die before I get old

[Anonymous]

I’ve been involved with a small local charity for almost 20 years; started as a young SAHM and was at one time, the youngest board member by about 2 decades.

The most active, vital, energetic seniors I’ve gotten to know very well are fully engaged in our all-volunteer mission. They help run day to day operations at the charity plus pursue other interests and charity opportunities, travel, visit family, operate side businesses, take exercise classes, golf, basically run circles around me!

They, collectively, are my inspiration: all sharp, active, mobile, independent and just lovely and kind. They keep an active schedule.

Not so my ILs at 78. They’ve never been “joiners” - don’t know their neighbors, their few local friends have died or moved away, they are codependent, only my FIL drives, MIL refuses to fly, they have zero outside activities much less interest in volunteerism. Their world is getting increasingly smaller and stifling.

[Anonymous]

80 Year is a good long life. And plenty of time to enjoy retirement w/o runing out of $. Living to 80 and dieing shortly after it is my hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been involved with a small local charity for almost 20 years; started as a young SAHM and was at one time, the youngest board member by about 2 decades.

The most active, vital, energetic seniors I’ve gotten to know very well are fully engaged in our all-volunteer mission. They help run day to day operations at the charity plus pursue other interests and charity opportunities, travel, visit family, operate side businesses, take exercise classes, golf, basically run circles around me!

They, collectively, are my inspiration: all sharp, active, mobile, independent and just lovely and kind. They keep an active schedule.

Not so my ILs at 78. They’ve never been “joiners” - don’t know their neighbors, their few local friends have died or moved away, they are codependent, only my FIL drives, MIL refuses to fly, they have zero outside activities much less interest in volunteerism. Their world is getting increasingly smaller and stifling.

Maybe they are fine with it, even if it would stifle you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but 75 can be in great shape. My mom isn’t but a friend’s mom you’d think is 60. My grandma lived to 97, and at 90 was still traveling the world with her high school friends.

My inlaws are 74 and 76 and they seem like they are 60. I just want to go with a relatively clear mind. I've watched too many people with dementia and it is so sad.

[Anonymous]

Let me know when you think the exact age I should die, because to you that's enough life for any person.