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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On this forum, I read about a lot of people whose parents are in their late 70's, and seem to be kind of a mess, or very needy.

Not trying to rub it in at all, but age 79 should not mean that a person is a hopeless mess.

My mom is 79, and she still works (elected politician), looks great, works out daily, dresses really nicely, has done of friends, and is just a very strong person.  (My mom has been widowed since at 59, but she has a big group of friends who like to travel together, go to symphony concerts, etc.)

She is not needy AT ALL.

My mom went to her high school reunion recently (high school class of 1960).  She sent me a photo of her with all of her classmates.  Her classmates all look old and kind of like they have let themselves go.  My mom (without ANY plastic surgery) looks so much younger than they are -- she is slim and always dresses in a stylish way.

When I hear about other peoples' parents who are kind of a mess at this age, [b]it seems like it does not need to be that way.[/b]
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Really? Because YOUR mom is healthy and vibrant and well-dressed at 79, then everyone else is doing it wrong?

Read this thread thoroughly, OP, and be grateful.

My mother is healthy and independent at 78. But she's one stroke away from assisted living. Or one bad biopsy away from dying of cancer. Or one distracted step into the street away from being paralyzed from the neck down. And who knows how long she can keep up with the latest dress styles. (That worries me terribly.)

Your mom didn't do everything right while the rest of us did everything wrong. She just lucked out. And her luck will run out. She'll get sick, or start forgetting things, or wear white after Labor Day.

Hope you don't judge her then the way you seem to be judging everyone else now.[/quote]

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