2007-05-30 14:55:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
well 10 years ago, i had my life planned out perfectly. i had a 1 1/2 year old, i was going to college, i was 22. i was happy. my fave family member was still alive and i still had dreams of a better life. now, im 32, getting a divorce i don't want and working in retail to support my 2 kids because i didnt finish college. i have no dreams other than making it to the next payday with gas in the car, and lunch money for the kids. im not at all happy and i no longer know how to be
2007-05-30 15:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by mom_of_2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I may not look older but I definitely feel older. The stress of life has worn me down. I am the sole support of my mother who is now in a nursing home and can't get any benefits because she owns a house that is dilapidated and will probably be taken by the county within the next year. She has worked all her life for the federal government and now can't get any assistance. She had a stroke, she used to live with me, which paralyzed her left side, she can't eat so she has a feeding tube, she cannot even comb her hair or brush her teeth and can barely speak but yet she can't get any assistance and that's just what is going on with her.
My life is getting to be a mess as well because I am so stressed all the time.
It seems there are always rules for this and rules for that but where are the rules that help people with definite needs?
I am going to write a book about how to survive and take care of an older parent, the do and don'ts of the system!
This is how my life is totally different from ten years ago.
2007-05-30 15:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by chestnutlocs1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't drink or smoke, I don't watch as much television as I use to and I have change the way I listen. I don't club or dance anymore but I enjoy reading the bible and like spending quite time to myself. I don't socialize but I am tremedously satisfied with others that share similar points of views. I am more considerate and I like meeting good people. I don't need a lot to be content. I like long drives by the sea side and I like spending my time thinking about new thoughts and ideas.
One day I want to live on the island where I was born and rest my way into the sunset.
2007-05-30 15:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by Meecho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 43 years old 10 years ago. Back then my 2 sisters, my mom and dad, and first wife were alive, and I had 3 sons living at home I owned.
Now my oldest lives in another state, my second one is homeless, and my youngest is with me. I lost my home. And prior to my first wife's death we had declared bankruptcy. I just got remarried and have a new grown daughter as well.
The lesson is I don't want my sons or new daughter to give up on life even when things go badly. That belief in God is all important, and that love can come again in life even when things can become the darkest time in your life.
2007-05-31 14:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well for starters I have two more kids than I did ten years ago. I have become more responsible. I've become more understanding and sympathetic towards others. I've learned to stick up for myself and not let people walk all over me. And I've learned that I'm the only person that can truly make ME happy!
2007-05-30 15:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by Punkie Brewster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, let me see.....ten years ago, I was about 11 years old. I was in the sixth grade and had a lot of self-esteem and confidence. My best friends were Bethany and Liz, and I was a pretty carefree person. I was much thinner and healthier. I didn't smoke or drink, and I was a much happier person.
2007-05-30 15:09:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Physically, I am older and fatter (working on the latter).
Mentally, I am calmer and more reasoning.
Emotionally, I have let go of many expectations and merely want to enjoy life.
Thats changing from 38 to 48. From what I have studied each 10 year group has its own typical and some not so typical changes.
2007-05-30 15:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 100 pounds heavier and very depressed 10 years ago. I am so much happier and more fit now. What an awful thought to look back on that time.
2007-05-30 15:35:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have 4 ten years behind me plus some.
But from just the past ten years, my biggest difference is that I have truly realized that no one can hurt me unless I let them.
Deep, eh?
2007-05-30 15:03:43 · answer #9 · answered by bin there dun that 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. When I was 15 I was a selfish self centered self mutilating angry and confused little girl who thought she knew it all. Now I gladly admit I don't have all the answers, I am proud to be in my own skin, I think of others before myself. I know the power of forgiving yourself and others and have a beautiful family I love spending time with.
2007-05-30 15:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by BAnne 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋