Mine seemed to "stop in their tracks" and embrace old age when they got into their 50's. They never seemed to want to try anything new from then on. They looked and acted "old", and scoffed at people who acted young. If they were here today, they'd tell me to "grow old gracefully", stop colouring my hair and start wearing a skirt instead of pants !
2007-09-02 15:08:41 · 16 answers · asked by Stella 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
I think that most of us are much younger than our parents were at our age. I think it's because our generation, the baby boomers, and older, have seen more changes in the world, at a faster pace, than any other generation in history.
And I think we enjoyed it too. although some of the changes make us quite sad like the whole drug scene escalating out of proportion, lovely young people binge drinking and writing themselves off in car accidents.
But most of us like to keep up with what is happening. I think we like the younger generation overall and I guess we can learn from them too.
And me grey? "No Way!"
2007-09-03 01:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 60 in November. My mother is 84. She went to work full time for the first time in her 50's. At a junior college. Never has colored her hair though. She still has an active social life.
I wear 'younger' fashions than she did at the same age. Jeans a lot of the time. I still wear my hair long, and yes, it is colored a tasteful medium warm brown- my 'real' color. I have one gray streak otherwise. I Continue to try to learn new things, and keep up with evolving technology..isn't easy I will admit.
2007-09-02 22:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by cerisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though I am disabled, I am much more youthful than my parents were. I was a change of life baby and my parents were elderly when I was still a youngster.
My parents were proud of my youth and how I used it, instead of throwing it away. Even then, I was a helper.
I like to think my parents are looking down from above and cheering me on in my life's endeavors. This would be so like them. Guess it's why I miss them even after they've been gone 20+ years.
2007-09-03 02:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Cranky 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, our generation is defenitely more youthful than our parent's generation was when they were in their 50's and 60's.
We are the "baby boomers" who grew up in the 50's and 60's
and have been exposed to do much more and have had many of the stigmas that they faced removed from our generation. We defenitely have more choices nd more freedom.
2007-09-03 00:37:26 · answer #4 · answered by chansenfam@sbcglobal.net 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My parents were just the opposite...life began at 50 for them..they moved to Florida, built a beautiful home, tried it for 5 years, didn't like it, moved back to the Mid west, built another beautiful home and enjoyed it through today. My mom died 3 years ago, and my dad dates a wonderful gal who is about his age...they have fun in life...My parent's parents sound like what you describe, but not my parents.
2007-09-03 01:58:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, gal, I hear ya. But were parents were old when I was born. Mom was 37 (I was the first child). My father was 61, a widower when he married Mom. He was a lot more in with things than my Mom. She cried and had a fit when I bleached my hair blonde at age 17. She said "Why did not blondine your hair, it looks awful." Blondine, mind you. Never heard that one before, except from her, but she was a good woman with good morals and values.
2007-09-02 22:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by makeitright 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, but then I know that her life was considerably more hard than mine (some of that her own fault, I hate to say), and I had opportunities and options that she couldn't even dream of. So I have the "luxury" of youthfulness and optimism as it were..and am very thankful for it :)
My mother would probably be telling me to "act my age" as well...
2007-09-02 23:15:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do more youthful things and I only think that is because I have more opportunity. My parents were very active individuals and they worked until they died. My mom had her ears pierced when she was in her late 60's so I'm not sure. Good question.
2007-09-02 22:21:03 · answer #8 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmmmmmmm
whne my dad was my age, he had 4 kids, and 2 old people to look out for, and his wife
full financial responsibility for them all, and was teaching driver ed, running the chess club, teaching high school drafting, and working on his PHD, and active in church, maintaining two cars, and still spent lots of quality time with us
2007-09-02 22:14:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Individual differences are there. Present age youth feels younger than their parents who also felt younger ( in their youth) than their parents and so on. Thing is this feeling younger and being younger are DIFFERENT things.
2007-09-02 23:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by sv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋