Are You Over the Hill? :-)?

Question

We're over the hill but don't feel sad
This side of the hill ain't all that bad.
So give us "five" and then a smile
To us who have been here for awhile.

With by-pass pain and mended hip
And plumbing fixtures prone to drip;
We all may seem a sorry lot,
But we rejoice for what we've got.

We have each day and what it brings
And on our pensions live like kings.
For the press that accuses what we take
To coin a phrase, "Let them eat cake."

We've paid our share for unused knowledge
As the kids are now all done with college.
We complain to them about our health
As they worry about our dwindling wealth.

And though our wardrobes may be plain
We'll suffer no more labor or pain.
Now it's with cane we do our strut
And if we can't drive - we still can putt.

We're mean and tough, meet all demands,
Why, M&M's melt in our hands.
Yes, we're still here, and it does delight us
That you join our fight against arthritis.

But we ask you make a pledge today
That you'll be careful what you say.
We have to spread "Over the Hill" fear
Or we'll have those young folks over here.

Not my poem - just one I saw on the 'net

Answer 1

Well, I'm sure there are several hills I've been over - but at "pushing 68" here is my philosophy:

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but I don't agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon?
I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old. If they live long enough.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it) Chocolate is my friend.

Answer 2

No, I am not over the hill; I'm still climbing, but I'm far closer than I've ever been before. I like the poem a great deal, though. Still I wonder, is youth truly wasted on the young? Have a great day.

Answer 3

If I knew yesterday what I have learned today than I would be too smart for tomorrow.

Been over the hill for 2 years now and the only gang that will accept me is "The over the Hill Gang"

Answer 4

Well... they took Derek away on a stretcher and he had a neck brace and different stuff on so I do not fairly suppose he used to be useless... he would had been however it did not appear adore it. That lady used to be within the pupil support middle caught in a room with Jimmy, Haley, Nathan, and all them. He permit her move considering she used to be diabetic and wanted her treatment. She used to be by and large within the room getting her treatment and noticed the complete killing. I doubt Dan noticed her even though, however she noticed the whole thing and used to be the only leaving all of the messages. Happy looking.

Answer 5

Yep last sentence. Hills and valleys keep you fit. Good little ditty! Nice to wake up to a laugh! No nearly over the hill yet. determined to stay on top of it.

Answer 6

Not "over the hill," exactly. More like at the bottom of two hills.

The county is talking about declaring us in a flood zone. Oh, goody. The house already wasn't worth its assessment!

Love your ditty. Wish I'd seen it first.

Answer 7

Not quite but I'm in low gear now going up the hill.

Answer 8

Very good, but no I'm not near to being over it. However me and the Hairy Gang climb it every day on our way to the woods. lol.

Answer 9

Thanks for sharing. I'm at the top of the hill and and have decided to stay here for a bit....the view's one of the prettiest I've ever seen! Good things behind me and good things ahead.

Answer 10

Yep I m over the hill and far away LOL