Last one standing.


Gelan

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My mother had 5 brothers and 5 sisters who produced 34 children between them. We all kept in touch and visited often with family parties every few years. My ma was the last born by 10 years so my cousins were generally older than me. When my sister goes (she's 9 years my junior but in poor health) I'll be the last standing from that generation. In addition, all but two of my early footy mates are gone, we we're a group of about 50. When i was younger I wondered why many elderly gave up on the will to live, but losing long term friends and family eventually takes it's toll on the soul.

Apart from long Covid, I haven't had any illness in adult life so I still have a big spring in my step. Life is more than OK and I am occupied with many projects but yes, I'm sort of lonely in a way.

I needed to share this that I could get from this mindset, so thanks for reading.
 
Keep chappin ya gums like ya dee ya might be gone earlier than ya think me owld mukka....
Only joking mate, it's shite
 
Interesting post (not being sarcy). I've always imagined that in the above scenario it would be kids/grandkids that keep the fire burning.
The missus just said the same, but I am estranged from my 4 children...2 of them through my own cowadice, and 2 through my partners battle with mental illness. It's like living between two dead pools.

Old age must be even more difficult if you're never had children.
 
When you get to a certain age you start reading the "death notices", and realise they are now taking sheep from your pen. Never live your life by others, or in the past, just enjoy the feck out of the time you are allocated. Chin up mate. I'm excited as feck about having a few pre-match beers. and going to the game the morra. That's what I'm looking forward to now.
 
When you get to a certain age you start reading the "death notices", and realise they are now taking sheep from your pen. Never live your life by others, or in the past, just enjoy the feck out of the time you are allocated. Chin up mate. I'm excited as feck about having a few pre-match beers. and going to the game the morra. That's what I'm looking forward to now.
This is a rare sad moment for I thrive on being a positive mentor. Grudges keep us in the past and worries keep us in the future. Bollocks to that way of thinking, I have today 👍
 
This is a rare sad moment for I thrive on being a positive mentor. Grudges keep us in the past and worries keep us in the future. Bollocks to that way of thinking, I have today 👍
Mate, I'm no great Christian, but it's a fact that holding grudges will hurt and destroy you. Hence I guess why the Christian religion teaches forgiveness and move on. It is better for your health in the long run. Live in the NOW ! .. and nee worries for the morra we'll dick them
 
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Mate, I'm no great Christian, but it's a fact that holding grudges will hurt and destroy you. Hence I guess why the Christian religion teaches forgiveness and move on. It is better for your health in the long run. Live in the NOW ! .. and nee worries for the morra we'll dick them
It took me 18 years to stop my missus holding grudges and worrying about what probably wouldn't happen, but those two factors we're nothing to do with her inherited mental problems but through nurture of a family that always wanted their pound of flesh.

For them, if you don't hold a grudge you're weak...I leave them to their angst and premature ageing.
 

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