Reminders- age but different life choices

[tealtreak]

This has proved to be a very interesting thread- the agreement seems to be- if you choose an "active" lifestyle kids/no kids is not super relevant. Folks with no kids often have many other time constraints. I have 4 kids and my boys are my mt biking buddies and my daughter and I love to hike and kayak. The amusing kid related "fit it in" fitness issue that always gives me a chuckle: I do my Sat road ride while my daughter is horseback riding. Three times someone leading a feisty Thoroughbred has commented to me as I am getting my bike off the rack to "be careful" "bike riding is dangerous" makes my day

[Catrin]

Very interesting thread indeed! As a very active 52, almost 53 year old year old who has been divorced since age 23 and long-time single with no kids, I find myself very isolated. I've never had a large group of friends but I've always had good ones...but they are so busy with kids and life that we rarely can seem to find the time to meet-up any more. I certainly have fitness/cycling friends but there again, they aren't single or childless and it just becomes more difficult to meet up with people. I understand life is busy, my own certainly is. I find the older I get the more this bothers me, but such is life. At the same time I've become more comfortable in my own skin so that is a good thing. I will keep doing the things I love to do, solo or not and, I HAVE started meeting others that I can do things with - both here at TE and at my fitness facility and that is a GOOD thing. I just need to make certain that I am not doing things to insure that continued isolation.

I also find it more difficult to attend church than it once was, and that is a little troubling as it was once very important to me. Part of it is because there are so many people there in my age group, like Crankin, that just seem/act so old...and I can no longer connect to them and they obviously think I am odd for being so active. Meh, that is enough kvetching