<p>I do not give a crap if there is a previous thread about this because it is now my time. Mentally it is hard for me. It seems so old.</p>
<p>I had lunch today with 3 ladies I have known since kindergarten. We live far apart but meet several hours drive for each of c xbx xc txcb c. us several times a year. I love these ladies! Thank goodness I have friends also turning 60. We toasted each other with wine and/or captain jack!</p>
<p>Last week I got a survey from a local college professor addressed to “older adults” asking about my need for services. Do I use/need a walker and need assistance walking, eating, etc.? Given the timing I wanted to send it back saying FU. </p>
<p>I realize society thinks I am old, but I do not feel old. I work out 5 days a week and keep up all the intellectual info needed for my job… So Whatever!</p>
<p>I loved my 60th birthday. It was a great time to celebrate…plus it was the year I retired from my longtime job, and my 30th wedding anniversary year.</p>
<p>Just think about all the new senior discounts you are now eligible for! I also joined our senior center. Where else can you take Zumba, yoga, and exercise classes for $3 each? </p>
<p>I go bike riding (weather permitting) with three friends, volunteer at a great place, have time to enjoy my family, and see my friends. </p>
<p>You will only be one day older than yesterday! That is NOT much older!</p>
<p>Remember…sixty is the new forty. </p>
<p>Celebrate! And think how wonderful this birthday is compared to,the alternative!</p>
<p>First of all, I hope you have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY tomorrow!</p>
<p>This 51-year-old does NOT consider 60 to be old. Ninety is old. I think it’s great that you and your friends since kindergarten get together several times each year. That’s super-special.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday! My husband will turn 60 in a few months. He is in great shape and most people can’t believe he is that “old.” I am 51 and have a hard time keeping up with him.</p>
<p>My running partner is 63 and she is much faster than I am! Her older cousin recently competed in the world triathlon championship in New Zealand.</p>
<p>My dad is 76. He is still an engineering professor and travels all over the world. He loves teaching and lecturing.</p>
<p>60 is middle-aged. You aren’t old until you spend your time sitting at home and thinking about the old days. For active people, I would think middle-age extends to 75 to 80 these days.</p>
<p>I am only a few years behind you. The only age I am looking forward to is when I can raid my 401k without the penalty from IRS. Not that I have any need to raid it now; but I feel that the money all of a sudden becomes available at that magic moment: 59.5 yo.</p>
<p>Yeah…I agree with the above few posts that the physical and mental conditions matter more, not the actual age.</p>
<p>60 is not old. Whatever age you are is the perfect age.
Happy Birthday!</p>
<p>Ive made some new friends at the pool ( who are in their late. 20’s - early 30’s) and they could not get over that I had a daughter who was 23.
I told them she was my * youngest* and asked them how old they thought I * was?*
They both thought I was 38!!!
After I managed to control myself, I told them, they are my new BFFs!</p>
<p>But seriously, you are as young as you feel and although it takes me several hours in the morning before I don’t feel like a hundred yr old tortoise, my health has been improving every day, thanks to my knee transplant & I plan on getting even younger.
It also helps that I am the youngest member of my book group, I was in kindergarten when most of them were in college!</p>
<p>My H is 70+ and my dad will be 90 in a year. They are both in much better physical, mental, emotional and financial shape than many people a fraction of their ages. Dad golfs and travels as often as he likes, dines out frequently and has a huge circle of friends spanning many generations. He’s been busy wrapping up working with a biographer. </p>
<p>My BIL just turned 60 and was pleased when I told him it just means he qualifies for more discounts until he gets nearly all of them when he turns 65.</p>
<p>I was thrilled to turn 60. It meant only 5 more years until Medicare and that much closer to my social security checks! I didn’t really like the alternative either. I can’t touch my lifetime PRs from my late 20s, but I am improving on times I ran in my late 40s. :D</p>
<p>I am still in the very early 50s and I am feeling the aging every day. While working out 6 days a week, it is taking much longer to recover from a hard run. A pair of heating pads are almost a necessity. On the other hand, I am getting PR on every new race. Has also registered for my very first full Marathon.</p>
<p>Have been talking my our banker and looking forward to retire in 5 year or so. Fingers crossed.</p>
my health has been improving every day, thanks to my knee transplant & I plan on getting even younger.