My Friends Are All Falling Apart
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
United States
March 23, 2017 7:47am CST
was talking to one of my good friends yesterday and she was telling me all about her ailments. It was almost a repeat conversation that I had with another friend a few days before. Both have different ailments but it just seemed as if the whole conversation revolved around aches and pains.
I know there's always jokes about old people and all they know how to talk about is what hurts.
I feel very lucky that I'm not plagued with various health problems. I do have my share of aches and pains but it's not the focus of my conversations. I'd much rather talk about something else (like a new recipe, a good book, etc) so it left me with this conclusion.....
I NEED YOUNGER FRIENDS!!!!!!!!! 
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@LadyDuck (457868)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 Surely the job we do during all our life can do a lot. My husband who is 70 surely has so many more aches and pains than my mother who is 96.
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I guess we all age differently. My son is a plumber and only 41 yrs old but he's a mess with aches and pains. I guess it's from years of bending and kneeling etc.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
23 Mar 17
That was funny! I'm glad for now my health is very good. I hope as I get older I will still be healthy. I don't feel older than 18 physically which I thank God for. I think all the kids I surround myself with keeps me feeling young. =)3 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I think being surrounded by kids definitely keeps you feeling younger
@patgalca (18174)
• Orangeville, Ontario
23 Mar 17
LOL! We do need positive energy around us or we'll start falling apart ourselves. I'm actually going to my annual physical today and when I do that I write down everything I want to mention so I don't forget. As I thought about that this morning I thought, how does a doctor handle listening to complaints all day long? How does that not bring them down? Especially psychiatrists and psychologists? What a depressing vocation!
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@patgalca (18174)
• Orangeville, Ontario
25 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 I actually told my doctor that I was thinking about how hard it must be listening to complaints all day (after she asked me if I had a list LOL!) and she responded that it was just part of the job.
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Not something I gave much thought to but now that you mentioned it I guess doctors can get tired of hearing complaints all the time. As for psychiatrists and psychologists that a profession I'd never be able to do.
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@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
23 Mar 17
I know what you mean talking about aches and pains is not my choice of conversation either.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Even being older with plenty of aches and pains there has to be more to life and conversation than that topic isn't there?
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
24 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 Yes I am sure there is but some old people like to talk about their aches and pains.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I a older than you but I'm in fairly good shape...now that my coughing has stopped I feel great.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I'm glad your coughing has stopped and you're back to feeling good. I feel good most days too and I don't think I'm much younger than you (if at all)
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
This is why I attend seminars and lectures at uni. I want to be together with young people, not old ones.
I avoid conversations about diseases. I have former colleagues who always ask me how I am hoping I'm going to ask them back and they can launch their complaints. I always say that I'm fine whether it's true or not and never ask them back. I can recommend this!
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
24 Mar 17
Uh, younger friends will be the same way. I am at least ten years old or more most of my friends. I laugh when they start complaining about how much they hurt. I always say you think you hurt now. Wait another ten years and tell me if you feel the same.
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
24 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 That is so true. They do not have a clue. 
I laugh when they try to compare their pain. I am like you have been standing there for ten minutes. Suck it.
I laugh when they try to compare their pain. I am like you have been standing there for ten minutes. Suck it.@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I always laugh when younger people complain about aches and pains. They know nothing!!!
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
24 Mar 17
Are they doing anything to manage their aches and pains?
if they are not going to do anything about it, they are going to wear out all their friends about their health problems.
The best way is for them to learn to do stretching.
They can learn it by watching Youtube.
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
25 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 Going to the doctor is part of it, not the whole of it.
After all, a person does not go to the doctor every day, while doing stretching and other exercises every day is a sure way to reduce the intensity of pain and aches.
It all depends on their motivation to live as much a pain-free life as possible.
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
All my friends have medical issues and do go to the doctor regularly
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Mar 17
lol My friends and I laugh about this all the time, as we age it is one of the main topics of any get together along with grandkids lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@Marilynda1225 I totally agree but some people don't have anything else
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I'm all for some chit chat about aches and pains but I'd rather talk about grandkids, a good book, even a television show etc.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I can appreciate my friends having aches and pains cause none of us are spring chickens anymore. But, can't we get past that and talk about something else since most of our conversations last a long time.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
24 Mar 17
All of my friends are old too, it happens when you get old... I find that even the young ones are complaining too...We just need to find new friends.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I felt young and spry all summer when I would go visit my mom in the nursing home
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Kindred spirits Dianne!! I envy you with all your biking, walking, swimming, shopping etc. My days are tame compared to yours but I'd be happy if someone whisked me off for a trip around the world 
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Getting old isn't much fun but I'm trying to make the best of it and at least stay young at heart
@Kandae11 (53679)
•
23 Mar 17
That is the reason why women try so hard to remain young and look young , because aging is a state not well received by most - even men choose younger women to marry. The thing is, we will all get old -- if we do not die before- and my advice to those who are still young , both men and women, is to take care of your bodies and watch what you put into it. One can grow old gracefully with the right preparation.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I also feel blessed to have good health. I do have diabetes, but I treat it with diet and exercise. I want to stay medication free.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Good for you Marie making sure to treat your diabetes so you can stay off medication. So many people ignore it and just figure the medication will take care of their unhealthy lifestyle (my brother was one)
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
25 Mar 17
I am still considered young at 30 but i also complain about aches and pains lol, i fell last month in the snow and still have a bruised tailbone that is bothering me.
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Sometimes I hang up and wonder why I was engaged in such a long conversation.
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