Grumpy Old Men

@paigea (35971)

Canada

October 30, 2019 7:33pm CST

I was raised by a very funny, silly man. My father could keep a room full of children laughing and giggling. Fast forward 40 years to my dad in his 70 s. He still had his humour. Sometimes. Other times he snapped at people for the slightest irritation! One occasion sticks in my memory when my dad and my even older uncle were shouting at each other over an insignificant comment. They were calling each other old coots and worse. Something I had never seen from either of them before. I turned to my husband, who is pretty good natured, and told him he was never to become a Grumpy Old Man. Can Grumpy Old Man be prevented?

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

31 Oct 19

" Can Grumpy Old Man be prevented? " I will let you know in a few years from now

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

I want to know how it goes!

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

31 Oct 19

@paigea hahaha, seriously I think being grumpy has got to do or is somewhat connected with certain medical and physical conditions like high blood pressure and male menopause. I try to condition my mind not to be grumpy , to always be what I really am and not turn from a Dr.Jekyll to a mister Hyde

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@louievill I am sure physical health had am impact.

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@moffittjc (118996)

• Gainesville, Florida

31 Oct 19

I have always been a happy-go-lucky person, who always sees the humor in things, and have always been very chill and laid back. But as I get older, I find that things start to bother me more. Right now, I keep those frustrations internalized so I still am that happy-go-lucky guy, but I worry that with each passing decade I slowly descend into the hell that is the Grumpy Old Man.

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@moffittjc (118996)

• Gainesville, Florida

1 Nov 19

@paigea Yes! We should start a support group! I don't want to become a Grumpy Old Man! I don't want to yell at kids and tell them to stay off my lawn! haha

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

1 Nov 19

@moffittjc oh my. My sis in law was that grumpy woman years ago. Perfect lawns create grumps!

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

1 Nov 19

We better start a support group to prevent old time grumpiness.

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@xFiacre (12561)

• Ireland

31 Oct 19

@paigea I’m looking forward to being a grumpy old man, and Im practicing hard so that I get it right.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

Can you find a group of grumpy old men with whom you can hang around? Spare the rest of us!

@DianneN (247205)

• United States

31 Oct 19

I wish my dad lived long enough to become a grumpy old man. He was 73 when he passed away, and I miss him dearly. He was never grumpy.

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@DianneN (247205)

• United States

31 Oct 19

@paigea Who knows how old age affects some men?

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@DianneN We should all get sweeter.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

Not very old. I am surprised my Dad became grumpy.

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@Poppylicious (11133)

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31 Oct 19

I wish. My Husband isn't old, but he is already showing signs of Grumpylitis.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

Oh my. My husband is in his 70a. He has become stubborn about a few things but not grumpy yet.

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@Nakitakona (56300)

• Philippines

31 Oct 19

Yes he may be prevented. I am already 68 years old and I do behave most of the time. Actually I am reserved type of person. So they better watch out.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

I am glad you behave most of the time.

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@Nakitakona (56300)

• Philippines

31 Oct 19

@paigea For I know I may be hurting anyone 's feelings.

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

31 Oct 19

My dad is 71 years old

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@maezee (41996)

• United States

31 Oct 19

I feel the same way about my dad, who is in his early 60s now.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

Is he getting grumpy? I told my husband he Is not to do that.

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@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

7 Nov 19

It's funny because my dad seems to have always been grumpy, but it seems he is less grumpy these days. But oh yah, the grumpiness is still there

. I actually think I am grumpier than my husband

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@much2say (54009)

• Los Angeles, California

8 Nov 19

@paigea But our grumpiness IS justified . . . it's when we see that others don't see it that way that makes us grumpy

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

7 Nov 19

Oh, I can be grumpy too, I suppose. It always seems justified to me.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

8 Nov 19

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

31 Oct 19

Your Dad is super bless him. He is still quite young.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

31 Oct 19

Oh dear sorry he is gone I did not realize

RIP

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

He lived to be 85. I was remembering this event. I am always reminding my husband (who is now 76) that he is not allowed to become a Grumpy Old Man

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@TiarasOceanView Thank you

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@LadyDuck (461843)

• Switzerland

31 Oct 19

My Dad was a lovely man and he never became "Old", but I am sure he would have never turned into a grumpy old man. My husband has always been a bit grumpy, I do not see the change.

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@LadyDuck (461843)

• Switzerland

31 Oct 19

@paigea I think that was the case, my mom had become a grumpy old woman the last couple of years of her life. She had an ulcer in her leg and she had pain, I think that was the problem.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

My dad did have dementia in the last few years. And various pains. I suppose that had an effect.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@LadyDuck Yes. Only so much can be borne cheerfully.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

31 Oct 19

nope, don't reckon so. grumpy ol' gals either, fer that matter.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

We can't avoid it! Oh no!

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@RasmaSandra (74599)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 Oct 19

Who knows sometimes grumpiness can take over. Perhaps if at the moment the grumpiness starts something happens to distract them from it then it can be avoided

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

I hope that can happen. Some people are hard to distract.

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@NJChicaa (116473)

• United States

31 Oct 19

I don't know but I hope so!

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

Me too. My husband looks so grumpy sometimes but he is usually figuring something out.

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@Hannihar (129980)

• Israel

31 Oct 19

@paigea Not sure if someone that is nice becomes a bitter old person. I believe if things happen to a person that may turn them into a grumpy person.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@Hannihar maybe his dementia was starting at that time. But when his dementia was quite far along he was a pretty cheerful guy still.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

My dad got grumpy and he had always been such a funny entertaining person.

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@Hannihar (129980)

• Israel

31 Oct 19

@paigea Maybe something happened that turned a humorous man into a grumpy one.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

31 Oct 19

I think being grumpy with old people is due to the physical changes they undergo particularly if there is pain and sickness. A healthy old man may not be grumpy at all.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

31 Oct 19

@paigea I hope I will not be grumpy in the future. I want to be remembered as the jolly old fellow.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@Alexandoy I hope so. My dad was such a jolly fellow too.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

That makes sense. My Dad did develop dementia, so it was probably starting before we knew about it.

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@Marilynda1225 (80440)

• United States

31 Oct 19

I would hope that grumpy isn't always the case when someone gets older.

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@Marilynda1225 (80440)

• United States

2 Nov 19

@paigea don't sweat the small stuff (as they say)

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

We should get sweeter. We know that the little things don't matter.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

2 Nov 19

@Marilynda1225 Exactly.

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@Fleura (29266)

• United Kingdom

31 Oct 19

Oh I think being a grumpy old so-and-so is a priveledge of the elderly to be looked forward to! My friend from college always said that we would become Hell's Grannies when we were old!

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@Fleura (29266)

• United Kingdom

31 Oct 19

@paigea Of course there could be other aspects to it - old age certainly isn't without its problems and things like chronic pain certainly put a damper on good spirits (although plenty of older people won't admit that anything is wrong). Another possibility is dementia - personality changes can be one symptom so may be worth bearing in mind (although of course I don't want to scare you!)

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

There can be a fun element to it. Maybe.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@Fleura my dad did have dementia by the time he reached 80. Probably was starting earlier when this incident happened. He was pretty cheerful as his dementia progressed though.

@sol_cee (38221)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

I find the scene between two older men shouting names at each other rather funny.

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@sol_cee (38221)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

@paigea maybe their love language has changed as they become older..shouting at each other means they care..

@paigea (35971)

• Canada

7 Nov 19

In the movies or is funny. In real life between my dad and my uncle it was kind of sad at the moment. But kind of funny too.

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@JudyEv (328068)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Nov 19

Oh, that's sad. I think often a person's personality does change a bit as they age. I guess what with more aches and pains, etc, it's harder to be upbeat all the time.

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@JudyEv (328068)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Nov 19

@paigea Yes, loss of independence is a big factor.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

10 Nov 19

Aches and pains and loss of independence , I suppose.

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@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

31 Oct 19

I think it's a virtue ?? that starts when they're young. haha!

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

My dad was always so humourous. Until he was old.

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@paigea (35971)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@MarymargII some days, and in some situations I am too.

@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

31 Oct 19

@paigea haha! Think it's common because I'm getting grumpier as i get older too!

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