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April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 3 Jan 25

Remember when Friday nights meant partying and hanging out with friends? Those days feel like a distant memory. While we still see friends occasionally, we've mostly outgrown the urge to go out on Friday nights (or any other...

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Generational gaps.

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 6 Nov 22

We are watching an episode of Ridiculousness where they are talking about how much stuff that kids now will never understand or just don't recognize them when they see them. It got me and Chris talking about stuff from our...

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Fitness Regimen for Seniors

CrimsonSpork @Manasha (2933) • Pondicherry, India 14 Nov 21

A fitness regimen makes a lot of difference in your quality of life. The fitness regimen for seniors is revitalizing, energetic, exciting, and rejuvenating. The feel-good factor is realized if you do exercises regularly. When you...

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Whaddya know, she went for the Life Alert

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 26 Oct 21

Step mom has been having medical issues, very scary. She's 90 and has COPD. The smoke from the fires really aggravated her breathing, her oxygen machines weren't working at full efficiency, and she got pneumonia and some other...

old people

worry

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"Old Man" almost gets conned on Internet!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 23 Jun 21

You are officially an old man in South Florida when a con artist tries to scam you: scam--definition "A scam is a deceptive scheme or trick used to cheat someone out of something, especially money. Scam is also a verb meaning to...

scams

cons

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Shameless self-promotion: A song about old folks by John Prine.

The Horse @TheHorse (238349) • Walnut Creek, California 10 Jul 20

John Prine, my favorite songwriter of the 20th Century, died of Covid-19 a couple of months ago. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), the last two songs with words I recorded for YouTube were by John Prine. Here is a song by John...

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maybe the bad sh*t isn't as bad as I originally thought

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 7 Jul 20

Well, a broken pelvis at 88 cannot be good, but they already have my step-mother up and walking. For a very short period, mind you, but it's not like a broken hip where you can't put any weight on it at all for 6 weeks. Still,...

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broken pelvis

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Careful with the older people.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 15 Apr 20

I have stayed in my house for over a month now and I confess that I´m bored. But one of the things I do every morning now is to watch the news where they give the official numbers for the infection. The infection grows everyday...

quarantine

covid 19

old people

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Good morning, dear lotters. The problem of paying bills when you are older.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 23 Mar 20

It is very important for me to begin my day mylotting. I don´t feel isolated at all. At the most, I ask myself what will I talk about. At this hour I have the news on and the amount of people infected keep mounting. Most of them...

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What's a good gift for an enemy?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 5 Nov 19

My granduncle once told us that if you have an enemy, give him a car. It was baffling, of course, but later on, I did see the wisdom of the old in that seemingly outrageous statement. I was out the other day getting my car's...

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Old People Driving

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 25 Apr 19

I expect a lot of us have seen elderly drivers on the road who really shouldn't be behind the wheel. I was talking about this to @Juliaacv on my last post and she told me that in Canada drivers have to retake their test when they...

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Walking as a Very Precious Activity

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 27 Jan 19

Every morning I try to walk even a few minutes; or if not, I will walk a lot inside the house during the day. I find walking a necessity and it becomes a very precious activity for those who are afflicted with debilitating disease...

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children

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Posting pictures---ARGH!!!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 6 Jan 19

As I mentioned the other day I haven't had a problem posting pictures on MyLot since I joined but now, all of a sudden, I am. Don't know if I accidentally changed a setting on my digital pocket aim and shoot camera or something on...

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Seeking Advice

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 4 Jan 19

As my apostolate, I keep old ladies company, for conversation or simple assistance. One lady and. for this post, I will call her, Emilia, is ninety years old. She loves to shop in the mall, for hours - dresses, bags, and other...

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Worrying About Getting Old

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 23 Oct 18

I read a post by a relative saying she is worried as to who will take care of her when she gets old. She cited cases of elder people who could no longer take care of themselves, yet they were abandoned by their families, alone...

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finance

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Glad to See Old People

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 28 Aug 18

Yesterday, we attended the wake of my sister-in-law's grandmother. She died at the age of 95. While there, I noticed that the departed siblings are also old ladies, one is 86, the other, 79. I asked their secret for staying...

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healthy

medicine

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Age brings creativity and ingenuity

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 31 May 18

I’ve just read a post by Fiacre (xFiacre) about an elderly lady who is keeping her carers and family happy but by devious means. It’s worth reading. The post is: http://www.mylot.com/post/3185471/a-naughty-old-girl. It reminded...

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Old People in Mylot

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 22 Mar 18

Some people in mylot who are probably couldn't help it notice that are seniors over here. I didn't have that curiosity before since mylot is a community of people regardless of age. But I realized how lucky I am to have seen...

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Are you addicted to smartphone? Do you encourage your kids to use smartphone?

Twinkle @Teekaaa (11642) • India 10 Mar 18

This picture exactly depicts what I wanted to say. Yes! These days everyone are using smartphones... no age limit... starting from 2 year old babies till old age people.. everyone is addicted to it! These days parents are...

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And Then He Pooped His Pants

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 14 Feb 18

There was an elderly man sitting on a stool in the little bookstore section of our library, where they sell used books. I was browsing through the romance novel rack near where he was sitting, when all of a sudden the area started...

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pooping your pants in public

adventures at the public library

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