Do you have a problem with a skydiving grandma ?

@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
November 22, 2008 3:20pm CST
Many time I have heard people crticizing others for not "acting their age" ,but what exactly is acting your age.I suppose to give support to this argument you first need to define what are age specific tasks.This is no easy task however, because it is open to personal interpretation and depends on social upbringing and experience. The question is who has the fundamental right to determine how you should act?Aren't you the best person who can decide or should you let someone else far removed from th situation and more neutral ? As long as you are more comfortable in your skin shouldnt anyone else matter ? A frequent consideration in this issue is what is the oldest age you should be going to certain kinds of clubs and parties ?Do you for example feel comfortable rubbing shoulders at age fifty with teenagers and twenty year olds.Some would say that at that age you should be babysitting your teengaged grand kids and setting a better example for them.Who is to say that you cant have fun with your kids in a club and still be viewed as an authority figure ?.Which should come first your life or that of your family ? For others the issue is centered around strength and capability.They say if you feel strong enough then you should be able to do what you can manage .Consequently they dont have a problem with grandma putting up her teeth and donning a parachute to go skydiving,bungee jumping or base jumping.The only issue is whether those who feel like they can do it can really do it and should someone else intervene at this point. Still the most famous consideration in this issue is partners with a considerable age differential.In the past most persons would have issues with a younger man older woman relationships but now that is becoming as accepted as its counterpart.This is in part due to the popularization of such partnerships by heavyweights such as Ashton Kutcher/Demi Moore.In the past also most persons would say that such relationship are based on money but more persons are warming up to the idea that age difference may prove beneficial in creating a lasting relationship. Where do you weigh in on this age issue ?
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smacksman
@smacksman (6053)
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22 Nov 08
I'm terrible like that. I love to do all sorts of things and my body just can't keep up with me any more. I love sport, dancing, sailing, and so on but every time I do it I get stuck in like a 20 year old which is , of course, my mental age. And then bits drop off my body and crock me for months on end. I'm still recovering from my last game of cricket 4 months ago. But I just know that when the cricket season comes round again next year I will be fir again and raring to go. Till the next bit drops off!! Hey ho.
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suzzy3
@suzzy3 (8341)
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22 Nov 08
You get on with it and have fun.
suzzy3
@suzzy3 (8341)
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22 Nov 08
Hi if someone wants to sky dive at any age should do it as long as they are of sound mind and body and can make such cnoices.It is important for the kids and granchildren to see you having fun.Last year we had the children in need circus came to the next small town and my daughter decided it would be fun to go,so we went with her two little ones and they thought it was great to see mummy doing a circus act with the juggler,then they called my five year old grandaughter up and she had plate spinning on her little fingers,Then the clown came for me so up I got and ended up doing a balancing act on these boards and rollers built up.Which was going very well until I got carried away and ended up falling of the lot and landing on top of the clown and his assistant,there happened to be a lot of people in the audience I knew and decided to wave to them ,while stuck up on the balancing board the clown nearly had a heart attack.My grandchildren thought It was magic to see nanny have a go and fall over,sometimes it does them good to see us mess up and not be sensible all the time ,we did have a laugh about that.I later asked my daughter if I had showed her up and she seemed to think if she could be fifty and still giving it large she would be happy.Mind you I would feel uncomfortable in a night club with youngsters.They don't want there mother figure cramping their space besides the music would drive me around the bend anyway.The age issue is down to the people in the relationship and if it works for them and they are happy fair play to them.In my case I always prefered my man older than me they seem to know what a woman needs and have had a bit of experience .Inbetween marrages I did date a fella eighteen years younger than me and apart from all my mates telling me how lucky I was.He drove me round the bend always playing on a games console and he was to immature for me or maybe I was to old for him,so for me that does not work.I suppose the celebrity status of some people enjoy might make some find backs up what they want anyway.I think that covers all your questions I draw mainly from personal experience and that of my friends.