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Today my oldest son is 18. It doesn't seem like its been that long wow.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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"You're only as old as the woman you feel" --Groucho Marx 
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And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
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Wait til you're a grandparent!
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. - Charles Dickens
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My son will turn 21 this year and I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone. My parents always told me that time gets faster as you age...now I sound like my parents...Right there with you...
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My youngest will be 18 soon. She is spending the week on a school trip in Spain. Her older sister is off at college (20) and so my wife and I are enjoying a temporarily empty nest. We still like each other after almost 24 years of marriage; how cool is that.
Thom
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Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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Very cool, I am in the same boat, great supportive wife and we still are best friends..we are blessed.
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"Ah but I was so much older then,
I'm younger then that now."
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Stay young with your rock'n rollin' .
I do a voluntary spot at a community radio station every friday night in a small country town , population 10,000.
When I'm in the studio doing my show I don't feel that I'm 56 years old , I'm 18 again and rockin' on.
"RIXMIX on 1089 where we bounce megawatts and killahertz off the sound waves to a speaker near you"
Peace in the country when the sun goes down , the corn is gettin' high
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My youngest turned 20 last week. My oldest will be 30 on the 16th and I have a 24 year old in the middle. Can't understand it. I still feel like I'm only 30 sometimes.
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My oldest is 33 this year, and I feel younger than that!  My 90 year old Mother confirms that we never grow old within. I believe her... that's been my experience!!
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Well, my oldest will be 42 in 22 days.  I still feel that young and sure don't act that old.... 
I'm speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I was going.
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That is great, could be a new topic, "What do you do to feel young?" Aside from the obvious of riding...I always like going to a baseball game, reminds me of my youth.
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Its kind of odd when I was 18 I had no plans of being a father and now my son is 18. It don't seem that long ago that he was born.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Thanks guys, I feel young! My oldest is only 9.
(but I did get a late start. I was 34 when she was born. So I am probably closer in age to those with 18 year old kids.)
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Nineteen, 22, and 24 (and I started after 30 as well). My wife and I were talking about visiting our niece and her husband a couple states away. When we're in their town we always stay with them and not my sister and her husband. We can't relate to those old people. My 24 year old is my best friend and we do as much as we can together, though he recently moved a few hours away. All my (very athletic) kids assume I can do everything I could throughout their childhoods and I try my best. I married the Amazon tribal princess so, the moment I show any weakness, they'll kill me for food. Got to stay on my toes.
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sucks to be 30, ay!
I didn't father my first at 12 years old man. 
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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sucks to be 30, ay!
I didn't father my first at 12 years old man.
See? He's so old, he forgot how to do math. 
I'll be a grandpa within the next week. Feeling old? Ummm yeah. Now GET OFF MY LAWN!
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Yep your Mother is right.I'm 57 in the body[feels 67 some times] but I'm still 18 in the head.
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"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
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getting old truly sucks...things don't work the way they used to...everything aches...can't eat the crap you did when you were younger...need a organizer for your meds...BUT it still beats the alternative!
THE VOICE OF REASON
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Worst thing about getting old...the things I want to bend won't and the things I don't want to bend do...oh well, beats the heck out of the alternative.
"Despite all the amputation, you could dance to a rock 'n roll station..."
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Wow, all you old guys complain a lot.
I hope I don't get that way.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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not really complaining, just kinda accepting. been running pretty hard for the last few decades. surprised it ain't worse given i still like to pretend i'm about 18.
"Despite all the amputation, you could dance to a rock 'n roll station..."
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Wow, all you old guys complain a lot.
Nope, not ALL! 
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I'm 43 and complain all the time. I think that makes me older than you Chad, but my one and only is two and half. I have to act young to keep up with her. She goes to bed to get some rest, I go to bed to recover. I do understand the old saying,"Youth is wasted on the young." Stay young in the head and in the pants. 
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Gotta agree with the kid thing. At almost 'fitty-fo' my girls are only 17 and 13. Running with them has keep me young at heart even if the chassis doesn't always keep up. Without them around I probably would have been a grease spot.
"Despite all the amputation, you could dance to a rock 'n roll station..."
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Wow, all you old guys complain a lot.
Nope, not ALL!
 
I know, Keith.
I hit the gym every day, 45 minutes of cardio exercise three times a week with my heart rate at 150 for 20 of those minutes.
My resting heart rate is below 50.
My bench press working (not maximum) weight is 250 lbs.
Dead lift 300.
Squat is 400.
My youngest is 23.
I'm 56.
And younger than guys 20+ years my junior.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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I'm in good health at 49.55 yrs...but was still just bitching about turning 50 to my wife an hour ago! My youngest has been out of college for a year (23 yrs old). I'm not going to enjoy hitting 50!
Al
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I'm in good health at 49.55 yrs...but was still just bitching about turning 50 to my wife an hour ago! My youngest has been out of college for a year (23 yrs old). I'm not going to enjoy hitting 50!
FIFTY???!!!
Al, you friggin' puppy, you! You're just comin' into your own at fifty!!!
I guess you haven't heard the latest, eh?! Word now is that American men in their 80s say they've never been happier in their lives!
(...of course with the average life expectancy for this demographic being 75.6 years, why wouldn't those old farts be happy, eh?!...they've beat the odds!!!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I hit the gym every day, 45 minutes of cardio exercise three times a week with my heart rate at 150 for 20 of those minutes.
My resting heart rate is below 50.
My bench press working (not maximum) weight is 250 lbs.
Dead lift 300.
Squat is 400.
My youngest is 23.
I'm 56.
And younger than guys 20+ years my junior.
Bill, that's AWESOME! Way to go!! 
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Wow, all you old guys complain a lot.
Nope, not ALL!
I know, Keith.
I hit the gym every day, 45 minutes of cardio exercise three times a week with my heart rate at 150 for 20 of those minutes.
My resting heart rate is below 50.
My bench press working (not maximum) weight is 250 lbs.
Dead lift 300.
Squat is 400.
My youngest is 23.
I'm 56.
And younger than guys 20+ years my junior.
Right there with you at 55. I still teach TKD which is my saving grace as I've broken frickin' everything mountain biking. Stay flexible and you'll live...well, long enough.
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Stay flexible and you'll live...well, long enough.
Exactly, I have had some lingering muscle/nerve pain. Which at times was pretty intense, but then I'm a weanie  . I returned to physical therapy 3 weeks ago. And the regime I am following is basic stretching targeting the legs & pelvis. Does it work?? All I know is I'm not looking for the Ibuprofen anymore. 
jh
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