What did you you think you would have by your current age that you don't?

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Patience!
For some inexplicable reason, I always thought I'd evolve into a sweet old lady 😅 - but I'm as impatient and irascible as ever

If anything I think I've become less tolerant as I've got older,

The Clap

Chocolatelovinggran

Wisdom

Yes! I imagined that I'd become a grown up with a sensible point of view, I'm still slightly rebellious and don't think like many people my age. I think that my life might be easier if I was more of a conformist, but my husband isn't one either so as long as we have each other that's fine.
My sympathies are with those of you who've lost your husbands, particularly if they died younger than anybody would reasonably expect.

Oldnproud

A state pension.

Me too 😏

A husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren

I always thought I'd have my youngest child, who died after a long illness before he was 30 😢

I thought I would have a dog. When my Goldie died we said wait until we have retired for another one. When that day arrived and we lived in Wensleydale DH said NO DOG!! and that's where we are with it.

My best friend of 40+ years who sadly has dementia

didn`t expect to be here... having new computer fitted, windows 11 not sure when I can get backhere.. wish me luck!

Whenever I thought of my 'old age', I think I was seeing me in my sixties. Never occurred to me that I would reach the age of 85 years.
I am fortunate in that despite several mobility and other health issues, I am leading a very excellent life at present. Love my flat, my independence and the different groups to which I belong. My AC are all well on in their careers and my feeling is that g.children are their concern - most definitely not mine.
By no means well off, but do not have a car, or foreign holidays or a pet. lLat is well furnished and has been sorted out to be what I want.
I am well content with my life at present.
Recently celebrated that 85th birthday with two parties, one (on the actual day), with a couple of dozen local friends, etc I have made since moving here 6.5 years ago, and the second for my family and extended family (nieces, cousins etc) - 34 of us. Had a wonderful time and some wonderful memories which I hope to be able to keep for some more years

Health, wealth and happiness.

Rheumatoid arthritis. Both mother and grandmother had it, I seem to have escaped. But I have plenty of other ailments to make up for it.

A few days before I met my now husband of 43 years I saw a fortune teller. Absolutely everything she said came true apart from “the man you marry will be so wealthy you’ll never need to work”!

Often I’ve been the highest paid in our marriage and that continues with our pensions in retirement!!! I truly don’t mind

Patience!
For some inexplicable reason, I always thought I'd evolve into a sweet old lady 😅 - but I'm as impatient and irascible as ever

It would have been nice if my father hadn’t died at 48. He would have been a brilliant grandfather and great-grandfather.

As a child and young teenager I loved the Woolwich ferries.
To such an extent that in my mind I converted one to live on.
I didn’t quite achieve that 😂 but I was very fortunate to have my other dream: to live on a boat, which I did for 20 years.
Everything else happened by fate.

Death actually. I never expected to live this long.... 89 next September.
I'm pleasantly surprised.

So many sad stories on this thread.

Mobility and balance. It was just an expectation. I really had no plans to want anything material.

I'm really sad to read of the loss of partners and children on this thread.

On a personal level I'm not sure I gave the matter much thought really. I thought I'd have cats, I haven't, o/h fur allergic

I'm 61 now and thought I'd have at least 1 dog and a cat and a whole load of other pets, but I work 6 days a week, sometimes 7, so there's no chance of that at the moment!

My lovely husband 4th anniversary tomorrow and our three sons.

My ex husband

SueDonim

I thought I’d be enjoying life, the DC having established careers and lives etc. That Dh and I could travel a bit and see more of far flung family with minimal responsibilities.

Instead, my husband is dead, of a disease he should never have contracted, and two of my three siblings are dead but my mother is still a millstone in my life.