What scares me about growing old

[moderator_over_35]

Uh-oh.  Here comes the question we're afraid to ask.  But facing our fears makes them less fearful, so here goes . . . The number one thing that scares us about getting old is, we must admit, the physical effects.  The wrinkles.  The extra weight.  The health problems.  We're pretty much okay on the emotional side, but the physical stuff needs outside intervention!

What about you?  What scares you about getting old?  Talk about it here and exorcise your fear!

[bujuy]

Love it! A new thread!

Saggy breasts, loose skin, falling hair and wrinkles are some of the things that scares me about growing old. But my great fear about getting old is not just the physical aspect (there's always surgery and makeup) but regretting things I should've done when I was younger. I don't want to be a retired old woman looking back at my life with so many "what ifs" in life. So right now, I try to grab every opportunity so that I could live my life to the fullest.

[angelkiss]

Me? I'm more scared about growing old without my husband. Kasi he always tells me that he had a feeling that he will die young. weird noh? I hate him everytime he says that. It's not a good joke. I want to die before he does. Because if he dies first, hindi ko kaya...

[ney18ven]

same with me sis, growing old alone...........

[saiki]

yeah...same here with me, im scared of growing old alone...*sigh*

[jengwa]

if i am to make a choice, i don't want to grow old(i know i have to wake up from this soon, though).  growing up is a yes, but not growing old.  i'm afraid of wrinkles, saggy breasts/butt, arthritis, osteoporosis, etc.  but that's inevitable.  haaay life! i'm the most scared of not being able to do so many  things while i can.    of not living life to the fullest while i have the time (and strength).  the list could go on and on and on.   

[rhen]

      [textspeak!] scares me is....growing old being empty....emotionaly,mentaly & FINANCIALLY

[hotmamasan]

What scares me about growing old is getting Alzheimer's ...even if I had a nice life , i wouldn't be able to remember it because of this debilitating disease...the aesthetic aspect i dont mind much because I can take care of my skin now and im open to plastic surgery if ever...but to lose my memory...whoa!!!

[nie_hotmom]

what scares me???sguro growing old na may sakit, ayoko maging pahirap sa mga mahal ko, ayokong nakikitang naaawa sila at umiiyak
tsaka i dont want to grow old na hinde ko natikman ang luxury ng buhay, life is too short, you have to enjoy it every minutes, every second..
at tsaka ang dami ko pang gustong gawin before i grow old i want to work again, yun ang missing sa buhay ko, parang hinde balanse ang buhay ko parang may kulang,after 6 years of being married i know i can still work, hinde man akong kasing talino ng ng iba,but i can be smart and dedicated sa work....haaay yung ang kulang sa buhay ko na ipagpatuloy ang carreer ko

[micci]

white hair,wrinkles,saggy breasts,..these are my physical anxieties of getting old but these are normal..what i fear more is acquiring a disease

just like everybody else,i fear growing old alone..i fear getting old without enjoying your life..i fear that i might regret some things i have/haven't done..

[sweety_paige]

What scares me is that I don't want to be a burden to anyone when I grow old.

[dimplesgon]

me? since we don't have kids, what actually bothers me is who is going to take care of me & my husband when we are old.
I don't want to put the burden to my pamangkins or relatives. yun lang naman but no big deal.

[maui78]

growing old without anyone by my side.

[kolinetongue]

yung hindi ko nabigyan ng education yung 2 kids ko.

[erin216]

What scares me most about growing old is that I might forget what I swore I'd never become when I was younger and end up being exactly everything I swore off. Does it make sense? You know, when we say "I swear, when I get old, I won't act like I'm frail..."

[changmai]

Aside from the physical aspect--wrinkles, saggy breasts, bilbil all over--I'm also scared of growing old without my husband. I just can't imagine my future without him.

I'm also scared that I might not mold my children to mature and responsible beings.

[Simone]

Natatakot akong pag nagbalik-tanaw ako sa kabataan ko, hindi ko ginawa o nagawa yung mga dapat at gusto kong gawin sa buhay ko...

yung parang tumanda lang ako at na-realized kong pinalipas ko lang lahat ng pagkakataon at panahon...

[lieben]

I dont want to grow old with too many emotional baggages inside my heart...I wanted to learn how to forgive, I  dont want to be "over faithful to God" just because Im about to cross the line...I dont want to grow old..all by myself....

[twix]

growing old alone, hirap kung di ko kasama si hubby at ipagpatuloy ko yung career ko di man ako matalino katulad ng iba i can be smart and delicated to my work..at saka gusto kong matikman yung pinaghihirapan sa ko buhay b'coz of my work

[Simone]

I dont want to grow old with too many emotional baggages inside my heart...I wanted to learn how to forgive, I  dont want to be "over faithful to God" just because Im about to cross the line...I dont want to grow old..all by myself....

Based sa nakita ko sa Lola ko..ganyan siya ngayon...ang dami nya baggages sa buhay...simula pa noong panahon ng hapon (totoo!), ayaw niyang mag-enjoy maski kahit na anung hilingin niya sa father ko, ibibigay nito sa kaniya...