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a kennedy

(34,156 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2025, 07:32 PM Jul 12

tell you to just survive?? My mom and dad never said anything about their lives when they were getting older. MY GETTING OLDER SUCKS.

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I've seen that on bumper stickers for years... mwmisses4289 Jul 13 #15

My parents as well Shambala Jul 13 #14

they were people who didn't just THINK bad things could happen Skittles Jul 13 #20

My dad used to say, " your bad days now will be your good days later" questionseverything Jul 12 #3

Mom used to tell me that life's not fair. no_hypocrisy Jul 12 #4

I got that one, too. Ocelot II Jul 12 #6

The words came back to me like an echo. no_hypocrisy Jul 12 #7

My dad used to say "You want fair? Go to Pomona" LSparkle Jul 12 #8

I had a friend who always used say mwmisses4289 Jul 13 #16

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Jul 13 #17

And, no, my parents did not teach me that. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jul 13 #18

Nope, nope Oeditpus Rex Jul 12 #9

I don't ever recall them saying either of those LogDog75 Jul 13 #11

I wish. Dem2theMax Jul 13 #12

My father used to say ... surrealAmerican Jul 13 #13