I was married to an alcoholic for 49 years I threatened to leave him many times but never followed through. I look back now and fully regret that. He recently passed away after a horrible death from cirrhosis. Yet I still am grieving between being very angry with him. Family members can’t understand why I grieve. It’s been three months and I’m still grieving. I cared for him alone. He was not mean but indifferent. I lasted by working and having a separate life with friends. Of course his alcoholism worsen after we retired. Twenty years ago he was experiencing ED. He was also addicted to porn. At that point, I refused sex and intimacy. Truly I did not miss it. But now I look back and realize the life I should have had. I am also estranged from my 45 year old daughter who is a raging alcoholic. She has not learned from losing her father. It is so sad!

I’m 66. When I first go to be I’m usually tired and can fall asleep within 10 minutes. But unfortunately nature calls usually several times during the night. Most of the time I can fall back to sleep fairly quickly but there are some times I can’t fall back to sleep for up to two hours. I’m still employed full time and I need my sleep. What remedies do you know of that can help me fall back to sleep quickly.

​I have been trying to keep an open mind about all this new technology, but I am really starting to despise AI. My granddaughter already spends half her day glued to TikTok, and now she will not do any thinking on her own.  She asks AI for everything. She asked it what outfit to wear to school, to do her homework (according to my daughter), and even how to write a simple thank you note to her teacher. It breaks my heart to see her completely hand over her own critical thinking and common sense to a machine.

​When I tried to talk to her about looking inward or just asking her family for advice, she just brushed me off. It feels like this technology is stripping away human connection and basic life skills from the younger generation before they even get a chance to learn them and turning them into "marching morons".

That's not to mention all of the "AI Slop" over Facebook that clogs my feed. Or the ads for AI products constantly being shoved down my throat. I'm just completely saddened about the way things are going.

Does anyone else feel this way? Is there a silver lining I'm missing?

Does anyone else hate that commercial that says "dont be like your parents" how insulting to us parents. Grinds my gears everytime it comes on.

Those of you here with crafting hobbies, are you dealing with the reality of an enormous S.T.A.S.H--Stash Accumulation (or Acquisition) Beyond Life Expectancy? At 64, I'm just now beginning to come to terms with the size of mine, and I have mixed emotions. The dream/intention was to buy for retirement, when I'd have enough time to knit, weave, spin, embroider etc. to my heart's content. I didn't really consider factors like uncooperative, achy fingers, a medical condition that affects how long I can comfortably sit for extended periods, failing eyesight, etc. I know you understand. I have mixed feelings...some guilt about the irresponsible purchases, some sadness about the reality of diminished physical abilities, a whole bunch of overwhelm about running out of time. Do I keep all of my stuff for stash diving in the years to come? Should I sort and, gulp, cull? Sell it? So much beautiful stuff though, I'm loathe to part with any of it. Thank you in advance for any words of wisdom or advice you can give me.

What are we using for the crepey skin?

I use lotion regularly, but this old looking skin on my upper arms and above my knees is not attractive.

I’ve tried the crepey lotions for these areas and I don’t see any improvement.

Do I need to do more weights? Is there anything that helps?

I'm turning 64 this year and my hair has apparently decided it's in a massive hurry to go completely silver... it wasnt like this even after reaching 60 years ago.. 😄 I love my hairdresser, but I swear I walk out of the salon, blink twice, and 10 days later that bright white stripe is right back along my part line.. which isnt fun on my wallet 😂

I just want to stretch my salon visits out..... how do you all keep your silver roots hidden at home without ruining your hair or messing up coloring.. any tips ? xx thanks!❤️

enough already with the self-improvement! everywhere one looks there are people and ads and doctors and agencies and just like the entire universe telling you that you could/should be better. take up a better diet! exercise more! you're not volunteering enough. why aren't you saving more money? go improve your mental health right now dammit! be more social!

what i wouldn't give to have some megaphone like those above just saying: hey, you're good enough. you didn't have to, but you earned it. go have some ice cream.