Older Otters: what do you miss doing that you can't do anymore?
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Older Otters: what do you miss doing that you can't do anymore?
I realized last night that I can't sleep on my stomach anymore. I haven't been able to for years because of my sleep apnea and creaky back. I am 47 years old and as I approach fifty I am becoming aware of stuff I used to be able to do that I can't anymore.
So I am posting this totally pathetic thread, which I know will be completely trashed by the yowuns among us, but there it is. Please provide input.
So I am posting this totally pathetic thread, which I know will be completely trashed by the yowuns among us, but there it is. Please provide input.
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Re: Older Otters: what do you miss doing that you can't do anymore?
I can't drink until 4:00am anymore and be functional the next day. I used to be able to throw down quite a few, wake up and be somewhat productive. Now if I drink that much I feel it for the next few days...
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Drink milk. One day, fine; literally the next day a bowl of Life put me on the dumper for an hour.
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I also now can't read with my regular glasses on. I have bifocals, but I hate them.
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Yup, I have found if I take a multivitamin high with the Bs when I start drinking (maybe after too), I can be somewhat productive. If I forget to take the vitamin, if I get off the couch other than going to the bathroom it's a minor miracle. Bonus the vitamin turns my urine neon yellow.
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Play baseball. I used to play from morning until it was too dark to see the ball. These days I play once every couple of months and am sore for days afterward. I go scuba diving every weekend, or else I would join an over 50 league so I wouldn't have to run so fast to keep up with the teens I play with now.
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Find a quiet hour to rest and read after work. Having a child at a later age really changed my time management!
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Every morning at 5am I take a big long piss.
Every morning at 6am I take a big dump.
I wish I could get out of bed before 8am.
Every morning at 6am I take a big dump.
I wish I could get out of bed before 8am.
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I just wish I could sit on my couch for more than 30 minutes without dozing off.
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Back when I got braces, the dentist pulled 4 permanent molars from my mouth to make room. A few hours after the procedure, my mom took me and a couple of my friends to a local fair. Went on the Gravatron. I knew about 10 seconds into it that it was a bad idea. I was holding my mouth closed as tightly as I could. When I finally got off and walked outside, I opened my mouth and blood and saliva poured out of my mouth. Some poor little kid saw me. I heard him say "I'm not going on that ride, mommy!"
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