Readers Respond: What's something you really don't understand until you're in your 50s?
One day you’re young living what you think is your best life when BAM you’re older and life gets in the way.
But that’s the beauty of life - to grow, learn, laugh, cry.
With that in mind, we decided to ask our readers to share something they didn’t understand until they reached their 50s.
Check out the responses below.
Dawn Dominick - It's OK to say NO and it's OK to have your own opinions.
Anne van Heel - The joys of grand parenting.
Julia Santos - That other people's opinions don't matter. Live for you. They are living their best lives.
Moira Tyrrell - Worrying about things that may not happen. It will get you nowhere.
Sue Carter - That your children are great company as adults.
Aileen Barrat Zanelli - That your youth has passed you by before you realise it.
Kathy Davey - That I didn’t know everything, in fact I knew nothing.
Isobel Siebel - Your body ages but you still feel young in the head.
Barbara Williamson - That you become invisible to younger generations.
Frank Derksen - The amount of damage you do to your body when you’re young.
Share something you really didn’t understand until your 50s here.
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