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olddots

(10,237 posts)
47. 7.3 billion humans and we get lonelier everyday
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 07:48 PM
Jun 2015

I hear you , we seem to have problem thats getting worse and it makes no sence .

You know what ALSO takes courage? [View all] BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 OP
Amen shenmue Jun 2015 #1
... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #54
Yes. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #2
I'm not sure this is the best place for this comment. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #6
Why don't you give that speech to the names of the, overwhelmingly, men at the war memorials we jtuck004 Jun 2015 #13
That would not be an appropriate time and place. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #19
I certainly took your "volcano" post in the way it was intended. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #37
Hi Pine! I was at work and *horrors* forgot my phone....couldn't check in on the thread till now. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #40
Of course you're right in all the points you make. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #50
Awwww, thanks, man!! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #51
Yes indeed. brer cat Jun 2015 #75
awwwww......gee, BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #79
Unfortunately, our cannon fodder young men were sent to war No Vested Interest Jun 2015 #25
Why limit it to the last half-century? ChristianGrey Jun 2015 #29
"Unrelenting oppression that women face in our society?" TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #30
Unrelenting doesn't have to mean noticeable, even. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #32
Good TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #34
I don't know how to reply to a sub-thread that dropped into the negative. I agree with you/Blanche. erronis Jun 2015 #17
You're not alone there JR... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2015 #18
The same holds true for many of us. In_The_Wind Jun 2015 #3
Absolutely. jwirr Jun 2015 #4
you raised yourself? snooper2 Jun 2015 #5
where does OP suggest she raised herself? magical thyme Jun 2015 #11
No kidding. Old women are especially worthless in the US Warpy Jun 2015 #7
Absolutely agree. hamsterjill Jun 2015 #24
saddens me too. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #80
This is the point I was trying to make..that life for older women is nothing like the glittery cover BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #41
Well, there is one up side to it all Warpy Jun 2015 #43
True. I don't fear groups of males coming toward me as much as before. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #48
Absolutely !! abakan Jun 2015 #8
I'm 57, but Caitlyn Jenner is 65. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #42
So true! JDPriestly Jun 2015 #9
Yep. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #44
Results of Jury zeemike Jun 2015 #59
I got alerted on for distinguishing between trans women and xx chromosome women? BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #60
There are egg shells all over the floor. zeemike Jun 2015 #61
heh heh! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #63
Generally things like woman-born or female identified have been used against transwomen LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #65
Thanks! Thst helps. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #67
Trans means moving across or through LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #69
Ohhhh....wow, interesting. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #71
Sometimes informing helps more than sending an alert LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #72
That's my feeling, exactly. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #73
I hear ya! Born in November 1949. WinkyDink Jun 2015 #10
ditto annabanana Jun 2015 #15
Smile lines are the only thing that counts in the end. (nt) Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #38
{{annabanana}} WinkyDink Jun 2015 #56
yes. nt magical thyme Jun 2015 #12
Old age ain't for sissies. Bette Davis Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #14
... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #55
Never forget that age and treachery will overcome youth and skill every time. nt Zorra Jun 2015 #16
LoL! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #45
Hear, hear! eom eissa Jun 2015 #20
Thank you for posting this. Tipperary Jun 2015 #21
My 60-something wife has no kids Plucketeer Jun 2015 #22
My wife is older than me but has made me promise to "let her go first". Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #26
LOL! Plucketeer Jun 2015 #33
OTOH. If my wife goes first I'm heading for bankruptcy. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #39
K&R times a bazillion. CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #23
Wish I knew what thread you were talking about randys1 Jun 2015 #27
I'm talking about the sparkling champaign reception given the birth of Caitlyn Jenner, at 65. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #46
For you, Blanche. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #28
Thanks, she... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #49
The Cloak of Comedy seveneyes Jun 2015 #31
That's funny, I was just thinking about that last night Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #35
Well there are different kinds of courage. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #36
Yes, it is a huge step she's taking, and it's courageous. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #58
That is very true. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #74
7.3 billion humans and we get lonelier everyday olddots Jun 2015 #47
I hear ya, Blanche, and completely agree. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #52
It's a behind the scenes kind of courage BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #53
Yes, no awards for the silent, everyday courage it takes to just keep on going mountain grammy Jun 2015 #78
Harry got it right. Just ask my wife. JEB Jun 2015 #57
i'm not sure why you feel the need to "other" caitlyn jenner fizzgig Jun 2015 #62
Hi fizzgig, I hope I can explain.... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #66
i appreciate your response fizzgig Jun 2015 #77
Hating on trans women thread... Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #64
No. You completely misinterpret my intent. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #70
Being a 65 years old woman without the benefit of family, fame, or fortune take courage period LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #68
Courage - The Definition Of Living In America Today cantbeserious Jun 2015 #76
How did I miss this lovely thread? malaise Jun 2015 #81
I'm sorry you did... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #82
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