One day you’re young living what you think is your best life when BAM you’re older and life gets in the way.Â
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.Â
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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