Is it normal that i don't want to be retired?

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I am a 55-year-old woman and have been teaching for 34 years. My children, one is 29 and the other is 21, and my husband do want me to be retired now. however, i am afraid that i will be stuck at home till i die. my mom lives 800 miles away from me and all my siblings live in the same city which is 6 hours away from me. I have few friends here but not many. My husband has been retired for a year now but sometimes i think i will be bored if i spend my whole time with him. My sister told me that she is planning to get pregnant in September. That made my day so i will be a grandma after one year if everything goes well. What do you think i should do? what would you do if you were in my shoes? Thank you for your help in advance.

Are you mad? What have you been waiting for? 5
Be retired and let the adventure begin 10
retirement has its own advantages and disadvanteges 20
I am retired and i regret it 1
What do you mean you want be retired? Do not even think about it! 4
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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    10 years ago | pl

    You are going to be the grandmother of your sister's child? O.o

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    • robbieforgotpw
      10 years ago

      Her sister is really her daughter

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    55 does seem quite young to retire and why would you if you didn't have to. When pensions/retirement plans were first introduced to the working class, people did not live as long as they do today. However, even though the average lifespan has increase dramatically since then, the age of retirement has not.

    Make a choice that makes you happy. Do it for yourself--not your husband, nor your children, nor the rest of your family. It may not be your time to retire just yet, but it may be time to put your own happiness first.

    By the way, you might want to know that at least three quarters of the users/voters on this website are under the age of 25 and many have difficulty contemplating life beyond 30 years of age.

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    • charli.m
      10 years ago

      Shit...if I'd known, I would have extended my budget to go past next year :(

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago

        Ha, sorry! :(

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  • BlackJohnnylicious
    10 years ago

    holla.. ya bettur make fried chicken now that u bout to retire woman... yo better make em crispy n good, n da cornbread fresh right out of da oven for ya husbands pleasure know what am sayin

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    • anti-hero
      10 years ago

      When I grow up I want to be just like you.

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  • macaroniheyo
    10 years ago

    Just do what makes you feel happy :)

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  • anti-hero
    10 years ago

    You aren't teaching shit with grammar like that.

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    • BlackJohnnylicious
      10 years ago

      yo i h4rd u got da mexicunt roots yo...

      hope ya beaner azz goes back to where it cum fr0m know what am sayin dog.

      yo, u fat ?.... nigga u feel me, da gym doors allwayz open.. unlezz u get dopesick aight mexifart

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      • anti-hero
        10 years ago

        I can't even understand you. Could you say that in English?

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        • BlackJohnnylicious
          10 years ago

          yo fat beaner yo... fat nasty beaner.. back to mexico beaner..

          yo go da hell

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          • charli.m
            10 years ago

            Seems like someone dropped a brick on you when you were little. Probably on purpose.

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  • changes123
    10 years ago

    Hey, I don't think there should be an age limit to doing whatever you love. You can't ever be too old for it. :)

    Just retire whenever you feel ready.

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  • Holzman67
    10 years ago

    Take a part time/casual job. Just something that gets you out of the house and talking to other people, customer service, something like that. Semi retirement.

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    • charli.m
      10 years ago

      This.

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  • robbieforgotpw
    10 years ago

    You can sit around and look at each other

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  • dirtybirdy
    10 years ago

    What they said^ 55 is young to retire in my opinion. Actually, the word retire isn't even in my vocabulary. I'll probably be working til the day I die and that's ok with me, sort of. If you enjoy what you're doing and are still capable, keep doing it.

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