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Liz11685
12/04/08

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My daddy is partially retired- he actually retired when I was a wee baby from his "career", then worked at another job while going to law school most of my childhood. Then he was laid off when I was in high school. He now teaches some college classes and putters. And sends me A LOT of forwards. (Has anyone else noticed their retired parents sending waaay too many forwards??)

He also does the dishes and cooks(sometimes). Its a big change from when he used to do NOTHING when I was kid except take the trash out.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
12/04/08

@Liz11685: Has anyone else noticed their retired parents sending waaay too many forwards??

Yes, I recently had to ask them to stop, "my email account automatically eats forwards. Especially ones from your racist, right-winger friends."
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
12/04/08

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That's because quite a few male oldsters confuse "puttering around and moving things" to be housework.
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Cerridwen
12/04/08

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When my dad retired before my mom she promptly told him that she would no longer be cooking on weeknights, since she was still working, and he took over the majority of the housework. This may have to do with the fact that my dad actually loves to clean and is one of the most fastidiously neat people I know. Now that they are both retired, they more or less share the housework equally. I know there are a lot of men out there that do not help out but my father is not one of them.
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Penny
12/04/08

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I can't imagine my mother retiring. She works full time right now and wants to become a mystery shopper because she's "bored."
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St. Francis of a Sissy
12/04/08

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My parents are relatively young for retirees (both retired at 55, they are both 61 now) and I can tell you the only thing my father has increased doing is sitting on the couch, drinking wine and watching The Military Channel, while my mother cooks, cleans, pays the bills, and holds down a part-time job. I absolutely hate seeing how unhelpful he is.
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Grim Reaper of the Forest
12/04/08

@St. Francis of a Sissy: Yeah, I think my mom justified cooking for my dad because she was a teacher and got home 3 hours earlier than he did, but now that they are both retired, she still does all the cooking and laundry.
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Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
12/04/08

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My parents are very happy in retirement and remain that way as long as my dad spends at least 4 hours in his woodshop daily and does not attempt to re-organize mom's kitchen. Ever. Again.
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
12/04/08

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Also, when I do retire I will be having MORE sex, since I'll have nothing better to do with my time. Not that there is anything better than sex anyway, but still.
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rosasparks
12/04/08

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I can tell you right now, my mother is retired and my father is 2 years away and it is not all rainbows, unicorns and Skittles rainshowers.

They are divorced, however, their stress levels and general sadness is ten-fold compared to when they were working. I am serious.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
12/04/08

@rosasparks: I'm sure you've heard this a million times, but my grandparents (who raised me) SHOULD have divorced when they got retired, or some point before that. Now they live this miserable existence, doing crossword puzzles and arguing nonstop, basically waiting to die. Sometimes I dream of them divorcing and then having the most exciting last years of their lives. But divorce is probably not all rainbows, unicorns and Skittles rainshowers either.
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Penny
12/04/08

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Let's not forget that many retirees have been totally fucked by this financial mess as they were counting on living off equity in their homes.
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
12/04/08

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You are more likely to die right after you retire. Fun fact of the day.
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