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A life too long

Daily writing prompt
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

First of all, I’m in shock.

Is it because I always said life is about quality versus quantity that you had to go ahead and do the opposite? So typical.

The world says left, you go right.

I was so sure a debilitating illness would befall us at a young-ish age. So sure we wouldn’t want to live that way and so we say our goodbyes and find a way out.

I hope you’ve figured life out, completely. The secret to it. The love. As I type this I’m still confused by the love in life. Specifically, how to tell when it’s true.

The kids are in their seventies, except for Sid, he’d be just fifty-six. They all have kids and even grandkids who hopefully come and see you often.

I never wanted to see us end up in a long term care facility but I also didn’t want to burden the kids. I’m really curious as to where we ended up.

Bella-Lena always said she’d never let us end up in a place like that. But I don’t know, she runs out of patience sometimes so I’m not sure I want to live with her.

Please tell me I’m not living with Taz either! He would lock us in a room and check on us twice a day. Lol just kidding Taz.

Cordelia, hmmmm…not sure I want my life left in Cordelia’s hands either. She’s fun but she’s go go go and we’d be left alone lone lone.

That just leaves my little Siddy boy sweetheart. Right now I couldn’t say if I’d want to live with him as a one hundred year old. He’s just four and so sometimes his life choices are questionable lol.

Wherever you are, I hope the bed is comfy. I hope you are still enjoying delicious food and are able to use the washroom unaided. That’s sort of top priority from where I sit now.

Don’t let it bother you at all if you get mixed up or confused from time to time. If you can’t get confused when you’re one hundred, when can you get confused?

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Cordelia took these last week, a common occurrence up here but I rarely go outside to check them out.
Aurora Borealis
They dance

15 responses to “A life too long”

  1. thank you to Cordelia for letting us in the US see this beautiful phenomenon!

    what a poignant letter to Century CJ. i really do wonder if we can hold out long enough for that technology. then we’d be the generation that really bridged the gap between the past and the future! mike

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    1. Which technology did you mean Mike?

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      1. like DNA/genomics technology to reverse cellular aging. they are really working hard on that and I hope that we live long enough to reap its rewards – or at least, have the option, to reap its rewards.

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      2. ohhhh gotcha…would be cool but idk if i would take part, other than just for looks lol

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      3. that’s precisely what i’m aiming for haha

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      4. idc about living longer but if i could look 80 when i hit 100 that be cool

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  2. Yes, hard to look forward to those days. Our bodies are only made to get to our 50s, anything beyond that is stretching nature. I suppose we can only hope we keep our mental faculties and we understand what is going on.

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    1. Exactly!

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  3. I don’t expect to be here at 100, but I do hope to see all my kids in good places in their lives. Who knows, huh? Either way, I think your kids will be fighting over who get to have you with them. 🙂

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    1. Yep that’s all we can wish for hey? To leave them happy, independent, etc

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  4. My god, those photos are magnificent. Damn, Mother Nature is cool.

    You’ve got a great family to spend your golden years with. I know you’ll love it! Oh, maybe rotate among the kids. The variety might be fun!

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    1. The “northern lights” as we call them, are pretty spectacular yep!

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  5. Strange to think of having children in their seventies. 😲 Love the northern lights! Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Isn’t it lol?!
      Thanks Michele!

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      1. 😄 Welcome, CJ. 👍🏻

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