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6. I'm 75 and when I was 11 years old

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Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:13 AM

Jul 30

I decided to not reproduce. I think it was a wise decision.

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80 Years of Trying Is Circling Down the Drain [View all] MineralMan Jul 30 OP

MLK said, "The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." Ocelot II Jul 30 #1

I agree. We should be farther along that arc. MineralMan Jul 30 #2

I have always loved that quote (in my opinion one of the best, and most poignant, ever) stopdiggin Jul 30 #8

I had a patient who was a quadrapalegic Hornedfrog2000 Jul 31 #83

LOL popsdenver Jul 30 #57

I don't understand your LOL -- this is not a laughing matter Hekate Jul 31 #89

NOPE popsdenver Jul 31 #91

That quote from MLK never made any sense before and it doesn't now NoRethugFriends Jul 30 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Mblaze Jul 30 #3

I turned 80 in Dec 2024 AverageOldGuy Jul 30 #4

We worked very hard Mblaze Jul 30 #5

I'm 75 and when I was 11 years old multigraincracker Jul 30 #6

I chose childfree I_UndergroundPanther Friday #93

... emulatorloo Jul 30 #7

sorry you are feeling tired and down Kali Jul 30 #9

I turned 79 this summer. Biophilic Jul 30 #10

dear mm. ever since the devistatimg kerry and edwards losss , i have been at a loss. AllaN01Bear Jul 30 #11

I am feeling much the same way PatSeg Jul 30 #12

right there with you.... markie Jul 30 #13

Yes, we carry on. MineralMan Jul 30 #14

I was actually thinking this morning... Trueblue Texan Jul 30 #30

I was born in 1949. Scruffy1 Jul 30 #15

Yes. That's what I have done since 1960. MineralMan Jul 30 #16

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle struggle4progress Jul 30 #80

I'm 81. Your life and mine have a lot of parallels. "Old age ain't for sissies" Bette Davis Ping Tung Jul 30 #17

Big K&R for a Big DU Contributor Martin Eden Jul 30 #18

Thanks for sharing your hard earned wisdom and perspective! A bit younger, but I shared your disappointment. I have wiggs Jul 30 #19

Post removed Post removed Jul 30 #20

Uh. no, thanks! MineralMan Jul 30 #21

Enjoy your short stay at DU calguy Jul 30 #22

I have a feeling you may be a bit too liberal for this website BWdem4life Jul 30 #23

You're a real jerk, aren't you Grim Chieftain Jul 30 #24

It sure looks like it wendyb-NC Jul 30 #25

Happy Birthday 😀 malaise Jul 30 #26

Corporate power and capitalism will not allow the kind of progress we yearn for. BWdem4life Jul 30 #27

When I was in high school, if a girl got pregnant out of wedlock she had two choices. totodeinhere Jul 30 #28

Seeing the same stuff... Trueblue Texan Jul 30 #29

On the subject of children and grandchildren popsdenver Jul 30 #58

Happy birthday . . . I think. I'm 4 years behind you, but your post feels like going back in the time machine. Vinca Jul 30 #31

Thanks for the reply! MineralMan Jul 30 #33

Thank you for your heart felt post MineralMan. 1WorldHope Jul 30 #32

You have done more than most. At some point, our role becomes to advise the younger LoisB Jul 30 #34

Happy Birthday Mineral Man lostincalifornia Jul 30 #35

Not as happy as I might have liked, I'm afraid. MineralMan Jul 30 #36

Thanks for the great history, MM! I've been reading you... keep_left Jul 30 #37

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. MineralMan Jul 30 #39

A belated happy birthday, MineralMan - and I hope your birthday yesterday had some real joy, that highplainsdem Jul 30 #38

Right there with you. I grew up in the BA, home to the hippies, LGBTQ, alternative lifestyles. 58Sunliner Jul 30 #40

Don't feel badly, MM. OldBaldy1701E Jul 30 #41

Right there with you Figarosmom Jul 30 #42

I feel your pain. riverbendviewgal Jul 30 #43

I have a quotation for you nuxvomica Jul 30 #44

Congrats on a good life - so far. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 30 #45

Soon to be 86 and I have those same feelings! young_at_heart Jul 30 #46

I am happy that you remain mentally fit and hale enough to share that with us... Moostache Jul 30 #47

These are difficult times. No question about it. MineralMan Jul 30 #50

Thank you for all of your service! Tbear Jul 30 #48

Excellent post MM. It really is a cruel and unraveling Evolve Dammit Jul 30 #49

Truly, we live in interesting times. MineralMan Jul 30 #51

Ironically, it feels like what my Dad and other family members fought against since the civil war. Evolve Dammit Jul 30 #53

I think it is always the same fight. Always has been. MineralMan Jul 30 #55

MM and other Boomers at DU JustAnotherGen Jul 30 #52

Honestly, we were opening doors for ourselves, mostly. MineralMan Jul 30 #54

Until 2023 JustAnotherGen Jul 30 #59

You and I have been on similar paths our whole lives. One key difference: we did have one child. usaf-vet Jul 30 #56

You've done very well, I'd say. MineralMan Jul 30 #60

Yes. I wrote DU last week about having the same depressing review, see link Dock_Yard Jul 30 #61

Thanks for this! madamesilverspurs Jul 30 #62

I am also 80. Codifer Jul 30 #63

My father was a B-17 co-pilot in England, WWII, fighting a nazi dictator Number9Dream Jul 30 #64

Dear MM, sinkingfeeling Jul 30 #65

My best wishes to you. MineralMan Jul 30 #73

All too relatable, minus the escape to Costa Rica Hekate Jul 30 #75

I'm right there with you. Katinfl Jul 30 #66

Throughout history social progress has ebbed & flowed. It's never been a simple linear progression. CaptainTruth Jul 30 #67

The end of my story remains as yet unwritten DFW Jul 30 #68

That is jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Thx so much for this production & post. ❤️ Hekate Jul 30 #77

I had imagined in my head MANY years ago DFW Jul 30 #79

The Parody Project put it out on their channel as sort of a breather from politics. DFW Jul 31 #84

Dear MineralMan, if I may JMCKUSICK Jul 30 #69

May it be so. MineralMan Jul 30 #74

You accomplished much. creeksneakers2 Jul 30 #70

Nothing Is Wasted. / You speak for me, MM. Your life has been so much more adventurous than mine ... Hekate Jul 30 #71

When the Ship Comes In struggle4progress Jul 30 #72

This is one of the most amazing posts.. Permanut Jul 30 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author pat_k Jul 30 #81

Thank You. You've had a great Life. BurnDoubt Jul 30 #82

To Everyone Who Visited This Thread: Thank you so much! MineralMan Jul 31 #85

And what changed during your 80 and my 78 years? Septua Jul 31 #86

This Hekate Jul 31 #88

You may be disappointed, but don't be discouraged vanessa_ca Jul 31 #87

I'm 76 and feel I have a job to do to meet these times The Blue Flower Jul 31 #90

It's a dark place in our history for certain Septua Jul 31 #92