You Know You Are Old When

[Oaktree]

There are 3 spellings of our family's last name here in North America. Anyone that spells it like I do are pretty closely related. The 2nd spelling are all 1st or 2nd cousins. The 3rd way are more recent to this continent from the old country.

Other than my own immediate family, and my grandfather's cousin I don't know of anyone with my last name. I Googled it once, and didn't come up with anyone I didn't know. Once my oldest sister and I go, there will be none of us left with that name...neither my brother nor I had any kids (that I know of). What few descendents there are all came from female family members and have different last names.

 

[Oaktree]

Myself, I had a heck of a time when I turned 65 and it was time to sign up for Medicare and Social Security. One of the questions asked to prove my identity was my mother's maiden name. But the spelling of what I wrote down (what was on my mother's naturalization certificate) and what Social Security had in their files was very different. Yet the name sounded the same when spoken. Took a bunch of correspondence, including some from the embassy in Austria, to get that cleared up.

You were fortunate in that records existed. In her later years my mother got into genealogy, and she ran into a lot of dead ends where records in the old country no longer existed. Both her and my fathers ancestors came from eastern European countries.

 

[Alan46]

Take some prostate supplements - fixed it for me
The worst was the dribble after peeing
The urgent need and the dribble all gone now. Phew

What are these supplements you speak of?

 

[scootr]

What are these supplements you speak of?

I got this tip from a friend, his friend got this advice from his doctor. Take Saw Palmetto and Phosphatidyl Serine to shrink an enlarged Prostate gland. I found it in a Men over 50 daily supplement from GNC called Mega Men Essentials 50 plus. It worked for me. I lost the frequent urgent need to urinate and post urination dribble within a couple of months of taking this.
I can now hold my bladder and the stream is strong again. I can't believe I posted that but it's true and I hope this helps as all aging men experience some enlargement - this shrinks the prostate.

 

[Alan46]

I got this tip from a friend, his friend got this advice from his doctor. Take Saw Palmetto and Phosphatidyl Serine to shrink an enlarged Prostate gland. I found it in a Men over 50 daily supplement from GNC called Mega Men Essentials 50 plus. It worked for me. I lost the frequent urgent need to urinate and post urination dribble within a couple of months of taking this.
I can now hold my bladder and the stream is strong again. I can't believe I posted that but it's true and I hope this helps as all aging men experience some enlargement - this shrinks the prostate.

Thanks so much. I’m going to order some today!

 

[scootr]

Thanks so much. I’m going to order some today!

There are alot of essential minerals and vitamins in that supplement that boost the immune system, digestion, and increase energy among other things. The bottle is a 60 day supply, I saw improvement long before the bottle was empty. GL and tell a friend.
Friends don't let friends dribble LOL

 

[deserteagle71]

...neither my brother nor I had any kids (that I know of).

Don't ever do a DNA test unless you are ready and willing to acknowledge new family members! I took a DNA test a few years ago just to find out if I had any genetic disease markers I should be aware of. And found out that at my ripe old age I have a daughter and grandchildren! In my case it turned out well; I've bonded with my new family and love them dearly. In a lot of cases though, finding out information like this has caused major family disruptions.

Double bonus for me in taking this DNA test...found out I have no genetic disease markers to contend with, and gained me a whole new family.

 

[MossRoad]

Wow!

 

[tradosaurus]

Don't ever do a DNA test unless you are ready and willing to acknowledge new family members! I took a DNA test a few years ago just to find out if I had any genetic disease markers I should be aware of. And found out that at my ripe old age I have a daughter and grandchildren! In my case it turned out well; I've bonded with my new family and love them dearly. In a lot of cases though, finding out information like this has caused major family disruptions.

Double bonus for me in taking this DNA test...found out I have no genetic disease markers to contend with, and gained me a whole new family.

I believe family is the one that you were raised and lived with.

I never understood why adopted kids look at their sperm donor as the father or mother.

 

[Eagle1]

I believe family is the one that you were raised and lived with.

I never understood why adopted kids look at their sperm donor as the father or mother.

Ditto..... and I do not know my sperm donor not do I care.