Forum for Retired parents

Keep_pedalling

I doubt if that many retirees of the boomer generation works be attracted to such a thing, as we don't really want to be pigeonholed like that as a group. We don't want to be limited to doing things with other old folk. Having said that we have joined the U3A because they offer courses in things we are interested in, rather than because it is aimed at the retired.

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I have been retired since 1995, and widowed since 2003 and belong to U3A, a book club, a knit and natter group , run a pub quiz , host coffee morning , read, enjoy going to a history group, swim ,walk (have done two 'Race for Life' but at a stately hobble more than a run:))also I have as a hobby when I have time genealogy, and renovating old clapped out furniture that I strip,sand and repaint for said grandsons

Go on holiday at least three times a year, am rarely at home during the week, as I also look after three of my grandsons after school and during the holiday and at one point looked after seven of them,

Two are now married one is grown up and a teacher and the other is at Uni. so I don't think there is such a thing as an average pensioner .

My only clear day is a Saturday, when I do all of my washing,ironing, baking and catch up with normal life.

I work harder now than I did 21 years ago :):)

I think my avatar says it all :):)

JackieO

pollyanna_26

I would direct them to this site . Lots of different subjects covered across the forum and very lovely people .
Send them to the old style forum which is a mix of useful , very informative and sometimes side splittingly hilarious discussion .
If someone there can't answer their question they can usually point them in the direction of the answer .
A number of the replies you've received so far are from fellow OSers so worth them popping in - but ONLY if they want to
polly

PennyForThem_2

Do not pigeon hole them. Talk to them - find their interests and maybe suggest sites on the web that could cater to those interests in unexpected ways.

You are not responsible for your parents until they are in a situation where you might be (dementia, inability to cope with daily living) and only then if you have a legal gateway to control their finances.

Keep in conversation - don't be offended if they don't take your suggestions on board. Keep in touch with them.

Murphybear

woody2234 wrote: »

What I mean about average to me is retired couple in 3 bed terrace and house and car paid for and state pension and 1 private pension so just gas,electric,water,council tax,phone and broadband,car insurance,tv licence and food to pay for

If there is car insurance then there is VED, MOT, servicing, maintenance and petrol. Forget the "just", for a lot of pensioners these things would take the whole of their income.

McKneff

Silver Surfers is a great site.

Exactly what you have listed is on there.

pollypenny

Yea, gods, 70 is hardly decrepit! Aren't they capable of food finding things out for themselves?

If they do join a U3A they'll have the magazine, which does usually advertise various holidays, tours etc. They'll also have access to loads of activities in their area.

MoneyMate

McKneff wrote: »

Silver Surfers is a great site.

Exactly what you have listed is on there.

Thanks will give them a go, see if they are more polite that MSE :beer:

teddysmum

What an awful thought ; the internet equivalent of a Darby and Joan club. A church near us advertises a retired people's club, but I'd never dream of going there with all those old people (I'm 68 and don't do 'old').


Better to join forums where people have like interests. I'm a member of a site that fund raises for animal charities and many of us are over 60 and female, but we have useful exchanges with male and younger members.

margaretclare

We are both 82 and we don't do 'old' either.

I don't think there is any such thing as 'typical retired'. DH and I deny being retired - we were both made redundant, 'retiring' was something that was done to us, not something we chose to do.

So long as we have the car and can still drive it, we like to get out most days, love the English country lanes around where we live. We plan holidays and go away - European countries, drive about 200 miles a day, stay in a hotel (pre-booked by internet), like eating what the locals eat, speaking a bit of the local language.

GC and GGC are too far away anyway.

Don't like being stereotyped.