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Originally Posted by Hitch
BTW, Kats: take care with throwing those "old" numbers around, buddy.
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I said: "becoming old."
If someone considers themselves old at 65 or not is up to them
What I meant to say is that there are lots of people (in the Netherlands, at least), who don't think about what's going to happen after they turn 65/67 and they start their pension. It's very common for them to not have any hobbies, do nothing or less and less as soon as they stop working, and then they just sit in the same chair day after day in their too big, badly maintained houses. I see it happening with quite a few people in my father's street; people who've been living there for 40-50 years, who should have had *some* sort of plan with regard of what to do after 65.
It's impossible to just expect your children to help out all the time, as they have their own life, work, and family.