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ancianita

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31. Happy imminent birthday! Life's too short to let events ruin your joys. Enjoy your day and
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:51 PM
Sep 18

allow others to love you.

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Tomorrow I will be 86 years old [View all] young_at_heart Sep 18 OP
Such A Sad Time We Live In Frerotte Sep 18 #1
YES x infinity! (nt) Heidi Sep 18 #15
I am 90.. homegirl Sep 18 #54
Keep on truckin'. It's all we can do. surfered Sep 18 #62
So glad you're here with us, Heidi Friday #71
Don't do that please! tavernier Sep 18 #2
I came to say don't skip self care IbogaProject Sep 18 #38
I think so Too! We have to be strong Cha Friday #67
Wishing you peace on your 86th! SheltieLover Sep 18 #3
Yup yup. I'm 85 and have similar feelings. Chipper Chat Sep 18 #4
The OP's birthday can be a small movement Heidi Sep 18 #10
Music keeps you young!!! usonian Friday #78
You need to celebrate malaise Sep 18 #5
We can celebrate the OP and all who've blazed a path for us. Heidi Sep 18 #12
You too malaise Sep 18 #16
I will celebrate you tomorrow. Heidi Sep 18 #6
Only Bob Dylan and The Band can do this song with such emotion..my favorite version Deuxcents Sep 18 #57
Pushing 80 here.. Permanut Sep 18 #7
We'll celebrate you tomorrow, too. Heidi Sep 18 #8
What a delightful response.. Permanut Sep 18 #11
In spite of it all Happy Birthday! bronxiteforever Sep 18 #9
I'm 81 and know how you feel. Ping Tung Sep 18 #13
We'll celebrate you tomorrow, too, Heidi Sep 18 #14
That's it, exactly! What. The. Hell. Hekate Sep 18 #44
Hahahaha malaise Sep 18 #60
You are an inspiration. Continued staying young at heart surfered Sep 18 #17
Yes! Heidi Sep 18 #21
Happy Early Birthday EnergizedLib Sep 18 #18
Second that and feel same way Tree Lady Sep 18 #20
Ok but SocialDemocrat61 Sep 18 #19
I'm very sorry angrychair Sep 18 #22
Happy Birthday. Feeling bad is natural. Not feeling at all is not. Hang in. twodogsbarking Sep 18 #23
Ooooooh, GOOD quote!!! calimary Sep 18 #36
Marcus Aurelius - my man twodogsbarking Friday #69
I feel like a youngster in this thread. piddyprints Sep 18 #24
Happy Birthday one day early! people Sep 18 #25
Good for you. I just turned 78 eight days ago. OLDMDDEM Sep 18 #26
Congratulations! Heidi Sep 18 #27
Thank you. OLDMDDEM Sep 18 #29
Have a wonderful birthday, young at heart Grim Chieftain Sep 18 #28
Lots of us 80-ish around, feeling the same way. elleng Sep 18 #30
Thank you, elleng! Heidi Friday #72
Happy imminent birthday! Life's too short to let events ruin your joys. Enjoy your day and ancianita Sep 18 #31
Wish you peace AKwannabe Sep 18 #32
Oh no! Don't let them do that to you! Get together & take a resistance photo! Flip the bird! CrispyQ Sep 18 #33
87 and counting BarbD Sep 18 #34
I had my 86th birthday a couple of weeks ago LibinMo Sep 18 #35
THANK YOU to EVERYBODY who contributed to this thread! calimary Sep 18 #37
I hope you decide to celebrate you. Passages Sep 18 #39
Have a DU party! How long can a Birthday Thread get? nolabear Sep 18 #40
Happy Birthday fellow Virgo! Mossfern Sep 18 #41
You might look at it another way & consider that you are denying your family of this occasion to gather... Hekate Sep 18 #42
Happy Birthday LetMyPeopleVote Sep 18 #43
Happy birthday. murielm99 Sep 18 #45
Understandable. Happy Birthday anyway. LoisB Sep 18 #46
You should still celebrate. Figarosmom Sep 18 #47
In three weeks I will be 89 and though I too am depressed with our country right now and I need justhanginon Sep 18 #48
86?? that's fantastic! orleans Sep 18 #49
Happy Birthday, anyway! dwayneb Sep 18 #50
Don't look that old to me! marble falls Sep 18 #51
You are young enough to remember USMC Brigadier General Smedley Darlington Butler. GreenWave Sep 18 #52
Celebrate Your life snowybirdie Sep 18 #53
Congratulations!! You won the life lotto - have a wonderful day. walkingman Sep 18 #55
Don't allow that orange POS to rain on your parade. Say yes to the cake and champagne, too. Vinca Sep 18 #56
Be kind to your soul tomorrow especially, and every day. We are what we came here for. Clouds Passing Sep 18 #58
If you can canetoad Sep 18 #59
Thank you EVERYONE!! young_at_heart Sep 18 #61
So glad your mood has lifted, dear young at heart Grim Chieftain Sep 18 #63
It is hard for everyone but especially those that grew up applegrove Friday #64
Happy Birthday, and have a good year IzzaNuDay Friday #65
no, do NOT let them take away that joy Skittles Friday #66
Happy 86 young_at_heart 💙 Cha Friday #68
Happy birthday, young_at_heart! Heidi Friday #70
Birthday kick! Heidi Friday #73
86 years. You've seen a lot, both good and bad. Here's hoping you'll see even better. Solly Mack Friday #74
Happy Birthday malaise Friday #75
Happy Birthday!!! SheltieLover Friday #76
Happy Birthday young_at_heart! Celebrate Don't livetohike Friday #77
Don't let a bully steal your thunder....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!... MiHale Friday #79
I wanted to take a moment and celebrate you today. Quiet Em Friday #80
Congratulations! Squeaky41 Friday #81
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