Aging gracefully online

[fatrockstar]

Oh gawd auntie, why you hafta be so MEAN?

Seriously, my back is fucking killing me.  When I was maintaining my weight, all my girly pain was in my lower back.  I could predict the start of my cycle from that pain, and as much as I hated it it was a good thing.  Since February, when my weight started to climb, the pain had moved to my belly.  This distressed me for some reason.  So now I take the back pain as a good sign, that I'm making progress in my diet and exercise and bringing my body back to balance.

Recent events in my communities have made me question some of my community memberships.  Communities like craftgrrl and clucky are very active, but the demographic there is a little out of my comfort zone.  While I'm happy to answer questions in menstrualhut and vaginapagina, there are times I'd rather be the one getting answers.  Somehow, I really don't think advice from people half my age is that helpful when it comes to my body.  I'm working on an idea for a specialized women's community that might fit the bill.  Thing is, not a lot of older women spend time online.  There are more important things out there to do than blog.

Stop laughing.  I'm serious.

If you're over 30 (by any number of years), female, and interested in helping other "older" LJ women out, you're welcome to voice your concerns and ideas here.  If you're not, that's fine, too, but keep in mind what I'm asking for.  Youth is relative in almost anything except one's health.

Comments

[purpurerose.livejournal.com]

Count me in for whatever solution you find.

My question on clucky was actually to see if their were enough people to justify a new community but we saw the answer to that.

[niroc.livejournal.com]

Poor dear. *supportive hugs* *hands hot-water jug*

I understand your concern, young girls usually don't have a clue what they're talking about (about anything really ^_^). And me, well, I'm one of the "lucky" ones, pain only happens once so often and my system runs as smooth as clockwork. So I really wouldn't be able to help you there. Though I've seen my sister suffer, and she loooooves her hot-water jug...

[winifred.livejournal.com]

One thing youth does offer is perspective. The curse of wisdom is often in seeing too much. I've encountered a lot of young women who are very knowledgable about their bodies and offer helpful, educated advice to their peers. What happens when you are no longer a peer, though?

I'm clockwork, too. I'm just sick of dealing with it for reasons I'm not up to going into at this time. ;-)

[niroc.livejournal.com]

And that shall be well respected my dear. ^_^
Well, if you ever need anything, even non-auntie related, you know where to find me. ;-)

[estrojenn.livejournal.com]

im 33. does that make me old? i dont feel old. ok. when my 25 year old assistant tells me about drinking a magnum of wine and not getting hung over i feel old. um. come to think of it. having an 'assistant' makes me feel old.

but whatever. i recommend anaprox for pain and a glass of wine to relax. my periods have gotten WAY more painful and heavy into my 30's. my dr. claims its normal and all downhill from here. i also only get cramps on one side. apparently that too is normal.

who knew?

[winifred.livejournal.com]

I didn't start feeling old until I started noticing younger people call people only a few years younger than me "old." I shouldn't take it personally, but I do. At my age I certainly don't feel like a codger, or that I should be wearing polyester capri pants and sweater sets. I don't even see 50 as old anymore. Age doesn't threaten me now that I know what being in my 30's feels like.

Death is another story, though.