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It's my 49th birthday, and I don't care.

Posted by Ralph--Hinkley@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 187 comments

What should I do this year that should be done by the time I'm fifty?

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squathrusts@reddit

Happy Birthday! I turned 49 a month ago. Pick up a Hobby that you have always wanted to be good at, and finally Do It. In the past year I bought 7 guitars, I have been trying to learn guitar since I was 16 years old but it was never a priority in my 20s, 30s, 40s … my biggest regret of 2020 when I was out of work during the pandemic is that I didn’t play the guitar. I still barely have time to play, but I try to get in 20 - 30 minutes whenever I can.
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Goodrun31@reddit

Happy birthday anyway
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thanks reddit stranger, had a great day with the fam!
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woodworkingguy1@reddit

Things I have done before I was 50 (turned in Oct of 2024). Been to all 50 states, sailed by sailboat to Bermuda from South Florida, still happily married on the starter marriage, own a home (on my 3rd), been to Europe a few times. Things wish I had done but still hope to do soon.. Go to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, sail all the way across the Atlantic, have house paid off, would like to see Japan and Iceland. Just because you are on the cusp of 50, does not mean all is lost. ![gif](giphy|A4R8sdUG7G9TG)
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yodamastertampa@reddit

Take a discovery flight at your local airport. Fly an airplane. ![gif](giphy|CgL3TQtDYNgciwiY62)
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Difficult_Advice_720@reddit

Found the CFI!
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Fabulous-Bandicoot80@reddit

Happy Birthday!!! Go skydiving!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I've been indoor skydiving, but I reckon that's not the same.
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Difficult_Advice_720@reddit

It is definitely different.
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Fabulous-Bandicoot80@reddit

That’s still pretty cool. Might be time for the real thing 👍🏼
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Brilliant-Onion2129@reddit

Did this in my 30s. You gotta do it once!
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IdubdubI@reddit

It is technically your 50th trip around the sun. It is complete next year. Enjoy it!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Yea, so I have an entire year before.
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IdubdubI@reddit

The year following your 49th begins your 50th trip. This is it. You’re in it. Welcome.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Yes, that's what I said.
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IdubdubI@reddit

I thought so. All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall.
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Difficult_Advice_720@reddit

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
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Cop_Cuffs@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/sgfo410d0srf1.jpeg?width=735&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37358519fdac881f417bacd8db7405d3b6bd018c
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IMTrick@reddit

My next one's 60, and there's not really anything I could have done at 49 that I can't now. You've got time.
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Bigstar976@reddit

Just turned 49 myself. Happy birthday!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thank you, happy belated.
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Bigstar976@reddit

Thank you.
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preinternetdad@reddit

My twin brother and I (and our wives) went to Oktoberfest in Munich for my 50th this year. First time for us to visit Europe too. It was a few weeks later than my birthday, but that's what we wanted to do and had a blast!.
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Meganmarie_1@reddit

colonoscopy
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MissionTip3386@reddit

I just turned 49 3 weeks ago, colonoscopy is next month. Trying to pretend it isn’t.
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tinglingearballs@reddit

Aside from the prep trots, you won’t remember a thing and be a little spacey for a minute from the anesthesia. No biggy. Unless a pathology issue.
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tinglingearballs@reddit

And, testosterone replacement
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Last March.
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Hideo_Anaconda@reddit

Shingles vaccine?
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thinking about Hep B vax, but I guess shingles wouldn't be a bad idea. I've had chicken pox three times though, would I really need it?
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crazihac@reddit

Please just get the vaccine. The virus lies dormant on a nerve ending until it decides that it doesn't want to anymore. They don't know exactly what triggers it but stress can be one cause. I'm 51 in two months and had it back in '21. I have chronic pain, so no stranger to pain and it's in my top 5, behind a tib/fib break, childbirth, and a bowel obstruction. I went to emerg twice because the pain was unbearable and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. They caught it on the 2nd visit only because the rash was just erupting. My Dad had both eyes affected, almost permanently blinded him, he was a mess. If you do anything this year, get it! A positive suggestion is to start a new hobby, something you always wanted to try. Happy birthday, hope it's a good one!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I had a tib/fib break two years ago that took me about eight months to get over after two surgeries. One of the scres in the plate backed out, so they had to put a longer one in.
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Hideo_Anaconda@reddit

Talk to someone who's had shingles. The shot's no picnic but it sure beats "searing nerve pain that may be permanent".
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I remember when my dad had them across his back. He was in pain for weeks.
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Hideo_Anaconda@reddit

I just read up on Alexander the Great, and I think the answer is 'conquer all of Asia Minor'.
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elpollodiablox@reddit

Yeah, but didn't he get super depressed after that?
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tinglingearballs@reddit

Super sick, possibly poisoned, and died.
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PMO-1976@reddit

We ride at dawn
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thanks for the laugh.
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Erok2112@reddit

For inspiration! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvWE30PJ1oE
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

My buddy Eric while growing up, was a natural artist, and by the time he was thirteen, he was drawing perfect Maiden album covers. A couple years later, he moved on to putting Eddie in all sorts of different situations. It's only just occurred to me now that Eric is on the spectrum. He is very socially awkward and devoted to the task at hand. We didn't have a word for that at the time. I was friends with his older brother first because we were in the same classes at school.
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johnny5stayalive@reddit

I also laughed!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

My wife laughed when I told her!
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crabby1701@reddit

your not the only one.
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defiantnoodle@reddit

I'm 58, want to tell you what I wish I had done before I was 50. Face up to learning enough about the market and having a brokerage account, then rolling in my old 401ks. I did finally do it, and don't think it's too late at any age, but let fear paralyse me for too long. Some of the funds I chose could have been in much better things. If you already know all about this, sorry! : )
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wmnoe@reddit

Whatever
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DaGoddamnBatboy@reddit

When I turned 50 an old friend of mine reminded me of all our friends who hadn’t got to 50. A reminder to celebrate every birthday
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Texy@reddit

You're still just a young'un
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edzn-1@reddit

Oh well, whatever, never mind…
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ChroniclesOfSarnia@reddit

Enjoy! [www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWtsCa3HYY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWtsCa3HYY)
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Working-Active@reddit

I'll be 53 next week and I feel the same. However for my 50th birthday I did spend overnight in a real castle [here.](https://www.booking.com/hotel/es/parador-de-cardona.html). Now I'm just concentrating on building wealth through stocks as I've already decided that when my job ends, I'll just go ahead and retire.
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Kale4MyBirds@reddit

Start making a list of all the discounts you can get once you turn 50. I know a lot are older, but some start at 50! I'm about 3 years behind you and I have a short list of things I want to do before or at 50. One is dig for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. One thing I like when I can't think of anything else is bowling. It's fun even if you suck at it! Happy Birthday!
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Pretend_Piano_6134@reddit

Crater of diamonds is awesome just don’t go in the middle summer as it is as hot as hades. Def go in the spring or fall
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

You know what? I started that shit last year, just counting down the days until I can get cheap shit.
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Pretend_Piano_6134@reddit

I’m 49 and I just went on my first cruise! Loved it. Go something like Royal Caribbean….not too expensive but not like carnival where the main entertainment is the nightly brawls
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brendhano@reddit

That’s right.
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Sensitive-Elevator1@reddit

I turn 49 on Thanksgiving, so my birthday will be stuffing my face and trying not to 🔪 my family (or at least, get into a political argument). My goal for “before I turn 50” is to buy a house. Then my 50th birthday will be an excellent solo trip!
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Athos-1844@reddit

I'm two years ahead of you. I didn't do anything for 49. I did vacation overseas for my big 50. My friend who turned 50 this year didn't do anything, he said he felt melancholy. Save up, take a vay-cay next year.
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Sensitive-Elevator1@reddit

I turn 49 this year and I’m already thinking of a great trip for 50! Either something European or a cruise.
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Able_Adeptness8264@reddit

I got a coffee mug for my 50th and it was stoked
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Able_Adeptness8264@reddit

I
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regeya@reddit

I don't recommend shattering your humerus by the humeral head, I did that in my 49th year, I spent my 50th birthday in an opiate induced haze, and that's medicinally, not recreationally.
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Junior_Ad_3301@reddit

2 chicks at the same time?
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FunChildhood1941@reddit

The older i get i just want to find one that will cut my toenails
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Junior_Ad_3301@reddit

It's hard to find good help.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Did that in '98.
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Junior_Ad_3301@reddit

Ok 3? Im joking though, I'm a one at a time guy
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Yea, I don't recommend it. We were together another year after, but that was always there in the back of both of our minds.
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hapster85@reddit

Good for you not caring. I've been indifferent to my birthday for decades now, which really seems to tick my wife off. Lol I hated turning 30, because I loved my 20s. Since then, it's been who gives a fuck. I jokingly tell her I had surgery two weeks before my 50th so she couldn't throw me a party. Lol Now I have less than a year and half to figure out how to not have a 60th. Lol Seriously though. Don't sweat turning 50. It's just another birthday. It only means something if you want it to.
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New_Writer_484@reddit

Yeah I didn’t do anything for 49 or 50. B days just don’t really mean much to me since I was like 10 🤷🏻‍♂️
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moxiemoon@reddit

Cool
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rattfink11@reddit

My 50th was during lockdown 🫤 but I survived COVID 😁
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pootenshammer@reddit

Same! Couldn't do a damn thing. And all restaurants were closed - even for carryout. And my husband is a week younger than me, so his 50th sucked too!
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rodmandirect@reddit

I turned 49 yesterday! Happy birthday to you and me both. Stay awesome :-)
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brownishgirl@reddit

Happy birthday!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Happy birthday, friendo!
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pythongee@reddit

Nothing. It's just another birthday.
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Habitualflagellant14@reddit

Good because nobody else does either.
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BJoe1976@reddit

Happy Birthday! Just hit my 49th last week, took Monday and Tuesday off for a long weekend during it.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Nice. I am becoming the Dude.
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BJoe1976@reddit

It’s worth it, been taking at least my Birthday off for about 10-11 years now and over the last 8 have been making long weekends out of them. It’s pretty relaxing, outside of last year……ended up out of work for 2 1/2 weeks and hospitalized for one of them and getting out on my birthday……..that one, kinda sucked.
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ChrisBourbon27@reddit

retire
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kittyhm@reddit

I was groped by a homeless guy on my 50th birthday while leaving work. I say at least wait for 50 for that
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Oh no.
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kittyhm@reddit

I actually followed him into my building after he passed me. The crusty old witch in me wanted to teach him a lesson. Luckily the last sane part of my brain reminded me I was 50, he was in his 20s, and it may not end well for me. But it was a tough decision lol Saw him several times after that in the outside break area. He'd see me and move along. Amused me to see him make eye contact, wince, and head the other way.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Be careful Kitty, people are crazy these days.
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joevirgo@reddit

Celebrating 49 w/ you!!! I turned 49 on 9/13.
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i_am_drugs_@reddit

me tooooo 🤝
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13SatanicBears@reddit

My life changed dramatically at 49, and for the better! I divorced a cheating wife of 25 years, and married my soul mate, I suppose you’d say. At 51 I had triple bypass surgery, (I have recovered well), and even with that, I’m having the absolute BEST times of my life! I’m almost 57. Enjoy your days!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Now see, I just celebrated 25 years with my lovely wife September 2, so we're going strong on that aspect. I'm happy you found the person for you.
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13SatanicBears@reddit

Congratulations! Life is good, man, and after 50, it can be amazing.
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Misguidedangst4tw@reddit

howdy birthday twin
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Hey friend! Are you as weird as I am?
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Misguidedangst4tw@reddit

i went golfing by myself and had mozzarella stix and chicken tendies in the air fryer for my birthday dinner lol- so possibly
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Sounds like my type of dinner.
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BIGepidural@reddit

My 47th today too and no fucks.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Hey birthday buddy! Olivia Newton John, Linda Hamilton, and Sherri Moon Zombie also share our day of birth.
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BIGepidural@reddit

Oh no way! Thats so cool! Just did a little search and looks like we Bday party with Serena Williams and Johnny Apple seed too 😂
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Forgot about Serena. I have her autograph on a tennis ball.
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BIGepidural@reddit

Happy Bday Buddy 🎂 🥳
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Winsome43@reddit

49! Exciting! Pretend your 50, book a colonoscopy, get your first Shingrix shot, ooh, and start saying EH?? a lot more.
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Olderbutnotdead619@reddit

Rosie, is that you? Really Rosie https://share.google/GInHLQDsOzcqHcmOg
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

What's the significance of this? I love Sendak and his work, why should I watch this?
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Olderbutnotdead619@reddit

Rosie is a character, that tells a story about a boy who didn't care. " I don't care!" So, when I hear that phrase I automatically picture him with his arms crossed, head up declaring that he doesn't care. Everyone is all stressed out about him not caring, but he held his own until the end. It's a classic and it might make your day
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thanks, I will check this out!
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Olderbutnotdead619@reddit

Yw
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Are you a woman? No offense please. Check out the Instagram page. Her name is Melanie and its We dont not care anymore club ! Hilarious!!! She is amazing and I LOVE she wears at least 3 pairs of readera on her head, face and shirt. IYKYK
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Simple-Minimum9711@reddit

I love her!
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Thank u. I had no intention to offend anyone.
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Downvotes bizarre here. just thought OP, if going through peri/menopause would enjoy her frankness...deleting my posts.
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Lol. Don't know why I was downvoted, lol. She is so real!
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Simple-Minimum9711@reddit

Comment again and I'll give you another up vote.
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Yea! She is great! Sorry if I assumed
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Its for perimenopausal and menopausal women as she is great!
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Tiny_Animal_3843@reddit

Her insta is justbeingmelani. She is sooogood!
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hapticeffects@reddit

Happy birthday! I got 49 last month. Finally doing some PT to get my bad hips better. Don't like that the days are counting down to 50, I'm really feeling the decline rn.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

The decline started ten years ago.
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zombie_spiderman@reddit

When a baby was born to the Aztecs, the midwife would whisper in their ear "You were brought here to SUFFER. Suffer, and ENDURE."
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I feel that.
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caf4676@reddit

Yeh. Sounds about right. 🫡
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illuzion25@reddit

Date a man 10 years younger thn you and enjoy every moment that he worships you, Just a thought.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I'm not gay and I'm married. There may be some complications.
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rei1004@reddit

Are you married?
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

25 years.
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rei1004@reddit

Celebrate your birthday with your family, eat cake 🎂
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Appropriate-Bar-6051@reddit

Happy birthday but honestly I don't care either
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thanks friend.
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Appropriate-Bar-6051@reddit

Love ya hope it's a good year for ya
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Great. Wife and I went out to eat at our favorite pizza joint, wood-fired brick oven style.
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johnny5stayalive@reddit

I turned 50 three weeks ago today. My goal is to have as much sex as I can while my dick still works properly. Because after that, life is going to nosedive.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Sounds like a plan.
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johnny5stayalive@reddit

Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith would approve.
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mbutchin@reddit

Why mention it, then?
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fullofsharts@reddit

I made it to 49 back in March. I haven't cared in years, and most everything just plain sucks these days. I guess..... Happy Birthday?
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thanks.
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NostradaMart@reddit

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck ! and have fun...noth can happen at the same time.
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Smooth-Awareness1736@reddit

Colonoscopy
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Did that in March.
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Smooth-Awareness1736@reddit

Good job. Then try something you've never done before. Could be knitting...could be hang gliding. Improv comedy...whatevs.
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Beetso@reddit

I went through this just a couple of weeks ago. 49 was definitely my least exciting birthday yet. I don't suspect it will get any better anytime soon.
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AC_Uni@reddit

Ha, wait until you turn 50!!!
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handsoapdispenser@reddit

I'm 49 soon. I can't think of a single thing I want. I actually want to have less things. I don't really want to do anything special either. I travelled to enough places when I was younger.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I just want more pot. I have everything else that I want or need.
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Mattonomicon@reddit

Happy birthday! Fellow 49'r here. Birthdays haven't had the same positive punch in awhile. I take it in stride. Hope you take it easy and enjoy something you love. Treat yoself!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thank you.
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Exciting_couple77@reddit

What band wrote that song?
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Valuable-Ad-3599@reddit

Happy birthday!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thank you kindly.
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misdeliveredham@reddit

Happy birthday!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thank you.
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Brilliant-Onion2129@reddit

See your Doctor. I had open heart surgery at 49. Zero warning signs or risk factors. You never know until you know!
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Two years ago I was in Afib something serious, with my resting HR at 150-160, and I had two cardio versions and an ablation. My heart should be good for now.
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danielkemp90@reddit

Happy Bday, turned 49 on September 10th.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Happy belated.
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Vanpocalypse-Now@reddit

Hell, you've made it this far, it is 2025. That alone is a feat! I didn't do shit for 49, but for 50 I am taking myself on a 3 state summer mini tour following my favorite band. I figure after run #2, I'll remember why I don't do it anymore 😂 Happy Birthday
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thank you.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

What band would that be? Thanks.
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Simple-Minimum9711@reddit

Travel somewhere. Anywhere. Even if it's only for a couple of days. Rent an Airbnb or get a hotel room. Go to a restaurant you would never consider at home. Do a mani-pedi-spa day ,(if you like that kind of thing). Go to an amusement park and ride a roller-coaster. Break out of your comfort zone. Do something to give you a change of scenery, alone or with someone else. .
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Trolkarlen@reddit

Make a big deal about your birthday. It's your day, and you don't know how many you have left.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I already went out to eat at my favorite brewery and got a free beer, what more do you want from me at my age?
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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

Get up tomorrow morning and do something special just for you.
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Every day is just for me, but when my family needs help, that's for me, too. I enjoy helping my daughters, even though they vrarely need it now.
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Armadillo-Overall@reddit

When I turned 50, I was able to rebuild my bring. New location, new job, new friends, no more family drama, ... Only 5 friends even know my new address and phone number.
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Athos-1844@reddit

I did that in my early 40's, ten years ago. Sometimes it's better to blow it all up and start over.
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MooseBlazer@reddit

Well, you’re still under 55 . even when you’re in good shape and healthy , 55 is where the downhill starts.
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dfin25@reddit

Get a colonoscopy.
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HotTakes4Free@reddit

Bucket lists seem kind of boomer. Anyway, it really depends on all the naughty and nice you’ve already done. Please list everything…
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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

Well, I have a few months left in my 49th year and I can tell you I felt pretty damn lousy at the beginning of my 49th year. I found a good therapist for the first time and I’ve been able to better identify the things I want to do and the things I should not do. Your mileage may vary, but you might find something like that worthwhile. And for whatever it’s worth, reading the stuff in Springsteen’s autobiography about how life-changing therapy was for him was a big part of my motivation.
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MiniPoodleLover@reddit

Stable at 17% body fat or less (I assume you are male). Stable four hours or more of cardio per week. Learn a new game or puzzle or hobby and gain better than basic profficiency. Consistently read at least one book per month from one of the New York time list, the Economist list, or Oprah's list. Now is the best time to set yourself up for a good rest of life!! peace and love
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knowitallz@reddit

I don't care about turning 49 soon. Whatever. I already feel 50. Life is okay. But shit I just want to chill already.
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Magik160@reddit

Me neither?
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captacu@reddit

Have you ever taken a bath?
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VicMackeyLKN@reddit

I imagine people 70ish would kill to be 50ish
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ellefleming@reddit

U rock
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sometimeswhy@reddit

My 49th was awesome. I was top of the world. Then a few weeks before 50 it came tumbling down. It all turned out well (I’m 57 and comfortably retired) and point is shit happens
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Pristine_Ad_9828@reddit

Hand feed a big cat
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Whose hand?
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attorneyatslaw@reddit

This is the 7th time you ave been 7, so you should have ice cream and invite all your classmates to go to Chucky Cheese or something.
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sa123xxx@reddit

Neither does anyone else
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Braincloud@reddit

😂
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lushlanes@reddit

Happy birthday
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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Thanks.
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Objective_Site3528@reddit

I don’t either
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apc961@reddit

Retire
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Trolkarlen@reddit

If only
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Junior-Ad5604@reddit

I turned 49 in July. I’d be keen to hear any good suggestions.
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paying_cash@reddit

No one ever made a big deal about my birthday, so it made me oblivious to them.
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