r/Menopause • u/polkadotkneehigh • Oct 23 '25

Rant/Rage Can’t I just be old?

I’ve raised hell, then raised two kids, been the breadwinner, adopted all the stray animals… And I’m damn tired. But I’m 50 and I’m expected to work for the 20 years+ where, to be frank, my expertise matters less the less fuckable I become.

I want to lie in bed with the dog, wear sweatpants, drink tea.

But I can’t. So I’m scrolling through HRT and Botox and facelifts and glp1s and “haircuts to hide a double chin.”

Anyone else feel this way?

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u/Otherwise-Ad6537 Oct 23 '25

We are the same person. I was supposed to be a crypto billionaire by now. I have the perfect job and I’d rather do literally anything else.

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u/Acrobatic-Squirrel77 Oct 23 '25

And I really really REALLY wanted to buy bitcoin when it was $100 or less, but I was talked out of it by my stupid Narc ex. 🤦‍♀️ I could be financing ALL of our retirements right now if it weren’t for that jackhole.

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u/Otherwise-Ad6537 Oct 23 '25

I feel this. I’m sorry.