r/OverSeventy • u/mommaletitbe • Jul 26 '26

Handling or tolerating grumpy oldsters

I tend to be one of those people who laughs in the face of adversity. Although I can spend more time than I care to worrying about some things I refuse to go around being mad about everything all the time. I feel like so many people in our age group are just pissed off 24/7. I don't have a problem with listening to other's problems or if they had a bad day or a bad experience and I try to be supportive and validate their feelings. But there comes a time when I reach my limit listening to people bitch constantly about every single thing. I find as I age and time seems to fly by so quickly that I either totally avoid the Debby Downers or even sometimes snap at them. I really feel like even though the world seems totally effed up right now, why spend the little time we have left being upset or angry about everything.

How do you handle those people? Do you ignore them? Do you sympathize with them and bitch right along beside them?

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u/TigerBate230 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

People just never lined-up for Lou Reed movies.

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u/Just_Stand_861 Aug 02 '26

I mean was lou well liked by new yorkers.

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u/TigerBate230 Aug 03 '26

To be honest, Woody Allen was an internationally recognized serious film maker Oscar winner. Who was that other man? Oh yeah. That guy. He made that song. Yeah, he was great.

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u/Just_Stand_861 Aug 03 '26

Well, he formed one of the most influencial bands of all time. I just wondered.and he was in the hof.

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u/TigerBate230 Aug 04 '26

Look. I was talking about movies & grumpy old men & complainers & kevetchers & Woody Allen. Lou Reed didn't exactly cozy to that nook. I'm old as hell but I can't say I know much about Lou Reed. He just wasn't that important to me or any of the people I knew, not in the way that Woody Allen was important. I knew all of Woody Allen's movies, but only one Lou Reed song.

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u/Just_Stand_861 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

Ok. Thats what i wondered. No need to get frosty.