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What worries you about getting older?Originally asked
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Not being able to fend for myself and being a burden to others.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
Becoming doubly incontinent.
Not feeling old but everyone treating you that way.
I’m actually looking forward to getting older.
I don’t think anything scares me. It’s a gift and I want to embrace it.
My penchant for having just one too many.
As not being a total bollix.
An inability to get myself to bed at a reasonable hour.
We’re not here for long so don’t be wreaking havoc along the way.
Falling off the stage and on to the pianist during the opening number in the Mother Goose pantomime at the Citizens theatre in Glasgow.
Ulysses by James Joyce, but I might make a start next week – or the week after that …
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