What insecurities do 60 to 70 year olds have in their minds?

Question

Just wondering what my mom is worried about these days, without having to ask her.

Answer 1

The happiness ot their children and like all people at some point in their life, their health and longevity.

Answer 2

As you might expect, it depends on their situation.  Moms tend to worry about their kids, regardless of their age.  If she lives alone, she might be concerned about being able to continue to maintain her home.  Or she might not like being alone in the first place, if she is not used to it.  If she isn't well established from a financial standpoint, she could be worried about losing her home.  As she gets older, she might start to worry about becoming a burden to her children.  If she has a husband in poor health, she might be worried about him.

I can tell from your question you are a compassionate person and you love your mother.  It's OK to ask her what she's worried about these days!  It will let her know you care.

Answer 3

Usually at this age they start to worry over money, their health & will they have someone to care for them as their health deteriorates or will they end up in a nursing home, the price of their medicines in order to stay healthy & what will happen to all their belongings when their gone.  

Answer 4

I'm 63.  I took an early retirement 4 years ago and live on a modest pension.  To many of my generation, the main worries seem to be deteriorating health and running out of money, and I share those concerns to an extent.  Aside from that, I fear that I may lose the will or the strength to finish projects I have in mind.  I've always been a "do-it-yourself" kind of guy.  

Sixteen years ago I finished building my own house of stone.  I did it almost on my own, with only the help of one good friend and my 13 year old (at the time) nephew.  It gave me a great deal of satisfaction and is probably the one accomplishment of which I am most proud.

So it's not surprising that the project I've been mulling over and planning for years is another stone construction.  I want to build a stone arch bridge where my driveway crosses a ravine. Part of it is asthetic.  A big steel culvert and/or a concrete slab would serve the same purpose in a practical way.  But I want to build something beautiful and long lasting.  It's a big job.  I don't know if I can be successful. And it is hard physical work.  Will I have the strength to carry on?  

Don't expect anything profound from me.  My insecurities are my own and need not apply to the majority of my age group.  I just thought I would offer a glimpse into the mind of one 60 to 70 year old.

Like many of my age, however, I sometimes get the feeling that the world has gone crazy, and I just don't understand it anymore.  But that's part of the aging process and probably progressive.  I can tell you that my 90 year old mother is even more at sea than I am.