Keeping the bond by Estelle Housset

Keeping the bond by Estelle Housset https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt 2J : Should we be afraid of aging? en-us 2021-02-03 15:19:19 UTC 2025-09-27 04:06:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Sandra Chuquet https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1180983058 According to society, older people can no longer enjoy themselves.
They have to be placed in old people's homes.
I don't agree with this, just because a person is older to take care of themselves doesn't mean they should be locked up in a small room with a TV.
These people can, as much as young people, go out walking or driving (for people who no longer walk) in the countryside/cities.
(even if it may take a little time).
They can also do activities such as going to watch a football match, theatre...
For me it's people should have as much fun as we do!

picture: elderly person on a swing]]> 2021-02-09 08:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1180983058 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186450037 This picture shows an elderly person alone and unhappy. Some seniors stay at home. She have a glasses. This picture brings a bad mood, for me this picture shows what is an elderly person. We can see it right now, old persons are sad because they don't see people anymore because of COVID-19.

Caruel Lohan 2nd J ]]> 2021-02-10 09:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186450037 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186451816 I select this image because the old persons are known to wear glasses because they don't see very well got white hair and got wrinckles. They also known for be generous, in this image he seems friendly and carefull. So in my opinion this picture represent very well some of the stereotypes on the erderly persons.

Hébert Grégoire 2ndJ]]> 2021-02-10 09:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186451816 HALLUIN Sylvain https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186661055 I took this picture, because that represent an eldery person alone, and the old person are know to be lonely. The man also look very sad, and for the society the eldery people are everytime in a bad mood . For me, it isn't always true because I know many eldery people very happy and not lonely at all, but for some people it's the cas and it can be very sad for them.]]> 2021-02-10 10:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186661055 Chloé Tabard https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186981301
This picture represents elderly
people who play sports. I chose this picture because it represents one of the main stereotypes that society has towards seniors wich is : "the elderly persons are not athletic and do not play sports because they are too old" and it is a sad reality and I find it a shame because for me a senior can very well play sport it can even be important to keep in good health. It also allows them to be able to do activities as well as new ones !

]]> 2021-02-10 12:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1186981301 Eva Tabard https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1187155892 I selected this image because it represents one of the stereotypes of the elderly persons.
It represents an old man who wears glasses.
The elderly persons most of the time wear glasses because they get older so their eyes get tired and their eyesight decreases.
For me this image represents an elderly person, because all the elderly persons that I know wear glasses.

]]> 2021-02-10 13:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1187155892 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1188164549 This picture shows an elderly person putting white on her computer screen to erase a mistake on a word. It may sound funny, but this image highlights a sad reality. And if I chose this picture is because it illustrates one of the most famous stereotypes about seniors in our society: they usually don't know how to use the Internet and technological devices. Old persons are often forgotten and excluded from our ever-changing world and this image proves it ...

Lamotte Lilia 2ndJ]]> 2021-02-10 16:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1188164549 Sport in elderly persons https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1191345536 A grand stereotypes of elderly person he was the sport .Because a grand majority of them is not sporty and don't make this . But not all persons , indeed in this picture have 2 old persons who make velo in the street despite the fact the woman are handicapped . It's not a problem for them , it's a good
Erwan mellet 2ndJ]]> 2021-02-11 09:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1191345536 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1199474358 In my opinion growing and getting older is not a problem, rather, you discover so many new things when you grow up, the life is really segmented in several part and when I come in a new part I’m really happy to be there, because I can understand, learn so many concept. The life is not simple is very complex, every choise you make will got an importance. I’m not pressed to become older because I want to enjoy of this time, I want to be happy awaiting the time come for me, when the time come I want to be proud and happy of my life.

Hébert Grégoire 2ndJ]]> 2021-02-13 16:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1199474358 The loneliness and the confinement of old people. https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1203911914
We can see an old woman looking out the window. She seems alone and depressed.

I choose this picture because it represents many society's expectations.
One of the main stereotype about elderly persons are that they are lonely. But they aren't. If you do some researches, you can find many studies that proves that the older persons are not the most lonely. Society expects also the older people to stay inside, to be locked up. But I disagree, when you are older, you go outside, you go for a walk, you enjoy the world... because you can't stay alone in your home, watching news, it's boring. The woman doesn't smile, and it illustrates the society's idea that the seniors aren't happy, but I think (and hope) that most of the older people are happy. I think that they are enjoying their life, maybe in a different way that when they were younger (maybe they don't party, ...) but still enjoying.

Anna Langlois--André
2^ndJ
]]> 2021-02-15 14:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1203911914 As far as I'm concerned, I think that growing up and getting old are two very different things. https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1204457777 I'm excited and in a hurry to grow up because to me growing up means to become an adult with all the possibilities and opportunities that come with it. For me, growing up means having a home, a family, a job. To be an adult is to be free and to be independent. I really want to grown up whether it's just to be of legal age (to makes party) or a real adult (to have a family).

But I don't want to getting old because it’s something that scares an men. Indeed, it is not only the fact of aging that is scary, but the fact that aging leads to death. I believe all men are afraid of aging because they are afraid of dying and because no one knows what is on the other side. So, since I am a person belonging at the human race I’am afraid to getting older because i’am afraid to dying.

In conclusion, I really want to growing up because I have lot of dreams to realize but I’m afraid to getting older because it’s mean dying and nobody really now what’s going to happen.

Lamotte Lilia 2ndJ

]]> 2021-02-15 18:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1204457777 Caen--Stéphant Léa https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206490854 I think this photo is a stereotype because on time again we show old person lonely , sitting on a sofa, inactive. This is the tipic picure of the eldery person represent by the society, the seniors are obligatory "sad" , they "do nothings at the exeption to watch TV" , they"do not sport" because it's" hard "for they "it's for this they stay at home" for minim the effort for not tired. For continued the seniors "don't have style" and they "neglige this" they think "the pretty clothes are not forthey because they are so old" for this and they think "that is for the young to be have a good clothing" but every words of the society are fals ! Every person are différent.]]> 2021-02-16 11:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206490854 Here we can see a great stereotype about the elderly person, we are led to believe that the elderly listen to very old music that is boring and not dynamic so that they have a very old musical culture But this is false we can prove it by this photo which shows an elderly person named Mami Rock, he is a very famous person in England she made great concerts of electro music for the young but also for the old people, she was loved by all and dedicated her life to electro music Unfortunately, she passed away in 2014, but by her very existence, she has shown an entire society that stereotypes about the elderly are false and, moreover, we can see that she is having fun and that she is not forcing herself ! https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206572036 2021-02-16 11:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206572036 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206576896 2021-02-16 11:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206576896 To grow old... In fact I think that we should not confuse stereotypes and reality, yes older people are not boring even less annoying, on the contrary some take care of a maximum and enjoy their life but I think it is not comparable to youth. After 50 years, our body ages and there’s nothing we can do about it and I really don’t want it to happen to me then to grow up to be an adult maybe but to be an elderly person, non-merci and I do not rely on stereotypes but experiments carried out seriously by professionals . https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206610647 Esteban Houchard

]]> 2021-02-16 12:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1206610647 Getting older and growing up... https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1207170921
I would say that I want to grow up, I want to be able to do all the things that I can't do now, I want to travel , I want to be autonomous, I want to work, I want to learn... But the thing is, that a part of me don't, because growing up means responsibilities, regrets, and of course death. Getting older have bad sides, getting older means pain, sadness, losses... These things means also choices and changes, and changes are terrifying. But do we really have a choice ?

So, I don't know how I feel about growing up. I think that I want to enjoy the present because I don't want regrets. At the end of the day, I want to be proud of my life. We can't avoid the age, and we can't avoid the death. Growing up is part of the life, growing up is something inevitable. And I don't want to rush things. In fact, growing up or getting older are things really complecated but they are parts of life, we are forced to accept this.

The age is just a nomber, so if we must grow up, we should, at least, choose how we want to grow up, do we want to rehash the past, or do we want to enjoy the
present ?

Anna Langlois--André]]> 2021-02-16 14:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1207170921 How do I feel about growing up and getting older? https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1207252783

I think that for me, growing up is somethings exciting because I’m always going to learn more and discover new things. I'm also going to have all the excitement of the life with all the things I like to do. On this side, this is great but on the financial side I’m more concern especially when it's about having the money to studies and live comfortably. I'm a little scared to choose what studies I should do because I'm interest in a lot of jobs. Moreover I’m a little bit concern about getting older because I don’t know how my body is going to change and I think this is terrifying. But at the end I’m not scared to died at all.

Axelle Malherbe

]]> 2021-02-16 15:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1207252783 Elderly people stereotypes https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1207284252 I choose this picture because this show one of the stereotypes that society has about elderly people. On this picture we can see an old lady that has a walker and a person that is accompanying her to get up. We all know that one of the stereotypes about senior is that they can’t walk or get up correctly so they need a walker or someone to help them so I think this picture is perfect. Moreover, her hairstyle ans her outfit are two classic of the senior appearance.

Axelle Malherbe]]> 2021-02-16 15:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1207284252 Chloé Tabard https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1208234679 For me the term “to grow old” and “to grow” are opposed on the fact that I understand them not at all the same way. The fact of "growing up" makes me happy and I can't wait to be able to be more independent, have my own home, family, as well as travel, carry out projects and many other things that really make you want!

However, the term “to grow old” is scary in general and in my case it is really the case because for me it is associated with all that is fatigue, pain everywhere, .. and especially generally with death (of course it remains only stereotypes)

My feelings, to conclude and therefore that I want to grow up, but not entirely out of fear of aging.

]]> 2021-02-16 18:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1208234679 Growing up and getting older https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1210638802 Personally, I am not afraid of becoming an elderly person because when you get older your face is the line of your life and I think that is not regrettable because I think it is a reflection of how you have lived. But before becoming a senior you grow up, and that scared me, because to become an adult you have to choose a job but when you're young it's not easy and afterwards when you have your job you earn a salary but it can't be enough and yo can have financial problems and that's a little scary. I think studies are difficult and it's my main source of fear to grow up because I'm afraid of not being successful and suddenly not doing what I want.

Caen--Stéphant Léa ]]> 2021-02-17 11:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1210638802 Elderly people https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1211203037 I think this picture is a stereotype of the elderly because of the piece which is old style. We can see also this phone with big keys, it's an older style. This person is looking at a picture frame, with a sad face. Old people don't have to be seen as sad people, sitting on a couch, doing nothing and staring at a frame. It's a stereotype because that is not the reality of everyone at this age.
Serbini Léane]]> 2021-02-17 14:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1211203037 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1211330257 Getting older is not a problem for me, it's life and I think than growing up is a chance and lux, because some people don't have this chance. The only think than can scared me is what I'm going to do in the future, and how I'm going to grow up with my health problem. But in a side it's exciting to grow up because of the experience of life like travel and people we can meet and all things we can learn day after day.
Serbini Leane

]]> 2021-02-17 14:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1211330257 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1212212784 Growing old doesn't scare me. For me, I think it's a chance to grow old, some people don't have that chance, you have to enjoy your life, life is short. I am especially eager to know how I will be in 10-20 years, in what profession I will work, I especially have this apprehension. I hope I am not in bad health. I dread knowing if I am around people today.
But the only negative thing about getting older for me is that we are going to lose family members, but after all that's life.

Tabard Eva

]]> 2021-02-17 17:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1212212784 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1213990614 For me i think this photo is a stereotype because in people head elderly people can't do anything alone like: walk alone,
they spend many time in a hospital, or in a place were they alone in their room and had nurse for help them.
On this picture we see thas the person can't walk without his walker, he look in a hospital room or a retirement home.
We age it's difficult to be by yourself, to eat be yourself, ...
so I think this pictures represented all of these stereotypes.

Julie Sevestre

]]> 2021-02-18 06:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1213990614 Anton Gilles Lawrence https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1214511913 I think the society stereotypes eldely people like being alone and minding there own life without seeing anyone. Like in this picture: waking up early in the morning, alone because there husband is gone, eating, watching tv, without talking to anybody. I think It can be true and in this case it's really sad but I think eldely people can have fun and make friends, for exemple my grandfather is alone but sometimes he go to the bar and talks to people. I think it's really important to support lonely eldely people and talk to them because, often, there children and grandchildren are rarely with them, they are working or studying. ]]> 2021-02-18 09:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1214511913 Augustine Capart https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1214538011 This picture represent one of the clichés about the grandfathers : the gardening. According to stereotypes, the grandparents don't live in the city and have a wonderful and huge garden. Clichés say that, as they have a lot of time, grandfathers gardening a lot... and try to explain how gardening to their grandchildrens. Because their are old, the grandparents are associate to the earth, to the wisdom, or, a lot of grandparents of today use computers, mobilephone... so this cliché is not totally true.]]> 2021-02-18 09:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1214538011 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1214584873 Growing up had two meanings for me. The first : the height. I don't think I will grow again and I feel sad about that, my brothers will be taller than me. The second meaning of growing up is to be an adult, and I don't think I'm ready for that, I see were I would like to go and I say to myself : "stop dreaming, people do wonderful things and not you" I see all the competitive examinations I have to do to be what I want and I think it will be complicated.
For getting older, I want to be older and not at the same time, I want to be adult for study what I love, to be independant, to travel, to do the raid amazone with my best friend, to do violin...but at the same time, I know that I will lose people of my family, my grandparents, and after my parents and maybe my brothers, my friends...I lose someone this year, I don't want to revive this. I want to have childrens too. but after my studies, but they can last for seven years...people say to live at full speed and after to slow down, to take our time... So I don't know how to live, I think we just have to...improvise ? So, myself, listen, don't worry, be happy.]]> 2021-02-18 10:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1214584873 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1215079545 I'm not really affraid of growing up because for me that mean have many true friends, maybe have a familly, someone to love and love back. But I don't want to getting older because i love sport and with the time I going to can't move the way i want, my biggest fear is to be abandoned so I do not want to the time separate me from the persons I love and care about. I hope I keep my child's mind and don't become a old woman anoying but a happy, healthy and cool woman.
I sincerely hope, that I will enjoy my life like I want my life to be, because we just have one so don't be affraid by the time and be.

Julie Sevestre

]]> 2021-02-18 13:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1215079545 Tom Hamel https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1215377957 I think this image represents the stereotype of the kind, calm and cook grandmother.
because it shows a grandmother who cooks and who loves it.
Additionally, the old woman in the photo is dressed in an old-fashioned red sweater and an old apron.
This image therefore perfectly represents the idea that society has of a grandmother, that is to say an old woman who is kind, calm, who likes to cook, who keeps her little children and who gives gifts.]]> 2021-02-18 14:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1215377957 Arthur Dalbin https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1215557082 I chose this photo because I think it represents one of the stereotypes about the grandmother, that of the "gaga" granny, who loves and takes care of her grandchildren because there is always the cliché. . parents who often drop their kids off with their grandparents for grandparents to see and have fun with. in the picture we can see a grandmother who takes care of her grandson by playing with him and she looks happy just like the little boy.

]]> 2021-02-18 15:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1215557082 Louis Bouchard https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1217239998 I chose this picture because the old persons like grandparents are very attached to their small children, and even if this is true, the fact that the all the grand parents love their small childrens is a stereotype. One of the stereotype about the elderly persons is that they also very like nature, when persons are getting older, they become wise and become really aware of the importance of the nature. I also chose this photo because it shows a walk and the fact that elderly persons love to take a walk can be a stereotype]]> 2021-02-18 22:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1217239998 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1217263635 I think that grow up and getting older scared people because they think of the negative aspects. When you grow up, you become more wise, and you ripen. It's important too see that when you become older you take responsabilities but also liberty, you are free to do what you want. Growing up gives you the chance to realize your dreams, to live the life you want to live. Even if you become old, that's not a problem, because everyone is thinking about the fact that you can't look young like when you were 20 years old but it doesn't matter because your mind is more developped. The experience that the life gives you can help you to become an happy person. You have to enjoy your life when you are young and you also don't have to focus on the age, it's just a number and you can stay young in your mind. Growing up can give us happiness, we just have to take it easy and enjoy the life, so getting older don't scared me. I also think that when you're old, you are at a point of your life when you have accumulated a lot of things, and you need to transmit all your knownledge to the new generation that will take place after us.

Louis Bouchard]]> 2021-02-18 22:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1217263635 Arthur Dalbin https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1218422413 Personally, I think growing old and growing up are two different things because an old person is not necessarily tall and a tall person is not necessarily old and that is as much physically as it is mentally.
In short, I think it's when we get older that we grow up because the older we get, the more mature we become and that we also grow physically, I also think that getting older is a good thing because when we get older I find that we see the world differently and we also sometimes change our behavior and more often our habits for example we have more time to take care of our garden ... In addition, there is retirement when we are old. which sometimes allows you to go on a trip or other. Then I know that when we get older we tend to have wrinkles and to be less physically attractive, but that's life and you have to live with it, for me it's "the marks of life". I also find that growing up is a good thing because it allows us to be taken seriously by adults because we are mature and we are physically tall. I also love growing up because this is the time when there is the most physical change as our muscles develop, our voice changes for boys ...
In conclusion, I think growing up and getting old are two different things, but they are related.]]> 2021-02-19 10:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1218422413 Tom Hamel https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1218492632 In my opinion, growing up is neither a good nor a bad thing, it's just the transition from childhood to adulthood.
It is the passage from childhood where we don't care about anything, where mom and dad feed us, house us and take care of us until adulthood where we have to take responsibility, find a job. to earn money to eat, find accommodation, pay taxes, in short, you have to become independent.
In conclusion, I don't think that becoming an adult is a good or a bad thing because on the one hand when you are a child you don't have to worry about the problems of life and our peaceful life but on the other hand, when you become an adult, you can have a lot more responsibilities but you are independent, you do not depend on anyone and you are free to do whatever you want (within the limits of the law).
For me, it's just a step we have to take to move forward in life.]]> 2021-02-19 11:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1218492632 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1220097055 I’m not really scared of aging, because I can’t being young for the rest of my life. And being old isn’t all time a bad think, but I understand why some people of aging, because they think when you’re old you’re more likely to dead, but at every age we can die, and I prefer to die at 80 years old instead of die at 20 years old, because I will have live my life before. The only point that’s can make me scared is the fact that I will probably being alone at a moment in my life, but I’m also lonely, so being alone isn’t my biggest fear, and if I’m alone I can what I want. That mean I can play piano everyday for the rest of my life. And I can’t being young for the rest of my life so it’s stupid to be scared of something I can’t avoid.

HALLUIN Sylvain

]]> 2021-02-19 19:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1220097055 Sandra Chuquet 2J https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1231997118 What is life like for an elderly person?
My seventy-six year old great-grandmother is an active senior, according to her, the days are not long enough.
Her weeks are rather busy, she starts in the morning with a bit of gymnastics followed by a bit of cycling.
Then she cleans her big house and prepares the meal.
In the afternoons, she does different activities: she gives one and a half hour English classes to people her age, she also volunteers at the library in Digulleville.
Outside of the covid-19 epidemic, she used to sing in a choir, she is even in a hurry to resume this activity.
Since her retirement she has learned and is learning new languages such as Spanish, Italian, German and now Russian.
In the evenings she plays a few musical instruments: piano, guitar.
She also likes to go for a walk in her town Omonville la rogue.
I am very lucky to have a great-grandmother like her, she teaches me a lot and it's great! ]]> 2021-02-23 15:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1231997118 Lola Caen 2J https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1259316861 In my opinion, most people who are able to travel take advantage of their old age and retirement to find out what they want to see before they no longer have the opportunity. It's an occasion for many of them to leave their usual environment and meet new people, admire and photograph new landscapes : they can keep unforgettable memories ! It's like a second youth and seniors who are no longer able to travel enjoy their lives in many other ways. On this picture, we can see an elderly couple who carries a very happy and fulfilled look on their face. They simply walk on the sand of a beach, enjoy the moment, look at each other with passion and will soon walk on a beach of another continent ! Stereotypes like : "they only read and do crosswords, just boring things" often prove false. Actually, these people are full of happiness and ambition, each of them is dynamic in its own way!]]> 2021-03-02 16:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1259316861 Caen Lola 2J https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1259469232 For me, growing up is a lot of responsibility to take on, autonomy to acquire, compromises to make and all those adult things that cause a lot of stress ... Sometimes, I say to myself that I would rather be 16 all my life, it would be more obvious. But is life made to be simple ? I don’t think so ! I just hope to be well prepared before I go to the post-high school world. For me, getting older is a sign of maturity and experience. To become a free, stable, autonomous, powerful, responsible person but above all a happy one. On the one part, growing old scares me a liitle bit because life is too short to realize all my dreams and growing old is also often synonymous with health problems... On the other part, I know that growing up will allow me to become every day the best version of me. It’s funny to think that one day, I’ll be in my mother’s place, then my grandmother’s. However, I will not cease to keep my one and only goal : be happy and share this happiness. John Lennon said, "When I was a kid, my mother told me that happiness is the key to life. At school, when I was asked to write what I wanted to be later, I said happy. They told me I didn’t understand the question, I told them they didn’t understand life".]]> 2021-03-02 16:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1259469232 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1271193289 For my grandmother being old isn’t the best thing happened in her life, because with the time she developed some diseases like diabetes, and she is more fragile than before like actually she can’t use her left arm without hurting herself. It’s hard for her because she take care of children, so the pain doesn’t help her. If she get holder that mean the people she likes also age, and many members of her family and her husband died, and she’s very sad some times when she remembered the good memories with those people. But aging isn’t only a bad thing for her, like she meet her grandchildren and she love her. She isn’t the most active elderly person that exist but she continue to cook, take care of her garden, do her shopping, and yes sometime she need some help but when me or anyone in my family go help her she had more company, because her dog isn’t very talkative. My grandmother is not very alone because there is almost always someone in her house. She don’t need to be under tutelage so that make her life easier, she steal an independent woman.

HALLUIN Sylvain]]> 2021-03-04 20:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1271193289 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1279265720 As for my grandfather, the life of an elderly is going really well, even if it could have brought him some health problems and others.
He considers himself happy and fortunate to still be in great shape and to be able to watch his children and grandchildren grow up.
My grandfather is someone who is never bored almost every afternoon, he does activities such as pétanque, which is done with the Cora which is an association that allows you to meet new people. And when he's not active they love to watch movies or taste the delicious cakes my grandmother made.
He loves to travel he went to Morocco, in Spain, in Greece ,in Corsica…, It was a change of scenery, he says.
Even if all this looks great, the fact of getting old scares him a little anyway because for him he is getting closer and closer to death but hey he says to himself that it is the cycle of life. not take the lead and live his life to the fullest as if he were young!

Tabard Chloé.]]> 2021-03-07 19:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1279265720 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1286623026 The old person like take care of the young personne: they do activites, games... with use and they are very cuddly with use. The grandfathers make them laugh their grandchildren. The grandfathers like walk around with their grandchildrens. In conclusion, the old person like spend time with the young person.
Romane 2J

]]> 2021-03-09 09:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1286623026 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1286652861 For my grandmother, getting old is difficult for her.
My grandmother does not have a very exciting life. She likes to stay at home to do her housework, watch TV, prepare good meals but she also does activities such as knitting also she loves to walk with my grandfather but for a few years now she can't do it too much because she developed several health problems. My grandmother loves to travel, with my grandfather they visited several countries like Greece, Morocco, Canada ...
For her, aging has become more complicated, she can no longer do much and the health crisis has not improved things. But she is happy, for her it is a change to be able to see her children and grandchildren grow up.

Eva Tabard ]]> 2021-03-09 09:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1286652861 My grandmother's daily life https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1289031150 Getting older is one of the things that scares me the most because getting older isn't just about having wrinkles, it's also getting closer to death. Nevertheless, this interview with my grandmother made me change my opinion and my way of seeing things.
My grandmother working all her life. Coming from a fairly poor background, she had to work very early to get out of it but she always wanted to paint. It was her dream that she had never been able or had the time to realize. But when she was retired, she had the time and began to paint. She says that getting old is one of the best things that ever happened to her and her life of an elderly person is one of the best parts of her life. Because even though old age have brought her health problems, it's have also allowed her to do what makes her the happiest: painting. Furthermore, she said to me that no day is the same as when she worked and that she takes advantage of each day to discover everything she has not yet discovered, to read everything she has not yet read, or to see everything which she never could. So the days in my grandmother's life are never the same but if there's one thing she does all the time it's taking care of her family. Her senior life is never boring and especially not sad because she promised herself to enjoy every moment and to paint as much as she can

Finally, I will say that we can’t recount and trivialize the life of an elderly person. Everyone is not the same and all lives are different but one thing is sure my grandmother made me understand that no matter our age or what stage of your life you are, you have to realize your dream!
Lamotte Lilia 2ndJ]]> 2021-03-09 17:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1289031150 First of all I think that we should not confuse growing up and aging, as many children we all want to grow up, be an adult, have a car,.. On the other hand, after a certain age about 50 years we are in a pass where we are already aging the more we see our retirement approaching we realize the number of candles for birthdays.Arriving at this age is the opposite it is a return to childhood that we want.... https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1289293959 2021-03-09 18:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1289293959 Maena pain https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1289702987 After the interview with my grandparents, I learned that life for the elderly is not always perfect. They told me that they liked retirement because it allowed them to travel and engage in activities, but that in the current period with the pandemic their lives were put on hold. They find it a pity to stop themselves from living when unfortunately they do not have much time to enjoy, and do many things. ]]> 2021-03-09 20:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1289702987 what is life like for elderly persons ? https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1292126964 The life of an elderly person is quite complicated because when an elderly person is alone, she has to manage everything on her own, while when she is accompanied, it is less complicated because the two people share the household chores, the shopping. .. an old person can get bored when her family is not very present for her but when the family is present, it occupies her and it makes her very happy. Mailys kozak ]]> 2021-03-10 10:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1292126964 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1293003330 I asked my grandfather about being old, he told me that for him being old is a consequence because ha has developed neurological diseases, he hardly happens to walk like this. Before therefore more fatigue to go out and also to be trained. For my grandfather it's sure when you are an elderly and go to the doctor every week but for him all this is not an excuse not to ejoy his life anymore remaining.
Zakaria Takile]]> 2021-03-10 14:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1293003330 The life of an elderly person https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1307041969 To learn more about the life of elderly person, I decided to interview my grandmother. She told me that for her, the most important thing in life was her children and grandchildren. For those who don’t have any she feels sorry for them because she thinks that during most of your life it’s okay not have children but when you get really old it’s get sad. During her life she was always strict with anything, she wanted everything to be perfect but with the time she learns to stop worrying about the details and to be more peaceful. She is the kind of person that doesn’t think you get happier when you’re ageing but you learn what is the most important and you try to make the most of those things while you still can. I asked her if she was feeling lonely, recording to the stereotypes but she wasn’t, she has her husband, her children that are living just next to her with her grandchildren which is rare and she is grateful for it. She even said « I got the chance to go annoyed them whenever I want ». Still recording to the stereotypes, I then asked her if she was hanging out sometimes, she told me that before covid, she was always out, visiting her uncles and aunts. She was also participating to a gymnastic class organized by her city. In the city, a lot of things are organized for the seniors, for example, they had organized a meeting between the senior of the city every week for them to talk together. She decided to try this but she didn’t felt like she was belonging to this activity because the others were too old for her so she stop going to it. For her future, she doesn’t want to go in a retirement house because she wouldn’t feel free. But when she will no longer have the possibility to take care of her house she will move in a smaller one or maybe in a home housing for elderly people. There, she will still be free to do anything like if she was in her own house but a canteen would be at her disposal and if she ever have a problem someone would be there to help her.

Axelle Malherbe]]> 2021-03-14 12:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1307041969 Tom Hamel https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1307345957 Today I called my great-grandmother to ask her if she wanted to tell me about her daily life. She replied that she accepted with pleasure. To begin with, know that my great-grandmother's name is Mireille, that she is 83 years old and that she lives with Rogert, my great-grandfather who is 90 years old. They still live in their first home where they raised my grandmother and her siblings. But a nurse often visits them to check on their health.
Then she started to tell me about her daily life. She usually gets up around 8 a.m. and my grandfather gets up around 6 or 7 a.m. Rogert waits for Mireille to wake up, he goes to tinker in the garage or he will take care of his garden, his garden is a bit like his treasure and he takes care of it several hours a day despite his age. Then, when my grandmother wakes up, they have lunch together. Then they take care of it until 11 a.m. This is when my great-grandmother how to prepare the meal. Then they eat around 12:30 p.m. Then, after eating, they will either go for a walk or both take care of the garden. At the end of the day around 6 p.m. Mireille prepares dinner and they eat around 7 p.m. then they watch a movie and go to bed around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m.]]> 2021-03-14 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1307345957 A normal day for my grandfather https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1307986640 I ask to my grandfather what is is daily life and he answer me.

He's day begin at 8:30 Am, he eats an bolw of milk with some bread, after this he wash himself, and dress for going buy the newspaper. When is back at home he cooks and eats while he looks the TV.
In the afternoon he reads the newspaper and almost everyday someone comes see him and he discuss with everyone in the familly. One time is alone he watch the TV and cooks for the dinner, he sleep at 22 o'clock.

This is a normal day for my grandfather.

Hébert Grégoire 2ndJ]]> 2021-03-14 19:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1307986640 interview of my grandparents https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1312620255 For my grandparents, the life is calmer than before: there are no more children in their life and they no longer work. When they were younger; they went out more, traveled more but now, they are more often at home but they often see their close friends and family. Their days are often similar but I don't think it bothers them. My grandparents always find activities: my grandfather gardens, hunts and watches T.V and my grandmother goes out for a walk and takes care of the house.
Romane 2J]]> 2021-03-15 19:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1312620255 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1314494581 Today I chatted with my grandmother and for her the life of an elderly person is nothing but happiness because she can travel often (although at the moment it is difficult to travel with covid). She also loves the life of the elderly because she can devote herself entirely to her favorite hobby, the video games she plays all day (I'm even ashamed because she beats me at almost every game) and if she does not play, she knits, in any case, she is happy with her life as an elderly person.
Arthur dalbin]]> 2021-03-16 08:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1314494581 Every older person is different https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1316377450 In the interview I learn and show that every old person is different, for example my grandfather practices dancing in a club with his friends while it is said that most old people don't dance or do sport in general.
During their lifetime, my grandparents traveled a lot to different countries of the world to visit and discover new things. Society shows us elderly people who do not move and stay at home. My grandmother and grandfather love gardening and have taken care of the garden over the years. They like to walk to the sea and go to the park with their small children.
This proves that people's activities depend on them and not on their ages.

Caen--Stéphant Léa 2j]]> 2021-03-16 15:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1316377450 https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1316661897 I ask to my parents how they see theur lifes as seniors
They answered me than getting older will lose in autonomy, so maybe become dependant. Because of thag maybe one day they will change them ways of living and also arrange their housing. Contact people for help with household chores such as housework or traveling such as shopping. And finaly if my brother and i don't living near their place because of work maybe that they will going to be finish their lives in retirment.
Serbini Léane]]> 2021-03-16 16:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1316661897 Esteban Houchard https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317092239
For my grandparents, (65 every two years and 40 years of union) living as an elderly person is generally “cool” they lead a peaceful life in their little home that they bought not long ago. They never get bored telling me about my grandmother even if they are retired. They have something to do all the time: cleaning, shopping etc.. and it doesn’t bother them. Also, every month they have fun changing or buying new items for their home. The only problem is the virus says my grandfather is at risk because of this disease, they can no longer go out as before and see their grandson less. To cheer them up, I sometimes go to eat at home paying attention of course (barrier gestures) because they do not live far from my high school, I am happy when I see them and they too:)!

]]> 2021-03-16 17:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317092239 My grandmother's life https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317141027 I chose to interviewed my grandmother, and for her, retirement is fun. It's only been a couple of month since she is really in retirement. Even if my grandfather isn't in retirement yet, she never gets bored. She always find a way to have fun.

I asked her about a typical day in her life and that was what she told me :
First, she always read the news on her pad. Then she prepared herself to go in bicycle at the market . After eating, she does yoga, followed by a session of relaxation. Then, she goes on a walk on the beach and if it's raining, she read. During the evening, she usually watch Netflix.

My grandmother entertained herself with activities (like boardgames, books, series, ...) and sports. She also should have start to take classes, at a university for seniors, to improve her english and to do more sport. Also, she loves to go shopping.

Another thing really important in her life is travelling. She travels a lot and far away; she should have been in Corea in October (but ...Covid-19), she also traveled in Thailand, Laos, and now she's skiing.

She said to me that one of the best thing in retirement is that she can see her family often and can take care of her grandchildren.

I think that my grandmother isn't a grandmother that we find in the society's expectations. She can cook but easy recipe, she doesn't stay at home, she needs to move and she isn't boring, she is always laughing.

When I ask her a word to define the retirement, she said "coolitude". I think this word shows the type of life that she is living.
Anna Langlois--André

]]> 2021-03-16 17:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317141027 j https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317267425 2021-03-16 18:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317267425 julie sevestre https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317270103 My grand-parents didn’t saw and felt them getting old to quick because they stay young in their head.

they do cliches grand-parents day they wake-up early, go do shopping, every day the go take a walk one hour, clean the house and everything grand-parents do.

When I ask them how they feel about their life and said they was lucky to have us they family they have a good health to their life are good and beautiful.

Their friends are the same for 20 years now. when you get old it’s the family who matters most.

My grand-parents are married for 50 years so they thankful to have each-others.

They don’t fit at all to the stereotypes because they do many sports, my grandma don’t cook a lot, they don’t have any dog or cat, but they drink a lot of tea, they love to garden to.

they do have many projet for the futur mostly on traveling. They really love to travel, they already travel in many place, town and country around the world but they don’t see everything.

I end my interview with something my gran-pa said : “ they always something new to see in the world, the life is short so we can’t live with regrets so we do what we want to do and what we can do”

]]> 2021-03-16 18:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317270103 Augustine Capart https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317784838 Can you summerize your everyday life ?

Everyday when I get up I already know what I’m going to do. I have many projects and I automatically plane my days. I begin doing the homework to get it out of the way. Then, I read aloud russian texts for entertaining , I go out to do a bit of shopping, I cook and I do like cooking. I teach calculation students with intellectual disability, I advise many associations, schools about specialized pedagogy, everywhere in France and aboard . I like to take out for a walk, or for a drive to seaside. I ‘m very happy when I see my children and grand children but they don’t visit us nearly often enough because they are living too far away .

How do you feel to getting older ?
It’s difficult to explain because I know I’m getting older but in my mind I feel young , I’m young at heart. So I always get pleasure when my grand children call me « Bonne Maman ». I say to myself « oh yes I’m a grand mother » and it’s amazing. And I continue to forget I getting older.

Are you happy generaly ?
Yes I’m generaly happy and I don’t have the time to be sad. When there are problems I prefer research how to solve them.

With this interview of my grandma, i learn that grandparents are happy to be what they are, to take care of their grandchildrens. That shows that when you are old, you take the time to do what you want and what you love, slowly, to be quiet after a lot of years working. With this interview, i want to see my grandmother and hug her, i haven't see her and my grandfather since four months, i hope i will see them soon...

]]> 2021-03-16 20:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317784838 anton gilles lawrence https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317887088 my grand father told me that being old is an important part of our life, it’s when start to take a step back on what we created and learned in our life. Being old is not the funniest part of his life, he lived the best moments of his life during his youth but he don’t regret this part because he changed his interest records and grown.

Now he lives a routine in his house : he passes the time by watching tv, reading, meet people at the bar or sometimes fishing. But it’s complicated for him because he’s most of the alone.

]]> 2021-03-16 20:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1317887088 with this interview, I learned that the elderly and even more those who are retired, are bored because they can no longer practice their daily activities or at least with restrictions such as for example walking or going to the market etc.My grandmother, for example, no longer goes to see her friends. She can no longer see those around her like her children or grandchildren.They can no longer also go on vacation. They feel lonely. https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1318022323 Titouan Cauvin 2nde J]]> 2021-03-16 21:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1318022323 Louis Bouchard https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1318062544 When you speak about the fact of getting older, you need to speak about the retirement. When you become older, you stop working, so obviously your rhythm of life will radically change. When you don’t work, you leave the active life and you become freer to do what you want. So when you are getting older you can do things that you couldn’t do if you work. It’s the same thing when you have children, when you are getting older, your children become older too and they start their own lives. So when you are in retirement and when your children aren’t in the house anymore you can take time for you. For this reason, a lot of old persons travel when they become older. But of course, the family is very important for an old person, and this is a pleasure to see your children and your grand-children growing up. In summary, I learn that the rhythm of life of an old person is very different from our and getting older is often the occasion to do things we can’t do because we are in an active life like to take more time for your hobbies or to travel.

]]> 2021-03-16 22:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1318062544 Caen Lola 2J https://padlet.com/estellehoussetschool/fi0q9y9kxfvsc7vt/wish/1382774805 I asked my grand-parents Daniel and Beatrice, my mother's parents, who are 75 years old and who live in the department of Vendee.
Beyond the normal process of the course of life, retirement doesn't cause any anxiety concerning them. But getting older it's the opportunity to distance themselves from the constraints of work, from the professional relationships which they still have today, for some. It's to think about the education passed on their children : Olivia (my aunt) and Romane (my mother) : did it allow them to build themselves psycho-emotionally/socially ?
It's still to hope to have gained maturity on a lot of subjects such as politics for example.
For almost 15 years of retirement, their days were first devoted to their new place of life (decoration, development...) then know their environment (history, local habits, relationship mode...). To integrate and understand into the new social situation, they have registered in associations : my grandmother in a creative club and a choir ; my grandfather in a local press correspondent for Ouest-France newspaper and as a director in a socio-cultural center, which led him to become a municipal advisor.
They also take time for themselves, for their couple with long walks by the sea, cycling, swim at the pool, going to the cinema...
Even though they are retired, they never stop ! Covid-19 disrupted all their activities and my grandmother's operations led them to live differently, but they aren't bored !
They find that there are stereotypes about older people, everywhere and not just for older people. By their professional activity, they have often been led to create/recreate the link between members of the same family and their environment. A problem often linked to trivialities, sometimes to real difficulties. One could summarize this judgement/denigration of others by : "In my time/period..." and "You can't understand, you're too old...". Moreover, confinement/quarantine doesn't help this situation because health solutions reinforce difference between generations in terms of attention, care...
However, they are happy with the news we regularly exchange, the signs of affection they receive and there is a great happiness when we spend a few days together. My grandfather told me : "As Louis Chedid says in a song, we must tell people that we love them".
I therefore conclude from this "interview/testimony" that retirement is an opportunity to continue in our passions, never to stop learning about everything, test new occupations...but also that it's important to stay close (not always geologically but always to the heart) of our family and to tell them of the affection that we give to them.

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