To play it safe, my husband and I finally decided to get life insurance. Evidently, it's harder to obtain as you get older, so we figured we'd better hop to it.
I was discussing this with my colleague, which led to conversations about our respective families... who died when and of what... and so-on-and-so-forth. Happy little conversation indeed.
Anyway, as I was reviewing my family's history, I started to panic. Not only is it spotty, (plenty of cancer, addiction, people dying young etc.), but of those who are still living, (and there are few), they're not doing so hot either.
Two have COPD/emphysema, one, (without COPD/emphysema), is STILL smoking cigarettes and just broke his wrist skateboarding at age 39, (clearly he still thinks he's immortal), another is almost undoubtedly bipolar, drinks like a fish and flies into rages, another has what appears to be alzheimers or dementia, (albeit she's pushing 90), and last but not least, another of my family members has had a chronic illness since she was about 30, doesn't take any vitamins or supplements of any kind, and I'm pretty certain she's gonna wind up with osteoporosis.
My colleague joked that someday soon, I was going to wind up caring for a couple of invalids and wouldn't have time for children anyway. I laughed, but only half-heartedly, since I kinda sorta realized it could happen.
That said, if you happen to be one of my family members who is reading this blog, and you know which parts apply to you - maybe you'll get some sense knocked into you before this picture becomes a harsh reality, okay? I am NOT going to take care of you because you elect to do stupid shit.
So there.
For the record, I am convinced that Leigh is doomed to die from worrying about dying.
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Wouldn't be the strangest thing. On second thought, yes it would. That would just be totally F'd up. Now I'm going to be all paranoid about putting that in writing. Creepy if it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Why do I suddenly have chest pains?
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