For me this has been a curve not a slope. Hard childhood, getting better in later middle age, expect a harder time later but so far things have been easier.
So I think “it gets better” is a reasonable thing to say to kids having a hard time. It can get better.
Old old? Yes I agree. Even healthy old people, your friends are dying around you, it hurts.
When you grow old, life will be as easy as when you are young.
No, it will be much harder. And in the end, it will be so hard that you can’t do it anymore.
For me this has been a curve not a slope. Hard childhood, getting better in later middle age, expect a harder time later but so far things have been easier.
So I think “it gets better” is a reasonable thing to say to kids having a hard time. It can get better.
Old old? Yes I agree. Even healthy old people, your friends are dying around you, it hurts.