Today my dad turned 87 years old! He immigrated here from Ireland in 1962, got married in his 4o’s, had FIVE children, worked
for the city of Los Angeles as a health inspector for hospitals, plus so much more. On Saturday, (St. Paddy’s day – that’s why there is so much green!)
we sat down for a nice dinner to celebrate his 87 years. I am turning 40 in June and have been V reflective on my years and decades lately. Which is
what prompted this questionnaire of sorts…
I aske the near and dear friends to name one word for each decade. Here are my dad’s answers:
If you could some up each decade to one word what would it be?
Birth date: 1931
Ages 1-10: Fear but he called later to add: extreme poverty
Ages 10-20: Fear Continued (War was real in his youth, he said if a plane flew over head they didn’t know if they were going to get bombed or not
Ages 20-30: Farming/Agriculture School
Ages30-40: First Job in Nursing School
Ages 40-50: Marriage
Ages 50-60: Kids!
Ages 60-70: Work,work, work
Ages 70-80: Retired
Ages 80+: More Retirement
