# On Turning 50 Alone
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695 "2010-06-18T18:23:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695/81 "2012-09-17T21:25:56Z")
> [@PapSett](#):
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> So, anyway… thank you all for caring.
((hugs))
sometimes, the internet can be a nice place
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### Author:  [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695/82 "2012-09-17T21:50:27Z")
**PapSett** , hearing that you’re feeling better got me all choked up. I’m so happy for you! And **alexco** , it can happen for you, too. I’m not saying it -will- (hells, I’m still trying to believe the ‘can’ for myself), but I’m saying there’s hope. This thread is proof.
I feel like kvelling a bit more for PapSett. Who’s raising a glass with me?
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### Author:  [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695/83 "2012-09-17T22:01:29Z")
::Clinks mugs with **ArrMatey!** ::
I’m glad to hear you’ve made some 4-footed and 2-footed friends PapSett.
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### Author:  [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695/84 "2012-09-17T22:45:13Z")
so glad to get an update - I saw this thread was old but was hoping for something up to date at the end! lovely horse, looks like, so glad you met her.
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> since I was pitted a couple months ago I have just been skimming topics when I needed to kill a few minutes and have made myself scarse.
no idea what happened but the heck with that. post _ON!!_🙂
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### Author:  [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-turning-50-alone/543695/85 "2012-09-18T00:34:42Z")
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> I can report that PapSett’s life has really improved. She started volunteering at a horse rescue, taking riding lessons, and working as transport co-ordinator for a dog rescue. She’s far happier than when she posted the OP.
It didn’t occur to me that the post was posted so long ago! Wow! I’m reminded of the book Po Bronson wrote called “Do One thing DIfferent” and also of Swedenborg, the philanthropist who said helping others was the key to life.
[http://www.swedenborg.org/FamousSwedenborgians/HelenKeller.aspx](http://www.swedenborg.org/FamousSwedenborgians/HelenKeller.aspx)
Yes, I found out about him thru Helen Keller’s bio.
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