Trails end for the last lone cowpoke

Trails end for the last lone cowpoke This is a group which shares ideas and experiences of those who are elder orphans, or very close to being the last of your family line, without any spouse

There's a lot of us, who are the end of the family line, who've never married, and are the "caboose" at the end of the train. We have a lot of things in common to consider, when thinking about the last chapter of our lives. Let's talk them out, and see if we have any wisdom in tying up the end of our lives, with some dignity. In many cases, poor choices with money, or pre-empted life long careers,

did not go as planned or hoped. You may have also had been married and lost your spouse, without any other family remaining. Maybe we're "elder" orphans of a sort ? Or potential elder orphans, in our modern society ? We'll try not to get "down" beat, but find ways toward realizing what we have. Perhaps there are more of us worldwide, due to changes in society, and the maturing of the human community ? Being "baby boomers" birthed after a major war, which changed the world, in some new way not previously acknowledged or documented ?

03/31/2025

This group is kind of for those who are the last remaining caboose in a family line. Some are called elder orphans, may be a widow or widower, and have no kids, just by circumstance. We're all part of the human family, even if we haven't been prolific !

03/31/2025

Many times, older siblings really don't set up we "youngers" for their end of life tasks, because they still view us as little kids ! :) They also like choosing friends their own age, who they may have closer life long relationships with !

07/18/2023

We're just a talkin' page and not a business, just sharing life's memories, successes and failure to learn from.

03/30/2023

Not everybody gets a life like that of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, riding and singing off into the sunset. No need to be grumpy about it, or review past chances, to find blame. If everyone had families, a lot of nice places would probably be more gridlocked with traffic. Here's hoping you found the time to be in a few of those nice places that this planet provides , and realize what a miracle life on earth can be ! :)

It can be said, you can't put memories in the bank, or use them for collateral for a loan, but you can share them, and t...
03/30/2023

It can be said, you can't put memories in the bank, or use them for collateral for a loan, but you can share them, and the joy derived from it ! That's one of the best things Facebook can do for you. Here, you can put them into printed words for others to access, even long after you're gone. You may have a bigger reader audience than you ever had anywhere else ! You may only have a part of a memory, but someone else may be able to finish or confirm it ! It may well be your only chance of immortality in this life.

06/17/2022

Getting close to Father's Day ! Our own Dad's have long traveled into the sunset, but we can still encourage the young to celebrate theirs, or those who have stood in for them ! Not everybody can have a marriage and kids but many can still be father figures.

05/30/2022

Other elder orphans groups arrange get togethers, when there's a bunch in close proximity to each other, but we'll probably just best talk things that concern us, Memorial Day is a family get together holiday, which doesn't apply to us. Some of us can handle being with friends and their families, but others feel like a third wheel on a date. If you can be happy as you are,, and maybe have pets, and can talk to friends by phone, that may be enough. I tend to catch the illnesses spread by young kids who are doing a lot of group activities this time of year. One year, many decades in the past, I helped a gal friend who had foster kids for short periods. I seemed to catch everything that was going through their daycare providers. I enjoyed the experience being in an artificial family. She went off and married someone else, long enough to have a son , and divorce her much older husband. She eventually went back and married a high school sweetheart, who had lost his wife.

11/28/2021

Well, I badly failed at changing a flat tire on my car yesterday, and had to get help. The lug nuts were on so tight, the lug wrench came off when I tried to use a leg to apply pressure and toppled me into our (fortunately) lush grass. Two younger guys had almost as much trouble, but we got it done. My balance isn't as good as it used to be, in such situations, either. I guess, I should be happy I can still drive and gave that !

08/18/2021

Some days the horizon looks pretty dark, but then you bump into a friend who has lost a wheel from their wagon, and is really down. You do what you can to help, but you've learned to not take on their despair, as part of your load. One friend wanted me to go so far and to be their "voice" in trying to reverse everything that's gone wrong in their lives in the last couple years, as their family has pretty much disowned them. I'm much older and much frailer than they, and the wheels on my own wagon don't sound good every day.

Memorial Day reminds us of all those who sacrificed to preserve democracy. But recently, many MAGAmericans, and Republic...
05/29/2021

Memorial Day reminds us of all those who sacrificed to preserve democracy. But recently, many MAGAmericans, and Republicans seeking their backing, believe we should throw it away to put in place an authoritarian dictator, just to spite history. Sorry, but that raises up all who wish to destroy us, by sinking our past benchmark of American exceptionalism in ethics, which most of the world admires. When a political party becomes more of cult than stewards for American voters, they have strayed too far. We may not have any family following us, after we leave, but so many other families do have kids and grandkids, and family members who fought for our country and paid dearly. We are the land of the free and home of the brave, and NOT the land of bigotry and greed, being led by the serially depraved.

If you end up the last of your family line, you may need someone else's family line to help close up after you. It doesn...
05/01/2021

If you end up the last of your family line, you may need someone else's family line to help close up after you. It doesn't hurt to make friends in a younger generation you can trust, and maybe even leave valuables in payment. It's bets to have a will and maybe register a cop[y at the local court house in case you get taken out unexpectedly by someone talking on the phone, inattentive in traffic, in an oversized SUV they have trouble keeping in their lane. I used to drive a Subaru Brat which had a pretty good head on collision rating , and it was narrow enough it left a significant portion of the lane open to avoids mishaps.

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There's a lot of us, who are the end of the family line, who've never married, and are the "caboose" at the end of the train. We have a lot of things in common to consider, when thinking about the last chapter of our lives. Let's talk them out, and see if we have any wisdom in tying up the end of our lives, with some dignity. In many cases, poor choices with money, or pre-empted life long careers, did not go as planned or hoped. You may have also had been married and lost your spouse, without any other family remaining. Maybe we're "elder" orphans of a sort ? Or potential elder orphans, in our modern society ? We'll try not to get "down" beat, but find ways toward realizing what we have. Perhaps there are more of us worldwide, due to changes in society, and the maturing of the human community ? Being "baby boomers" birthed after a major war, which changed the world, in some new way not previously acknowledged or documented ?