Brad at 55

[rjo]

This coming week Brad will turn 55. Happy Birthday!!! 

[methodwriter85]

Wow. I figure he'll still be hot at that age, like Rob Lowe and John Stamos are.

 

I wonder if Riley and Maddy (who are both 17 now) refer to Brad as Grandpa? (Robbie the 2nd would be 14.)  I don't think Brad would have Stefan's vanity about aging, so I'm guessing they probably do, and Brad likes it.

 

Brad and his two siblings, Ace and Claire, are all in their 50's now. All of Brad's kids are in their 30's- Matt is 37, Darius is 35, JJ's about to turn 32 in a few months, Will just turned 31.

 

At this point, JP and Isidore are both in their 80's, which might translate to some tough things for Brad to deal with. (I'm guessing Frank Hayes would be long gone by 2017- I can't see him still alive at 81. I think he'll die from a heart attack before he reaches his 70's or just after reaching them.)

[Daddydavek]

@methodwriter85  I liked your post except for the comment about Frank Hayes dying from a heart attack before he reaches his 70's.  

[impunity]

11 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

I wonder if Riley and Maddy (who are both 17 now) refer to Brad as Grandpa? (Robbie the 2nd would be 14.)  I don't think Brad would have Stefan's vanity about aging, so I'm guessing they probably do, and Brad likes it.

 

It always surprises me that Stef gets referred to as grandfather rather than uncle which is (more or less) his blood relationship to Brad's kids and sounds a lot more youthful.  The grandfather title is entirely because of his relationship with JP. 

[Mark Arbour]

I suspect that Brad at 55 is even more cynical than he is now. 

[methodwriter85]

15 minutes ago, Mark Arbour said:

I suspect that Brad at 55 is even more cynical than he is now. 

 

Well, I imagine the financial implosion of 2007-2009 is going to be fun for him. Not that he's going to be screwed that much, but it's going to be a significant annoyance for him, especially if he's invested in real estate in areas that got hit hard. The estate boom should be going on right now, yes?

 

Plus, I mean,  even if he's aging great (which he so would be) he's still going to be over 50. He's going to have to grapple with questions about what to do with his 80-something parents and the other general issues of what happens when you're over a half-century old.

Edited October 3, 2017 by methodwriter85

[Daddydavek]

On 10/2/2017 at 9:10 PM, methodwriter85 said:

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Plus, I mean,  even if he's aging great (which he so would be) he's still going to be over 50. He's going to have to grapple with questions about what to do with his 80-something parents and the other general issues of what happens when you're over a half-century old.

 

If you think for a minute that JP and Steff aren't quite capable of putting plans in place for every contingency of age or otherwise and would let it fall to Brad to take care of things, then I think you underestimate that generation.  Some boomers had to take care of their parents but many of the greatest generation provided for themselves.  As a boomer, I don't have any illusions that my children will be in any position to take care of me or my wife and I don't plan to be a burden to anyone.  Trusts and plans for our care are already in place although right now, I expect at least another 15-20 years of independence. 

 

Brad will see the example of JP and Steff and put in place provisions for himself accordingly.  These guys see and plan ahead.  There will still be problems and obstacles, but I think he has already had to deal with the most impactful event of his life with the loss of Robbie.  The only thing worse would be to lose a child...and oh shit, I didn't mean to give Mark any more ideas...

[Daddydavek]

On 10/2/2017 at 8:55 PM, Mark Arbour said:

I suspect that Brad at 55 is even more cynical than he is now. 

 

Feeling cynical are we?

[Headstall]

Brad at 55 will most definitely be hot! I guess I can see him being more cynical, but I can also see him being less of a tightass. He might even relax into being a grandfather. Maybe that will depend, though, on whether he is happy... I believe he is a man who needs a relationship to be so... at least by that age.... 

[methodwriter85]

I wonder if Brad will embrace the silver fox look when his hair starts going grey? (We all KNOW that Stefan has carefully dyed back to blond any hair that has gone grey.) I think it can look pretty sexy: