Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>60 in ten days.I always had in my mind that 60 was old but I need to rethink that now.I never knew life went so fast !<<< Ain't that the truth. I am right behind you. I will be 60 in about 85 more days and to be honest this is the first birthday that I am completely aware of. I don't feel old, but, I'm starting to look it. My knees hurt, my insides do not always function the way they should and I get tired way more easily than I used to. To those of you in your 30's, my children are in there 30's. It is a difficult thing to come to terms with. It is impossible to talk about one's feelings of getting older because everyone, in an effort to make you feel good, immediately dismisses it by saying that you are only as old as you feel. Emotionally, I guess that is true, but, in reality you are as old as you are. If you're lucky you feel good, but, you are still getting old and there is a whole lot more behind you then ahead. You look forward to retirement, and yet, you cannot shake the uneasy feeling that retirement is the last step before checking out. I will continue to try and enjoy my good fortune of relatively good health for as long as it lasts. I will renew my childhood at least once a year by visiting my happiest place and I will try and remain as irreverent and caustic as I have always been for as long as my brain cells function in that manner. I will not go gentle into that good night. Oh, by the way, Happy Birthday you youngster you!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I will be 60 in about 85 more days and to be honest this is the first birthday that I am completely aware of.>> Sixty will be a big one for us too since that is when we plan to retire... that will certainly be a life-changing time. It already seems very close... we plan to look for our retirement condo this fall. I figure we might as well buy property now when it is dirt cheap and then sell our current home four years from now when hopefully the market has come back. In the meantime we can use our retirement condo as vacation property. I'm pretty much OK with the whole idea of getting older and dying as long as I die before my wife. I just couldn't handle being without her and I pray every night that it won't happen. Since women usually out-live men, I'm hopeful things will work out as I hope. Otherwise, look for one more once-prosperous derelict living under a bridge somewhere drinking himself to death. Not a pretty thought.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 thnak God I will retire in 29 Days.I have posted before that I have broken both legs,both arms,one shoulder and been shot. If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself. Happy birthday right back at you.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Sorry, that information is classified, and is on a "need to know" basis!
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Turning 40 last month. I wasn't (and still am not) happy about it, even though I know it's better than the alternative. (Or is it?) Anyway, I'd have been happier about turning 40 if I didn't have the health problems I do. That's the thing I hate the most.
Originally Posted By fkurucz As the years roll by, I become increasingly convinced that the human body wasn't meant to survive past the mid 40's, and that anything beyond that is borrowed time (which modern medicine makes easier to borrow).
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I'll be 42 shortly after Lisann22's birthday. I don't think I've had a Holy Cow birthday yet, but I'm having it about my son becoming an adult. He'll be 18 in 8 days and graduating from high school. Plans to move out are going hot and heavy. My holy cow is more that I will soon be an empty nester!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan My Holy Cow birthday was at age 27. Why? no idea. But that was the only birthday that really threw me into a major funk. I'll be 46 in July. Mentally, I feel pretty much the same as I did in high school. The biggest change is that I see the world differently, of course. Few things seem black & white. Like SuzieQ, it's more my kids getting older that is the "Holy Cow!" to me. Every once in awhile I realize things like.. • I've been out of high school for 27 years • my wife and I have been together far more than half our lives • I've been out of college 23 years • I'm just a few years away from getting mailers from AARP and so on.
Originally Posted By Ursula Who are you people and why are you my friends? My holy cow was turning 30. I believe I spent the day in tears. I also seem to recall bursting into tears at my 26th. I am 23, I don't care what anyone says. This year, I turn harrrummnnn years old. No, I don't want to celebrate it as in "isn't it great to be alive!!!" I want to morn the passing of my youth. Maybe because I don't have the joy of being able to watch my children grow? Maybe because I swore by now I would be royalty? Maybe because I never became famous? Or a pony? And if anyone asks, I am in my mid-thirties now.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I'll be 46 in July. Mentally, I feel pretty much the same as I did in high school. <<< Well Toony, while wise as you are, I would never say you looked as mature!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ursula, you are gorgeous and young to us babe XXX Being a young whipper snapper (though my staff are Soooooooo young compared to my last firm), I am kind of enjoying the ride right now. I used to get hung up before becoming a parent, not so much now. And my wife has always been hot, but she is even hotter these days!
Originally Posted By Main Street Dad Like SusieQ and Mr. Tooney my "holy cow" moment was connected to my kids age more than mine. I'll be 39 in a few days and may have another "moment" next May when I hit 40, but the real one came when DD turned 18 this past January (son will be 18 in Feb, man). The one thing that sticks with me is how darn fast the time goes! It really feels like a year or two ago they were both little ones.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin LibertyBelle - yes about the "much less" and I'm 25 this year too! I thought 25 was the perfect age and I'll be leaving it soon (July). However, I'm not that worried about getting older. My family all seem to age well (young at heart). Plus, I'm looking forward to starting the rest of my life with my husband starting next year. It's great to hear all the encouraging things about the later decades from everybody else.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer I'm 52 and have never had a "Holy Cow" Birthday. There's a few extra pains when I get out of bed in the morning but mentally I still feel pretty much the same except for: >>The worst thing is when you walk into a room and then have NO IDEA what it was you wanted there.<< (thanks RoadTrip, at least I know I'm in good company.) I love sharing my birth year with DL (and SoThisIsLove). That may be why getting older doesn't bother me. I also find that, like Kar2oonMan, I look at things differently now. I'm much more patient with people and am more accepting of the many differences that we have. I've been with Tinkeroon for 37 years and, although we're not quite empty nesters, I think we're closer now than we've ever been. Our kids are grown and seem to have turned out well, we have wonderful Clones, good friends and a little extra money left over after bills for a few frivolities. I'm not ready for "Holy Cow" yet but I'll let you know when I get there.
Originally Posted By LuLu What a great topic. Leave it to Lisann! I'm with KT (tho older) I've never had a Holy Cow birthday and think that, at 51, I'm healthier than ever. That comes with a LOT of effort, of course! But everything said about being happier with life is also true for me. As far as working, I've been self employed for 23 years and mostly have worked less than 40 hrs/wk. Lately I've been very busy, and IMHO - working more than 40 hours (at your job) is crazy! And I love my work. But 40 hours is plenty, there's much more to life! Hope things settle down for you, Lisann!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Always remember, as I do, that while reclining on ones death bed no one has ever uttered the words..."I wish I had spent more time at the office". No one ever. If you have kids, spend time with them. You blink an eye and they are grown. Make it a goal in life to never look back and regret that you never laid the groundwork to developed a relationship with them when they became adults. You're never lonely when you know that someone cares, even if they aren't in the room with you. If you don't have kids then work at your adult relationship. You never know when they will be gone either willingly or not so much.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Lisa... My mother and I had a conversation some years ago where she told me that when I got older I'd see for myself that INSIDE, we always feel 21, 25, 18 (whatever our own personal number might be ... She's 72 now and on my 50th birthday in March, I told her ... "I know EXACTLY what you meant, Mom!." Though the bones get a bit creaky, the lines we earn are a few more in number... Our souls, our laughter, our silliness and love - don't age. I'm still the same goofball kid I've always been. I expect to be like this when I'm 60, 70, 80 and God willing, 90. (Just joined the Red Hat Society to help maintain the girly fun, frivolity and goofy attitude - when I can't be at Disneyland, dontcha know...? ;-)
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Having just turned 50 on April 8, it was as close as a Holy Cow birthday as I've had so far. 30 was no big deal (well, it was, but not for any traumatic reasons. It was celebrated quite nicely. Julie and Carolyn, where are you?). 40 I hardly noticed because I was graduating law school at the same time, prepping for the bar exam, and unbeknownst to me, had just met my future wife. We'll have our 9th wedding anniversary this August. But 50? Probably because my wife has made such a huge deal out of it (she's 8 years younger) I've noticed it more. She sent me to a Cubs Fantasy camp in January, we had a party that started April 4 and went until April 9, covering two shows in two states (Don Rickles in Anaheim, Tom Jones at MGM Grand), Chicago friends came in from out of town, etc. But as feeling the same on the inside, oh yeah, but with a bit more wisdom thrown in for good measure. There's a song that goes "I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was", which pretty much sums it up.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 I'll be 32 in September....my whoa bday was 25...not so much on my own, but because when people would ask how old I was it went from the excited "Oh cool you're 24!" to the sympathetic "Oh. You're 25" What the heck! Once I hit 30 it was like any other year...my only thing now is just being married for a year and working on starting a family...and it's not that I feel older it's just that I am...according to everyone else I need to hurry up. What the heck again!
