Comments on: Reflections Of A 48th Birthday

By: 49 on Fri 13th

49 on Fri 13th — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:52:43 +0000

After reading my post- this needs to be made clear- to all of you/ us turning 48/49/50—

This is almost like a second teen-hood, in that all of us “age” at a dramaticially different pace on the outside AND on the inside, and so none of us can really tell how old the next person is! So, unless you are dealing with someone you’ve known all your life or who has for whatever reason divulged thier true age, you cannot tell from the rest of the population who gets it and who doesn’t- do you know what I mean? So, if you are someone who has awakened in the middle of the journey of life and looked up and said, hey, who else is like me on this road? Who has come so far with so far to go? You cannot tell! You really do not know who you can trust/ who you can approach.

‘Nice to find other folks out there who are surprised that they are “handicapped” without thier “cheaters”
-Worried enough about this transition to make a countdown clock- Thanks!

That’s why I googled this site- Keep it going!

By: 49 on Fri 13th

49 on Fri 13th — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:31:21 +0000

What? I’m not alone out here/in here? Woo Hoo! Us 1960-born- girlies missed out on everything- ( True “Jones Generation”!) “Bigger Kids” got to be hippies first, then sucessful next- (real “boomers”). We just got stuck with the “bottle green” & polyester gold of the 70’s- yuck! Then we were raising babies while everybody else was getting filthy rich in the 80’s. It’s almost through- ‘the last “yungin” turns 18 the exact same day I turn 50- now what? I still think I’m 25 and just on the verge of makin’ it – I look around and whoops!? It all went by so fast!!!
I loved your post- I see “older” women and think- who are they?- is there no one like me? Then I find out they are my age!! YIKES! Do I look like that? Do I think or act like that?? NOT FAIR! Where did the time go?
It’s My Turn!!

Thanks for the room to rant- keep posting…

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:35:23 +0000

So what is age really? It’s what’s in your head that counts!! Who cares if your are 48, 21 or hitting 60 like me!! If you start to think old, you will be old. Enjoy every single day, no matter what age you are. Life is living, not worrying about whether we need to wear glasses, more exercise (heaven forbid!) or chasing that next promotion.