THE MYTH
"Life begins at forty."
THE REALITY
"Life begins at forty."
The pregnant women are going to be mighty shocked to hear that!
I recently received this nifty saying on a coffee cup and at first I thought this was taking the anti-abortion thing a little far. I know we can't agree when life begins, but really, 40??!!
As opposed to being an anti-abortion campaign I am assuming this is one of those things you say to make people feel better about themselves, and this was the best they could up with.
At 40 I still suck my belly in when a hot girl walks by, all the while knowing deep down, she thinks me and her grandfather are the same age. I have to take a breather from bending over to put my socks on the morning, some days I don't bother. Shaving takes twice as long because you have to move the jowls and hanging skin around. The nose hairs are so long I just pretend I grew a mustache. Words on books are written smaller, light bulbs aren't as bright as they used to make them and and I'd probably forgo sex just to have a good afternoon nap (okay, maybe not.)
Life does not begin at forty and while I don't think it ends at forty either, I can see the on-ramp from here.
10 comments:
"They" say 40 is the "new 30."
"They" are probably the same people who made your coffee cup!
As for the afternoon nap, sex is a good way to make you sleepy.
Oh, criminy. Does that mean that people on the far side of 40 are actually already dead? I'd better run check my pulse. I'll be back:)
That's really weird.. what am I supposed to tell my son? That his mom hasn't begun life yet? 'Cause .. that'd be news to him.. and a lot of other people.. I've lived a lot for someone who hasn't begun life yet...
Actually, they now say 50 is the new 30, and I'm 50 and can believe it, so stop your bellyaching, nobody thinks I'm their grandmother - except my grandson :)
No, actually, life begins when the kids turn 18 and move out of the house....
Hotdogman- 40 is the new 30 doesn't help if you feel 70.
CY- You do a hell of a blog for a dead person.
Trish- See your mom still has the abortion option! Better be nice to her...
Jafer- I think I was more whining than bellyaching, but thats a judgement call!
Janet- 1 more year!!!! Although recent statistics suggest todays generation is not leaving home...ever.
Yeah, but if the kids don't leave home, then you have someone to wipe the applesauce from your chin when you get REALLY old. But then again, if your kids are like MY kids, they probably put the applesauce there to begin with, just to tease you...
Like it or not, with every day I am also getting closer to that mark...
If it would really be the beginning, where would that put me now, when I have just sped by the 30 mark?
It surely isn't the end of everything either. I have a couple of friends who still attend at least one marathon a year at that age and are generally fitter then I am.
So I think the 40 mark is just the same as 30 or 50. It's what you do with yourself that counts. Age is just a number.
You may still be able to see the on-ramp, but I'm past 50. My myopia is worsening and it's been a long time since I've been able to see that particular ramp. I am, however, keeping my eyes peeled for my exit -- although, it wouldn't bother me if I accidentally missed it.
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