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3 years ago ::
Jan 18, 2009 - 4:21PM
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....so I hope my posting isn't too premature!
I have really mixed feelings about turning 40.:confused:
Here are the bad things about being 40::eek:
1.It's harder to lose weight, not only do I have to diet for weight reasons but I am concerned about getting diabetes and cholesterol!
2. Perimenopause/menopause is around the corner.
3. The Hollywood actors that I think are cute are half my age.
4. The doctors who examine me are now much younger than me. It used to be the other way around!
5. Still single. Good thing I never wanted children or else I'd be panicking!
6. Salespeople call me "Ma'am" instead of nothing or "young lady".
7. I'm starting to get mail from AARP.
Here's the good things::)
1. I look younger than 40.
2. I'm still in good general health.
3. My career experience is now almost 20 years along.
"The centrality of our mission is to love each other. That means caring for our neighbors. And it does not mean bickering about fine points of doctrine."- ++KJS
http://kjsfanpage.blogspot.com/
http://chicksinpointyhats.blogspot.com/
"We are to be Christ's hands and feet and heart and mind and we cannot do that if we assume God's role of judgment. The judge's job is filled. God alone is judge! Those who would be Saviors of the Church and the people in it are also reminded that the Savior's job has been filled. Jesus Christ filled it once for all. "- Bishop Rodney Michel
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3 years ago ::
Jan 18, 2009 - 4:21PM
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....so I hope my posting isn't too premature!
I have really mixed feelings about turning 40.:confused:
Here are the bad things about being 40::eek:
1.It's harder to lose weight, not only do I have to diet for weight reasons but I am concerned about getting diabetes and cholesterol!
2. Perimenopause/menopause is around the corner.
3. The Hollywood actors that I think are cute are half my age.
4. The doctors who examine me are now much younger than me. It used to be the other way around!
5. Still single. Good thing I never wanted children or else I'd be panicking!
6. Salespeople call me "Ma'am" instead of nothing or "young lady".
7. I'm starting to get mail from AARP.
Here's the good things::)
1. I look younger than 40.
2. I'm still in good general health.
3. My career experience is now almost 20 years along.
"The centrality of our mission is to love each other. That means caring for our neighbors. And it does not mean bickering about fine points of doctrine."- ++KJS
http://kjsfanpage.blogspot.com/
http://chicksinpointyhats.blogspot.com/
"We are to be Christ's hands and feet and heart and mind and we cannot do that if we assume God's role of judgment. The judge's job is filled. God alone is judge! Those who would be Saviors of the Church and the people in it are also reminded that the Savior's job has been filled. Jesus Christ filled it once for all. "- Bishop Rodney Michel
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3 years ago ::
Jan 18, 2009 - 8:07PM
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Getting older is better than the only other option.
You could have just been diagnosed with a fatal disease.
Age is something to embrace, not cringe and cry about.
James Thurber - "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."
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3 years ago ::
Jan 20, 2009 - 8:47AM
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I think another good thing about the 40s is that contentment comes easier. I have more content moments now than I have had in any other period of my life.
As for being single, it may get harder for you. It may not. However, dating was always hard for me but is impossible at this age. I finally gave it up two years ago. Giving up brought me more peace If I saw myself surrounded by women in really great loving relationships, I might feel a greater loss. However, almost every woman I know is in the same boat or in a horrid relationship. There are so many worse things than being alone.
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3 years ago ::
Jan 20, 2009 - 9:41AM
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I hated turning 40. Not just because of the physical aspect of getting older, but because of the decreasing life opportunities.
The only thing that made it palatable was that, as Tmarie said, it beat the alternative.
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3 years ago ::
Jan 20, 2009 - 4:07PM
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I do think everyone has an age that they have to deal with. For me, it was 30. I grieved over that one so badly that I swore I would never get uptight over any age again. I only have a few months left of the forties and I have to say it was the best decade of my life.
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3 years ago ::
Jan 20, 2009 - 6:32PM
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Not me, appy! I love my birthday. My very favorite day of the year, then Halloween is the second favorite.
I guess because I have brothers and sisters who are so much older than me... age just never really bothered me.
The "kids" in my family range from (these ages are what they will be turning this year) 66, 62, 60, 54, 50, and me, 45.
I've always been lucky. My oldest sister called me, bawling her eyes out when she turned 50. So, I guess it's easier if you have older siblings.
James Thurber - "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."
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3 years ago ::
Jan 20, 2009 - 6:32PM
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Not me, appy! I love my birthday. My very favorite day of the year, then Halloween is the second favorite.
I guess because I have brothers and sisters who are so much older than me... age just never really bothered me.
The "kids" in my family range from (these ages are what they will be turning this year) 66, 62, 60, 54, 50, and me, 45.
I've always been lucky. My oldest sister called me, bawling her eyes out when she turned 50. So, I guess it's easier if you have older siblings.
James Thurber - "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."
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3 years ago ::
Jan 20, 2009 - 9:36PM
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The President of the United States is only 8 years older than me. OMG!:eek:
Some comments on dating: I've been alone for quite awhile and while I'm generally fine with it, there's times where I think that nobody is ever going to walk with me and hold my hand, nobody will ever cuddle me, nobody will ever kiss me goodnight. And I think that's kind of sad and unfair.
People tell me "you can never say never" and then they point out someone to me who just got married or engaged at 50something. This doesn't change my mind any. Just because it happened for them doesn't mean it will happen to me.
It's not fair but I realize life isn't fair and I have to take what I'm dealt.
"The centrality of our mission is to love each other. That means caring for our neighbors. And it does not mean bickering about fine points of doctrine."- ++KJS
http://kjsfanpage.blogspot.com/
http://chicksinpointyhats.blogspot.com/
"We are to be Christ's hands and feet and heart and mind and we cannot do that if we assume God's role of judgment. The judge's job is filled. God alone is judge! Those who would be Saviors of the Church and the people in it are also reminded that the Savior's job has been filled. Jesus Christ filled it once for all. "- Bishop Rodney Michel
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3 years ago ::
Jan 21, 2009 - 8:45AM
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LitanyoftheSaints,
I really do not see, in real life, many women doing all that well in the romance department. I can't imagine me doing any better. Most women I know are alone or wish they were. Even women who are happy in their relationships are happy with some pretty awful compromises.
I, too, will miss the affection and intimacy but I know few women actually getting that. A wedding band does not mean you get all that.
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