Getting Old...

[Jessica Leigh]

So as i approach another birthday i have been thinking about growing old. I still feel like a teenager and people still treat me like one but i have begun to notice a few lines around my eyes and i have found 5 grey hairs so far. I find that my insurance agent treats me like a regular adult and wants to chit chat about the weather whenever i go in for a change in my policy... one of those was recently- even though i don't turn 25 for a few more weeks they still are giving me the 25 and older rate for this policy period (that's awesome actually because my car's almost paid off, too... so my car expenses are going down $200 a month!!) i asked about a good student discount and they said i'm too old for it. i wanted to put my 13 yr old jeep on Pimp My Ride (it's really not as bad as some of those cars but i thought if i dirtied it up a bit they'd make it look totally new for me) but i found out that I'm too old. yes, i no longer am included in Mtv's target audience. Tonight when i did my checkout at the bar where i cocktail, i realized that the manager doing my checkout is a year and a week younger than i am. i could have had her job- but i didn't want it- and as a result i feel like some washed- up old loser.

I know that age is really only a state of mind and i totally believe it. I consider myself a kid still, but all around me, more often, i am reminded that i am not getting any younger and people are treating me like a normal adult. People are calling me "ma'am" more and more... store employees don't follow me around anymore (remember how annoying that was guys? those dorks thinking that just because you are young that you are going to shoplift... gawd that got on my nerves)

i don't know... do you guys think a quarter- life crisis exists? so many people i know are getting real jobs and getting married, and pregnancies are no longer a scary unwanted thing. if i get one more invitation to a wedding shower or a baby shower i think i am going to scream.

i think being a 20- something sucks. time to go watch Reality Bites

[WelshWitchPMD]

So as i approach another birthday i have been thinking about growing old. I still feel like a teenager and people still treat me like one but i have begun to notice a few lines around my eyes and i have found 5 grey hairs so far. I find that my insurance agent treats me like a regular adult and wants to chit chat about the weather whenever i go in for a change in my policy... one of those was recently- even though i don't turn 25 for a few more weeks they still are giving me the 25 and older rate for this policy period (that's awesome actually because my car's almost paid off, too... so my car expenses are going down $200 a month!!) i asked about a good student discount and they said i'm too old for it. i wanted to put my 13 yr old jeep on Pimp My Ride (it's really not as bad as some of those cars but i thought if i dirtied it up a bit they'd make it look totally new for me) but i found out that I'm too old. yes, i no longer am included in Mtv's target audience. Tonight when i did my checkout at the bar where i cocktail, i realized that the manager doing my checkout is a year and a week younger than i am. i could have had her job- but i didn't want it- and as a result i feel like some washed- up old loser.

I know that age is really only a state of mind and i totally believe it. I consider myself a kid still, but all around me, more often, i am reminded that i am not getting any younger and people are treating me like a normal adult. People are calling me "ma'am" more and more... store employees don't follow me around anymore (remember how annoying that was guys? those dorks thinking that just because you are young that you are going to shoplift... gawd that got on my nerves)

i don't know... do you guys think a quarter- life crisis exists? so many people i know are getting real jobs and getting married, and pregnancies are no longer a scary unwanted thing. if i get one more invitation to a wedding shower or a baby shower i think i am going to scream.

i think being a 20- something sucks. time to go watch Reality Bites

25 is nothing. Try being 40! That really sucks! :eek:

I do know what you mean about the employees being younger then you and having a better job or position then you do. :mad: What gets me is when I was that age I would get "no you are not older enough for this job" :shrug:

I can't stand that ma'am crap either but when they are 16 years old everyone is a ma'am to them. I have a funny story. I went to Applebee's a few months ago and the host took my take out order and called me MISS. I was thinking to myself 'Wow he got it right". It made my night for about 5 minutes until this 90 yr old lady walked in and guess what he called her?
Yep, that's right, MISS! I almost died. :lol:


I need to find out what I want to do in life myself. It seems sometimes that people just fall into careers or great jobs. I have never had that luck. It was always a struggle to find any kind of job. I want to be able to say that I met so and so who showed me about ABC and then from there I added EFG and now here I am a multi-millionaire. :lol:

Vehicles, mine falied the emissions test 3 times this past May. :eek:

MTV what is their target audience anyway? 13? :rolleyes: I hate MTV!

Grey hair? That is what hair color is for. :nod: Lines around the eyes? I think that Diss had a really good skin care brand to recommend but I don't remember the name.


I know what you mean about being that age where you are not young but you are certainly not old and you just don't feel like you fit in anywhere.
Do you have any career goals? Try to focus on where you see yourself in a few years. You are not old and you have a lot of success and great times to look forward to! Good luck to you!

[sara1998]

Here's gettin' old for ya... I stayed home Friday and Saturday night, perfectly content, watching TV. And, yes, I had a sitter! :eek: I got up at 8:30 Saturday and Sunday morning..... :( I really need to get a life! It's OK, Jessica. I'll be 28 in 2 months, and it only get's worse! :lol:

[GateandGarden]

I honestly don't think that any of you in this thread can be considered old. I think that society gives everyone a really f*cked up idea of age, and I really hate that. 25 is nothing to me. I've always been drawn to women in their fifties because I think they really have it going on. They are definitely not old to me, simply older than me, which doesn't mean much. Basically, I think society tells us that there are certain norms to which we have to conform and they're bull****. And Maria, I don't think there's a thing wrong with staying home Friday and Saturday night. If you had fun with it, that's all that matters.

[irishgrl]

Well, Ive noticed aches and pains in the hips and lower back when I exert meself in the garden but overall, still very few gray hairs, no noticable wrinkles either....course it might be that if I lost a few pounds Id SEE some wrinkles, but so far I look about 10 years younger than I am and I graduated in 76....

havent resorted to hair color, and Im finally trying to remember to use moisturizer or even sunscreen (actually for as little care as Ive taken of myself, I should look a LOT worse than I do, I guess Ive been lucky in the Genes dept...)

think I'll post a picture in the "what do you look like?" thread.....

[gldstwmn]

Tonight when i did my checkout at the bar where i cocktail, i realized that the manager doing my checkout is a year and a week younger than i am. i could have had her job- but i didn't want it- and as a result i feel like some washed- up old loser.

Would you really want the manager's job? They work like 60 hours a week and the pay is peanuts. Meanwhile, you get to go in, work for a little while, maybe meet some interesting people and go home with cash in your hand.


i don't know... do you guys think a quarter- life crisis exists? so many people i know are getting real jobs and getting married, and pregnancies are no longer a scary unwanted thing. if i get one more invitation to a wedding shower or a baby shower i think i am going to scream.

I do think it exists. It doesn't really matter what other people are doing though. That's about them. It's what you want to do that really matters.

[gldstwmn]

I honestly don't think that any of you in this thread can be considered old. I think that society gives everyone a really f*cked up idea of age, and I really hate that. 25 is nothing to me. I've always been drawn to women in their fifties because I think they really have it going on. They are definitely not old to me, simply older than me, which doesn't mean much. Basically, I think society tells us that there are certain norms to which we have to conform and they're bull****. And Maria, I don't think there's a thing wrong with staying home Friday and Saturday night. If you had fun with it, that's all that matters.

Yup. All we have is right now.

[darklinensuit]

I like grey hair. :shrug:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

I like grey hair. :shrug:

- Jake

I thought you liked no hair? :cool:

[77Rumours77]

25... wow your half way to 50 :lol: :rolleyes: :xoxo:

Sorry.... lol

[amber]

I feel/felt the same way as you. I remember being bummed when I was no longer eligible to go on Road Rules. :lol: 25 is kind of a hard age, but after a little while, you'll be glad you aren't 30, yet. And remember, the important thing is that you are still hot. Wear sunscreen every day, and all that. :D That whole marriage/baby thing does suck a bit, but I never really wanted that, so it wasn't that bad. If you do want that, I'm sure it will happen for you. But really, you are quite young, so just continue to enjoy it to it's fullest as long as you can. Go out! Be Hot!!! :laugh: :xoxo:

[sara1998]

Grey hair? That is what hair color is for. :nod: Lines around the eyes? I think that Diss had a really good skin care brand to recommend but I don't remember the name.

For being 27, I've got LOTS of grey hair. It's all up front, and it frames my face. It drives me nuts.

[sara1998]

And Maria, I don't think there's a thing wrong with staying home Friday and Saturday night. If you had fun with it, that's all that matters.
I finally caught up on some TV time! It was nice. And, since I got up so early today, I got a lot accomplished.

[DrummerDeanna]

LOL - I'm such an old person. Really - I complain about not meeting people - but I don't do a whole lot.

I have to REALLY be in the mood to go to bars - because generally I hate them.

So yeah - turning 25 was a freak out for me - but I'm fine now. I am ok sitting at home on a Friday and Saturday - what pisses me off are the couple of people in my life who try and make me feel bad about it. But I don't get how they don't understand that staying in is what I WANT to do...ugh. People.

Um - this isn't totally on topic - just thought I'd add my 2 cents :p

[estranged4life]

For being 27, I've got LOTS of grey hair. It's all up front, and it frames my face. It drives me nuts.

I had grey in my hair at age 20!!! Have tons of it but ya have to look closely at my hair to see, It is easily noticeable around my temples (Just not on the pictures posted here recently).

[littlecricket2]

I am 28 and have tons of gray hair. My students even noticed it once when my roots started growing in! It's just genetics, so it's no big deal--it doesn't make me feel old. Especially since I still look young in the face and I still have my figure. And, I'm lucky enough to have a sister who does hair for a living, so I get a great discount on professional dye jobs, ;) .

And I am really enjoying being single right now. I just broke up with someone because going out with him wasn't really adding anything to my life, the chemistry wasn't there, and I couldn't see myself spending the rest of my life with him, so what's the point? Believe me, better to be alone with the hope of good things to come than to be trapped in a relationship, wishing you were free! :nod:

[macfanken]

yes, i no longer am included in Mtv's target audience.


Wait until you're my age... and you're no longer in ANYONE'S target audience! :mad: :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

Wait until you're my age... and you're no longer in ANYONE'S target audience! :mad: :laugh:

Dude, I thought you were in your early 20s? You look very young.

[macfanken]

Dude, I thought you were in your early 20s? You look very young.


Thanks. :xoxo: I'm actually a decade beyond that. :eek: :lol:

[irishgrl]

see, I agree with the person who said age was a state of mind....Ive got *ahem* young *friends* I see from time to time and the age difference doesnt mean a thang! I guess I'll always be a big kid, even when Im a white hair, Ill be all about silly things and having fun :]

[SuzeQuze]

Thanks. :xoxo: I'm actually a decade beyond that. :eek: :lol:

Wow, you are well preserved. :nod: Also, I no longer feel so old! :D I'm probly still older at 34. But I don't feel 34. Now I know what people mean when they say that.

[amber]

see, I agree with the person who said age was a state of mind....Ive got *ahem* young *friends* I see from time to time and the age difference doesnt mean a thang! I guess I'll always be a big kid, even when Im a white hair, Ill be all about silly things and having fun :]
Seriously, your stories about your young *friends* really inspire me. Really. :nod: no, really. :cool: :thumbsup:

[Stephanie]

I will turn 30 this year and am none too excited about it. But whatever, beats the alternative!

[macfanken]

Wow, you are well preserved. :nod: Also, I no longer feel so old! :D I'm probly still older at 34. But I don't feel 34. Now I know what people mean when they say that.

I thought you were in your twenties! I'm 34 too... here's to looking and feeling young at 34! :cool:

[SuzeQuze]

I thought you were in your twenties! I'm 34 too... here's to looking and feeling young at 34! :cool:

WOW! Here's to that! :D My cop last nite guessed I was 27. I love that. :nod:

[amber]

WOW! Here's to that! :D My cop last nite guessed I was 27. I love that. :nod:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That's my age, too. Most often guessed. Unless someone is trying to pick me up, then they say...23 or 25. :lol: :rolleyes:

[SuzeQuze]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That's my age, too. Most often guessed. Unless someone is trying to pick me up, then they say...23 or 25. :lol: :rolleyes:

Haha, that's what guys usually say to me too but I never believe them. :lol: Still, I like hearing the words, "I thought you were 24." :thumbsup:

[GardenStateGirlie]

WOW! Here's to that! :D My cop last nite guessed I was 27. I love that. :nod:

You do look incredibly young (not that you're old because you certainly are not). Had you not told me your age, I would have thought you were mid- twenties at the oldest :nod:

[amber]

Haha, that's what guys usually say to me too but I never believe them. :lol: Still, I like hearing the words, "I thought you were 24." :thumbsup:
:lol: :lol: :shrug: Why not? I choose to believe. I got carded for cigarettes the other day. :shocked: But I don't think I look that old, yet. Well, not most days. :)

[GateandGarden]

The sooner you all realize you aren't considered old until you're 70, the happier you'll be.I couldn't possibly agree more! Did y'all catch that post? Wise words. :nod: IMO, no one's really old until he or she has hit 70. At that point I imagine one is pretty used to the idea of being old. My point is that none of you are old. :)

[Chilly Willy]

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.

If I start to feel old, I think about the positive things that I've got because of my age. There's a lot to be said for settling into your career, having confidence in what you do, and being above the youngsters battling each other for rungs on the career ladder.

I also think about things I've experienced that no longer exist and younger people will never be able to enjoy. For example: I used to love the smell of mimeographed copies and can dredge that wonderful oder up from my memory at any time. You kids don't know what you missed (or even what the hell I'm talking about).

Basically, enjoy where you're at, because what you think of as problems now will seem trivial in the future. But don't fear the future, because cool stuff awaits you there.

[SuzeQuze]

:lol: :lol: :shrug: Why not? I choose to believe. I got carded for cigarettes the other day. :shocked: But I don't think I look that old, yet. Well, not most days. :)

No, you definitely look years younger than your age.

[SuzeQuze]

You do look incredibly young (not that you're old because you certainly are not). Had you not told me your age, I would have thought you were mid- twenties at the oldest :nod:

Good because I wasted my 20s doing stuff I didn't want to do, now I'm doing some of the stuff I wanted to do then. I'm too "old" to be single according to a lot of people. But I don't care, I'm happy. I will meet someone at some point. Things are really good and I do not feel old. I also agree that age is a state of mind. I think I need some younger "friends" though. :lol:

Thanks for saying that, Riss. Also, I thought you were like 20. I still don't know how old you actually are. Is that about right? You say you're young but "old", I do get that. I am younger now than I was in my 20s because I am much more light hearted, believe it or not! I was always worried about something back then.

[SuzeQuze]

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.

If I start to feel old, I think about the positive things that I've got because of my age. There's a lot to be said for settling into your career, having confidence in what you do, and being above the youngsters battling each other for rungs on the career ladder.

I also think about things I've experienced that no longer exist and younger people will never be able to enjoy. For example: I used to love the smell of mimeographed copies and can dredge that wonderful oder up from my memory at any time. You kids don't know what you missed (or even what the hell I'm talking about).

Basically, enjoy where you're at, because what you think of as problems now will seem trivial in the future. But don't fear the future, because cool stuff awaits you there.


Thanks for this nice post and perspective, and hello from a fellow Bostonian. :wavey:

I remember mimeograph machines, we had them still in grammar school.

I see pictures of myself when I was a teen and think how pretty and thin I was, too bad I could not see that then. But the point is to appreciate me today, which can be a constant battle. The gym helps because I know it's good for me so it gives me a boost. I think that might be the fountain of youth.

[GateandGarden]

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.

If I start to feel old, I think about the positive things that I've got because of my age. There's a lot to be said for settling into your career, having confidence in what you do, and being above the youngsters battling each other for rungs on the career ladder.

I also think about things I've experienced that no longer exist and younger people will never be able to enjoy. For example: I used to love the smell of mimeographed copies and can dredge that wonderful oder up from my memory at any time. You kids don't know what you missed (or even what the hell I'm talking about).

Basically, enjoy where you're at, because what you think of as problems now will seem trivial in the future. But don't fear the future, because cool stuff awaits you there.
Thanks for that post. :)

[irishgrl]

Seriously, your stories about your young *friends* really inspire me. Really. :nod: no, really. :cool: :thumbsup:

Girl, just you wait! if you're lucky enuff to meet a guy who likes older women, you are in for a TREAT! :thumbsup: :eek: :]

I DID post my boytoy pic once upon a time.....didnt you see it?

[amber]

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.

If I start to feel old, I think about the positive things that I've got because of my age. There's a lot to be said for settling into your career, having confidence in what you do, and being above the youngsters battling each other for rungs on the career ladder.

I also think about things I've experienced that no longer exist and younger people will never be able to enjoy. For example: I used to love the smell of mimeographed copies and can dredge that wonderful oder up from my memory at any time. You kids don't know what you missed (or even what the hell I'm talking about).

Basically, enjoy where you're at, because what you think of as problems now will seem trivial in the future. But don't fear the future, because cool stuff awaits you there.

That was a nice post, great points. Though I may already be looking at that knee replacement, you are mainly right. I feel very happy that I was born in time to experience some of the seventies and early 80's.

No, you definitely look years younger than your age. Thanks! And, of course, you look younger than I do. ;) We're so hot and young... :laugh: :p

[gldstwmn]

I will turn 30 this year and am none too excited about it. But whatever, beats the alternative!

35 was my favorite year so far.

[SuzeQuze]

That was a nice post, great points. Though I may already be looking at that knee replacement, you are mainly right. I feel very happy that I was born in time to experience some of the seventies and early 80's.

Thanks! And, of course, you look younger than I do. ;) We're so hot and young... :laugh: :p

Hmm, I don't think so, you look pretty young. It's fun to be hot and young! :laugh: Being hot is, like, the most important thing and stuff. :lol:

[gldstwmn]

WOW! Here's to that! :D My cop last nite guessed I was 27. I love that. :nod:

Your cop? Is there something you want to tell us darling? :laugh:

[irishgrl]

Hmm, I don't think so, you look pretty young. It's fun to be hot and young! :laugh: Being hot is, like, the most important thing and stuff. :lol:

and since its SUMMER and all, I guess its safe to say we're ALL HOT! :eek: :blob2: :blob1:

[amber]

Hmm, I don't think so, you look pretty young. It's fun to be hot and young! :laugh: Being hot is, like, the most important thing and stuff. :lol:
like, omigod, I totally think so, too!!! :lol:
(okay, I do enjoy it when it happens, and think it is very special, but I get that that is shallow, and can make fun of it with you.) :D okay? forgiven? I'll get back to you when I am "hot" again.
P.S., unless you have lines on your forehead, you do look younger. Not that I care, actually. I was just trying to compliment you, again.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Good because I wasted my 20s doing stuff I didn't want to do, now I'm doing some of the stuff I wanted to do then. I'm too "old" to be single according to a lot of people. But I don't care, I'm happy. I will meet someone at some point. Things are really good and I do not feel old. I also agree that age is a state of mind. I think I need some younger "friends" though. :lol:

Thanks for saying that, Riss. Also, I thought you were like 20. I still don't know how old you actually are. Is that about right? You say you're young but "old", I do get that. I am younger now than I was in my 20s because I am much more light hearted, believe it or not! I was always worried about something back then.

No, you truly do look younger as does Deborah.

I'll be 22 on the 1st of September. I've only been carded once and that's only because I was with people in their mid 20s who looked like they were in their teens :o I remember back a few years ago (I was about 19 at the time), I went to DSW with my mother. I was wearing jeans, heels, a black blazer and a red cami. Some woman came up to me as I was browsing and said, "you're like, what? 30?...do you think these are too young for us to wear?" I looked at my mom and laughed. I told her I was only 19 but they weren't "too young" for her. She apologized profusely.

I think a lot of it has to do with how you're raised and as you know (I think), i'm an only child. I've always hung around an older crowd and not with people my own age and I think it's shaped who I am -- for better or worse! :laugh:

[amber]

Your cop? Is there something you want to tell us darling? :laugh:
she already did!!! "susie kissed a boy, susie kissed a boy...." :lol:

and since its SUMMER and all, I guess its safe to say we're ALL HOT! not me, I'm in the bay area. But I was in Chico last weekend, and almost died, of course, yet was also really happy. I posted some pics of us at honey run, if you want to take a look. It was fun. :woohoo:

[GateandGarden]

I'll be 22 on the 1st of September. I've only been carded once and that's only because I was with people in their mid 20s who looked like they were in their teens :oWow, only once? I think you're lucky. :nod: I get carded often. I don't know if the law is the same in every state but now I believe you're supposed to card anyone who looks under 37 or so in Louisiana. (I might have the age a little off but I know it's some random age that's over ten years older than 21).

[amber]

No, you truly do look younger as does Deborah.

I'll be 22 on the 1st of September. I've only been carded once and that's only because I was with people in their mid 20s who looked like they were in their teens :o I remember back a few years ago (I was about 19 at the time), I went to DSW with my mother. I was wearing jeans, heels, a black blazer and a red cami. Some woman came up to me as I was browsing and said, "you're like, what? 30?...do you think these are too young for us to wear?" I looked at my mom and laughed. I told her I was only 19 but they weren't "too young" for her. She apologized profusely.

I think a lot of it has to do with how you're raised and as you know (I think), i'm an only child. I've always hung around an older crowd and not with people my own age and I think it's shaped who I am -- for better or worse! :laugh:
Actually, I think you look mature, too. So does Tiff. It's not that you look old at all, you look very pretty, and your skin and everything looks young, you just have that mature air about you. :shrug: My friend is like that, too. It's kind of neat, she could do lots of stuff when she was young cause people thought she was older. She's black, though, so her skin quality doesn't tell anything, she just has that "mature, wise, responsible" kind of vibe. Either way you are very pretty, so... :shrug:

[irishgrl]

she already did!!! "susie kissed a boy, susie kissed a boy...." :lol:

not me, I'm in the bay area. But I was in Chico last weekend, and almost died, of course, yet was also really happy. I posted some pics of us at honey run, if you want to take a look. It was fun. :woohoo:

Natch I want to take a look! where are they girlie? I LOVE Honey Run....and last weekend was a bit WARM wasnt it? Did ya watch the fireworks at Silver Dollar? or Scotty's Landing (did they have any?)

[macfanken]

I remember mimeograph machines, we had them still in grammar school.




I remember ditto machines (this was in the late '70s)... the ink was always purple. :lol: Some of the movies we saw in class and even some of the text books were from the 50s and 60s.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Wow, only once? I think you're lucky. :nod: I get carded often. I don't know if the law is the same in every state but now I believe you're supposed to card anyone who looks under 37 or so in Louisiana. (I might have the age a little off but I know it's some random age that's over ten years older than 21).

Well, by rights, they should card but often at times, they don't. I was never carded in Vegas either which surprised me as I had heard they are rather strict. I went out with Jason in NYC to the Peninsula two years ago. I was only 20 at the time and wasn't carded -- then again, they seemed to know Jason sooo :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.


Have they hit you up for a colonoscopy yet? :eek:
BTW, I remember the smell of mimeographed paper and it brings back a surprisingly positive memory of Catholic school.

[irishgrl]

I remember ditto machines (this was in the late '70s)... the ink was always purple. :lol: Some of the movies we saw in class and even some of the text books were from the 50s and 60s.

ok, which ones were the ones that had the drum and cranked out one copy at a time? the ink was purple on those too...when I had business machines in high school we had one of those punch card reader machines I forget what it was called but it read the holes in a card and you fed them thru one at a time in stacks...crap! I cant remember the name! :eek:

[amber]

Natch I want to take a look! where are they girlie? I LOVE Honey Run....and last weekend was a bit WARM wasnt it? Did ya watch the fireworks at Silver Dollar? or Scotty's Landing (did they have any?)
They're in the picture thread, like, I dunno, maybe 5 pages back, or something? yeah, it was pretty warm. Actually, we watched the fairgrounds from one of rain's friends house. I wanted to see the campus ones, but I got back, and my friend had gotten out of her car a block from the friend's house, cause she was so mad at her husband, and so I was at her brothers trying to find her and stuff. Lame.

[SuzeQuze]

Your cop? Is there something you want to tell us darling? :laugh:

Hehe. Check this out:

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showpost.php?p=354543&postcount=184

[eclipse]

I was part of a discussion last night about what is the best age to be. Most of us (all mid-40s) agreed that 30 was the best. We based it on a balance of accumulated wisdom vs. physical deterioration. Grey hair might be a big deal to a young person, but when you're looking at knee replacements, prostate exams (men), and NO hair, a little grey is nothing.

If I start to feel old, I think about the positive things that I've got because of my age. There's a lot to be said for settling into your career, having confidence in what you do, and being above the youngsters battling each other for rungs on the career ladder.

I also think about things I've experienced that no longer exist and younger people will never be able to enjoy. For example: I used to love the smell of mimeographed copies and can dredge that wonderful oder up from my memory at any time. You kids don't know what you missed (or even what the hell I'm talking about).

Basically, enjoy where you're at, because what you think of as problems now will seem trivial in the future. But don't fear the future, because cool stuff awaits you there.

I read your note and Suze's and I just had to add-
I'm north of you both- :woohoo: in New Hampshire-but hey hello to another Bostonian...
Now since you are New Englanders and somewhat older (it seems) I am 47, and I so remember the smell of mimeograph paper- the smell of leaves burning at the end of your driveway , after you and the family raked em all up-Coming home from school, changing out of your "School" clothes into "Play"
clothes- yelling out "Call me for Dinner Mom," and running out the back door, never to be seen by my Mom again until supper- Same in the summer...leave the house at 9:00 with my pals and not return until lunch or supper- No concerns, no locks on the door, no fears- just playing and laughing at silly games like :red light" or kick the can, or snowball catch-simply playing.

A childhood that sadly is so different than todays'childrens play dates- and various group /sports schedules-being driven everywhere for dates to play..I find that disheartning. Kids are only kids for such a short time..

Am I getting old??- My body is different and I am not the little fox that I was when I was 26-but my head is still 26 at times, I think I have absorbed more and accquired certain knowledge and abilities that come with time...but I don't feel old...unless someone talks about missing the way that you used to be able to go outside on a December morning and smell that snow was coming....I swear...you used to be able to smell when it was going to snow, now there is to many radar satelites in the sky scrambling our sense of smell-haha
I'm not old, time is just passing me by as it does all of us...it just seems time becomes shorter when you become older-It's simple
but like my pal Lindsey says "fate takes time"

Oh yeah...the only other concern-complaint I have about getting older...I don't sleep!! Hense, this little triade..
~~dreams
eclipse~~

[GardenStateGirlie]

Actually, I think you look mature, too. So does Tiff. It's not that you look old at all, you look very pretty, and your skin and everything looks young, you just have that mature air about you. :shrug: My friend is like that, too. It's kind of neat, she could do lots of stuff when she was young cause people thought she was older. She's black, though, so her skin quality doesn't tell anything, she just has that "mature, wise, responsible" kind of vibe. Either way you are very pretty, so... :shrug:

Tiffany also has only child syndrome (therefore, we get along splendidly) :laugh: It's a curse and a blessing, I tell you. If all goes according to plan and I've inherited my parents genes (and if I haven't then i'm adopted :shocked: ), I should still look young in my late 50s *cross fingers* Thanks for the compliments :D

[SuzeQuze]

like, omigod, I totally think so, too!!! :lol:
(okay, I do enjoy it when it happens, and think it is very special, but I get that that is shallow, and can make fun of it with you.) :D okay? forgiven? I'll get back to you when I am "hot" again.
P.S., unless you have lines on your forehead, you do look younger. Not that I care, actually. I was just trying to compliment you, again.

Thanks :xoxo:.

I remember ditto machines (this was in the late '70s)... the ink was always purple. Some of the movies we saw in class and even some of the text books were from the 50s and 60s.

I remember "film strips" and they were usually so awful. But it was a break from the usual awfulness of school so I liked them anyway. :lol:

[amber]

Tiffany also has only child syndrome (therefore, we get along splendidly) :laugh: It's a curse and a blessing, I tell you. If all goes according to plan and I've inherited my parents genes (and if I haven't then i'm adopted :shocked: ), I should still look young in my late 50s *cross fingers* Thanks for the compliments :D
How do you explain me being an only child, then? ;) HaHA! :lol: I was very old at a younger age, first, though.
My parents look younger, too, and cross my fingers, I hope that works out for all of us. :woohoo:
You guys actually remind me of people who have "oldest child" syndrome. :shrug:

[golden braid]

Tiffany also has only child syndrome (therefore, we get along splendidly) :laugh: It's a curse and a blessing, I tell you. If all goes according to plan and I've inherited my parents genes (and if I haven't then i'm adopted :shocked: ), I should still look young in my late 50s *cross fingers* Thanks for the compliments :D
I'm an only child too. :)

I'm happy that I look young. People think I'm like 18 years old and I'm actually 28. I figure when I'm 48 and look 38 that will definitely be a good thing.

[GardenStateGirlie]

How do you explain me being an only child, then? ;) HaHA! :lol: I was very old at a younger age, first, though. My parents look younger, too, and cross my fingers, I hope that works out for all of us. :woohoo:

You guys actually remind me of people who have "oldest child" syndrome. :shrug:

You're all around crazy -- you don't count :p Well, only child -- oldest child --same thing when it's only you :nod:

[amber]

I'm an only child too. :)

I'm happy that I look young. People think I'm like 18 years old and I'm actually 28. I figure when I'm 48 and look 38 that will definitely be a good thing.
yeah, you do. That sparkly blue eyes, freckles, blond thing tends to look young. My friend has wrinkles, but she has lots of freckles, and people think she is younger than me.

[SuzeQuze]

I read your note and Suze's and I just had to add-
I'm north of you both- :woohoo: in New Hampshire-but hey hello to another Bostonian...
Now since you are New Englanders and somewhat older (it seems) I am 47, and I so remember the smell of mimeograph paper- the smell of leaves burning at the end of your driveway , after you and the family raked em all up-Coming home from school, changing out of your "School" clothes into "Play"
clothes- yelling out "Call me for Dinner Mom," and running out the back door, never to be seen by my Mom again until supper- Same in the summer...leave the house at 9:00 with my pals and not return until lunch or supper- No concerns, no locks on the door, no fears- just playing and laughing at silly games like :red light" or kick the can, or snowball catch-simply playing.

A childhood that sadly is so different than todays'childrens play dates- and various group /sports schedules-being driven everywhere for dates to play..I find that disheartning. Kids are only kids for such a short time..

Am I getting old??- My body is different and I am not the little fox that I was when I was 26-but my head is still 26 at times, I think I have absorbed more and accquired certain knowledge and abilities that come with time...but I don't feel old...unless someone talks about missing the way that you used to be able to go outside on a December morning and smell that snow was coming....I swear...you used to be able to smell when it was going to snow, now there is to many radar satelites in the sky scrambling our sense of smell-haha
I'm not old, time is just passing me by as it does all of us...it just seems time becomes shorter when you become older-It's simple
but like my pal Lindsey says "fate takes time"

Oh yeah...the only other concern-complaint I have about getting older...I don't sleep!! Hense, this little triade..
~~dreams
eclipse~~

Hello there! I love the mountains and ski up there as much as I can. Have you always lived up there?

I've noticed time going much faster and it is scary. A week goes by like a day used to. It is so strange. When I was little and people would say that I would think, "you're off your rocker". :lol: But its true. And it just gets faster from what I hear! So I do try to cherish my days although I squander some time. I want to do less of that.

I've heard crime is no higher than it was when we were kids. Its just the way the news reports things and sensationalizes everything that's got everyone in a panic. I think it's awful. I was not such an outdoor kind of kid but I did play out there sometimes, especially in summer, and it was great that "dark time" was 9:00. Ahhh...We also always went camping up north which were idyllic blips in my childhood. We ran around the whole campground without a care.

[amber]

You're all around crazy -- you don't count :p Well, only child -- oldest child --same thing when it's only you :nod:
Oh, I'm crazy? Okay, I see. Who was chasing the band and stevie all around Vegas? mmmhmmm. Sesly, I can't believe you think I'm crazy. :lol:

[GateandGarden]

No concerns, no locks on the door, no fears- just playing and laughing at silly games like :red light" or kick the can, or snowball catch-simply playing.I can't imagine that...not having to lock the door and not having to be on guard and afraid. It saddens me to think of how different things are now. Usually things get better as society progresses, but not in that way.

[SuzeQuze]

No, you truly do look younger as does Deborah.

I'll be 22 on the 1st of September. I've only been carded once and that's only because I was with people in their mid 20s who looked like they were in their teens :o I remember back a few years ago (I was about 19 at the time), I went to DSW with my mother. I was wearing jeans, heels, a black blazer and a red cami. Some woman came up to me as I was browsing and said, "you're like, what? 30?...do you think these are too young for us to wear?" I looked at my mom and laughed. I told her I was only 19 but they weren't "too young" for her. She apologized profusely.

I think a lot of it has to do with how you're raised and as you know (I think), i'm an only child. I've always hung around an older crowd and not with people my own age and I think it's shaped who I am -- for better or worse! :laugh:

Actually come to think of it in Vegas I thought you were older and then was looking at your skin and was like, "she's very young" I thought you might even be just 18. It is the way you carry yourself I think. Start talking really loudly and expressively and do other obnoxious stuff then people will think you're younger. ;) Although it sounds like it doesn't bother you a bit so that's good. :cool:

[GardenStateGirlie]

I'm an only child too. :)

I'm happy that I look young. People think I'm like 18 years old and I'm actually 28. I figure when I'm 48 and look 38 that will definitely be a good thing.

Wow -- I didn't realize so many of us were.

No, it'll definitely work to your advantage when you're older (and hopefully everyones) :nod: When you told me you were 28 in Vegas, I nearly fell off my chair (you know, because I had one and you NEVER DID :laugh: )

[amber]

Actually come to think of it in Vegas I thought you were older and then was looking at your skin and was like, "she's very young" I thought you might even be just 18. It is the way you carry yourself I think. Start talking really loudly and expressively and do other obnoxious stuff then people will think you're younger. ;) Although it sounds like it doesn't bother you a bit so that's good. :cool:
No, god forbid she be expressive, someone might think she's craaaazy!!!! :] :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Oh, I'm crazy? Okay, I see. Who was chasing the band and stevie all around Vegas? mmmhmmm. Sesly, I can't believe you think I'm crazy. :lol:

Is this rhetorical Miss Princess Leia hair buns? Hmmm? :laugh:

[amber]

Is this rhetorical Miss Princess Leia hair buns? Hmmm? :laugh:
Omigod, a hairstyle, which actually tons of people out here wear, makes me crazy? That is hilarious. I knew the east coast was kind of stuffy, but I guess I didn't know the extent of it. Silly puritan based society!!! :laugh: :xoxo: An older lady came into our shop the other day to look at a proof, and she had her hair in pigtails. :shrug:

[EnchantedSLN]

I'm an only child too. :)

I'm happy that I look young. People think I'm like 18 years old and I'm actually 28. I figure when I'm 48 and look 38 that will definitely be a good thing.

I thought you were about 19 until I saw you in the "birthdays" section on the index page :o.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Actually come to think of it in Vegas I thought you were older and then was looking at your skin and was like, "she's very young" I thought you might even be just 18. It is the way you carry yourself I think. Start talking really loudly and expressively and do other obnoxious stuff then people will think you're younger. ;) Although it sounds like it doesn't bother you a bit so that's good. :cool:

It doesn't bother me at all -- I often forget my age as do most. The girls I work with are older than I am. They'll start talking about how so and so pissed them off -- she's in her early 20s -- she's immature -- they hate her, etc. and then they stop themselves and i'll laugh. If I have to be associated with a group of people, you gals that have a few years on me aren't a bad lot :cool:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Omigod, a hairstyle, which actually tons of people out here wear, makes me crazy? That is hilarious. I knew the east coast was kind of stuffy, but I guess I didn't know the extent of it. Silly puritan based society!!! :laugh: :xoxo: An older lady came into our shop the other day to look at a proof, and she had her hair in pigtails. :shrug:

Hey! This is New Jersey, not Massachusetts! I'm totally kidding, btw. I wouldn't say "stuffy" but I think there's a big difference between east coast and the west coast -- you're all more chill where here, it's on the go 24/7 -- I don't think a lot of people here know the meaning of relax.

[amber]

Hey! This is New Jersey, not Massachusetts! I'm totally kidding, btw. I wouldn't say "stuffy" but I think there's a big difference between east coast and the west coast -- you're all more chill where here, it's on the go 24/7 -- I don't think a lot of people here know the meaning of relax.
Or the meaning of strange, alternate hairstyles? :laugh: :p Yeah, I don't know. I guess I'd just believe you. But where I live, people try to be extra creative with their "look" or whatever. Not that I was doing that, but that's what people do. :shrug: Some places I notice a lot of people would rather by brand names, or whatever, and more try to "fit in" with a normal, sort of "classy" look. :shrug: I don't know if that's true, it's just the impression I've gotten.

[dissention]

Hey! This is New Jersey, not Massachusetts! I'm totally kidding, btw. I wouldn't say "stuffy" but I think there's a big difference between east coast and the west coast -- you're all more chill where here, it's on the go 24/7 -- I don't think a lot of people here know the meaning of relax.

People in the northeast are rude, loudmouthed mother****ers, always have been. :lol:

[WelshWitchPMD]

I'm an only child too. :)




I am another only child here. too! :xoxo:

[amber]

People in the northeast are rude, loudmouthed mother****ers, always have been. :lol:
yet, strangely staid in other ways, somehow. :)

[amber]

I am another only child here. too! :xoxo:
um...does this seem like a strangely high proportion to anyone else? :p

[GardenStateGirlie]

Or the meaning of strange, alternate hairstyles? :laugh: :p Yeah, I don't know. I guess I'd just believe you. But where I live, people try to be extra creative with their "look" or whatever. Not that I was doing that, but that's what people do. :shrug: Some places I notice a lot of people would rather by brand names, or whatever, and more try to "fit in" with a normal, sort of "classy" look. :shrug: I don't know if that's true, it's just the impression I've gotten.

No, it's true -- not for all people living here but certainly for a lot. I see it where I work. Everyone looks like a clone of everyone else for the most part between handbags, designer jeans, hair cuts, jewelery, etc. but then again, I have to remember that in that particular area, it's a bunch of wealthy people with nothing to do with their money and time but spend it getting services and using their credit in designer shops. Then you have people that adopt their own unique style, etc. It varies depending on the area. We have total rednecks here (they're called "pinies" because they live in the Pine Barrens) then you have the yuppies and the hippies, and so on. I like to look nice when I go out (and if that's "classy," so be it) but I certainly don't think that makes me a snob :shrug:

[golden braid]

Omigod, a hairstyle, which actually tons of people out here wear, makes me crazy? That is hilarious. I knew the east coast was kind of stuffy, but I guess I didn't know the extent of it. Silly puritan based society!!! :laugh: :xoxo: An older lady came into our shop the other day to look at a proof, and she had her hair in pigtails. :shrug:

This is a very cute hairstyle:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/goldenbraid/amber.jpg

[StevieNicksEO17]

I am 17 years old and I love men in their 40s and 50s. I have no idea why but I'm not attracted to guys my age. I just see it as older men are more experienced. :shrug: :nod:

I'm sure that sounded weird to a lot of you. :o

[dissention]

yet, strangely staid in other ways, somehow. :)

I would hope most people possess a little bit of that characteristic. :shrug: :laugh:

[dissention]

I like to look nice when I go out (and if that's "classy," so be it) but I certainly don't think that makes me a snob :shrug:

No "Juicy" pants for you, eh?

[GardenStateGirlie]

This is a very cute hairstyle:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/goldenbraid/amber.jpg

It's South Park Amber!!! :laugh: That's priceless!

[amber]

No, it's true -- not for all people living here but certainly for a lot. I see it where I work. Everyone looks like a clone of everyone else for the most part between handbags, designer jeans, hair cuts, jewelery, etc. but then again, I have to remember that in that particular area, it's a bunch of wealthy people with nothing to do with their money and time but spend it getting services and using their credit in designer shops. Then you have people that adopt their own unique style, etc. It varies depending on the area. We have total rednecks here (they're called "pinies" because they live in the Pine Barrens) then you have the yuppies and the hippies, and so on. I like to look nice when I go out (and if that's "classy," so be it) but I certainly don't think that makes me a snob :shrug:
Oh. Yeah, that makes sense. I like to dress up, too, I wouldn't think that makes you a snob. I usually wear some plain black dress when I do. It could very well be where you live, I've always lived in college towns. And, berkeley/oakland especially, people try extra stuff. Well, some people. And of course, in chico, you try to find the cutest, most creative way to be scantily clad, and also you have to have tattoos/piercings. So, basically. yeah.

[amber]

This is a very cute hairstyle:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/goldenbraid/amber.jpg
:lol: :lol: :laugh: That's awesome. I like my goofy smile. I sooooo want that in my sig. :thumbsup:

[GardenStateGirlie]

No "Juicy" pants for you, eh?

Good lord, no. I'm a jeans and heels girl or jeans and a nice pair of boots (oh, and a top too :laugh: )

[amber]

I am 17 years old and I love men in their 40s and 50s. I have no idea why but I'm not attracted to guys my age. I just see it as older men are more experienced. :shrug: :nod:

I'm sure that sounded weird to a lot of you. :o
Not to me. I've always liked that. :shrug:

[dissention]

(oh, and a top too :laugh: )

Drats. :p

Those "Juicy" pants are big in South Boston and the girls who wear them can certainly fill 'em. I was at the Cheesecake Factory about a month ago and this BIG woman came in wearing those pants and she kept touching her ass and picking her crack, as if she was trying to smooth out any wrinkles or dislodge any wedgies that may have prevented people from seeing the word "JUICY". I was having a hysterical fit.

[EnchantedSLN]

No "Juicy" pants for you, eh?

No, just the sweatshirts. *Dodges flying objects*

[GardenStateGirlie]

Drats. :p

Those "Juicy" pants are big in South Boston and the girls who wear them can certainly fill 'em. I was at the Cheesecake Factory about a month ago and this BIG woman came in wearing those pants and she kept touching her ass and picking her crack, as if she was trying to smooth out any wrinkles or dislodge any wedgies that may have prevented people from seeing the word "JUICY". I was having a hysterical fit.

:p

Right now (since it's summer), the "in" thing is the O.C. Beach Patrol pants and shorts (it's written on the back). I don't want ANYTHING written on my ass. In fact, anything that takes attention off of my ass and the fact that I don't have much of one is a welcomed thing :laugh:

Ugh. Man. Okay, one of my friends from high school -- she's a big girl -- she wears things that just don't fit her properly and it breaks my heart. She's turning 23 and still hangs out with 18 year olds who wear skimpy clothing. Thusly, she wears skimpy clothing and it's just. not. working. for. her. Instead of looking nice, she looks trashy. I guess if she feels okay wearing it then go for it but even her mother said something to her :eek:

[GardenStateGirlie]

No, just the sweatshirts. *Dodges flying objects*

Apparently, i'm never going to live that e-bay purchase down. The only reason why I bought it was because the back of the sweat shirt was really cool looking.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/meadowsoprano/sweatshirt.jpg

[dissention]

:p

Right now (since it's summer), the "in" thing is the O.C. Beach Patrol pants and shorts (it's written on the back). I don't want ANYTHING written on my ass. In fact, anything that takes attention off of my ass and the fact that I don't have much of one is a welcomed thing :laugh:

:laugh:

I don't like to wear anything written on me PERIOD. I think it looks cheesy as all get out and the people who wear those juciy pants look they dressed in the dark, because surely no one would intentionally put on such a thing and the have the audacity to go out in public. I mean, I have t-shirts that say "Hot ****" and things to that effect, but I wear them to bed, not out and about.

Ugh. Man. Okay, one of my friends from high school -- she's a big girl -- she wears things that just don't fit her properly and it breaks my heart. She's turning 23 and still hangs out with 18 year olds who wear skimpy clothing. Thusly, she wears skimpy clothing and it's just. not. working. for. her. Instead of looking nice, she looks trashy. I guess if she feels okay wearing it then go for it but even her mother said something to her :eek:

I've noticed that a lot of big girls (and men, too) wear clothes that make them look like tomatos on stilts. I don't understand it. These people wear pants so tightly that they'll be toast if they fart. Everyone can wear something that will flatter their figure, but I think a lot of it has to do with denial about their actual size. If not that, then I don't know what.

[EnchantedSLN]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/meadowsoprano/sweatshirt.jpg

Oh, I forgot about that part. That is really cute :thumbsup:. I like the British-y element.

[WelshWitchPMD]

I think a lot of it has to do with how you're raised and as you know (I think), i'm an only child. I've always hung around an older crowd and not with people my own age and I think it's shaped who I am -- for better or worse! :laugh:

I can relate. I hardly ever hung around with people my own age when I was growing up. I really did not like being around them. I feel the same way about it shaping who I am too for better or worse.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I like the British-y element.

Me. Too. It's very union jack-esque so as soon as I saw it, I had to buy it.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I can relate. I hardly ever hung around with people my own age when I was growing up. I really did not like being around them. I feel the same way about it shaping who I am too for better or worse.

Me either -- and they didn't like being around me either after my freshman year of high school. I wasn't (and still am not) a partier -- I don't like the club scene nor the bar scene, i'm not a drinker, etc. If that makes me boring then i'm all about being completely and totally dull.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Me either -- and they didn't like being around me either after my freshman year of high school. I wasn't (and still am not) a partier -- I don't like the club scene nor the bar scene, i'm not a drinker, etc. If that makes me boring then i'm all about being completely and totally dull.

:lol: Yes, I am another dull one over here! Maybe that is why we were falling asleep at the table in Vegas. :lol:

[amber]

Me either -- and they didn't like being around me either after my freshman year of high school. I wasn't (and still am not) a partier -- I don't like the club scene nor the bar scene, i'm not a drinker, etc. If that makes me boring then i'm all about being completely and totally dull.
Hmmm. that's weird, cause my friends were pretty mature, over all. They did "party" a little more than me, which mainly meant they had boyfriends. None of them drank or anything, and we were all involved in pretty heavy school/extracurricular activities. I guess I just got lucky.
And yes, not drinking does make you dull. :lol: JK - :xoxo:

[GardenStateGirlie]

:lol: Yes, I am another dull one over here! Maybe that is why we were falling asleep at the table in Vegas. :lol:

Not to mention, didn't we both end up coming down with random sickness in Vegas? I was out of work for a week after I came back :eek:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Not to mention, didn't we both end up coming down with random sickness in Vegas? I was out of work for a week after I came back :eek:

I was sick the day that I left RI which was my birthday. :rolleyes: I felt a bit better the next day in Vegas but I was not 100%. I came back to RI late Sunday night the 15th and I went back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday I was sick as a dog and did not go to work and it took me a week to feel better.

[macfanken]

I was sick the day that I left RI which was my birthday. :rolleyes: I felt a bit better the next day in Vegas but I was not 100%. I came back to RI late Sunday night the 15th and I went back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday I was sick as a dog and did not go to work and it took me a week to feel better.

I was sick in Vegas too... I spent one of my three days there in bed. :distress:

[GardenStateGirlie]

I was sick the day that I left RI which was my birthday. :rolleyes: I felt a bit better the next day in Vegas but I was not 100%. I came back to RI late Sunday night the 15th and I went back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday I was sick as a dog and did not go to work and it took me a week to feel better.

That flight was killer too. Six hours of stale air :distress:

[wondergirl9847]

I'm an only child too. I will be 30 next May and I truly didn't feel like an adult until I was 25. I still act 12 sometimes and I look maybe 16. My parents don't look their age either, so that's a good sign for my later years. Although, I have some grey hairs, but hey, I dye. ;)

My mom still treats me like a 5 year old and I hate it, but there are some issues with her family there.

[sodascouts]

I turned thirty this year and it really did depress me in some ways. Most of my friends are younger than I am and something small, like not being able to call myself a "20-something" anymore, made me kind of sad. Also, I'm not married, no family.... I'm happy with where I am in my life. I'm getting my PhD and I don't want to give that up for a family. But it still made me feel kind of "behind" at the game of life.

[David]

I turned thirty this year and it really did depress me in some ways. Most of my friends are younger than I am and something small, like not being able to call myself a "20-something" anymore, made me kind of sad. Also, I'm not married, no family.... I'm happy with where I am in my life. I'm getting my PhD and I don't want to give that up for a family. But it still made me feel kind of "behind" at the game of life.Nancy, you have a youthful spirit & zest that guide you.

[Janet]

WOW, so many people in the same place I am. I have friends that I tell this too, ( I am 27, turning 28 in November) and they just laugh. How could I feel old at 27? But I do. I feel like 20 was decades ago. Look at when I was in school, now I work with kids who will graduate high school 10 YEARS after I did!

But I guess it's just a number...27..37..87...I mean they are numbers. If you had amnesia, how old would you feel? I look 27 but if no one knew, I could be 21 in someone's eyes and maybe 35 in someone else's.

The biggest thing for me is how I dress. I put on these 10-15 pounds and you won't catch me dressing in anything tight or flashy. I don't even show the girls at all anymore..I keep em' covered. I guess once you hit 25, dressing like a slut is just that, dressing like a slut...don't do it. LOL ;-) *of course if I were shaped like Madonna I'd think differently*

[Janet]

I am 17 years old and I love men in their 40s and 50s. I have no idea why but I'm not attracted to guys my age. I just see it as older men are more experienced. :shrug: :nod:

I'm sure that sounded weird to a lot of you. :o

Just stay away from them until you are about 30 ok? Men that age who would date you are either married and cheating, single and petafiles or just creepy.

I always liked older men too but trouble. For now, just stay legal LOL.

[SuzeQuze]

:laugh:

I don't like to wear anything written on me PERIOD. I think it looks cheesy as all get out and the people who wear those juciy pants look they dressed in the dark, because surely no one would intentionally put on such a thing and the have the audacity to go out in public. I mean, I have t-shirts that say "Hot ****" and things to that effect, but I wear them to bed, not out and about.



I've noticed that a lot of big girls (and men, too) wear clothes that make them look like tomatos on stilts. I don't understand it. These people wear pants so tightly that they'll be toast if they fart. Everyone can wear something that will flatter their figure, but I think a lot of it has to do with denial about their actual size. If not that, then I don't know what.

Did you see What not to Wear friday with the woman from Southie? She's a lawyer and she wore sweats to work. She described herself as a tomato on stilts. She looked awesome when they were done with her.

She had been sick for a year so her energy and self-esteem were really low and she was a little heavy. I think that when people put on weight they do go into denial and they don't really see what they're doing with their clothing. They don't know how to dress their new body. And probably think they need to lose the weight before they can dress nicely which isn't true. I love What not to Wear because the participants are always glowing and so happy afterward.

[WelshWitchPMD]

The biggest thing for me is how I dress. I put on these 10-15 pounds and you won't catch me dressing in anything tight or flashy. I don't even show the girls at all anymore..I keep em' covered. I guess once you hit 25, dressing like a slut is just that, dressing like a slut...don't do it. LOL ;-) *of course if I were shaped like Madonna I'd think differently*


I stopped wearing the mini-skirts and bustiers when I was about 30. With the possible exception of a short time during 2003 I really have no desire to either. If I did lose some weight again it might be a different story ;) but honestly I think that your tastes do change a bit when you get older.

[dissention]

Did you see What not to Wear friday with the woman from Southie? She's a lawyer and she wore sweats to work. She described herself as a tomato on stilts. She looked awesome when they were done with her.

She had been sick for a year so her energy and self-esteem were really low and she was a little heavy. I think that when people put on weight they do go into denial and they don't really see what they're doing with their clothing. They don't know how to dress their new body. And probably think they need to lose the weight before they can dress nicely which isn't true. I love What not to Wear because the participants are always glowing and so happy afterward.

I haven't watched that show in soooooooooo long. I think the last time I watched a full episode was when Wayne was on it. :shocked:

And I have a weird crush on Stacey. Don't ask me why, I can't explain in it.

[SuzeQuze]

I haven't watched that show in soooooooooo long. I think the last time I watched a full episode was when Wayne was on it. :shocked:

And I have a weird crush on Stacey. Don't ask me why, I can't explain in it.

Nice. Maybe you have stuff to do on Friday nights? ;) Last Fri was a marathon of a few episodes. Stacey is hot but not in a conventional way. She's also pretty funny. :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

And I have a weird crush on Stacey. Don't ask me why, I can't explain in it.

I love her one strand of grey hair :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

she already did!!! "susie kissed a boy, susie kissed a boy...." :lol:



Sorry, I'm a day late and a dollar short. :o

[gldstwmn]

Hehe. Check this out:

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showpost.php?p=354543&postcount=184

That's funny. :nod: :lol:

[sodascouts]

Nancy, you have a youthful spirit & zest that guide you.

Why, thank you. :)

[irishgrl]

Why, thank you. :)

I'll second that! I wanna be YEW when I grow up! :blob1: :woohoo: :thumbsup: :wavey:

[sodascouts]

I'll second that! I wanna be YEW when I grow up! :blob1: :woohoo: :thumbsup: :wavey:

Aw, thanks! My self-esteem can always use this kind of boosting!

[estranged4life]

next time I go somewhere and someone mistakes Deb for my Mother I will beat the wholly f**k outta them...She is only 41, only 6 years older than me. Seems like when I grow my goatee upon my mug people seem to think I look like a twenty-something kid.

I like being 35...Will I see 36 is the next question :lol: :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

Aw, thanks! My self-esteem can always use this kind of boosting!

We can all use that, eh? You definitely look younger than your age and you have a great sense of humor which will keep you young.

By the way, I have those pics of you getting your henna tattoo in Vegas somewhere, they came out good. So when I get a chance I will scan and send. You can PM me your email addy if you're interested. :D

[sodascouts]

We can all use that, eh? You definitely look younger than your age and you have a great sense of humor which will keep you young.

By the way, I have those pics of you getting your henna tattoo in Vegas somewhere, they came out good. So when I get a chance I will scan and send. You can PM me your email addy if you're interested. :D

I wondered what happened to those! lol My e-mail addy is on my profile, it's [email protected] (at this point it's too late to keep it a secret, lol).

And I will return the compliment and say you look quite young, too. :)