tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post8842508586451134997..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Forty is the New Thirty (and other nonsense)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74027220516169289552010-03-18T16:48:45.692-04:002010-03-18T16:48:45.692-04:00I can totally relate. I'm forty-two, and I ha...I can totally relate. I'm forty-two, and I have to admit a few of these rang quite familiar. Welcome to the Club (or, Happy Birthday!)msprimadonna67https://www.blogger.com/profile/04987221270784648882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80604303477243740372010-03-16T12:01:43.275-04:002010-03-16T12:01:43.275-04:00Happy Birthday (A little late), but you won't ...Happy Birthday (A little late), but you won't mind because at this point our mind goes on us a little too!! lol<br /><br />Great list!<br /><br />LynnA Mother's Thoughtshttp://www.amothersthoughts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26391171148479358022010-03-15T22:29:02.814-04:002010-03-15T22:29:02.814-04:0040 wasn't a big deal for me and I celebrated 5...40 wasn't a big deal for me and I celebrated 50. Who knew I'd live this long!<br />Happy birthday!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474238571088240739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40199863051468738752010-03-15T14:20:10.309-04:002010-03-15T14:20:10.309-04:00This was great, the Club thing is hilarious. I tur...This was great, the Club thing is hilarious. I turned 30 last year and I was awaiting my official induction, committee welcome and yeah NOTHING. I was also expecting this epiphany of monumental proportion to occur and yeah I got nothing there either.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed your birthday.Mimicutelipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006291063298500884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29652843661597008642010-03-15T14:10:48.517-04:002010-03-15T14:10:48.517-04:00As my Dad always says on turning 80-something, &qu...As my Dad always says on turning 80-something, "It's better than the alternative."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72084097450504764072010-03-15T05:50:11.293-04:002010-03-15T05:50:11.293-04:00HA! I will be 'joining the club' in two ye...HA! I will be 'joining the club' in two years, and OLD people/40 year olds are already trying to make me feel bad about this. Darn them!<br /><br />But adding insult to injury over here in our house?? My husband is 5 years younger than I am and all he does is moan about how old he's getting and feeling. When I point out to him that by calling himself 'old' he is actually WarsawMommyhttp://www.warsawmommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73879813309349727382010-03-15T00:12:25.804-04:002010-03-15T00:12:25.804-04:00Hey Meehan! You've been 40 for a week already,...Hey Meehan! You've been 40 for a week already,. STOP resting on your laurels.SuperGlue the kiddos to the fridge..and get yourself back to your keyboard. Just so ya know, I am 63..and I felt devastated each and every time my chronological clock demarcated first 30 (the WORST!!(, 40, 50 and finally..this dreaded SIXTY. Why, I've turned into my parents!!)<br />The Good News, from one who hasUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525859401884115826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19325131654078264572010-03-14T21:30:53.517-04:002010-03-14T21:30:53.517-04:00Happy Birthday Dawn!
I'll be 40 in 3 short we...Happy Birthday Dawn!<br /><br />I'll be 40 in 3 short weeks and you've really burst my bubble about not getting to join a club!<br /><br />I'd been working so hard! I'm wearing the club colors (started going grey at 21 so I'm more than 3/4 of the way there). Wearing the uniform (stretchmarks, cheaters and chin hair). And my kids have been telling me I'm already a member marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29344809976699697162010-03-14T20:58:53.752-04:002010-03-14T20:58:53.752-04:00Happy Belated!!
I turned 40 a few years back, and...Happy Belated!!<br /><br />I turned 40 a few years back, and it was traumatizing. I still can't believe it. Thirty was bad enough, but 40 is bad enough to kill me!Mary@Holy Mackerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026873878364041551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85111027757123729442010-03-13T19:47:04.443-05:002010-03-13T19:47:04.443-05:00Happy birthday Dawn!!! I haven´t commented in a wh...Happy birthday Dawn!!! I haven´t commented in a while but still follow you religiously. I heard 40 is the new TWENTY, not the new 30, so there you go.:). I´m turning 35 tomorrow and still can´t get my mind around it. REALLY??? 35?? I remember my mom being that age and man, she was OLD, heehee...<br />You are a beautiful, witty, fabulous, strong woman. Here´s to the next 40 being even better!!!Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665261910887145495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43598812485048578262010-03-13T14:31:50.928-05:002010-03-13T14:31:50.928-05:00I've got another year and I'll be right th...I've got another year and I'll be right there with ya!!<br /><br />Hope you had a great birthday Dawn!!!!!!!Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19661254982764194172010-03-13T12:40:04.711-05:002010-03-13T12:40:04.711-05:00You're a good woman Dawn. God loves you and so...You're a good woman Dawn. God loves you and so do we.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55857038005207743832010-03-12T20:02:46.617-05:002010-03-12T20:02:46.617-05:00Happy Birthday! My sis just turned forty, and I d...Happy Birthday! My sis just turned forty, and I did indeed tell her :Welcome to the club! I didn't even realize people were doing this to you poor former 39 year olds! Ya it sucks, no sugar coating it. <br />I'm actually sitting here recovering from a total hip replacement at the ripe old age of 47......so ya it could be worse ;) <br />My only saving grace is, that I don't look my Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27733118707165022412010-03-12T16:48:31.684-05:002010-03-12T16:48:31.684-05:00You're 40 & FABULOUS!!! Enjoy it! No mat...You're 40 & FABULOUS!!! Enjoy it! No matter how old I am I'll always be thankful just to be having another birthday. :)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37955671422438457642010-03-12T16:46:10.611-05:002010-03-12T16:46:10.611-05:00Dawn, here's what I told my older sister when ...Dawn, here's what I told my older sister when she turned 40 and was bemoaning the fact.<br /><br />'Your first 20 years of life aren't your own. You're still a kid,growing and forming. They don't count...<br /> So, in reality, you've only lived an adult life for 20 years. You still have about 40 years of adulthood left!'<br /><br />This was the wisdom shared by a Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642402287878372643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3311428407290592282010-03-12T15:11:42.697-05:002010-03-12T15:11:42.697-05:00As my husband pointed out to me yesterday I am 10 ...As my husband pointed out to me yesterday I am 10 times as old as my oldest child and 20 times as old as my youngest! He is too though.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581253958511238775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10160255762736192902010-03-12T14:55:27.885-05:002010-03-12T14:55:27.885-05:00Aww, don't 'Sweat' it! My mom turned 4...Aww, don't 'Sweat' it! My mom turned 40 at the end of October... Heh at least you can say she's older than you... Oh, and, *Heh-hem* I noticed that you haven't taken the, <br />"I'm a 30-something year old<br />stay-at-home mom of 3 girls<br />and 3 boys. The original Brady<br />Bunch (without Alice!)" <br />down yet. Are we denying the truth? XD...<br /><br /><Natashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88696645627246665242010-03-12T13:21:12.488-05:002010-03-12T13:21:12.488-05:00Well Dawn I was accepted to the club last year and...Well Dawn I was accepted to the club last year and welcomed my husband to it this year with a surprise party. He is always making those "older" comments. I haven't heard squat from him about being older then him in 3 weeks. I wonder why? <br /><br />Its not so bad. Truly. Like you said it could be worse. Happy belated birthdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36902333367861669722010-03-12T09:30:22.262-05:002010-03-12T09:30:22.262-05:00Happy After-Birth Dawn, I hope your day was as fun...Happy After-Birth Dawn, I hope your day was as fun as you are! The only age I had a problem with was 27 for some odd reason. Every other has never bothered me. I am now 46 and a cashier was carding me and I said I was 47. I really thought I was and had to check :) Oh and I've had grey hair since I was 19 and am 80 percent grey now :O You can say I have a Natural Instinct # 28G Love Ya, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55173861805207774862010-03-12T07:58:00.585-05:002010-03-12T07:58:00.585-05:00I couldn't read the blog yesterday, so I'l...I couldn't read the blog yesterday, so I'll say Happy Birthday a day late. I'm turning 40 later this year, and I actually think I'm looking forward to it. Turning 25 was horrible for me, because I thought I'd never accomplish anything. Turning 40, I look at my wonderful kids, am thinking about going to grad school, and think, "Heck, yes! This is going to be good."Deirdrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86198078754733581662010-03-12T00:55:47.486-05:002010-03-12T00:55:47.486-05:00I'm turning 40 in 2 weeks and have been agoniz...I'm turning 40 in 2 weeks and have been agonizing over it for 2 months. I'm way past Clairol for the grey hairs, had to go directly to the SERIOUS stuff they only carry in beauty supply stores and all of a sudden, my up close eyesight is deteriorating. All this in 2 months, it's like a conspiracy. HOWEVER, like someone else said "the Club" is life, being part of the feistywonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869926209070572543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15702212207335755512010-03-11T23:29:36.802-05:002010-03-11T23:29:36.802-05:00As a 50-something reader, I can only hope that som...As a 50-something reader, I can only hope that someone who weighs about 20 lbs. less than you starts complaining in your presence about how FAT she is. <br />That's how I feel when a young 'un like you starts griping about her age : ) j/k<br /> >>>Happy Birthday<<<<br />I'm sure you'll manage the next decade just fine, even at your advanced age.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506950790404785973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79358538114301410872010-03-11T22:27:47.486-05:002010-03-11T22:27:47.486-05:00Well, hope you had a happy birthday anyway! I reme...Well, hope you had a happy birthday anyway! I remember when my mom turned thirty, and I thought that was old, what a fool I was, well only being eight, I guess I was. Now that I am closer to forty than thirty, getting older sucks! The aches, the weird pains you get for no reason, it feels like you're falling apart, me anyway. Take it easy, Dawn, and have some cake for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099571819613097461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39505472639458747162010-03-11T22:16:32.030-05:002010-03-11T22:16:32.030-05:00Oh, don't be so whiny... it could be worse - y...Oh, don't be so whiny... it could be worse - you could be turning 45 (like I will in a month!) Today was my daughter's 13th birthday. Today I offically ended my 3-1/2 week of bliss with no teenagers in my house. See, my son turned 20 on 2/17 and, well, I just said my daughter turned 13 today. (Old people tend to repeat themselves. Get used to it. It's a "club" rule...)<Stressed Outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745823259135843944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81571752702808685462010-03-11T22:09:13.443-05:002010-03-11T22:09:13.443-05:00I like your list! And #5 is soooo true. I recent...I like your list! And #5 is soooo true. I recently cleaned my nightstand drawer and took out a waterproof Walkman (tape player), and a CD one and my kids couldn't believe their eyes!!! Imagine how those look next to my son's IPod shuffle! hahahaCarmen M.noreply@blogger.com