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cirquelover · 03-05-2008, 04:36 PM

I'm sorry you're not where you planned to be but I'm sure there are reasons. Like have you found Mr. Wonderful? I think he's still out there waiting for the right time, for both of you.

I have found you need to readjust your expectations for your life as you get closer to certain ages. Also your hopes and expectations change through the years, as you grow and learn.

You will find your way and your happiness. I know it will!

Now that I'm umm 39 and holding ( ok 41 right now) I find most parts aren't as bad as I expected and occasionally I reevaluate and keep chugging along.

Gemini Cricket · 03-05-2008, 04:46 PM

It is a little weird to be 37 and not know what you should be doing. At this age, it feels like I should already be 10 years into a career already. I ain't.

I think I'll spend the 10th at the park. Just chillin'. I think Bornieo is going to hang with me. It'll be fun. I'll get a button and some freakin' tortillas.

I totally get that whole readjustment of things at a certain age. I'm at the point where I want to chuck the whole entertainment industry out the window. I mean, I like to write, but I can't stand the industry sometimes.

I hate being in so much turmoil, but I think there's a clarity in chaos. Some of my favorite writing pieces came to me during hard times...

I also hear that the 40's are better than the 30's. I know my 20's sucked.

"Yes, I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know!"

Not Afraid · 03-05-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

It is a little weird to be 37 and not know what you should be doing. At this age, it feels like I should already be 10 years into a career already. I ain't.

I know less at 45 than I did at 32. The older I get, the more i don't know......especially what it is I want to be when I grow up.

(Maybe I just don't want to grow up.)

wolfy999 · 03-05-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I know less at 45 than I did at 32. The older I get, the more i don't know......especially what it is I want to be when I grow up.

(Maybe I just don't want to grow up.)

I'm going to turn 48 next week....and I TOTALLY AGREE!

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-05-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

Maybe we ought to call the board LotB - Last of the Babyboomers

Hah, there's not a true boomer among us. Funny to think of it that way.

--Tangent in my head--
"Usa da booma!"
"Meesa no hava booma!"
"Take-a ooo dis one."

We were watching a movie made in 1969 last night and it shocked me how out of date everything looked. I remember when the 60's were just a whisper away from my own childhood, embedded in my mind by the movies and music that made their way into my head growing up. Now, the 60's are so long ago, it makes me feel old to look at it....even though I wasn't even alive then. Weird.

When I turned 30, I can't say I had a "crisis", but I definitely felt 30. Growing up is still exciting to me and I look at every step as an adventure. (I'm sure this will hold until my hair grays and my joints ache.)

GC, I don't know if anything anyone says here can make you feel better, especially from someone younger than you. However, I do have one question - you're going to take dating advice from iSm? Really?

Not Afraid · 03-05-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Hah, there's not a true boomer among us. Funny to think of it that way.

Technically anyone born between 1946-1964 is a baby boomer, although "peak year" were 1952-1957. So, there are many Boomers among us (me included) and a few that are from the peak years, but I'm not going to "out" them.

Kevy Baby · 03-05-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Technically anyone born between 1946-1964 is a baby boomer, although "peak year" were 1952-1957.

I was born at the end of 1964 and I never really considered myself a boomer.

ozron · 03-05-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Hah, there's not a true boomer among us. Funny to think of it that way.

You had to say it, didn't you? In May I will be 49. That's right, 1959. Last child of the fifties. Officially pushing 50. End of the boom.

Funny thing, though. In my twenties, I was married, working to make ends meet, had a daughter, etc. Then I jumped off the treadmill.

I'm looking forward to being in a place in my fifties that most people I know were at in their twenties: single, debt-free, and responsible for no one but myself. I'm actually now physically and emotionally healthier than I ever have been. I feel like Daniel Stern in "City Slickers". My life is a do over.

And I'm just getting started.

Capt Jack · 03-05-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I'm 43.

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

46 in a month.

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

I'll be 43 in a few days

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Originally Posted by cirquelover

( ok 41 right now)

geebus...

with but a few notable exceptions, (according to the members list) Im one of the senior citizens here?

and even the exceptions arent by much

wow. matters not in the least but....wow

this is both comforting and disturbing all at once

I need a drink

Snowflake · 03-05-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack

geebus...

with but a few notable exceptions, (according to the members list) Im one of the senior citizens here?

and even the exceptions arent by much

wow. matters not in the least but....wow

this is both comforting and disturbing all at once

I need a drink

I'll be 48 in October Capt.

GC, my friend, if your 40's are anything like mine have been, they'll be awesome. To sound trite, the wisdom (or not) I have now would never, ever induce me back to my 20's. I do wish I had my 20 year old knees, though.

I am really, honestly looking forward to my 50's as well.

Oh, and GC, you look much younger than 37!

03-05-2008, 04:36 PM	#1
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	I'm sorry you're not where you planned to be but I'm sure there are reasons. Like have you found Mr. Wonderful? I think he's still out there waiting for the right time, for both of you. I have found you need to readjust your expectations for your life as you get closer to certain ages. Also your hopes and expectations change through the years, as you grow and learn. You will find your way and your happiness. I know it will! Now that I'm umm 39 and holding ( ok 41 right now) I find most parts aren't as bad as I expected and occasionally I reevaluate and keep chugging along.
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03-05-2008, 04:46 PM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	It is a little weird to be 37 and not know what you should be doing. At this age, it feels like I should already be 10 years into a career already. I ain't. I think I'll spend the 10th at the park. Just chillin'. I think Bornieo is going to hang with me. It'll be fun. I'll get a button and some freakin' tortillas. I totally get that whole readjustment of things at a certain age. I'm at the point where I want to chuck the whole entertainment industry out the window. I mean, I like to write, but I can't stand the industry sometimes. I hate being in so much turmoil, but I think there's a clarity in chaos. Some of my favorite writing pieces came to me during hard times... I also hear that the 40's are better than the 30's. I know my 20's sucked. "Yes, I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know, know!"
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