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Started by Camperroo, Jan 30, 2003, 10:22 PM

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Popupnut

Sep 28, 2003, 07:05 PM
 I m  turning 40 this feb - I think I am ok with it - until I think about it - I feel ike I m in my 20 s still - just wiser!  My teenage daughter says she thinks I m only 37!!! She s working on something I m sure....
 Help me cross the bridge here - It can t be THAT bad!!!!  But I ll take all the help I can get.
 

Camperroo

#1
Jan 30, 2003, 10:22 PM
 PopupnutDon t worry!  I loved turning 40!  In my late 20 s and then 30s I was busy with little ones and stopped working to be home, etc.  I loved every minute of it.  But my kids are now teen and " preteen"  ages and all of a sudden you realize they aren t home anymore, they re busy with school and sports, etc.  Suddently there s time for ME!!!!!!!  I turned 40 and welcomed it because I feel I ve entered a time in my life where it s time to focus a bit on what I want to do!  I went back to work in something I was interested in for a change...vs. taking the job because it worked around the kids schedules, etc.  I ll be 42 in March and I m saying bring it on...I m ready!!!   I ve hit a new confidence in my life and feel great.   Now..if I could only go camping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MtnCamper

#2
Jan 30, 2003, 10:53 PM
 PopupnutJust tell everyone you re 21 with 19 years experience!
 
 Works for me, but my number is a little larger than 19.[;)]

campingcop

#3
Jan 30, 2003, 11:30 PM
 Popupnutdon t let it get you down just rember 2 of my fav. sayings.
 
  1. you have to grow older but you don t have to grow up.
 
  2. the one who has the most birthdays lives  the longest.[:D]

rednekrubbrduck

#4
Jan 31, 2003, 07:25 AM
 PopupnutMy DW just turned 40 a couple of weeks ago, and I had a lil fun with it (like lying in bed talking...I told her I felt so old cause my wife was turning 40.<smack> The bruises will heal.)  She says she doesn t feel any different, and she ll always be 39 in my book.  Age is a state of mind.  Me...I m in training to be a crotchity old man.

Foxyladies

#5
Jan 31, 2003, 10:09 AM
 PopupnutI feel for you......I m turning 50 in May and I don t like it one bit. The only thing I like about it is that.....I will have three grandchildren by May. My last son gets married in October 2003 and my job as a mother will be done and I m still young enough to take my grandchildren camping......so I guess life is grand. As long as you have your health that is the only thing that is important.[:)][:)][:)][:)] Happy Early Birthday!!!!!!

GeneF

#6
Jan 31, 2003, 02:50 PM
 PopupnutDon t feel bad, I am old enough to be your father. [:o]

Miller Tyme

#7
Jan 31, 2003, 05:19 PM
 PopupnutTwo verses from country songs to remember
 
 1. I m much too young to feel this da** old.
 2. I m old enough to know better, but still too young to care.
 
 Happy 40th! (from a 42 yr. old with three teenagers and a grand daughter)[8D]

CamperJones

#8
Jan 31, 2003, 06:19 PM
 PopupnutWell, today I turned 48 and really am having more fun now than when I was half that age!  The older you get the more you learn what is most imporant in this world and you find yourself more focused on those things and making time for them!  Have fun and celebrate your upcoming new decade with excitement with what life has yet to bring and you will teach those younger folks that life only BEGINS at 40!

Foxyladies

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Jan 31, 2003, 09:25 PM
 PopupnutCamperJones,
 
 
 Happy Birthday To You
 Happy Birthday To You
 Happy Birthday Dear CamperJones...
 Happy Birthday To YOU!!!!!!
 

Ab Diver

#10
Jan 31, 2003, 10:20 PM
 PopupnutPopupnut-  Here s some final words of advice from 94 year old Grandpa Morris, who, when I was lamenting the fact that I had just turned 30, told me: " Boy, don t sweat the little stuff. Growing old is a privilege denied to many."  That was well over a decade ago... R.I.P. Grandpa, I still miss you.
 
 CamperJones-  Congrats and Happy B-Day!!!  (And if I may say so, you don t look a day over 39! [:D] )

diggescampin

#11
Feb 02, 2003, 02:00 AM
 PopupnutAge is just mind over matter.  If you don t mind, it doesn t matter.  HTH[8D]

cooncreekers

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Feb 02, 2003, 06:46 PM
 Popupnut
QuoteMy last son gets married in October 2003 and my job as a mother will be done

 
 [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
 
 that`s all i`m gonna say about that [;)]

birol

#13
Feb 02, 2003, 07:40 PM
 PopupnutMy mother still " moms"  me :) well, whenever she can :) she would ...... believe me :)
 
 So, take a deep breath :)P):)

Popupnut

#14
Feb 02, 2003, 08:54 PM
 PopupnutThanks guys -- you re the best!!!  I feel so much better and am actually looking forward to whatever the day brings me!  Your words of wisdom, helpful advice and humor are DEEPLY APPRECIATED !!  It s nice to have a group like this to share the up s and down s with!!  With your kind words - I m looking at this as an " up"  ....Thanks Friends!!!
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