Today I woke up a year older. I'm now only one year away from the big 40. I always dreaded hitting that number, but birthdays are funny things. I don't feel any older today and for some reason turning 40 next year doesn't bother me anymore. I still strive to see the world differently and apart from knowing a lot more and being quite a bit taller and curvier, I still feel like that little girl in the tree.
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I know what you're saying. And at 60 I still feel the way you're describing. It's like we never grow up, but we keep getting more responsibilities.
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Tossing It Out
great pic =)
ReplyDeletehappy bday at the permanent number!
@ Arlee- isn't it funny that as kids we can't wait to be a grown up, but once we reach it we realize all those responsibilities are a lot of work!
ReplyDelete@ Tara- Thanks :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
ReplyDeleteI hear ya, sister. The big 40 is only 2 years away for me and it's mind boggling. How did we get here?? ANd yet, it seems like it's where we're supposed to be.
You were so cute! I loved climbing trees as a kid... I always spot good climbing trees and think, "I need to climb that."
But I still feel like that little girl some times too...I think that's good. It keeps us young at heart. :)
I'm nearing 40 in a few years, too. And I agree - in some ways, we never feel truly 'grown up'.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
When I was a kid I never believed 'old' people when they said that they still felt young inside but it is true. Like Arlee says we never really grow up. I think it's just other people's perceptions of us. Happy birthday.
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