My whole life people have told me I looked young. When I was well past 21 I compulsively forgot my license and was always sent home from the bar. As I approached my late 30’s there were less and less comments about my “youthful” look although they still came and I did occasionally still get carded. But now that I’ve turned 40 I wonder whether I’ll ever be carded again. Is 40 the new 30 only if you look like Demi?
My wonderful husband threw a birthday bash for me this past weekend and all night friends kept asking me what it was like. “What’s what like? Turning 40, wow!” It’s just like turning 29 again which is where I stopped counting!” But then I realized something frightening. By not coming clean about my age it’s as if all that life experience just disappeared. At 30 I moved to Seattle and got married. At 35 I gave birth to my beautiful twins. At 40 I’ve started a new business with my husband, Braincandy, and am so passionately involved in what I’m doing both in my life and in work.
So really who wants 30 again–been there done that. And while I think I’ll get a little less judgmental on the Botox and plastic surgery I think I’ll keep those little laugh lines around my eyes. It’s a reminder that all these 40 years belong to me and gives me pause to think about the exciting things coming in the next 40 years…
Posted on June 28th, 2005 by Sam
Filed under: Uncategorized, Daily Life
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