Hello out there to my blog reading friends! Lets have some fun here, I'm taking a poll and hope all who read will participate.
On Sunday, my long time and high school friend and I had gone to Church together. Before Mass started we were sort of chatting (I know I know we should have been praying for our sorry little souls but catching up was much more fun!). One thing led to another and my friend says to me that she is going to be a mom of a "non-teenager" in a few months. I was dumbfounded, how could that be? How could her son be turning 20 years old in a few months? It seems like yesterday when he was a toddler. Besides, I'm still 25 and my friend claims she's only 30 years old. So how could she possibly have a 20 year old???
So our conversation got me thinking, about age specifically. I was wondering if everyone suspended themselves in time? For me, I have the chronological age of someone 20 years older than my "maturity" age which is only 25. I've sort of suspended my aging self to be 25 years old. I feel mentally, emotionally and as mature as a 25 year old - not my chronological age of almost 45.
It is not that I don't want to grow old (ok, I really don't but that's not the point I'm trying to make), but I just don't feel I am that old. My body may be showing signs of "aging" like the gray hairs, and lines under my eyes - I honestly thought that was just from the stress of having young children. Especially from dealing with all the crazy medical issues my son has had since 6 weeks old. I figured the "aches and pains" were just from lack of steady exercise. It never occurred to me that I am getting older - because in my "cute little head" I'm still only 25 years old.
How old are you? What's your chronological age and what age is your "suspended in time " age? And why is that your "suspended in time age"?
Humor me, please, with some responses. I don't bite and would love to hear from my many "readers". I know you are out there! For instance, I know I have readers from Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australia, South America, and Africa and of course, the U.S. and Canada! My "stats" tell me so!
Come on now, play along and have some fun!
Colleen I am with you... my real age may be 40, but I've never felt near that... I would say that my mental age is somewhere between 16 and 30 depending on the day. Maybe it's because I work with little kids all day and it reminds me of my babysitting days at 16, or maybe it's because I can still visualize so clearly holding this tiny little infant that weighed 4 pounds in my hands at 30... my kids and my husband keep me young! I also think that "thinking young" keeps you going despite what the calendar or my joints may have to say about it!! I'm always up for an adventure!!
ReplyDeletemy job had me hanging out with teenagers all day everyday so i feel about 17. definitely too young to have a kid!!
ReplyDeleteI'm 32, but I still consider myself just out of high school. I'd give myself an age of 23. I'm still shocked when I'm around people in HS and realize that I am much older. What's happening!
ReplyDeleteTechnically I'm 39 though physically feel like I must be 90. Suspended age is around 27 - 30. It's when life was full and exciting. I had energy and enough income to enjoy it. My job was fun and came with a lifestyle hubby and I loved even if the work was long. Yep. 29 forever I guess. Definitely BEFORE kids!
ReplyDeleteI'm turning 30 in a month. I don't feel 30. I feel 20. I feel depressed. No career, no love life, and the signs of aging are showing on my once sparkling face. >_<
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