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I'm 38. My husband is 40. Electrical Engineer. We have four children. 3 boys and 1 girl. Ages 17, 14, 11 and 4. Can't forget the Golden Retriever. Now you can see why I post late at night!!
40 does scare me a little bit. I'm just glad my husband turned 40 before I did.
I'm 40, hubby is 52...and we have twin 5 yr olds! Hubby has 2 grown daughters as well. I guess we broke the mold on this board...we do pretty much whereever we go...
Oh not only aren't we (I) ashamed...I embrace it ... I'm a competitive figure skater, did my first competition on my 39th birthday - 40 isn't just the new 30, 50 is - no worries here, I feel like a 25 year old sometimes (but I was sort of a mess at 25 so I'd rather be me now!)
(edited to note that I compete against other adults...not the kids!)
I'm not a mom, but...don't lie to your kids about this...
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Originally Posted by jeannie216
I have to say it is inspiring to read about the number of you, especially the women, who are either approaching the big 40, arrived, or beyond it and are not afraid to admit to it. I am ashamed to say, I personally, have a big problem with my age...always have, in fact no one, not even some of my girlfriends, except my family really know how old I really am, just refuse to discuss it. Most people guess much younger, so I guess thats a good thing. My 8 and 10 year old don't even know my real age, in fact the last birthday card my 10 year old made for me.. the age on the card was off by a few years. I know, pretty pathetic on my part. So, thanks to all of you for reminding me there is life after 40...(of course looking at George Clooney, I can still come to that conclusion myself) " and I should really be grateful I'm still here to talk about it.
I AM 40 and I don't care if I WAS 40 last year or that I'll be 40 AGAIN next year!!!
I've been told that I don't act my age. Sometimes I'm pretty sure they don't mean it as a compliment but I still take it as one!!!
Vicki
LOL. And I'm 29 and have been that age for .........."x" years now.
Hubby is years old. Same as me. He's 13 days older though so I get to tease him about being an old man for just about 2 weeks out of every year.
I work full time--just went back FT after being PT/Consultant/SAHM for 12 years. Am currently woefully underemployed but did it for the flex schedule. That will change if NC job comes through.
He has been all over the board, job wise the past 5 years. They've been tough. Used to be SVP director of marketing for a mid-sized bank that "bought it" after 9/11 and the down turn of the economy. He was unable to find another job in the industry so he turned into a carpenter since he's very handy with a hammer. That turned into his own contracting biz which, unfortuantely, did not turn a profit. Hence our wanting to recoup our losses and try to make a go of it somewhere less expensive.
44 here.....well, 44 and a 1/2. Hubby is 40. Kids are 8 and 5. We've been here over a year, moved from NJ.
I work from home (sort of....now that my youngest will be in school, I'll have to make some money at it or get a real part time job) ON the computer so its too easy to slide on over here to check out what's going on. ;0
44 here.....well, 44 and a 1/2. Hubby is 40. Kids are 8 and 5. We've been here over a year, moved from NJ.
I work from home (sort of....now that my youngest will be in school, I'll have to make some money at it or get a real part time job) ON the computer so its too easy to slide on over here to check out what's going on. ;0
Lauren
Me too Lauren...I do the ebay thing, selling children's boutique clothing...more of a hobby for me. Wish I could afford to stay home and do it exclusively....
middle age these days is as I am, 51. LOL "Never let your heart grow old and you never will". I may have a middleaged body, but I am young at heart and always will be.
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So, thanks to all of you for reminding me there is life after 40...(of course looking at George Clooney, I can still come to that conclusion myself) 
" and I should really be grateful I'm still here to talk about it. 
