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Jump On The Bandwagon And Choose Earthdays Over Birthdays
- Jul 28, 2009 at 3:18 PM
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My mom wrote this on her blog but I was curious oh how many of you could agree with this.
WOW!!! Have you noticed that is what most parents say when they realize
their wee ones are having a birthday? We are faced with not only with
our children having a birthday but that means we have another year to
add to us. Of course us as parents have long since stopped having
birthdays and don't like to be reminded of such nonsense. OK well, at
least I have. Yes, my babies keep increasing their age by numbers but
the older kids have jumped on my "ban-wagon" and stopped keeping track
of how many years have flipped by. Let’s correct that I have just
gotten some of wee ones to jump on now. Love my parental influence.
I
have 5 babies that will be having birthdays this next month. I'm happy
they are here to enjoy them but I think we should throw the age and
birthday thing out the door. I have called my birthday my "Earthday"
for years. I never have to think about my age until someone asks me and
it always happens. How old are you? How old are your kids? You don't
look old enough to have that many kids and you surely are not old
enough to be a grandma, another word that I don't use. LOL I get asked
this because I was blessed with looking young and acting even younger.
Mostly because I refuse to grow up or grow; won’t use the other word.
I
guess if society as a whole was not so stuck on the age thing and
everything was not centered on having fewer wrinkles and being young I
could handle it. I have had this age issue since I was 13. Yeap, when I
turned 13 I decided to stop having the birthday thing and stopped
telling people how old I was. Seriously at times I have forgotten. Of
course until I have to flip out my drivers license or at my doctors
office. Yes, here I'm sitting in the office and they announced my
birthday to everyone and continued to do the same to everyone. I
happened to be the youngest there and the most applaud or the one that
has a big enough mouth to say something. Well, did they get a huge ear
full from me. I even told them that I would refuse to go back if they
kept this up. They have since stopped doing this. I thought it was just
wrong. If I wanted everyone to know my freakin age I would plaster it
to my shirt. NOT.
Even though I gotten many compliments it
doesn't matter because at some point people start saying you’re too old
for this and that. They attach age to everything even if age has
nothing to do with what is going on with you or the situation.
When
I first started having kids I got harassed because I was a baby having
a baby by most standards. Then I got told I was too old to have a baby
and how did I expect to carry my child's luggage to their dorm room,
nothing like a slap in the face. I had years to go before I would even
turn 4....well you know what I'm trying to say. On the other hand, many
use age as an excuse not to do something. I can't go back to school,
change jobs, have kids, move, etc. because I'm too old. Everyone is an
age critic.
Don't get me wrong I'm thankful to be here
because I'm not ready to be pushing up the daisies yet. But for us
chronologically challenged people and for society as a whole I think
the world would be a better place if we got rid of the age stigma. If
people just looked at people for who they are and for the knowledge
that they posses, instead of attaching an age to it. My personal step
to becoming deliriously happy creating happy thoughts and free from age restrictions.
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I like my age- I earned it!! I am proud to say that I am 37 (and a half LOL!!). I got carded for looking under 30 the other day. Never happens when my children are with me (at the GROCERY STORE- not a bar!!!! LOL) but as wrinkles- a few- and grays that I refuse to color are showing up- now mostly I get- you look good for your age- not you're HOW OLD??!!! LOL...
- mtnmama111
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