Thirty-five and single? Big deal. Tell them that many women are already divorced and looking for the second husband by that age. You’re just smart enough to skip the first marriage

Have an awesome weekend.

CJ xox

ps Maybe we could have a birthday cake in the shape of a giant foot?

Another hilarious post !!!!!!

I was truly surprised to learn from you that you are turning that age we’re not acknowledging or mentioning next year when we chatted at RYB in Brisbane – I honestly thought you were very close to 30. 40 isn’t old but you don’t look it. You’re so right – within ourselves we can be ok with our age, weight, body fat percentage, feet size (mine are a 10 and every time I try to buy shoes – which is often – the shop assistant screws up her face with a look that says “sheesh a 10, do they make ‘em that big) – but the wide-spread reaction of others to this same information can be really hurtful and it derails the positive thoughts we might have about it.

The age tag bothers me too – being a single 35 year old girl – I’ve lost count of the times the comment of ’35 and single – what’s wrong with you?’ has been thrown my way – I’ve decided that if I’m actually answering this question – then what’s wrong is that I’m still talking to this idiot

I wouldn’t want to be that 20-something girl again – she was insecure, messed up, immature and was in the process of making a huge number of mistakes she was eventually going to learn from and stop doing – but I wouldn’t mind the elasticity of her skin or the pre-gravity affected body parts – but other than that – I’m good !

My birthday is near yours too – we can have cake!!!!!!

First of all, big Happy Birthday wishes to Vin, Mary, Dani and Joh. How cool is it that it’s your birthdays today? I’d sing for you but, trust me, you really don’t want that. Have some birthday hugs instead ((((((())))))).

Well, those at the cyber corner-store have spoken. You guys are very persuasive, aren’t you? You’ve convinced me that perhaps I shouldn’t boycott next year’s birthday.

So let’s have a cyber party instead! Mark 23 April, 2010 in your diaries (yes, I do share a birthday with Shakespeare which is pretty appropriate since we are both rather, um, wordy and prone to plumpness – apparently). I’ll bring the cyber-coconut cake and the cyber coffees are on me.

I still won’t be advertising my age – you guys are ok to sign a brief confidentiality agreement, aren’t you? – but it would be nice to mark the passing of my thirties.

Looking forward to sharing it with you.

CJ xox

I’m 45 and proud of it, yep it is only a number and I reckon that I am fitter and healthier than I was at 30.
Gotta love gravity but S#*t happens. I have got more confident in being me as the years go by. I think I was a typical 20 year old and was always worried about “what they might think” and trying to please everyone, that continued through my 30′s and I lost my self to my kids and family…..now they are all grown up and “KPOW” I have realised that life is great, saggy boobs, wobbly bum & cellulite.

For me it has been about finding my voice and loving the person that I am.

Sue

I believe in age appropriate things but really it is a number, so many are hung up, yes the body rots, that is not nice, but age discrimination, well, it will happen to them.

I also am firmly against those that criticise others because mutton wants to dress as lamb. What business is it if you are 75 and want some botox? Ageing gracefully is great, but it’s one’s own body one can do what one wants.

I also am firmly against those that dispise intergenerational relationships. Whilst that wedding on the weekend was a bit of a turn off, what business is it if you want to marry someone 20 or whatever years younger? They will ignore it if they love each other anyway.

Getting old – so stigmatised in society but those that fear it and then at 80 regret the years about worrying where they ended up anyway. Words fail me with humans sometimes.