Is 40 young?

[Lik3]

I believe that I am still a young person. I would think that a middle aged person would no longer be young, like someone who is 50-60 years old. Am I young or middle aged? I have been so concerned about my age that I have wondered this for years. It doesn't help that a 60 year old would consider me young, yet a 20 year old would consider me old. I have obsessed less about my age because I have embraced it. However, I still have those nagging thoughts that just won't go away.

 

[Messy]

 

[Adelyn Woodcock]

Yes, you are young. Especially now that the life expectancy is in the hundreds. You have a long way to go, a lot you can do and a lot you can accomplish. What is so great about today is that technology is much better and we get to accomplish a lot more in a short period of time. Even getting a degree can be easier and faster. So, rock on!

 

[sisbarn70]

Do you feel young? I'm turning 45 soon...I still fly kites, play pranks, and laugh as often as I can. I plan to stay this way now. Wish I hadn't taken myself so seriously when I was in my 30's...

 

[Sheenagh Tucker]

You are right. I guess it depends on how you really feel. You might be 20 and you may look 40 due to stress.

 

[GQ Chris]

Sorry, but 40 is NOT young.

 

[sisbarn70]

Sure it is GQ Chris

 

[GQ Chris]

Sure it is GQ Chris

Well, I like to live in reality.

 

[Messy]

Sorry, but 40 is NOT young.

It may not be for you but for me 40 is quite young since I just turned 45.
I always stay young. When my sister turned 30 she was old and I was 20 so they said: You're still so young. That's the same thing every year. When she's 80 it's: oooh you're so young, you're only 70.
Lol but my kids call me an old woman hahahahaha.

 

[sisbarn70]

Well, I like to live in reality.

But it is a reality. I'm aging as I have been since birth...but I'm never going to be "old"... Savvy?

 

[jacks]

The older you get the older "young" is. If that makes sense...

 

[sisbarn70]

Well said jacks

 

[Messy]

We had two performers here in Holland years ago, they invented a new word here: they were the elderly youngsters. Thats 40 some year olds who still think they're 18, lol, I feel like that.

 

[dms1972]

No its not young... You probably have lost some of your astringency and have mellowed. It depends if you got a chance to let your hair down...

Life expectancy for most isn't "in the hundreds" generally either, another lie of our times that people too easily believe.

 

[.chrys.]

91 is old. That's what my grandmother says. She thinks she can pass for 65 though. She says a good day is when you wake up and still feel in pain--that means you're not dead yet.
68 is "getting there". That's what my mother says. She doesn't think my 91 year old looks anything like 65 though.
45 is middle-aged. That's what I say. I feel like I'm still 23 "inside." I've started getting a senior discount sometimes when "they don't ask."
23 is not young. That's what my daughter says. She hates to be carded, but hates it even more when I am carded with her.
10 is young. That's what everyone says. My niece's back-flips can prove it.

I wouldn't worry too much about how old or young you are. Just remember to age well!

 

[dms1972]

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[Messy]

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[Messy]

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[Messy]

91 is old. That's what my grandmother says.

Lol tomorrow my mother turns 80 and today she said to me about my dad (who's the same age): he acts so old. Lol I said may he? He's almost 80.

 

[sisbarn70]

That brings up an interesting point Messy. If we want to act old I guess we should... But if we want to act young I say enjoy the moment. Because that's really what its all about each moment. I sat with my teenaged daughter this afternoon laughing like a teen myself as she drank her pop rock slush. Every time she took a sip you could hear them crackling up the straw. I felt young for awhile today... And it was GOOD