Its all a matter of perspective, if your my age and have a good family/life partner, successful career, able to do things you like you might feel good about where you are. But dealing with failed marriage/relationships, mediocre or worse career path then where you want to be, lost things you have gained, it can really suck. Sometimes I feel like 10 years have gone down the shitter without much to show for it.

I would argue that could happen at any age between 18-98.

How romantic. ROFL

"You know honey, I'm sure glad I married you."

"Why dear? Is it because of my looks? My sense of humor? My cooking?"

"Nope. Cuz you remember to make me take me meds."

:D

Thats true, hopefully in 4-5 years I will have a better point of view.

Yeah, that's what all the old folks say.

I'm not exactly an old folk but I'll chime in on what I think about getting older. Imo, getting older is like anything else it has its pros & cons.The unfortunate reality about getting old is that your body physiologically wears down with age. That kinda sucks because you won't be able to function the same way you did when you were younger and are limited when it comes to certain activities. The good news about getting old is that with age you gain conventional wisdom but because of health deterioration issues you lose a bit of enthusiasm along the way. Whereas, when your younger your body is strong, in better health, and full of enthusiasm. But, you lack conventional wisdom. That's the trade off between youth and old age.

Its ****ing true, she even kits them all up in those weekly box things, AM and PM. I am good 'til she gets so senile she screws it up, then I am screwed. :D


I learnin, strange how that happens.

Your kids involved in sports?

Nope. They just have no interest. They played youth football for a year (4th and 6th grade at the time). My oldest snapped his arm in one of the games and was done, though he did do track in the 8th grade.

My youngest puts a ton of effort in stuff like Knowledge Bowl, Science Bowl and Math is Cool. He has placed numerous times in state for Math Is Cool and his team won state last year for Science Bowl and got go to Washington, DC to compete in the national competition (the Dept of Energy puts it on and competing nationally can lead to scholarships and internships).

BTW, one freaky thing about getting older is when people in your age bracket start dying of heart disease and cancer and it isn't considered unusual. :eek:

That is really cool that he likes the books, really cool congrats. Has he always been that way, or is it a product of something you guys did?

Well, part of it is that both of his parents are nerds, so he probably comes by it naturally. However, he really took to the competition which is something that I didn't like to do in school.

The funny thing is that when he was in grade school, he was kind of an indifferent student. He had trouble concentrating so didn't like to read. Six years ago, we took both boys off of gluten and they both became better students almost right away. The youngest is also now a voracious reader as well as a 4.0 student.

My oldest is also a 4.0 student in advanced classes but is also a bit of a video game slacker and refuses to do much outside of class. Hopefully he can get an after school job soon to start earning some college money but the job market around here sucks, even for the minimum wage jobs.

This... plus at my age I think I'm suppossed to start getting my butt and prostate checked every so often... but I don't really want to...

I think it's 50 unless you have a family history of prostate disease or colon problems.

Oh well good my butt and balls are safe from unwanted intrusion for a while longer. Thanks man... that's a load off.

You know what makes me feel old? I just heard the Black Crowes on a strictly classic rock station.