Comments on: For all you mothers out there looking at 40 and beyond http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/ Solo Mother: All the responsibility. Half the time. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:50:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Susan http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 Susan Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:05:07 +0000 http://www.solomother.com/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/#comment-3114 Christina, thanks so much for the link and for finding me (even if it took us 40 years to find each other - ha!) You know, very little of what I expected to happen in my life to this point did and so much else has that I never imagined. If anything, I've learned that being fluid, adapting, learning and, in my opinion, finding (or trying to find) the best in your circumstances and others makes life a whole lot better, no matter what age. Forgiving yourself for not being perfect helps, too! We really shouldn't need marketing gimmicks to make us feel better about turning a certain age. It kind of irks me that we need to apologize for being 40 or 50 or whatever. As you said, hell, we're alive and that's an awfully good place to start! S. Christina, thanks so much for the link and for finding me (even if it took us 40 years to find each other – ha!) You know, very little of what I expected to happen in my life to this point did and so much else has that I never imagined. If anything, I’ve learned that being fluid, adapting, learning and, in my opinion, finding (or trying to find) the best in your circumstances and others makes life a whole lot better, no matter what age. Forgiving yourself for not being perfect helps, too!

We really shouldn’t need marketing gimmicks to make us feel better about turning a certain age. It kind of irks me that we need to apologize for being 40 or 50 or whatever. As you said, hell, we’re alive and that’s an awfully good place to start!

S.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Kelly Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:13:33 +0000 http://www.solomother.com/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/#comment-2794 "It’s such a rude realization to wake up after waiting all your life to be grown up and suddenly know: there’s no such thing as grown up. It never stops. You keep making mistakes, getting dinged up, dusted up, rolled around and pounced on by life’s surprises." So true, and beautifully written. Happy birthday! “It’s such a rude realization to wake up after waiting all your life to be grown up and suddenly know: there’s no such thing as grown up. It never stops. You keep making mistakes, getting dinged up, dusted up, rolled around and pounced on by life’s surprises.”

So true, and beautifully written. Happy birthday!

]]> By: dadshouse http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 dadshouse Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:49:58 +0000 http://www.solomother.com/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/#comment-1891 There's nowhere to arrive to. (Bad grammar, I know, but I think you get what I mean) For me being in my 40s, I'm just trying to be happy and grateful for all the good in my life. And you know what? I feel better about my life now than ever before. Happy birthday! There’s nowhere to arrive to. (Bad grammar, I know, but I think you get what I mean)

For me being in my 40s, I’m just trying to be happy and grateful for all the good in my life. And you know what? I feel better about my life now than ever before.

Happy birthday!

]]> By: butrflymom http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 butrflymom Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:25:42 +0000 http://www.solomother.com/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/#comment-1881 That's awesome. i turned 42 this year, where did the last 2 years go?? life has gotten crazier with a teenager and me back in school. success is subjective...............i just see what i'm still wanting out there and wondering if it really exists. so......if it doesn't exist, i will create it or i don't need it. That’s awesome. i turned 42 this year, where did the last 2 years go?? life has gotten crazier with a teenager and me back in school. success is subjective……………i just see what i’m still wanting out there and wondering if it really exists. so……if it doesn’t exist, i will create it or i don’t need it.

]]> By: SoloMother http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 SoloMother Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:32:12 +0000 http://www.solomother.com/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/#comment-2298 I'll send you the tee shirt for your birthday: remember, if you're not getting dinged, you're probably dead. I’ll send you the tee shirt for your birthday: remember, if you’re not getting dinged, you’re probably dead.

]]> By: Christina http://www.blisstree.com/solomother/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Christina Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:29:46 +0000 http://www.solomother.com/for-all-you-mothers-out-there-looking-at-40-and-beyond/#comment-313 Christina, You're so right--"Grown-up" doesn't exist, "success" is arbitrary. I read this post and wanted to bookmark it for when I turn 40 as an inspiring reminder that if you're not getting dinged, you're dead. But I won't have this computer 6 years from now (I don't think!) so I'll just have to memorize the lesson and go from there. . . --Christina Christina, You’re so right–”Grown-up” doesn’t exist, “success” is arbitrary. I read this post and wanted to bookmark it for when I turn 40 as an inspiring reminder that if you’re not getting dinged, you’re dead. But I won’t have this computer 6 years from now (I don’t think!) so I’ll just have to memorize the lesson and go from there. . .
–Christina

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