Comments on The State of Discontent: So That Happened

I'm 42 and still "not failing". I...

2010-12-15T03:20:31.078-08:00

I'm 42 and still "not failing". I'm so pleased to have found your blog!

I remember as a kid trying to imagine what it woul...

2010-12-11T20:05:53.951-08:00

I remember as a kid trying to imagine what it would be like to celebrate New Year's Eve going into 2000 knowing that then I would be 31. For some reason in my 30's I pictured myself not being willing to stand on chairs to put up streamers anymore, and I was in some kind of pink sweater and pearls. Who knows where that image came from?

I'm now in my early 40's and it's all just numbers. I'm still me. (Although the idea of being 42 which is the answer to life, the universe and everything is kind of appealing for a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fan.)

And I didn't start cranking out novels until I was 35, so phooey on anyone else's arbitrary time line! Write your books when you feel like writing your books. I look forawrd to reading them.

I'm chiming in late so happy belated birthday....

2010-12-10T13:44:38.358-08:00

I'm chiming in late so happy belated birthday.

I turned 38 10 days after you turned 30. I was happy to turn 30. Some of my girlfriends weren't thrilled to turn 30 but I figured I was a much more interesting person to talk to at 30 then I was at 20 or 25. (But for some reason this year - turning 38 hit me. Or maybe it was the fact that my metabolism slowed and I've got some new facial lines...)

As for the book, you have time. As for lots of stuff, you have time. Hope this turns out to be a wonderful year for you girl!

Well. As another mother who had her first child at...

2010-11-30T06:04:33.595-08:00

Well. As another mother who had her first child at 23, I know how you feel when around the parents of your son's classmates. As someone whose best friends are in their 50s and 60s, I get that, too. I have finally grown into thinking it's great fun being the 'young, rebellious, crazy liberal' and I'm thrilled to know another one, 'cause that means I'm not alone.

And F those doctors. What do they know, anyway?

I always felt 40 - always. Turning 40 felt like I ...

2010-11-21T09:13:48.942-08:00

I always felt 40 - always. Turning 40 felt like I had finally gotten to where I intended to always be.

AS you know, I live with a lot of "I can't fail if I simply don't do it"

which is not an entirely helpful mantra.

As to your fertility - Meh. I think Doctors know so little. My midwife looked at me and said "We can tell you all sorts of things about the mechanics of getting pregnant - but that doesn't mean anything. There is still a magic there that can't be predicted"

Happy Birthday. There is no shame in growing older and finding things you loved in the past to have less sparkle. You'll find new things, I promise.

Happy birthday! My ahole uncle told me that you h...

2010-11-19T18:17:56.947-08:00

Happy birthday! My ahole uncle told me that you have ruined your life if you had three kids before you were 30. I showed him and didn't have my third until a few weeks after I turned thirty. So cheer up! According to him you have yet to ruin your life.

Sounds like you're one of those people that wi...

2010-11-19T17:14:57.617-08:00

Sounds like you're one of those people that will embrace each "milestone" birthday as it comes along.