Ok, so I wasn’t so excited about having another birthday. This idea of getting old just isn’t appealing. Actually, it sort of STINKS! But, a week or so ago we went to visit my Grandmother for her 88th birthday. And she was SO happy to have a birthday. She was really CELEBRATING her birthday!
So, the other day, my little girl, who will be 8 in a couple of weeks and CAN’T wait for her birthday, asked me, “Mom, aren’t you SO excited that your birthday is almost here???” I told her I wasn’t. She asked me why. I told her that I didn’t like getting older! And she promptly said, without hesitation, “Well, it could be worse. You could be as old as Grandmother!”
It really made me think! I hope that I live to be as old as Grandmother and be in health as good as she is at her age. And if I’m going to get there, then I’m going to have to experience several more birthdays! So, I better learn to like them!!
So, I’ve decided to celebrate my birthday! Every year! No more fear of aging and getting old. It’s certainly better than the alternative!!!
I’m 44 today! Half-way there Grandmother!!
