I was at a party tonight and I was the youngest there at 42 - most of the other's were late 40's and up into their 60's. None of us have children. We were all talking about how freaky it is that our friends who do have children, the kids are all getting ready to start university and when the heck did that happen. I liked turning 30, threw myself a big party, came out, and finished my MBA. The rest of my 30's were downhill. Turning 40 really freaked me out mainly because my life at 40 was not what I envisioned it would be. My eye Dr. has said my next pair of glasses will be bifocals, now I have to worry about going for periodic mameograms, and discussions with friends now include commentary on our cholesterol levels. But being in my 40's has it's advantages. I'm emotionally healthier than I have been in a long time, I don't feel like I have to prove anything to anyone, and I have confidence in my own decisions. Growing older doesn't have to be bad, it's what you make of it.

--splitimage