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Jun 11, 2012, 11:27 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2010
Location: Indy
Posts: 43,373
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I turn 36 in 19 days. I've only had two people who have seemed genuinely pleased that I'm not upset or freaking out. Everyone else has told me horror stories of how they or someone close to them freaked out on such and such birthday. I quit counting after 16 people did this. My boss and I are the same age and she turns 36 21 days after me. Everyday she's told me "You know we're closer to 40 than 30 now. After this it's all downhill. It'll be 40 before we know it then 50 then dead." Fortunately we only see each other for about 15 to 20 minutes on average. It's like everyone but two people want me to freak out over getting older. I'm getting looks like I've grown a second head when I tell them I don't care it's just a number. Even my family is telling me it's ok to freak out because you're getting old.
Can anyone explain this phenomenon of trying to make people feel bad and freak out over a natural process that one should enjoy? I've always enjoyed getting older. I've learned so much over the years and have so much more to experience and learn. How is that a bad thing?
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