There seems to be a time in the late thirties that one first begins to feel old. For me it was realizing my children were growing up and they were soon going to be older than I thought I was! It's the kids. Yup, that's it. As my mom told me...
Hello dear-maybe some of it is kids-I'm forever griping about teenagers and 20-some year olds nowadays-much to my chagrin...but I think it also has to do with my failing health. I'm still very young in spirit though.
So true! I used to feel that I'd be sad to see the years pass by and there is a bit of that but I much prefer who I am today and the life I'm living to anything I experienced in the past. I do believe that aging is freeing.