I was reading Mature Not Senile’s recent post and she got me thinking of my perceptions on getting older.
As a teenager, I figured when I got married and had kids, trying to keep in shape and look good wouldn’t matter. I don’t know why. I guess I just thought once I snagged a good guy, he (and therefore I) wouldn’t care what I looked like anymore. That when I got “old and gray” body image wouldn’t matter.
Then I had a conversation with my grandma one day. She was visiting and called me into her room. She wanted to ask me which shirt to wear, which one I liked better…she was having problems choosing. I told her I liked the short-sleeved one. But she didn’t want to wear it.
“No, it makes my arms look fat and I have too many spots on my arms. I better wear the long one.”
I was really surprised. At 80-ish, she was still concerned with how she looked.
Naturally I’ve grown up since then. And I’ve gotten married. And after 3 kids, I still care what I look like…even with the good guy I’ve snagged.
Now I just wonder what other misconceptions I have that I’ll grow out of!
I’m quite sure you’ll change your mind and opinions about a lot of different things the older you get, I certainly know I have, thanks for linking to me. Have a great weekend.
Lots. Lots and lots and lots. My whole mindset is different from when I was young. Probably why I’m so short with my kids—I see that young me inside them.
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My dh and I see a lot of our younger selves in our kids…the poor things. It goes back to that saying of “when you have kids, you’ll have one just like you!” lol
The older you get the more you realize that even though you THINK you can do a lot of the things you did when you were younger the fact is the body won’t allow it! The important thing though is to remain young at heart!
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