Comments on: Friday Fun Thread: The March of Time

By: viajera

viajera — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:47:11 +0000

Hi – new commenter here, I just found your blog and love it.

I’m 36, and I second those who’ve already commented about becoming more comfortable in their own skins. I just really don’t care as much (I wish I could say not at all, but unfortunately that’s not true) what people think of me. It’s so nice to not have to spend so much time worrying about my appearance, worrying about impressing people, worrying about saying the wrong thing, etc.

As for not getting hit on walking down the street, well that hasn’t stopped yet, but living in Latin America as I currently am that’s not surprising. I’m looking forward to it tapering off when I move back to the States later this year.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:42:21 +0000

@Miss Pinot: I am SO in agreement with you about not getting hit on. I sometimes secretly wish I could transform myself into a little old babushka in certain neighborhoods so I don’t have to listen to the “psst! psst!” and “ay mami!” It will be a blessed relief when the harassers consider me too old to bother with.

By: Liz N

Liz N — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:27:31 +0000

Wow, I was really happy to read all the “as I’ve aged, I’ve become more comfortable with myself” comments- that’s what I’m looking forward to! I was at a music festival the other day, and there were all these old couples dancing in front of the stage. They looked so happy and full of joy! Yet, I was way to embarrassed to join them. But some day, when I’m old, I will be one of those cute dancing old people!

By: Miss Pinot

Miss Pinot — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:06:14 +0000

I am 25 and I in the last year have stopped plucking out my grays. I have a still-scattered streak in the middle of my head that mainly falls to the left, and I’m starting to get some in my widow’s peak/cowlick. I’m actually very excited and curious as to how they’re going to grow in.

As to aging, I’m looking forward to being more comfortable in my own skin, as I already am more so in the last 3 years, and could use more. I can’t wait to exude that sense of self-love and confidence that I see in older women. I’m also looking forward to not being hit on for walking down the damn street.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:09:41 +0000

Well, i’m 22. I’ve enjoyed gaining confidence and self reliance. I look forward to my family of nine siblings, now aged 7 to 30, growing up, making all the age gaps smaller, and seeing what they’ll all do with their lives. I’m so excited for all of them.

By: Inny

Inny — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:49:31 +0000

I remember my grandmother telling me that she got a white lock of hair when she was sixteen. I still think that would be the coolest thing ever to have.

Getting older to me is something I am looking forward to in a vague sense of ‘man, when I’m a Real Grownup (aka, when I have my degree and started working), I will totally get a house and paint the walls.’ But at the same time it’s hard to look ahead more than next school year.

As for pleasant surprises? I’m still weirded out when I confirm I’m over 18 online and I’m not lying about it. Or when one of the neighbours adresses me like an equal.

By: marie

marie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:35:05 +0000

I guess, like many of the commenters, I am most surprised at how much more I like myself. I remember, four or five years ago, thinking that there was something fundamentally wrong with me – I wasn’t good enough, kind enough, sweet enough, interesting enough – and that I would never be loved. Now? I fully like myself. I like the choices I make, I like the friends I keep, and I like the path I’m creating.

By: annimal

annimal — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:06:41 +0000

I’m 40. On the subject of grey hair, I dyed my hair for fun for many years, but stopped about 3 years ago. I decided I wanted to be low maintenance until I needed to cover up the grey. A funny thing happened, though – I have a lot less grey than my parents did at 40, just some sporadic ones on the top of my head. I decided to just leave them alone. Ironically, my hair looks a lot more youthful than when I colored it, since it’s more shiny now. My acne went away at 35 when I started eating more fruits and veggies and settled on a skin care routine that worked for me. (Perimenopause may have helped too). I’m not so crazy about the fact that I have less hair than I used to, though.
In general, I like the sense of perspective that getting older has brought. And, as other people have mentioned, once you hit a certain age people stop telling you to smile and the catcalls stop, so that’s an added benefit.

By: Poppy

Poppy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:39:35 +0000

I have pink hair, so I am looking forward to my hair turning white – easier to dye crazy colours! I would rather have grey hair than dyed “naturally coloured” hair though.

I am only 21, but I think about how much I have grown and matured in the past five years, and it makes me excited to wonder what sort of person I may be in 5, 10, 30 years.

By: Melody Ann

Melody Ann — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:25:31 +0000

HA! I just turned 23 and I’ve got a ton of ‘em. They rock!!