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Original poster

To pray that 43 is not middle aged!

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saltnpepa · 19/05/2015 16:47

It's my birthday next week and I feel totally depressed that I may now be middle aged

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Happybodybunny12 · 19/05/2015 21:35

Sorry reading back that sounds heavy!

Would have Botox too of course!

FirstWeTakeManhattan · 19/05/2015 21:37

Hemlock I'm 43, with a 14 month old, and wondering if I could squeeze one more in

It's hard to feel middle aged when you're still breastfeeding, I find!

pictish · 19/05/2015 21:38

Of course it's middle-aged! You've been middle-aged for quite a while. I'm 39 and I'm middle-aged!
43 is a great age to be, but it's not youthful is it?

ouryve · 19/05/2015 21:39

It's honestly not worth overthinking.

And you'll only be a day older than 42.

ouryve · 19/05/2015 21:45

Pacific I already do half of that and I'm 45!

Besides, red and purple are such fabulous colours for us winters :o

PacificDogwood · 19/05/2015 21:49

Yes, me too, ouryve, just so the shock won't be too bad when I go totally bonkers in my dotage

Yy to 'it's hard to feel middle-aged when you are BFing' - I am certain that my DCs are keeping me young.
FirstWeTakeManhattan, I had DS4 when I was 44… just sayin'

Happybodybunny12 · 19/05/2015 22:50

Hey wearing purple and spitting and breastfeeding.

Bloody wonderful.

2rebecca · 19/05/2015 22:56

I think middle aged is 40 plus. You are kidding yourself if you call yourself young at that age and it's about half way through things. Old is 65 plus

PacificDogwood · 19/05/2015 22:59

I read somewhere that 'old' is always 20 years older than you are yourself.

Makes sense to me tbh.

neolara · 19/05/2015 23:04

So when I turned 45 at my last birthday, I had a moment when I realised that I was now closer to 60 than 30. That was horrifying.

Floisme · 19/05/2015 23:08

Wait till you're closer to 70 than 40 (or even 45) - that really does bring you up short!

Dowser · 19/05/2015 23:45

I'm 63 .

I'm probably middle aged

drudgetrudy · 20/05/2015 00:02

If you are going to live to be 86 it is middle aged.
Why does that bother you so much?

tannyLoo · 20/05/2015 08:20

I'm 43 with a newborn baby! I am not middle aged in my head but am probably perceived as such...

Mrsjayy · 20/05/2015 08:33

Op why is your age middle or not depressing you ?

mrsfuzzy · 20/05/2015 08:58

i think middle age depresses some people as it brings us closer to old age and eventual demise, but you really can't think that way, as you miss out on so many good things in life. many cultures celebrate the wisdom of older people, sadly we do not so much in our country.

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