Older mums ??? 40 plus???

[Laurang63]

Hi, I'm 41whispers quietly and have 3 kids, dd18 ds16 and an 8 month old. Would love to hear from any other older mothers.

Well, absolutely and, as I said, I still only feel 16. Do you think a time comes when you suddenly feel "Hey, yes, I am. I'm a grown up."???

Don't want to be morbid, but I think I once heard that no-one fully grows up until their parents die. I certainly feel I will always be a child whilst my parents are alive.

Hi all, just nipped in but William and Mary is on soon. In fact it's on now, where does the flippin' time go when you're on this thing?!!!!!!!!!

Hi there, Lonelymum I'm not sure about that. My parents died 4 years ago . Still feel and act like a child

Really sorry about your parents Laurang63, it must be really hard .

I know what you all mean though. My ds age 10 said when I hit 40, Mum that sounds really old, but you don't act like how I would think someone to be 40 would. Thats good I think. I honestly don't feel any different in my outlook to in my early twenties. In fact its probably better now because I am more contented, luckily have no money worries and I know a lot more . I still live life to the full, I just get worse hangovers now.

Just found this thread - counting down the last 6 days of my 30s so thought I could talk to you all now!! Got 3 - DS1 - 9 DS2 - 7 DS3 - 4

I'm 44, with a ds aged 4.5 and would still ike another one (but time is running out )

So Potty1 - you are not the oldest runer on the Runners' Support thread!

Prettybird - no, not the oldest, just the slowest - I'm not built for speed lol!

Motherofboys - life begins at 40.......so they say!

I agree with Goldfish down there about same outlook but things are better now.

No way would I want to go back to the insecurities of your 20s, always wanting to please others and make them like you. Climbing up the career ladder too.

Feel content now and stronger.

Hi everyone, what a great thread...mind if I join in?! I'm a 1964er so the 80's were my era and Laura, you're definitely right, they were great for music. Has anyone been to any of the Here and Now concerts? My DH surprised me with tickets to the Xmas one at Wembley the year before last. ABC, Heaven 17, Curiosity Killed the Cat, T'Pau, Paul Young, Five Star (well, 3/5 of them anyway!! ) and Kim Wilde who was brilliant - I was in 80's "big hair, blue mascara, rara skirt" heaven and my lovely DH sat through it cringing at every song as he's a 70's Sex Pistols / Pink Floyd person. Best night I've had for ages!

Brill music wasn't it!!! Down the disco every Saturday night I was.

Anyone remember 'Zoom, just one look and then my heart went boom' , can't remember who sang it, but that was the slow one at the end for ages.

Sunday tea times always had Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks wrestling on the TV.

Taping the Top 20 (as it was then) from the radio.

Emmatom - Fat Larry's Band?

Starting to sound like Peter Kay now

The Commodores did it too I think.

Potty, God, I'd forgotten about that taping business! You had to be really quick to click "Stop" on your tape recorder before the DJ butted in with some stupid comment, didn't you? True by Spandau Ballet (((sigh))) has been ruined for me by Gary Davis blurting out "ooh , they're so smooth" just before I managed to cut him off during one of my illegal taping sessions. Every time they come on the radio now I hear Gary's voice....scarred for life, I am!

Fat Larry's Band!! Thank you for that.

Shalamar with 'There it is' and Gloria's 'I will survive.'

How about the original 'Adams Family' on a Sunday morning.

Noel Edmunds Swap shop, Magpie, Crackerjack, Grange Hill, aah those were the days.
Jackie magazine, Blue Jeans and Pink. One week I got my photo in Pink magazine and I was called Pinky of the week

HI i live in bath some might think thats great but i would rather live by the sea, problyfeeling a bit depressed we have just come back from a holiday at croyde weather was great and lots of beach

Jackie Magazine!! I used to have that delivered and would live for the day it plopped through the letterbox.

Do you remember Leslie Ash used to be a fresh faced young model in the mag in those days. I've kept all my annuals from the 70's, Jackie, My Guy etc.

can i join in ,,or am i still a baby?? born 67.......16 in june,14 in june and 8 this thursday

my dds ages that is

ooh emma tom {wave wave] didnt see you there!

Angelpants, do you qualify for this?!!! Methinks not, (and I only just scrape in before you start the insults!!).

Perhaps you could be an honourary member? If you answer these questions, you're in...

1. What year was the long hot drought summer?

2. What was the name of the dance Torvill and Dean danced to at the Olympics? (Where they won gold)

3. Do you remember when Rolf Harris advertised the stylophone?

i remember that summer 75??? as i got covered in greenfly on sports day!...toville and dean bollero.and yes i remember rolf do you know what it is yets bloody anoing thing my bro has still got his metal pen attached to a keyboard ,,!! ner

That summer was 76, remember it like it was yesterday as I went travelling around France and Spain and boy was it hot

oh am i still IN?