How are you different at 40 than....

[heartathome]

........30 or even 20? I think I am less concerned about how others view me - this is evidenced by the fact that I weigh more than I ever have and still wear pink flamingo shirts! LOL! At 30 I was struggling in a marriage that had nowhere to go but down. At 20 I had no idea who I was.

I think I can celebrate my creativity more at 40. Being at first time mom at 40 certainly is a challenge, but it has also given me more joy than I ever imagined.

I am looking forward to being 50. I recently stopped coloring my hair and told the stylist to highlight it so I can "embrace" my gray! I have earned each and every one of them!

[homemaker carol]

Cheryl, I'm not 40, but at 50 I don't care what others think about me. It doesn't bother me if others don't like me. I'm just me, take it or leave it. I'm a lot more laid back that I was at 40, 30 or even 20 and I enjoy life so much more now than I ever did then.

I also grasp every minute of life with gusto because I've realized life is very short.

I'm more content in my 50's than I ever was at any other age.

[heartathome]

I really am looking forward to 50. I know it sounds weird. 30 was more traumatic thatn 40, but I guess I was realizing what an abusive marriage I was in at 30. I got more upset when my sister turned 50 (she is 11 years older than I am) than when I turned 40. But for me, at 40 I was pregnant (finally) and in a happy marriage. For some reason 50 signified my sister getting "old" - even though 50 isn't old.

[debbiepittman]

I had children at age 21, 33, 37. I would like another boy to make it even.

I had a lot of health problems in my younger years and have discovered what they were caused by finally after age 40 (allergies to chemicals and mold, etc) so I am in better health to some degree.

I'm still not any better at housework or making kids mind. I think my computer addiction is worse! LOL

I think I care more about people than I did when I was younger and I'm learning to be more human. I do have a lot more in the fear of men than when younger though (also bad marriage).

Debbie