In a few weeks, Hayden will have a birthday. We have been talking a lot about it and how he is going to be 4 years old. His big thing right now if we ask him if he wants to try something new is that he says, "I will do it when I am 4." He thinks that being 4 is going to be "totally cool." Since we have been talking a lot about birthdays and age this conversation to place the other day.
Hayden: *running to me* "Mom, I don't think I will live to be 32. That is so old."
Me: "Oh, really? Daddy is 33 and that is older than 32. You do think that Daddy is old?"
Hayden: "Wow, 33! That is so old! Will Daddy die soon?"
Me: "No, Hayden. Daddy is not going to die soon (at least he better not and leave me alone with all these kids). People usually live until they are 85 or sometimes even older."
Hayden: "85!?! Whoa! Thats REALLY old! Is that how old you are?"
Me: "No, I'm 28 and that is less than Daddy."
Hayden: "But that is still old. I don't know if I will get that old."
Me: (not if you keep up with this line of questioning, you won't) "Don't worry, I am sure you will get there but lets just get to 4 first."
Satisfied, he runs off to play. I have no idea where he comes up with this stuff. Honest.
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It's funny how your perspective on age changes...when I became a nurse, I was 20, and anything over 30 seemed old to me. After taking care of patients up to 100 years old, 60 sounds young to me now.
Hayden sounds adorable. Now that Gabe is 4, he is hot stuff. Good luck to you!
Can you believe that I am older than you? I only have 2 babies...I feel like I am falling behind. Do dogs count? Oh wait I know, I have Aaron and he's one BIG kid so that should count for at least 2. So, maybe I'm actually a little ahead...I fell so much better now.
If only Hayden realized you were really just a young un'. Compared to me that is. I've finally realized I'm on the "older" side of "young" moms. :)
My kids always thought 4 was pretty special too. That's the year they get to go to preschool and wipe their own butts. Bliss. he he.
My youngest used to say things like that too... she's a picky eater and when we would try to get her to eat something new, she'd say "I don't like that now... maybe when I am five I will try it" Well, she is 5 now and still picky as ever.
Ha- my favorite line was" that is less than daddy"..let's remember who the young ones are around here. :)
So cute...I had a friend whose daughter couldn't wait to go to McDonalds for lunch at her school like "the big kids". The big kids were 5!
My step~son has decided to tell everyone I am turning 40 instead of 30. He thinks it is a riot. Its not.
ROTFL at "not if you keep up with this line of questioning, you won't" -- hahaha I love it.
I remember when 40 was like retirement home old. My mom turned 40 when I was 3 and I thought she would be needing a cane soon. The hubby and I talk about how we're not 'that' far from 40 and how it does seem 'old', but that it's so not.
Kids are hilarious...I can't wait for funny conversations like this with my little one. lol
~melody~
It's always so funny to hear their perspective on age.
My kiddos are sort of the opposite. If I refer to my mom being old, they get crabby, "Grandma isn't OLD" then they remind me that my husband's parents are the reaaall old ones!
My husband and I started late. I got married at age 30 to a man 12 years my senior. I had my first child when I was 33. My husband has been addressed as our youngest son's grandfather and after getting my gray hair cut short, both my kids told me I look like my mom. They were quick to add, "But she looks really good for someone her age!"
There's no presupposition on our ages - we ARE old! :-)
I think it depends on who you are talking about. If you are talking about my invalid mother, 66 is old. If you are talking about Martha Stewart who is in her 60's and she looks young! It's all in your perspective.
The things that kids can say to you that just push all the wind out of your sails. My husband and I are the same age - well he is a few months older. But he looks much much younger. Like a frat boy younger. It's so wrong and unfair. And the girls constantly tease me about being old with my gray hair. And my husband - notta one.
After three kids and now into the upper thirties, I can safely say I feel old. Although, I have friends in their forties who say it's the best time ever, many looking even better than they did in their twenties (IMO).
Here's to old age. And kids who say the best things.
That's priceless. My son went through a stage of putting everyone in the family in age order from the oldest to the youngest which we encouraged to help him learn his numbers.
He would say: "First grandad, then mummy, then grandma then . . . "
Ok I feel about 60 but I'm not even 40 yet son!
No gold star for you
Oh, to be that young again! This morning my daughter told me that the substitute teacher they had on Friday told them that, on average, men live to be 78 and women live to be 83. I was thinking "how disturbing" but when I looked at her and saw the huge smile on her face, I knew she was just thrilled she was going to win.
omg, i am seriously lol!!!
"Is that how old you are????"
that question alone would have been enough for me to ground my kids for the weekend, lol.
too funny!
and that's great that you're writing these things down, or else you might forget. When you come back and read this 10 years from now, you'll be surely cracking up!
not right now of course, right now you should just be mad! lol
=0D
Some days you feel young, Mommy hip, the whole thing. Then you get the reality. We were stringing fence this weekend and watching our daughter ride in the adjoining pasture. Husband had commented how young and fine I looked in tank top, snug work jeans, etc. SO, daughter takes a spill (first one) off the horse and we start running to her. We make sure she's o.k., get her back on to finish riding and all. Later on we're talking and I tell her we were pretty scared when she fell off and it seemed to take forever to run to her. "Did it seem to take a long time for us to get to you, honey?"
Oh no, she said. "I could see you running to me and you can run real fast, for as old as you are." ZING. Guess I better hang up those jeans and get me a polyester housedress..
Ha.
O happy Wednesday.
Mrs. C.
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