Just For Us Ladies Almost 40 And Over

[LaurieJim]

I've seen two shows lately that went on and on about how mid-life is a great time for women. Just last week Oprah had a whole show on how great menopause will be....Puhleeeeeeeze! I've had a few thoughts of my own and would like to share them with you. Whether you are pushing 40, 50, 60 (or maybe even just pushing your luck), you'll probably relate.



Mid-life is when the growth of hair on our legs slows down.

This gives us plenty of time to care for our newly acquired mustache.

In mid-life women no longer have upper arms, we have wing spans.

We are no longer women in sleeveless shirts, we are flying squirrels in drag.




Mid-life is when you can stand naked in front of a mirror and you can see your rear with out turning around.

Mid-life is when you go for a mammogram and you realize that this is the only time someone will ask you to appear topless.



Mid-life is when you want to grab every firm young lovely in a tube top and scream, 'Listen honey, even the Roman empire fell and those will too.'


Mid-life brings wisdom to know that life throws us curves and we're sitting on our biggest ones.

Mid-life is when you look at your know-it-all, beeper-wearing teenager and think: 'For this I have stretch marks?'



In mid-life your memory starts to go. In fact the only thing we can retain is water.

Mid-life means that your Body By Jake now includes Legs By Rand McNally -- more red and blue lines than an accurately scaled map of Wisconsin

Mid-life means that you become more reflective . . . You start pondering the 'big' questions.

What is life?

Why am I here?

How much Healthy Choice ice cream can I eat before it's no longer a healthy choice?

But mid-life also brings with it an appreciation for what is important. We realize that breasts sag, hips expand and chins double, but our loved ones make the journey worthwhile. Would any of you trade the knowledge that you have now, for the body you had way back when? Maybe our bodies simply have to expand to hold all the wisdom and love we've acquired. That's my philosophy and I'm sticking to it!

 

[suzecat]

I'm 53........I can relate........

To Oprah, dear, the best thing about menopause is what you no longer need to buy at the drugstore......the rest of it sucks!

 

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Mid-life is when you look at your know-it-all, beeper-wearing teenager and think: 'For this I have stretch marks?'

soooooooooo true!

 

[LaurieJim]

im doing the cold turkey thing as far as the menopause goes atleast its a good excuse for some of my rants at the hubby and kids, hormones jumping all over the place and the hot flashes, shoot i tell people i take a trip daily to the desert, who ever said its a great thing is out of their cotton pickin mind

 

[suzecat]

Laurie............I lived in the desert during hot flash season.........thank God for AC (and freezers, cold water, fans............) Do you think my cats thought it odd when I sat in front of the open freezer with the fan on me and drank ice water?

 

[Jasminebed]

Post-hormonal Happy Dance

im doing the cold turkey thing as far as the menopause goes atleast its a good excuse for some of my rants at the hubby and kids, hormones jumping all over the place and the hot flashes, shoot i tell people i take a trip daily to the desert, who ever said its a great thing is out of their cotton pickin mind

I like to say that I was "blessed" with early menopause (37). There was a year of hell, but I am grinning on the other side. It's been over a decade and I don't miss it one bit. My daughter and I did not both have PMS at the same time. I decided that a lack of hormones gave me the privilege to be cranky and demanding, and the right to consider myself wise. I stand up for myself more, and this has served me well. I take calcium supplements to retard bone loss, and that's about it for health concerns in that regard.

 

[LaurieJim]

a friend sent this to me....haha

 

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I like to say that I was "blessed" with early menopause (37). There was a year of hell, but I am grinning on the other side. It's been over a decade and I don't miss it one bit. My daughter and I did not both have PMS at the same time. I decided that a lack of hormones gave me the privilege to be cranky and demanding, and the right to consider myself wise. I stand up for myself more, and this has served me well. I take calcium supplements to retard bone loss, and that's about it for health concerns in that regard.

I just turned 37 last month.....I never new you could get it so early.

What do you guys mean when you say it's like hell? I heard how your mother had menopause that's how it would be for you...any truth to this?