it's official...

A couple of years ago I noticed that my eyes were having trouble focusing while I was reading one of the Harry Potter books (a kids book for godsake...oh the irony-ish-ness of it!), so now I wear reading glasses. 

But that didn't make me feel old. 

I used to be able to put my legs over my head without warming up (no kidding)  (a move that was very popular with the boys...), but not any more. 

And that doesn't make me feel old either.

Wrinkles around the eyes?  Nah; as Linda Evans said on the old Ultress commercials (before she started getting way too much lip collagen and selling scary 'face lifting masks' on infomercials) "Forty isn't fatal." 

I had no problem with the crows feet. I convinced myself that they looked kinda cool.  And they do, I like them.  (so far...)

The occasional gray hair?  Nope, not even those made me feel old.

But I heard some news the other day that made me sure that no matter how I young I feel, I'm actually rounding the corner towards old.

Donny Osmond is a grandfather.

That's right.  Donny Osmond - the boy who I (and thousands of other pre-pubescent girls) swooned over when he sang "Go Away Little Girl" back in the early 70s is a grandfather.  Oh help.

OK, so he had his first kid when he was 22, (and he's a few years older than i am), but still...if HE can be a grandfather, that makes it official doesn't it?  I might not be old, but I'm not young anymore either.

Time sure does fly, doesn't it?

A few years ago I said "time flies" in the presence of my (fabulous ice skating prodigy) niece - to which she replied: "Oh Uncle Debbie, only old people say 'time flies'." (yes, uncle debbie - i'll tell that story in a later post...). 

She was probably around 11 or 12 at the time - so that would've put me around 39 or 40 - and I should have told her that I hoped she would remember this moment.  Because someday she would be this age, and I'll bet it wouldn't feel that old then. 

I think this is what's so freaky about kids: if you used to change their diapers and now they're 16 (or 18...or...), then that means that these gray hairs aren't a fluke - they're the precursor to my future.  Maybe I AM getting up there.

And I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up?  Damn.

Tick tock, tick tock.

Time sure does fly, doesn't it?

Comments

[Tom]

Too damn funny Uncle Debbie! Now ... Go away little girl, before I beg you to stay.

[Will]

Yeah, I've been starting to get real irritated at the "classic" music stations. Since when did Peter Gabriel and Crowded House become Classic rock! I find myself shouting at the radio, "That's not an oldie! It only came out in the 80s you idiot!"

Oh well, now that I've gotten here I'm happy to find that being my age is a lot younger than it was when the old people were here. ;-)

[ed]

Let's look at it this way...if you're 40, how long do you figure you're going to live? 80? You've hit middle agedness-osity-iscious! If you figure you're going to live to 75, you've been middle-aged for 5 years! Welcome to the club of folks who prefer aging to the alternative!

[maria]

Donny Osmond's a grandfather? That's it! Time to start coloring my hair ... damn, I'm OLD! The worst part is that this post made me realize that I could potentially become a grandmother any day (since Ryan's 19 now ... but let's not go there).

Actually, I saw Donny in concert a few years ago (... and I can't believe I'm admitting this in public!). He was touring with Jim Brickman, so it was more of a bonus. Anyway, I had no idea what an amazing voice he has (... guess I was always too mesmerized by his looks when I was 10). He sang a romantic duet with another one of Jim's 'friends,' (Ann somebody, I can't remember her name) and damn near made me cry ... so, so good. The guy actually has talent, and seems like a nice person besides (we got to briefly meet everyone after the show). Anyway, girlene ... grandfather or not, Donny's still got it.

[Marilyn]

Where it stops me in my tracks is if I watch a movie or something on TV and think, "Oooh, he's kinda hot!"...and then realize I'm old enough to be his MOTHER. :)