Wednesday, February 22, 2006
happy birthday, mom!
when i was younger, i had no concept of age. i mean, the age of “old people”. and that really referred to anyone in the double digits. if you weren’t a kid, then you just fell into the general category of “adult”, unless you were a grandparent, and then you were just ancient. hahaha… yeah…
so anyways, when i was 7 years old, my mom turned 40, and i thought that she’d be happy to celebrate another birthday! after all, i loved my birthdays! and then i saw that she really wasn’t all -that- happy to be celebrating, and i couldn’t figure out why. she just told me that she didn’t wanna turn 40. i guess that was too old for her. and since i had no concept of age, i just simply told her,
“Don’t worry mom, you don’t look 40! You only look 39!!!”
hahaha.... yeah, i had no idea i’d make her laugh that much!!!
anyways, today it is her birthday, and i know that she’s living it up! she totally embraces her age now, and that’s one of the things i love about her. she lives life to the fullest and makes the most of each moment, and i think that has led her to love her age - it reflects her experiences and how much she has enjoyed life!
happy birthday, mom! may you continue to enjoy many more years of life!