This week I reached a milestone. One of my daughters turned 50. This is a joyous occasion because many people don't even have a daughter. For we who are fortunate to have family and friends , a birthday is a reminder that there is somewhere out there that matters. For Theresa and I there is nothing more exciting than our discussions about our kin.Our fifty year-old has given us numerous occasions to be proud and thankful for a wonderful relationship. With three others reaching fifty during the next few years we will be blessed many times over. All have good or reasonable health, all provide us with moments only family can provide and of course the security in knowing we have a safe haven when we start to age.
On our cruise Theresa and I had time to take stock of our lives. We were able to realize just how blessed we were and the satisfaction of living close enough to our kin to benefit from their love and support. We do live far away for six months of the year but with the telephone and Facebook we pretty well are able to keep up with their world.
On a personal note I remember when turning fifty was a big deal, now with the baby boomers fifty is the new forty. we associate regularly with active people who are well into their eighties. Today your real age is not a number but the physical and mental stage you are in. We frequently say things like, "I feel like a forty year old" or "am I really that old?". What you are really saying is I want to live life to the fullest without the restraints of age.
So there we feel awfully young to have a fifty year-old daughter.
Henry,
ReplyDeleteLyn is MOST CERTAINLY a daughter to be VERY proud of. We feel extremely blessed to have Lyn in our lives as well - allbeit we wish we would have been part of her life ALOT sooner - we thank our lucky stars each and every day to have Lyn spread her joys in our family as well. Well done Dad. (Plus, on a lighter & humorous note,I note Lyn's wearing the Betty Boop PJ's I gave her a few Christmas's ago ...)
Best,
Shirl
It's like the mystery game ..."Which one of these girls is turning 50?" BINGO! The one in the middle wearing the Betty Boop pajamas ... cause that's what you do when you are 50 ... you lounge around in Betty Boop PJ's and get waited on by the younger sibs! : ) And Pops, you are definitely too young to have a 50 yr old daughter, but you keep me youthful!
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