How Old Are You

Just for some perspective for the people that really hate their birthdays (i know people just joke about it, but there are some).

A birthday celebrates another year for you that someone else may not have gotten.

*I've been told that's wise words for a 20 something, but my mom helped me put birthdays in perspective. She died from her second round of cancer at the very young age of 50. :-( :rip: And I miss her very much!

Just think people are living into their eighties and ninties these days. In my book, you ARE NOT old until you reach 80!

So if you are feeling blue about another birthday, just think of fun things you did through out the last year and know that someone else didn't have that opportunity.
Be glad that you did :D

I know what you mean kj, I don't really complain about birthdays anymore either. I lost my mom to cancer in January, a little less than a month before her 47th birthday. The only regret about my upcoming birthday is that she won't be here.

Around here (Kansas) it's just too darn hot to be pregnant in the summer, most of the people I know have winter birthdays. :lol:
 
sorry to hear.. always tough losing a mom... hearts out to ya
 
Just for some perspective for the people that really hate their birthdays (i know people just joke about it, but there are some).

A birthday celebrates another year for you that someone else may not have gotten.

*I've been told that's wise words for a 20 something, but my mom helped me put birthdays in perspective. She died from her second round of cancer at the very young age of 50. :-( :rip: And I miss her very much!

Just think people are living into their eighties and ninties these days. In my book, you ARE NOT old until you reach 80!

So if you are feeling blue about another birthday, just think of fun things you did through out the last year and know that someone else didn't have that opportunity.
Be glad that you did :D

I know what you mean kj, I don't really complain about birthdays anymore either. I lost my mom to cancer in January, a little less than a month before her 47th birthday. The only regret about my upcoming birthday is that she won't be here.

Around here (Kansas) it's just too darn hot to be pregnant in the summer, most of the people I know have winter birthdays. :lol:
OMG, I'm sorry to hear that! :sad: I can tell you that it does get a little better with time as it's been 3.5 years now, but it'll never completely go away.

In 1991 my mom battled Thyroid cancer and won that battle. Then in September of 2003 she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. She passed away 11 months later. My daughter was 3 weeks old at the time. Us 3 kids thought she was doing alright... she had a bone marrow transplant January of 04 and no one told us about the cancer coming back. She didn't want us to worry about it. I found out after her death that they realized it had come back when I was in the hospital having my daughter. I thought I was neat that we were in the same hospital at the same time. I had no idea that it was that serious. She had been in and out of the hospital a lot during the whole 11 months.
When she died I was 21, my little bro 18, and my baby sister was only 15. It was hard on all of us...especially my dad. I remember him telling me "I feel lost and I don't know what to do". I didn't know what to tell him either. He's now remarried and happy. Luckily my step mom is just as nice as my mom was. I really lucked out in that category. I've heard some horror stories about step-parents and watched my cousin live through a horrible experience with that.

Can I ask what your mom had?
 
I told Gareth (Garuf) on UKAPS and he said exactly the same thing last night lol. Any reason why?

Cause... you "type old" lol.

Just the way you speak and stuff.. sounds older then you are :p
 
I'll be 15 in August! Dthoffsett, what day in the month of August is your Birthday?

August 9th, how 'bout you? I don't run into many people with August birthdays, odd isn't it.
August actually has the highest birth rate, when it comes to comparing the 12 months in the year.

I blame it on the weather getting cold and then there's Thanksgiving :good:

I'm 25 b-day is New Years Eve!! How about that party???

p.s. my 3 kids are August 10, 15, 24 :lol:

looks like august is a busy month for you and ur husband :shifty:
looks like december was too :hey:
 
I'll be 15 in August! Dthoffsett, what day in the month of August is your Birthday?

August 9th, how 'bout you? I don't run into many people with August birthdays, odd isn't it.
August actually has the highest birth rate, when it comes to comparing the 12 months in the year.

I blame it on the weather getting cold and then there's Thanksgiving :good:

I'm 25 b-day is New Years Eve!! How about that party???

p.s. my 3 kids are August 10, 15, 24 :lol:

looks like august is a busy month for you and ur husband :shifty:
looks like december was too :hey:

no it was november :rolleyes:
 

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