I didn’t mention this here when it happened … I didn’t want to dwell on it. I turned 50 on the 16th. It sounds old; it doesn’t feel that way. Thirty was OK, 40 was OK. …. 50 … hmmm … not so OK. I’m not really buying “50 is the new 30.” jingle phrase … 60 is the new 40 and if you’re in you’re 30s, you’re in your teens! I’m not sure who first used that phrase: Let’s blame Oprah. Who knows, maybe she never said it, but Billy Bob has.
“Brown is the new black and 50 is the new 30.”
-- Billy Bob Thornton I don’t need this The idea of “Second Adulthood” popularized by Gail Sheehy’s “Passages” work sounds positive. I’ve been telling people “I’m just halfway.”
“Most of us find ourselves, at 50, in a strange and uncomfortable time warp.”
-- Gail Sheehy Sounds positive, doesn’t it? Well, it gets better. Read the whole first chapter to get the drft of it. Here’s an interview. I found her Web site a bit hookie, but I’m 50. Maybe she really meant:
“Growing old is not for sissies”
-- Bette Davis But I found this quote to the most comforting:
“Sure, I’m for helping the elderly. I’m going to be old one day myself.”
-- Lillian Carter (in her 80s) Now, that was a rare lady. Some articles in the “30 is the new 50” vein: Baby boomers create new marketing frontier Reaching For More CHASING YOUTH: Cheating the Clock Zooming Along Yep, it’s true; getting older never looked so darn good Half A Century and Hotter Than Ever And some blogs on the same subject: Whiiiinge MoorishGirl Media Cynic The Cleft of the Rock Pepper’s thoughts on work, inlaws, and life KANNOS, ETC. BLOG OFF!! Rich’s UEN Blog Ramblings About Psychotherapy and Life… For F*ck’s Sake