Comments on: at the age of 37

By: anne cunningham

anne cunningham — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:16:57 +0000

i have the movie “montenegro” and the opening scene had the “Thelma and Louise” song and i was all damn, what the heck, i must find those lyrics and i did it all with the “on demand” movie, on pause, and one quick internet search leading to your blog … this entry, rocks and resonates … back to my movie, and so glad your blog came up on my search for the lyrics! too, too, toot-sweet!

By: crazymumma

crazymumma — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:47:47 +0000

what was the movie that that song was the soundtrack to?

the one that was not Thelma and Louise?

Montenegro. Thats it.

Happy soon birthday!

By: pnuts mama

pnuts mama — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:59:19 +0000

amen, my sweet sister (are you an aquarian too? so much now makes sense, girl!) and the very best of birthdays to you- i am only a few years behind you, but feeling much of the same (excitement over a new fridge! or a haircut! oh, the little things!)- the joys of family is so different than what i expected, but so much better, too.

enjoy your day, your year, your life- you have earned it, girl! xo.

By: Lani

Lani — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:12:40 +0000

wow, this post made me cry, hard. i have a few months left of 37. i fully expected to have had started my own family by now. though i don’t regret the life i’ve led. i’ve had so much fun, so many adventures and done exactly what i’ve wanted for the last 20 years. i know i’m behind my classmates, who i’ll see this year at our 20 yr reunion, in starting a family. but i’ve traveled and enjoyed my life wholeheartedly. i wouldnt trade it for the world.

obviously this last year didn’t go as planned. a 4 month old (today) baby was supposed to be in my arms. just a little set back. maybe i’ll have my dreams fulfilled by age 38 instead.

thelma and louise is one of my all time favorite movies. i love that song and the fact that shel silverstein wrote it is highly appropriate. my tattoo for silas is based on his pic of the giving tree.

love this post. thank you.

By: Lady M

Lady M — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:17:33 +0000

I danced onstage in Paris, went to the theatre every night for a week in New York City, worked 100 hour weeks in business. It was exciting, and maybe, just maybe, some of those things will come my way again. For now though, I’m content to hold little boys and feel accomplished if I can finish both email and three loads of laundry.

Love, love, love your post.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:01:06 +0000

I can’t remember who said this initially, but I read it once quoted by Ursula le Guin: “Books are mostly about having sex and not much about having babies. Real life is the other way around.”

I love it.

By: mo-wo

mo-wo — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:36:24 +0000

Happy Birthday bon. Have a beautiful day.

I still need to get to Prague (and so does my best friend next week) stop in and give us your travel tips sometime.

By: JoC

JoC — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:38:11 +0000

Hsppy bday! Great post! I turn 40 this summer. My life doesnt look like i thought it would and yet I am quite pleased so far.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:15:53 +0000

I, too, have found great contentment in this middle age. I am happy, I don’t feel like I have settled, but 19 year old me would not believe that.

By: Purva Brown

Purva Brown — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:01:04 +0000

Very well said. I remember thinking, I want to do great things… not have babies! It was all so silly. As if having a baby and watching her every day reach for your face and smile is not great.