August 22, 2005
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You Know You’re Middle-Aged When….
). Now I'm back with the men, and when I first took the job the guys were, give-or-take a
decade or so, my own age. Some had
grown kids and some were in the just-getting-married stage, but I thought of them all as peers.
conference, I found myself surrounded by – well – GUY-KIDS. They’re young 20-somethings. They talk knowledgeably and at length about singers
I’ve never heard of. They smoke and
drink gallons of coffee without apology or parenthetical remarks about how they
know it’s bad for their health. They
compare sports injuries and (mostly out of my earshot) dating strategies.
semi-abashed, uh-oh-I’m-caught-now expression that I’m beginning to recognize, I know
it’s only a matter of time before one of them forgets himself and instead of opening with “Uh – Faith?
Sorry to bother you, but…” he'll let slip: “Uh – Mom?”
Comments (14)
I admire you for being out there in the world!
LAUGHING MY FUGGING BUTT OFF
You really get at the heart of things with most of your blogs. This one definitely is a doozy. I totally sympathisize with ya, Faith. My "saving grace" is that I look younger than I am (but honestly I PREFER to be treated like I'm 39 not 25 thank you). I work with a guy named John who is all of 23 I guess. He talks like he knows way more than I do (which I find funny) and yet, he would rather not have conversations with me because I am CLEARLY old. LOL.
Now that I'm a 65-year-old guy, I'm pleased to note I've stopped calling older women mom. That may be because my mother died when she was 53, so now none of the older women I meet resemble my mom in any way.
On the other hand, I still lust for all the pretty young things (like yourself) and I keep forgetting I'm old enough to be their (and your) dad, BUT ...
...the good news is they're no longer worried that I'm on the make, and their boyfriends no longer feel threatened by me ... and so I get lots of pretty smiles now, in return of my own smiles at them ...and so life is good.
And all of a sudden we find ourselves here. What happened?
By the way, having acquired the irrepressible pot-belly, I can say that I am beginning to understand how a guy can, "let himself go like that".
I enjoyed twoberry's remark. Definitely a good attitude.
Now, if one of them does call you mom, I suppose that gives you the unquestionable right to give them a time-out.
I bet they love having you around.
Seriously.
I had an office job a few years back, & got this kind of stuff. It is funny , . . but they do love having you around. Good blog.
o_O
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
LOL!! Augh! God help us all, huh!!
LMAO!
pfft. mom? More like milf, baby.
When I was in my late twenties, I dated a few women in their early forties. I never thought of them as mom.
During the dotcom boom I worked in an office full of twenty-something males. They addressed each other as "dude" all the time. I knew right then and there that I couldn't relate to these people.
every time i meet a hot chick, i get the uncle treatment, like i'm a sweet and harmless older guy, ya know..... little do they know, i'm the antithesis to sweet and harmless (you know, in a sexual context).... unfortunately, i'm not the antithesis to old.
Whew!! ...after the title I fretted a Jeff Foxworthy post might be what I found!
I'm there. Middle -aged and lovin' it! Well, all except for the more easily tiring and the fuller midsection and memory lapses and... oh well. I may not love it but it's OK.
Your name says you're lovin' it. I think that you are too.
good health,
Deb
oh, i dont think i would like that. i work in an office of several 25 year olds, i feel like mom but i dont need to be called that outside of my house. thank you!
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