Suddenly I'm A Grownup

[Bob Peale]

On my way into the cleaners this morning, it hit me: I'm a grownup. Not an adult; I'll never be that. But I've turned into one of those people I used to watch when I was a 10 and think was so old.

How do I know? Well...

I now have more business cards than telephone numbers in my wallet.

I have NO condoms in my wallet.

I don't know any professional sports team's stats, but I can recite the tax code backwards.

NPR is preprogrammed on my car radio.

"Business Casual" means a dress shirt other than white.

I have 4, count 'em 4, pair of wing tips.

I find myself saying things like, "No, I'll pass on dessert. We're having cake tonight."

I look at a jiggling girl and think, "She really ought to get a better bra; that's gotta hurt."

I look at a suntanned muscular guy and think, "You know, he really ought to wear better sunscreen."

I don't care what beer is on sale.

The postman calls me "Mr."

My 50 year old neighbors don't.

 

[floridaguy64]

DAYUMMMMMMMMMMM

And to think all along I thought it was just me......................LOL!

As I read your list, I find that the only one I either don't have or do is the ability to cite the tax code in reverse............ now the wing tips, I've got alot of those puppies myself (my wife keeps saying ............... you spent HOW MUCH???? for those shoes every time she attemps to trash a pair with her heels in the mornings...............*sigh*

My kids call me ancient, my neighbors call me son............. I don't get it............

 

[PacificBlue]

My family still thinks of me as a "child" of sorts because I'm single...when will this stop? I'm almost 31 for goodness sake!!! I've long since lived on my own, paid my bills, paid taxes, voted, and am reasonably responsible with my life...ok, my addiction to fabric stores doesn't count... Anybody need a handmade quilt?


ps - "business casual" doesn't mean naked? damn...just damn the luck!

 

[faith]

well son...

i have to look (gulp)up at my kids....LOL

 

[*bratcat*]

the worst part of being a grownup woman...

 

[faith]

mrs...

try on ma'am for size....*S*

 

[faith]

the worst....

the very first time "my" music was refered to as the "OLDIES"

 

[Barb Dwyer]

Ma'am? How about "that lady"

Suddenly a senior - before my time!!!

These all apply to me, damn it.

26 Reasons You Know That You Have Grown Up

a. Your potted plants stay alive.
b. Having sex in a twin-sized bed is absurd.
c. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
d. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.
e. You hear your favorite song on an elevator.
f. You carry an umbrella. You watch the Weather Channel.
g. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hookup and breakup.
h. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.
i. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as 'dressed up'.
j. You're the one calling the police because those darn kids next-door don't know how to turn down the stereo.
k. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
l. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
m. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
n. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's.
o. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
p. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m.
q. Dinner and a movie - The whole date instead of the beginning of one.
s. You go to the drugstore for Ibuprofen and antacids, not condoms and pregnancy test kits.
t. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer 'pretty good stuff'.
u. You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.
v. Grocery lists are longer than macaroni & cheese, diet Pepsi & Ding Dongs.
w. "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again."
x. Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
y. You don't drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
z. You read this entire list

 

[faith]

zzzzzz

damn........i read the whole thing....roflmao

 

[floridaguy64]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Dayummmmmm, I read the whole list too!.............. except for a few exceptions, tis all true................


Besides.............who has time for dinner and a movie with a house full of kiddies?

And............... it's almost always, DAMN!!!!! I drank a six pack last night? I must have been nuts!


Go figure!

 

[faith]

at my age ...

nothing gets into this house that can't take care of itself!

 

[Dillinger]

The ones that get to me are being called "sir" and "Mr..." I don't think I'll ever get used to that. I don't feel like a sir or Mr. I feel pretty much the way I've always felt. One continuous path from there to here and forward. I wonder exactly when I became a "sir" in other's eyes...

 

[Laurel]

It happens to the best of us. I called the checkout girl at Sav-On "dear" the other day. *cringe*

Getting older sucks, but it beats the alternative.

 

[Dillinger]

What's the alternative... getting younger?

Dear is ok... honey is ok... depending on who says it, of course...

 

[faith]

what about????

what about when you read a post about a misspent youth.....and then you find out they're ...! 20

 

[Laurel]

What's the alternative... getting younger?

That's an alternative? Why didn't anyone tell me? Damnit.

 

[faith]

laural

hi i'm a newbie....you havea great place!!!!

 

[Laurel]

Hi faith! welcome aboard, sweet thang!

 

[Dillinger]

How'd that old commercial go... ?

You're not getting older, baby, you're getting better!

 

[faith]

the fun begins...

thank you very kindly......ma'a........no won't go there LOL

 

[faith]

ads...

those ads tried to convence us mother nature was our friend too!

 

[Siren]

That is absolutely unforgivable

 

[Dillinger]

Depends... If you were a woman - and you are - and another woman called you "dear" that sounds condescending... however if you were a man - and I am - and a lover called me "dear" I would find that kind of cool...

 

[Laurel]

Re: That is absolutely unforgivable

I hate to be called 'dear'
it feels so condenscending.


No matter the age of the person calling me that.
No matter the sex of the person calling me that.

I have to hate you now Laurel.....sorry Dear...but I just have to.

LOL! I KNOW! I HATE being called 'dear'... I was horrified when I felt the word leave my mouth. There's two times women use 'dear': 1) to be bitchy, and 2) when they're old. I wasn't being bitchy, so there's only one other explanation. Ugh. Gonna go wash my mouth out with soap now...

 

[Laurel]

Depends... If you were a woman - and you are - and another woman called you "dear" that sounds condescending... however if you were a man - and I am - and a lover called me "dear" I would find that kind of cool...

Exactly. Women calling men 'dear' is a whole nuther situation.

I'm not a catty, snobby person. 'Dear' is something catty snobby women use on each other. Blech. I'm going to scrub that word from my vocabulary.