At your age.

“You don't stop laughing when you grow old, 

you grow old when you stop laughing.”

― George Bernard Shaw

Only a few days ago while having a chat with a friend at work those words slipped out of her lips…but you have a great figure for someone at your age!  Ok I know it was a compliment but why ‘at my age’. 

At your age….

you really should know better.

you shouldn’t dress like that.

you shouldn’t eat that.

you shouldn’t drink so much!

Why?   Who makes these rules?  I was told as a child that you can make your own rules when you’re an adult.  They lied, my wonderful parents lied.  There seems to be all these unwritten rules once you hit 40+ about what you should or shouldn’t do...…. at your age!   

At my age, and no I'm not telling you what that is, I have joined the social media world, enjoy all the bad habits I shouldn't have and started travelling the world.

I want to become one of those wonderful old people who love life and enjoy the eccentricities that are allowed and expected shocking my children and making people tut at me, although this seem to happen already.