Comments on: When did I get my mother’s hands?

By: annmarie

annmarie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:27:28 +0000

I am 60 & my mother’s hands, knees, legs, & strength have betrayed me lots of times in the past 5 years despite all my efforts to thwart their onset. I am scared to death of getting older. :cursing:

By: margie

margie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:58:09 +0000

just the other day i did a post on aging, the extra fifteen pounds that follows us around. my hands also, whoo, i try not to stare at them, just glance at them, quickly.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:34:32 +0000

I’ve thought more and more about aging especially since my mother died a few years back. The changes to my body are startling at times especially the aches and pains. My gray hair does not bother me at all, In fact, I have had more compliments about my gray hair than I did when it wasn’t gray. What bothers me the most is that time slipping by too quickly. It seems like just a short time ago I turned 50 and am now over half through my 5th decade.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:27:54 +0000

I feel your “pain”…ah, well, they are hard working hands!

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:29:53 +0000

I opened your blog early this morning and saw that it was a nice long post, so I’d have to wait until later to read it. I’m home now and about to make dinner and just wanted to tell you that even though right now in my life I could care less about growing old, at some point I know that it may end up bothering me. I plan on being that fun grandma that the kids love coming to visit. I couldn’t wait to turn 40 because I thought then I’d be a real ‘grown up’. And now at 52, I’m still waiting.

And I love Sophia Loren’s and Isabella Rossellini’s quotes.

But I especially love what Super Guy said. Now, that was excellent.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:29:37 +0000

I think we could call the aging process the silent killer because it takes so long for it to happen.

I too have my mother’s hands, and she had her fathers. Large hands–large. My mother was a rather small woman, but her ring size was a 10, and I’m a rather large woman(fat) and my ring size is an 11.

My first husband and I wore the same size ring.

By: superguy

superguy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:02:06 +0000

The sight of your hand makes me smile and want to hold it. Isn’t it interesting that your good years of late coincide with my presence. I am glad that you saved them to share with me.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:29:59 +0000

I’ve gotten rid of the gray; I don’t mind the wrinkles because, seriously, I was never pretty to begin with; and I HATE the weight gain.

But the thing I’m most scared of is the feeling that time is running out. That I might be getting heart disease like my dad, or pancreatic cancer like my mom. That I don’t have forever, so I’d better start doing something with my life. That I’m not living life to the fullest every day, and wow are the days ever slipping by…

OK, now I’m really depressed! LOL

The best is yet to come, right? RIGHT?

XOXO,
MARY

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:43:53 +0000

What a great post! It would seem that all of us girls who read each other’s posts are in the 50′ish range. So don’t fret over the pity party! We earned the right to vent for whatever reason we care to.
As for me, I said last year that I recognized I am no longer cute. I am a middle aged woman, admittedly overweight, much to seditary and could eat better. However the stress I have encountered in the past 14 months has taken its toll.
As Debra stated, I want to make a difference in my grandson’s life and I think I am making great strides.
But if not for growing older, the alternative really is permanent!
So shout as loud as you want….getting older sucks…but we will all deal with it in our own little way.

By: Katharina

Katharina — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:36:11 +0000

PS. You have lovely hands.