Eden: The bad thing about being little is that when you have jeans on, the pockets aren't very big. They're not as big as Dad's. When you're seeing a show, and there are adults in front of you, you can't see very well.
HopeAnne: The bad thing about being little is that when you go on rides, you can't go on the big kid rides.
So I decided to add my own:
The bad thing about being [my age] is that your clothes start to not fit so well, and not because you're growing taller.
The bad thing about [my age] is that when you go on rides, you get much dizzier than you used to.
The bad thing about [my age] is that I still can't see if there is a large (or even average sized) person in front of me and there is no hope of growing taller.
The bad thing about [my age] is that my eyesight is getting worse.
The bad thing about [my age] is that my kids think I don't know anything.
I can relate Cindy to many your "bad things" ;-) I'm sure I could think of quite a few more!
ReplyDeleteI love the different perspectives in this piece. No matter how old we are, the grass is always greener, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI love hearing what your kids consider the "bad things." I think one of the worst things about getting older is no longer celebrating the arrival of the mail. As a child I thrilled to see my name on an envelope. Now I know it's just another bill. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThe bad thing about being 57 is that I'm beginning to have little abnormalities in my yearly blood tests. I don't like failing test of any kind.
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