I'm too old for this.

[AnaheimGirl]

I'm 41 years old and today I laid down in the grass near the top of a hill, and rolled all the way down.


It was almost as much fun as I remembered it being. That is, until I stood up. I felt like I was going to puke.

Still, dd3 got a kick out of me joining her in her game, so it was worth it.

What have you done lately that made you think "I'm too old for this"?

 

[escape]

Old is just a state of mind and it's always someone who is 20 years older than me.

However, after riding Mission Space 2 times in a row, I felt the same way - I'm too old for this.

 

[txgirl]

I have such great ambition when I head out on that stupid trampoline!

After a few minutes and a bad case of the giggles, the kids know that when Mom says she's had enough that really means she just wet her pants.

 

[taeja71]

climbing in the McDonald's play tower/house/trap. Oh my knees were killing me! My youngest was crying b/c she didn't want to go down the slide. She cried all the way down the slide as we went down together.

 

[L107ANGEL]

I, in all sincerity, climb trees!!! When I am too old to do that, I QUIT!

Just a number!

 

[Miss Inga Depointe]

Sorry -- messed up!

but ps happy birthday!

 

[ziggystardust]

I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday! It seems we share one. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!

I hope you have fun today!

 

[Rachie0507]

I have such great ambition when I head out on that stupid trampoline!

After a few minutes and a bad case of the giggles, the kids know that when Mom says she's had enough that really means she just wet her pants.

been there, done that

Don't let your kids talk you into trying a somersault. On hard grass. Down hill. Ouch.

The flippy bar on the swingset wasn't a good idea either.

 

[FullStride]

I went to Chuck e Cheese's.

 

[HOGFAN]

lets see,

found out the other day I couldnt get past the first 'monkey bar'
when I sit on the ground I look around to see if there is anything I need to do when Im down there.
cant ride some of the coasters I use to be able to.
cant eat some of the stuff I use to eat(indigestion)

 

[txgirl]

Anybody tried a *head*stand lately? (not hand)

OH MY GOSH it feels like either your brain is gonna explode or the weight of your body will crush your skull.

 

[Tinky]

First of all, Happy Birthday!

Showing my DD6 how to correctly land her round off back handspring Yea, I landed it, told her "See you just have to keep everything nice and tight", walked in the house, and swore to myself that I would never, ever do that again and immediately took 2 Motrin. Yep, I felt it the next day, and even the NEXT day. OMG, when did I get old!

 

[Dan Murphy]

How neat is that!!!!! And birthday wishes to both you and Ziggy also.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I also get dizzy a lot easier. When I pick my son up and swing him around (I mean just one swing, nothing too crazy) I just about fall over. And no more headstands for me. Yep, makes my head really hurt!

 

[kat3668]

I have a hard time swinging on the swings... get dizzy and feel like I'm gonna hurl....
I used to swing for hours!
A couple of weeks ago went snowtubing at a ski resort up here... was scared silly.. felt like I was going 60 miles an hour!
The tubes were pulled up the hill on a pulley sytem and at the top I had to basically throw myself out of the tube to get up.. real flattering
Boy did I feel it the day after too! Every muscle hurt!

 

[Barbie2]

I rode Tower of Terror last weekend at Disney. My kids made fun of how scared I was. I guess I am too old for that!

 

[HaleyB]

Whenever I get a scrape on my knee or elbow... it takes forever and a day to heal now. I remember wipe outs where I must have lost serious skin, but I never hurt the next day and I don't remember taking any time at all to heal.

 

[beckmrk04]

Ok- I'll preface this by saying I'm not old (I'll be 25 in May)- but I can tell I'm certainly headed that direction..

Last weekend DH and I CHAPERONED his 8th grade cousin and her two friends to a concert. I guess since they aren't old enough to go by themselves, we were a step above her parents. Since when do I chaperone things? I felt OLD. NOT TO MENTION that this particular concert was of the LOUD BANG YOUR HEAD AND MOSH UNTIL YOU BLEED variety. Geez. I felt like yelling, "Turn it down! That's not music- that's just yelling!"

 

[AnaheimGirl]

oops!! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to give the impression that it was my birthday. It's not really, but thank you so much for the good wishes. I'll hand them over to you, ziggystardust.

txgirl and rachie, I've learned to always go to the bathroom immediately before getting on a trampoline or in a jumpy castle.

Tinky, I am very impressed that you could even do the roundoff-backhandspring without breaking a few bones! I'm afraid to even try a cartwheel anymore, I don't think I'd land on my feet.

 

[escape]

Oops, you didn't say it was your birthday. I read your post wrong. I read it as ..... "I'm 41 today...", not "I'm 41 AND today..."

Geez, I guess I need to wear my reading glasses more often....a sure sign of being old! Darn!