Alis girls Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 No not getting a face lift (I wish!) or a toyboy or a tummy tuck. I was helping YS 12 with his French homework and we were munching the Haribo snake sweets which are to those not in the know about 2.5 inches long and chewy. I put one in my mouth and let it dangle out and beckoned to OH to bite the end off which resulted in us having a quick kiss!! ES was horrified " eeeeh get a room" he screeched "you pensioners are disgusting." Several things wrong with this - i am 51 and OH is 58 hardly over the hill. We are silly and giggly and still like a couple of teens. I confess to being daft - I got the cat to wave to ES's g/f on sykpe the other night as the g/f loves our fat tabby cat and the feeling seems to be mutual. Who wants to be old before their time. I dont remember being horrified by the fact that my parents held hands well into their 50's. OH is of Cypriot decent and they are very tactile. Youngsters they think they invented romance and other stuff - but hey we did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I feel your pain, we are also a tactile couple, it was our 21sr wedding anniversary yesterday, and we still love each other's company......most of the time It is YD's 15th birthday today and she has just worked out with another friend whose birthday was yesterday that they were probably conceived on St Valentines day. Not an image either of them wants apparently. We have taken to spending a lot more time eating out and enjoying ourselves now that the children are older, it is important to remember that you are important too, because it will be just us again before long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 You set me thinking CC as I thought my ES was conceived on Feb 14th (after a row ) but his expected arrival date was 24th Nov - but he arrived on 30th. So long ago now I dont know. He knows he was a "kiss and make up baby". They are so funny arent they? I think my boys want me to be in crimpelene and fluffy mules and rollers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I have always been referred to as slightly eccentric by those who know me best and I have every intention of stepping this up as I grow older and, seemingly, have more leeway in this direction. Should I embarrass my boys whilst in the throes so be it - I gather that's in the job description anyway 'You may smile because I am different but I smile because you are all the same'!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Go for it,I think inside you stop at 30 at least that's my excuse.My friends and I went to a local oyster festival which had a Queen tribute band playing,we were all up at the front strutting our stuff with the result there are about 10 pics on the official website. our kids were mortified. Enjoy yourself it's later than you think. . .thats my motto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I frequently wear purple and a red hat! I don't spend my pension on brandy, but am partial to a glass of red wine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 We went for a drink in a local bar and brasserie after our meal out last night, and when I visited the facilities I encountered a very giggly lady who was about ten years older than me, so I am not giving up any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Till I read this is hadn't ocurred to me that OH and I might be too old to hold hands, let alone drink wine but I'm not sure I'd want to 'strut my stuff' in front of a younger crowd these days as the sort of strutting we used to do was so tame by comparison to the wizzy stuff done now. Ours was a sort of drying one's back motion if I remember correctly none of this 'put someone's eye out' stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I delight in embarrassing Rosie; it's soooo rewarding Apparently chainsawing in a bikini is waaaayy too mortifying for her to see me doing. Phil and I have been 'together apart' for 11 years now and we often hold hands or cuddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Not the cuddly type (unless you have fur) but i do 'Miranda' things which i guess is just as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Soapdragon I was told years ago I was eccentric and i LOVE IT I have several groups of friends I go out with and we normally the noisest and flirtiest in the place. Nothing like flirting with a man old enough to be your son. We usually sound like a coven on a night out. Bring it on - my son also told me I shouldnt wear such revealing clothes. I was wearing a skirt which finished just above the knee and opaque black tights and a top with not a hint of cleavage. What a tart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I nearly ended up on a daytime cookery programme until I was told that "you are too quirky for daytime TV" I'm proud of that My 3 year old nephew only today fell about laughing saying "you are so silly Auntie Deb" I am wondering at what point his amusement may change to embarrassment I will never grow up, and only said to a young work colleague the other day that I wanted to be a professional cyclist when I grow up..... The look of sheer bemusement on their face was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Just thinking today about this thread and how our kids are embarrassed by their parents and how I try to keep young in my heart and behaviour when I remember how mortified I was a couple of years ago when at a family gathering my mum(88yrs) states in a loud voice I must show Sharon my tattoo,well I nearly fainted,it turned out my mum and her chum dared each other to get a tattoo when they were out shopping one day so she did.Bless her she is no longer with us and it does bring a smile to my face when I think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Love it, that'll be me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I find the older I get, the more I want to do daft stuff that I didn't have the guts to do when I was younger. So at the Cubs Creepy Crawly Roadshow it was me volunteering to look after the python and hold the tarantula while the younger Mums cowered at the back! And I am cultivating permanently long nails that always have some form of glitter polish on - life is too short for non glitter days. And my hair is spiky and bleached blonde. And my boys are embarrassed but hey, they'll grow out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Watched the last Poirot the other night and so hope my old age won't be like that. I'm quite scared of old age actually. Not the 60s or the 70s but the 80s and 90s. I've seen relations and people in the village going just like Poirot - disgruntled, crabby, inflexible, people "Ooops, word censored!"ody likes any more and would rather avoid and I'm scared of going there. I'd like to be as my gran was - kind and cuddly and full of good advice, but then she belonged to such a differnt age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 C...worry not! I can't imagine you ever getting crabby/disgruntled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 That's very sweet of you. You won't for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I have reached the age where i have decided that I would like to grow old disgracefully. My daughter has always thought that I was not the normal Mum. When she was young at school - i used to turn up to meet her wearing allsorts of trendy stuff and with my hair coloured anything from pink to green and all colours inbetween. She used to say - "why can't you be like other Mums" Now she is older and has her own children - she says she loves the fact that i am in her words still a Rockchick I still have different coloured hair from time to time, sing in a rock band and ride on my hubby's motorcycle and trike - I should add I am 57 (2 weeks ago!) and a Parish Councillor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 You sound like the sort of parish councillor that I would vote for. Being true to yourself is so important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Thanks Chickencam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 We were discussing this on a night out with the work colleagues last night. We range in age from 37 to mid 50's and were a pretty noisey bunch. I wore heels which I struggle to walk in due to living in flatties and wait for it leather trousers. Sneaked past his nibs before he could and accuse me of being a trollope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 [quote name="Alis girls" Youngsters they think they invented romance and other stuff - but hey we did but hey we did Of course you invented romance before your children did As did your parents before you It's good to get older without envy though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
