Becoming an Older Woman

                                                Becoming an Older Women

This is some speculation as to whether Andy Rodney actually wrote this essay on Women over 40 or not. I don’t care who wrote it. I find it to be very honest and mostly accurate:

Andy Rooney says, "As I grow in age, I value older women most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

An older woman will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.

An older woman knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 50 give a damn what you might think about her.

An older single woman usually has had her fill of "meaningful relationships" and "commitment." The last thing she needs in her life is another dopey, clingy, whiny, dependent lover!

Older women are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Most older women cook well. They care about cleanliness and are generous with praise, often undeserved.

An older woman has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Older women couldn't care less.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to an older woman. They always know.

An older woman looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women or drag queens.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, an older woman is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Her libido's stronger, her fear of pregnancy gone. Her experience of lovemaking is honed and reciprocal and she's lived long enough to know how to please a man in ways her daughter could never dream of. (Young men, you have something to look forward to.)

Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off you are a jerk if you are acting like one.

Yes, we praise older women for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coifed babe of 70 there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22 year old waitress.

Ladies, I apologize for all of us. That men are genetically inferior is no secret. Count your blessings that we die off at a far younger age, leaving you the best part of your lives to appreciate the exquisite woman you've become, without the distraction of some demanding old man clinging and whining his way into your serenity."

As I prepare to turn 50 in about 2 weeks, I realize that what this essay points out is very true:

I no longer validate myself with other’s opinions

I no longer worry about what others think about what I am doing with my life

I own who I am and what I am

I have a boyfriend that I trust and no longer feel the need to question about his whereabouts

I can’t cook and own that totally- and I’m really OK with that- there are other things that I do well.

I have introduced my boyfriend to my girlfriends, have even leant him out to them to fix cars, and household issues, etc.

I belong to the Red Hat society and proudly wear my “colors”

I no longer feel the need to prove anything to anyone but ME

I’m totally content being in an evening gown, jeans and T-shirt, or nothing at all

My two cats bring me great joy, amusement and annoyance and I am ok with all that

I’m good with the knowledge that God has a purpose for me here on this earth, and that I don’t really need to know what that purpose is, I just need to keep following the path he has laid out for me.

My recognize how much my family means to be, and the family isn’t always the folks that share my DNA

I know what I like and what I don’t like

I know I can do anything I sent my mind to, because I have proven it to myself

And lastly- I acknowledge that I am far stronger than I ever thought I was, and I am capable of handling most anything life hands me.

Yes, my body feels pain daily, and my joints ache, my hair is graying, my eyesight needs help, and in two weeks I will be eligible for AARP.   I don’t care- I love life and will accept 50 as gracefully as I can.

50 is a number and you all know how I feel about numbers. Right?  J

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