Another Year Older and Deeper in Debt

[gfish]

Whee, I'm 26 now.

That's starting to sound almost adult... and I'm not sure I like that. I'm 3 years out of college, married, looking at buying a house, talk of children in a few years. All the standard illegitimi pro carborundum life changes. Is it selfish to desperately want to maintain a sense of childlike wonder at the world? To grow old without acting old? I don't want to die in the heart or in the head. Not that I think I'm in any great danger of suddenly acting my age, nor have I been wasting much time angsting over this recently. But eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and all that. Nothing wrong with being paranoid with regards to mental hygiene, and a birthday seems like an excellent time for an audit.

Comments

[bientot.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

If it's any comfort, I'm still more than twice your age, and will be for another couple of years, and I've managed to avoid being groan up.

As Tom said in The Knack (http://imdb.com/title/tt0059362/combined), "Not childISH, childLIKE!"

[jadine.livejournal.com]

Joyous Natal Anniversary!

[maribou]

happy birthday, meester feesh.

[runnerwolf.livejournal.com]

Lordy I hope not. I'm too much a grown up a lot of the time as is.

But then I have my mom as an example of not letting myself grow out of the things I enjoy so that helps.

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

Enh, it's quite easy to grow older without growing up too much. ;)

Happy birthday! 26 seems so long ago, though it's really not. Of course, I'm only 29 tomorrow and my elder son just turned ten.

Hope you have a most excellent day.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

It seems so long ago to his wife, too. ;)

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Strange how that works. *grins* I always just remember the advice that you're only as old as you feel, then pat my husband. ;) (He's 24.)

[cow.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! I don't really have any commentary here, since I'm obviously not there yet . . .

[xiadyn.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Herr Doktor Fisch.

[plantae.livejournal.com]

Is it selfish to desperately want to maintain a sense of childlike wonder at the world? To grow old without acting old? I don't want to die in the heart or in the head.

Not at all selfish. There aren't enough people who hold onto wonder. You're very good at it; you should continue.

And I'd like to second bientot:
As Tom said in The Knack, "Not childISH, childLIKE!"

Happy birthday.

[corivax.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! I recommend more roadtrips to interesting places with white-haired companions as an antidote to growing up. Nope, no ulterior motives here...

[callmem.livejournal.com]

Please, by all means, maintain your sense of wonder. It's a gift to the world.

And due to recent legal difficulties, the Company Store is refunding all collected souls and cancelling all outstanding soul-debts, so you're out of danger there as well.

Happy Birthday!

[talamh-sidhe.livejournal.com]

I don't think you'll have any problem staying young-at-heart. You've always been the inquisitive type, and marrying a girl who posts a new "thing I learned today" is an excellent start! Just remember: if you stop learning, you stop living. Luckily, there's plenty to learn of the world to keep you busy for 100 lifetimes!

Oh, and Happy Birthday, Jude! ;)

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Your sense of wonder is one of the many, many reasons that I love you.

I find something new and exciting and delightful in our life every day that we're together. We will share the wonder forever.

Happy birthday, my love.

(Now the only thing to worry about is that our children will rebel and become republicans.)

[amiev.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

And I don't think you have to worry too much, I still feel like a mere lass, and I'll be 30 next month. :)

[darlingfreak.livejournal.com]

I hope your birthday was wonderful. *HUGS*

[craigp.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!