tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post6625955834509385880..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Updated: Age and StageK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-88683391208519766022012-09-21T11:37:45.844-04:002012-09-21T11:37:45.844-04:00Oh, that's horrible. I am so sorry you had tha...Oh, that's horrible. I am so sorry you had that experience. xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-4184988439581217572012-09-18T18:38:50.979-04:002012-09-18T18:38:50.979-04:00Usually I look forward to birthdays, seeing being ...Usually I look forward to birthdays, seeing being a year older as an accomplishment, perhaps with a vague hope of finally "growing up". But 50 was hard for me. Not because I was 50, the decade thing didn't bother me, but because no one remembered. We had plans to go to a gala and to dinner but my spouse went mentally down the dementia drain and didn't remember my birthday or why we went where we went. I sat through a dinner with no conversation and no wine, went to a gala where my spouse was acting out and our tablemates fled, leaving me at a big empty table alone with him, none of my friends or step children called.....<br /><br />Obviously I still get teary just thinking about it. Anyway the subsequent birthdays have been fine. 55 might bother me, but I don't think 60 will.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-25972075585708340272012-06-09T21:38:30.665-04:002012-06-09T21:38:30.665-04:00Thanks for understanding! I can't help but br...Thanks for understanding! I can't help but bring it up sometimes, it was a long 10 years! But it has really helped me be grateful for the small things in life!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-33611203818804044502012-06-08T22:48:05.026-04:002012-06-08T22:48:05.026-04:00Man, Jo, way to put things into perspective. I can...Man, Jo, way to put things into perspective. I can only imagine how hard it must have been to watch at the window while others were out and about. I can see how much joie de vivre you have! Thank you for this comment. It's something I should think about.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-69566087895795209252012-06-08T22:46:19.724-04:002012-06-08T22:46:19.724-04:00I was cool with 40. It seemed like a new frontier....I was cool with 40. It seemed like a new frontier. But 42 just hit me as blah. Note: I'm over it. It's my responsibility to make 42 exciting. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-61074045450861402212012-06-08T22:45:11.100-04:002012-06-08T22:45:11.100-04:00Mona: This casts a whole different light on the ex...Mona: This casts a whole different light on the experience of milestones. Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you have many wonderful friends and family members to spend your current birthdays with!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-43180632121286451122012-06-08T22:44:11.588-04:002012-06-08T22:44:11.588-04:00I can imagine that injury has cast a new light on ...I can imagine that injury has cast a new light on being 36. For what it's worth, my life got WAY better when I turned 37 than it ever had been before. You are so sweet in this comment. Thank you!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76702301733402272562012-06-08T22:42:52.389-04:002012-06-08T22:42:52.389-04:00I have definitely heard about this from others. I ...I have definitely heard about this from others. I guess I have to hope that the invisibility proposition will diminish as our population ages, by necessity if nothing else.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-31006258677400027972012-06-08T22:41:42.849-04:002012-06-08T22:41:42.849-04:00Oh neither would I! I hope you're holding up h...Oh neither would I! I hope you're holding up hon. xoxoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-54204500401835292802012-06-08T22:40:02.932-04:002012-06-08T22:40:02.932-04:00I remember your post! I've gone back to reread...I remember your post! I've gone back to reread it. Very helpful, thanks!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-35082788301626647092012-06-08T21:47:02.549-04:002012-06-08T21:47:02.549-04:00Cool knitting update! You really think your stuff...Cool knitting update! You really think your stuff through! It's great :) I am attempting to do the same on my projects. <br /><br />I don't really have a particular bday that hit me hard but I gotta say, every birthday I had when I still had my illness was pretty hard hitting- "yet another year with nothing accomplished but sitting on the couch". So I'm looking forward to my next birthday when I'll actually have a year of actual living to look back on! Whoops, started waffling there... Sorry!<br /><br />About the button band, looking forward to seeing yours, I was thinking of putting one on my Miette, but I'm not sure if it's necessary!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-82892472213662135672012-06-08T19:49:25.451-04:002012-06-08T19:49:25.451-04:00I think that 40 just sounded o.l.d. to me at the t...I think that 40 just sounded o.l.d. to me at the time. Truly, I don't think about numbers any more -- until the darn elliptical machine asks me to plug it in to calculate calories.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-87835598486053643782012-06-08T16:28:56.010-04:002012-06-08T16:28:56.010-04:00That's funny you say that, because for me 40 w...That's funny you say that, because for me 40 was fine and a novelty, but at 41 I got that feeling of doom, finally realising that I was 'in my forties'! <br />I'm completely over it now, in fact my number is irrelevant enough to me that I sometimes have to double-check which age I am!Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-34775993626034958502012-06-08T12:37:26.158-04:002012-06-08T12:37:26.158-04:00For me birthdays between 12 and 15 were pretty awk...For me birthdays between 12 and 15 were pretty awkward. I did not have any friends and remember spending one birthday going to the community pool by myself. No birthday parties with people my age - luckily my parents usually made it a nice day for me anyway. I was worried about reaching 30, but it was one of the best birthdays in the end<br /><br />Mona.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-39795299449114150622012-06-08T11:15:50.693-04:002012-06-08T11:15:50.693-04:00I've always embraced my age, but I'm a lit...I've always embraced my age, but I'm a little stressed about my impending 37th bday in Oct. But I think its because 1 - I've had 2 injuries this 36th year that are keeping me from things I want to do, like running another half marathon. And 2 - there are some big personal goals/changes on the horizon that I'm going to be stressed about until they happen. So, if I'm healed and these changes happen I'll probably be doing cartwheels for 37. If not, well, maybe I'll finally understand why people get the birthday blues. <br /><br />You, on the other had are fan-frikkin-fabulous and make me think 42 is an age to look forward to!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-61596185288969730252012-06-08T11:07:34.149-04:002012-06-08T11:07:34.149-04:00I never had a problem with my age until 51. Each y...I never had a problem with my age until 51. Each year since then had been difficult (I'm 57). My problem is that past 50 you become a little more invisible with each birthday. It is amazing that anyone in their 80's is seen at all. This is especially true in searching for a job. When I was in my 40's I did not feel this, but looking for a job in one's 50's really makes the growing invisibility and unimportance obvious. As far as button bands go, I've never done one, so I will be really anxious to see your progress. I'm knitting a cotton/rayon sweater now and maybe I will try the ribbon on that.VictoriaRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79811184508583954662012-06-08T11:04:49.411-04:002012-06-08T11:04:49.411-04:00None of my birthdays have really bothered me much,...None of my birthdays have really bothered me much, but my age gives me twinges. I don't mind my actual age nor all the experience that came with it. I wouldn't want to be 18 again, that's for sure. Still, I was getting blood drawn today and they have my birthday in decimal format and I don't like what I saw...Seraphinalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706215125457113080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-58979967725730158822012-06-08T10:37:43.779-04:002012-06-08T10:37:43.779-04:00Happy belated birthday! I can't say I've h...Happy belated birthday! I can't say I've had a birthday really hit me hard - but I'm not even 30 yet, so I suppose it'll be within the next few years haha :)<br /><br />I have done the petersham on a button band before - and it worked beautifully. I loosely followed that tutorial, except I sewed my ribbon to the underside of both bands (I liked the way the ribbing looked, and didn't want to cover it) and I did knit the button holes in the band before sewing the ribbon... just cut some slits & did a little blanket stitch around each button hole. I was terrified my machine was going to eat that sweater otherwise! I don't remember how wide the band was - maybe 1", I think I used 1" petersham - but it was the Agatha cardigan.LLADYBIRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409560091790703554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-62396755015481623022012-06-08T07:38:01.764-04:002012-06-08T07:38:01.764-04:00Mae, I hear you. My mother just turned 64. I have ...Mae, I hear you. My mother just turned 64. I have to ask her, when I visit in a couple of weeks, which age hit her hardest. I seem to remember it was 33. But maybe she has updated info :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-24124563057045157522012-06-08T07:36:57.927-04:002012-06-08T07:36:57.927-04:00You really got in on the ground floor :-) I love t...You really got in on the ground floor :-) I love this comment, thank you. Sometimes I have to be reminded that age is but a number when you are FABTASTIC!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-70206061447835114882012-06-08T07:36:07.641-04:002012-06-08T07:36:07.641-04:00I don't know why this one has bothered me - it...I don't know why this one has bothered me - it's such a middle-of-nowhere age (42). I guess, in Hitchhiker's lingo, it is the meaning of the universe :-) See, I'm old enough to remember that entire series!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-47530625924909003472012-06-08T07:00:16.608-04:002012-06-08T07:00:16.608-04:00Which birthday hit me hardest? Honey, I'm turn...Which birthday hit me hardest? Honey, I'm turning 60 this year. I'm starting to think there is a watershed when you think OK, enough already.Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471643987029247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41534721581212365112012-06-08T01:07:56.133-04:002012-06-08T01:07:56.133-04:0022 (because it was a post-21 nothing year, obvious...22 (because it was a post-21 nothing year, obviously all downhill from there 'til 30), then 40 (the math made it very clear to me that this is the half of life one dies in -- not so true these days when centagenarian demographic is growing quickly, but still . . . ). 50 I actually felt good about, oddly, but I suspect that 60 (next year) might be tough. Belated Happy Birthday! Whatever age you might be, you've embraced the hell out of me since I started following your blog. You make every day count and you're obviously living with passion, integrity, and style, baby, style!! Plus you're, you know, fabtastic . . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-40623892199016950682012-06-08T01:02:41.306-04:002012-06-08T01:02:41.306-04:00My 40th birthday is the only one so far that hit m...My 40th birthday is the only one so far that hit me hard. While that seems like such a stereotypical reaction, I couldn't help myself. I was happy with my life overall, and now (at age 44) the whole reaction seems silly, but it definitely threw me for a while.LSMhttp://somewhereinthesuburbs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com