Re: Happy birthday, Sn!pe!

[email protected] (Sn!pe) wrote in news:1qdwul6.1vfxvwm1vybookN%snipeco.2
@gmail.com:

> Merlyne <[email protected]> wrote:
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> [...]  
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>> >> How old is your youngest?
>> >>  
>> >   
>> > Not so young anymore, he's 36; I'm not sure how old his lady is.  
>> > In my book that's rather old to be having children but that seems 
>> > to be the modern way of going about things.  They had trouble 
>> > conceiving their first but a couple of rounds of IVF got them there
>> > in the end.  The one just lost was unplanned so that at least proves
>> > that they can conceive naturally.  If another comes it will be a big
>> > bonus, but que sera, sera.  
>> >   
>> 
>> Ah. He's my son's age.
>> I know people that had their first in their 40's. Then you can never 
>> retire since you have kids in college when you are retirement age.
>> 36 isn't that old IMO.
>>
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> Indeed, not nowadays, but in 1966, 36 was  ~ancient.~  But even 
> in these fine latter times, I'm still the same 16 y.o. in my head.  
>   

I know what you mean :)
When I see my age on a form, I think "That's not right".