Are you as lucky as me??

The Big Five 0

Its my 50th birthday on Tuesday and i`m not quite sure how that happened. One minute i was playing on the park with my mates, worrying about what mum would say about the rip in my trousers, the next, i`m sat here, with a wife of thirty years, three children and seven grandchildren! Good God Man, where`s it all gone ? Fifty, bloody fifty i ask you. I can`t be, must have got the dates wrong, why, because i still listen to the Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight, with my music full blast. I can tell you most of what`s in the charts,music and film. I can converse with all my Grandchildren (That word again, keeps cropping up) I know most slang terms on The Street, and according to those closest,i have good Street Cred! Fifty i ask you! My doctor says i need a visit to the opticians for new glasses, yet when i look in the mirror all i see is a young man with a bit of Grey hair, but thats distinguished, or so my wife says. I don't want to be fifty, it sounds so old and i have so much to give yet.The children still borrow my Cd's and i get complimented on my sweatshirts and shoes, its just not fair! And now,as i write this,my wife is looking over my shoulder saying thank you for the most wonderful years of her life and sharing in the births of our children and grandchildren, and staying strong when times were hard. I turn round and she has tears in her eye`s, she says she is so happy and can`t wait for the next fifty years. Something tells me i`m going to enjoy being fifty!

Are you as lucky as me??

It is true life does get better as we get older make sure you have a drink for me and give your wife a big hug.

Are you as lucky as me??

how can i be luckier than you when i so wanna die already since i can remember?!

on the other hand...yeah maybe i'm luckier than you...cus i won't have a hard time facing death. Unlike you...you seem to be loving your life soooo much....tough...it won't be long...

Are you as lucky as me??

I am here to tell you life continues at an unabated rate of happiness quotas, which we either recognize and/or just jump into our lives even after the age of fifty!

My birthday will also be on a Tuesday coming and it will be for 57 years-- not as dramatic as 50, perhaps, but still gaining on another dramatic age, 60!

I'm so glad for you that your wife was there to tell you the years were spent making at least one person very happy indeed! You are a lucky man.

I also think you will enjoy being fifty, and all the years you have to follow... Happy big 5--0 !!! You are only up to perhaps middlin' middle age, y'know. Take it easy, but take it!...

Are you as lucky as me??

I'm 56 and dare to say I'm luckier than you even though I'm dying from pancreatic cancer. I'm lucky to have the love of my wife, kids, and grandkids, seven to be exact. I'm lucky to have served in the military for 20 years. I'm lucky to still have my 81 year old mom's advice to ease what I'm going through. I'm lucky to have friends and family ask how I'm doing and if they can help with anything. I'm lucky to have survived this long because so few do.

I could go on and on but, come to think of it, I'm not just lucky, I'm blessed!

Happy Birthday!!

Are you as lucky as me??

Hey Norms, Happy birthday from Canada!

Yes, I too am lucky - I'm 52 and pretty healthy. My brother died of a sudden heart attach at the age of 39, my husband died the following year of bone cancer when he was 40, so, yes, I feel blessed to he doing well. I have 5 children (3 bio and 2 steps) and three grandchildren and for me, life is still an adventure.

I often remember the quote "Do not complain of growing old, it is a privilege denied to many"

Are you as lucky as me??

Norm, your wife sounds like a true gem! You truly are lucky.