tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post5428793989993616379..comments2024-03-18T06:32:30.349-05:00Comments on Not Just Another Mother Blogger!: Used to CouldTMWHickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-66927458698283391422013-11-14T17:37:58.202-06:002013-11-14T17:37:58.202-06:00This sure is true!
I started having all sorts of ...This sure is true! <br />I started having all sorts of chronic pain (back, joints, etc) in my late teens/early twenties and figured I felt like an old person already. I did, as it turns out, but it's also started to get worse lately as I stare down the big 4-0. I think it has a LOT to do with having kids… and the sleep deprivation that they bring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-90423077321894242412013-11-14T17:29:33.420-06:002013-11-14T17:29:33.420-06:00Oh yes, sometimes it does suck. The creaky joints ...Oh yes, sometimes it does suck. The creaky joints bother me most...but the first paragraph is generally how I feel about it.Natalie DeYounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906680301422288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-45427586183096217162013-11-14T15:35:49.629-06:002013-11-14T15:35:49.629-06:00Hair in places you never expected? I used to watch...Hair in places you never expected? I used to watch women getting their upper lip waxed in my grandmother's salon when I was growing up. Not once did it occur to me that I would get a hairy upper lip. <br /><br />"Yous guys" (needs no explanation) - "hoagies" (a sub) - "wooder" (water) - "jimmies" (sprinkles for ice cream) - and then there are: gunna and wanna - going to and want to (South Jersey - Philly area).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685376719323637090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-73231262778837183632013-11-14T06:48:21.090-06:002013-11-14T06:48:21.090-06:00Good Lord! I forgot about that one. Thanks for rea...Good Lord! I forgot about that one. Thanks for reading!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-8344656240976833082013-11-13T23:37:06.058-06:002013-11-13T23:37:06.058-06:00Even though I'm 55 and fairly fit, I relate to...Even though I'm 55 and fairly fit, I relate to that sense of fatigue you mention. It's definitely a different flavor. And the expression, "used to could" -- reminds me of my step-father, who was from Mississippi, who often used the phrase "might could." I'm thinking it makes tons of sense to focus on the might could...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-21388842418905909112013-11-13T21:26:57.505-06:002013-11-13T21:26:57.505-06:00As a disabled 66 year old, I can tell you when you...As a disabled 66 year old, I can tell you when you accept that getting older truly beats out the alternative? It gets a LOT easier. You adjust. And blog.Teepee12https://www.blogger.com/profile/04923102744593483685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-1922738341012891252013-11-13T20:39:38.887-06:002013-11-13T20:39:38.887-06:00Ok I can relate. First, I'm 50 next month and ...Ok I can relate. First, I'm 50 next month and the chin hairs are outta control. I started electrolysis but I might be too scared to blog about it. Second, getting older is a privilege. I've had cancer twice in my 30s. Getting old is better than being dead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892109355775121047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-11387011889702335132013-11-13T20:00:57.482-06:002013-11-13T20:00:57.482-06:00Thank you! I really appreciate you reading.Thank you! I really appreciate you reading.TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-42219853880355644512013-11-13T20:00:29.452-06:002013-11-13T20:00:29.452-06:00That's what I tell myself, and so far, so good...That's what I tell myself, and so far, so good!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-22808817558220358692013-11-13T20:00:10.432-06:002013-11-13T20:00:10.432-06:00Well, I do really enjoy pasta...Well, I do really enjoy pasta...TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-13685693190070807662013-11-13T19:59:46.275-06:002013-11-13T19:59:46.275-06:00That's a relief--I had no idea where that phra...That's a relief--I had no idea where that phrase came from, and it bothered me tremendously!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-90464071592155768032013-11-13T19:58:57.628-06:002013-11-13T19:58:57.628-06:00Indeed. Thank you for reading!Indeed. Thank you for reading!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-72858677106079752013-11-13T19:58:41.322-06:002013-11-13T19:58:41.322-06:00I knew that you would understand!I knew that you would understand!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-85279716526762879632013-11-13T12:56:30.932-06:002013-11-13T12:56:30.932-06:00Ah, the old lady hairs on the chin. Damn them!Ah, the old lady hairs on the chin. Damn them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-69794148659496670902013-11-13T11:55:43.397-06:002013-11-13T11:55:43.397-06:00For all the used-to-coulds I'm now finding at ...For all the used-to-coulds I'm now finding at least one ain't-it-great-to... But even though I'm grateful for the gifts of the present, I do miss my quiet knees.Lisha Fink https://www.blogger.com/profile/05013590031524244053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-43226593134794135392013-11-13T05:50:03.966-06:002013-11-13T05:50:03.966-06:00It used to bother me but the older I get the less ...It used to bother me but the older I get the less I care about those things either... so I guess it all balances in the end. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-37620738800010732182013-11-12T23:04:37.691-06:002013-11-12T23:04:37.691-06:00I used to could neaten up my special place without...I used to could neaten up my special place without lifting up my stomach (sigh).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-69249498396347754642013-11-12T21:38:19.736-06:002013-11-12T21:38:19.736-06:00I love how you incorporated the - I "used to&...I love how you incorporated the - I "used to" could - it worked so well in fitting with the theme of this post. And so much that reminds me of myself. Thanks for a great read. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772903750329248514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-3314236594660929202013-11-12T21:11:53.524-06:002013-11-12T21:11:53.524-06:00As long as the most important parts keep working I...As long as the most important parts keep working I'm happy.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865863984001684338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-34379988198532841262013-11-11T19:47:43.596-06:002013-11-11T19:47:43.596-06:00Wait...hairs just popping up on your chin? Not Ita...Wait...hairs just popping up on your chin? Not Italian are ya? ;) Love the "used to could"...well, hate it, but you know....Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-90107362410037989402013-11-11T17:37:36.394-06:002013-11-11T17:37:36.394-06:00Ah, I'm from rural Kentucky and "used to ...Ah, I'm from rural Kentucky and "used to could" is common speak around here. And by the way, I used to could do a lot of those things too. mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-55357028965633320862013-11-11T12:20:19.848-06:002013-11-11T12:20:19.848-06:00The sad thing is the list just keeps getting longe...The sad thing is the list just keeps getting longer, until it is too long to remember. But, as they say, getting old isn't great, but it beats the alternative.chefslastdiet.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378756433845669070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-87002505113403251302013-11-11T12:18:39.264-06:002013-11-11T12:18:39.264-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.chefslastdiet.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378756433845669070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-1947895534973299682013-11-11T07:16:25.428-06:002013-11-11T07:16:25.428-06:00Amen!Amen!katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.com