Today I am 40
// 3.13.09 // Filed under: My Daughter, My Son, Parenting, Thriving
It’s my 40th birthday (as if I haven’t talked enough about that on this blog) and I feel fantastic.
Taking a look over my 40 years of life, I feel so amazingly lucky. I grew up in a good family, never wanted for anything, and never had anything horribly tragic happen. I married a wonderful man and we live happily in a beautiful home with our two awesome children. I’ve never been seriously injured or ill. Except for bouts of depression (that are well-managed with medication, exercise and “me time”), I have a fairy tale life. I am happy.
Like many mothers, I suffer from a good amount of mommy guilt. Am I doing right by my children? Am I raising them to be happy, considerate, confident, strong and self-reliant? For today – and taking it one day at a time – I am going to banish the guilt. My kids are happy, healthy and really smart. I’m sure I’m not doing everything perfectly, but what parent is? My kids are living this fairy tale right along with me and I need to cut myself a break.
This morning, my son presented me with a hand-written birthday card. This is what it said:
Happy Birthday Mom. You can do anything u want today so I will help with the little devil (this means my daughter, heh).
Mom’s List of Things To Do
Toontown
Shred workout
computer
indiana jones if u want to
sleeping when you want
and whatever else you might wantSo Happy Birthday Mom and have a great day cause it will only come once a year
Love, Logan
I just love this. It shows that he totally gets me: His list of things for me to do includes video games, time on my computer, working out and sleeping. And that’s just about a perfect day for me.
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Happy happy 40th! 1969 was a very good year.
Love your son’s card…”little devil.” Heh.
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Happy Birthday! I found turning 40 to be really liberating. Hope you have a great day filled with all the things you like to do!
Hi, Sweetie,
Happy Birthday to you! You are very blessed & gratious.
Hope to see you in the city around the 26th.
Love,
Jess
Happy 40th Birthday Xxx
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Happy Birthday and welcome to the “club”. It just keeps getting better!! Have a wonderful day!
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Happy Birthday, Shannon!! Holiday…Celebrate… – Madonna
Happy Birthday,
:):)
It’s nice to read that you are one of the lucky peoples in all aspects of life. In response you are spreading this happiness to all. Thanks
happy birthday!
amen to banishing the mommy guilt. No mommy is perfect, we all make mistakes with our kids and they still love on us. I think of my own mom and how sometimes she wigged out on us. I didn’t get it then, but I sure do now. And she didn’t spend half the amount of time with us that we do with our kids because of home educating.
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Happy 40th!
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Happy Birthday! Welcome to the club – I feel I keep getting more content as the years pass – things don’t bother me like they did in my 20’s.
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Happy Birthday! Forty isn’t so bad, I’ve been in the population for 5 years now. Congratulations for feeling great and forty. many women can’t say that.
Happy Birthday!
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you should of posted a picture of yourself!
Happy Belated Birthday!! That note is so sweet. I hope you enjoyed your birthday and felt loved : )
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Happy Birthday Shannon! I love your son’s birthday card. Those handwritten, personally-thought-out- ones are the best! When he’s 30 even he will appreciate it. You’re in your prime. Heck, my knees didn’t start degrading on me until I was at least 48! Now, at 55 I have my vinegar and sass than ever before. It’s positively freeing to get older!
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Happy birth day . you will fell love of 40 year.
Everyone says that life begins at 40, I am 27 now and aiming to age gracefully just like you do. As I’ve read your other post I find you really as a nice person:-)