thought thursday…
Turning into your parents is the first sign of getting older. When you realize your turning down the radio to see better, saying “these kids”, or missing the old days- you’ve officially started your journey.
In one of my many getting older moments, I was listening to the radio, at the (what I like to call foolishness) crap they call music on the radio. I find myself telling my niece and nephews what a real punishment should be and sharing stories of “when I was a kid…”
I get in the car sometimes, and can’t remember the act of locking my front door, so I have to get out and check it- because it will haunt me all day if I don’t. I start watching one program on TV, channel surf on commercials, then forget to return to my original programming.
I have to laugh when I catch myself doing these things, and try to mentally store them, realizing they will make for great stories that we all cherish and re-tell from the generations past. I look forward to the day when I, like my mother, will hold the TV remote to my ear to answer instead of the phone…
i catch my self in older moments everyday. smh * shakes fist at father time *