Hello and welcome to an almost-birthday Saturday here at the Wannaskan Almanac. Today is June 6th.
Tomorrow is my mom's birthday and she is going to be 51! That’s old. I think 51 is an old number because you are one year older than fifty, and I think fifty is the border between old and young. So, 51 is young in the old years. My dad is taking my mom to Winnipeg for her birthday.
I think my mom being fifty-one is normal because it happens to everybody. I also think it represents a new phase of life because you are starting to retire and you are becoming a grandma and are having less energy.
My friends' parents are way younger than my parents, by like 10 to 20 years, but my parents seem as old as my friends' parents.
My birthday wishes to my mom would be, “Mom, get a new car .” I know a really good present for her birthday is a Subaru Forester so I think that’s what she’s wishing for.
In the end, 51 is not that old, but it still is pretty old, and I give all of my birthday wishes and thanks to my Mom.
Happy Birthday, Kim, and I wish you'd get a new car, too. Antonin, your voice is as clear as the bell at Laketrails.
ReplyDeleteHi Antonin, Great blog! To me, 51 is young. It all depends on your age when compared to people. I’ll bet 1st graders think you are old. I always thought 70 was old until I turned 65. Your blog makes me wonder about what my mom was thinking on her 51st birthday. Her oldest son was 30, I was graduating from high school, her youngest son was Lucie’s age. Each of us, including my mom, were at a different stage of life. We all grew up together.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah…I hope Kim gets a new Forester too and only 1 set of keys.
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