If you are in the late 30-40's age range with young kids do you look your age?

[Anonymous]

Depends on who you ask, of course. I think all 20-year-olds look like high-schoolers. To a 60-year-old, you look great! To the 20-year-olds, you look like a hag, no matter how much botox you've had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 43 with a 2 yo. People think I am very late 20's-early 30's. What about you?

Me too. I'm turning 40 this year with a 3 yo, and am currently 6 months pregnant. People usually think I'm in my late 20's/early 30's. I've always looked a lot younger though, it's nothing new. I hated it when I was a teen/early 20's, but it rocks now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of embarrassed for all of you, except for the slob who admits people might just be being polite. I am 34 with 2 kids and I worry that I look older than that. Depending on how I am dressed people do make polite comments. Like when I was pregnant with no. 2 saying I don't look old enough to already have a kid...sure, it's nice to near but I take it with a grain of salt. There is huge variation in appearances at this age, so looking good is looking good- not looking like you're still in your 20a.

I'm the slob. Yes, I had the same reaction. Kind of embarassed for all these posters.

Ladies, go hang around with people who are really in their 20s or very early 30s. You will be shocked. Because they look a lot younger than you. I think if the compliment is coming from a fellow old-ster, take it with a huge grain of salt. Everyone is telling each other what they would like to hear themselves and many of us probably don't see all that many 20-somethings on a day-to-day basis. (That depends on your job of course, if you work.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on who you ask, of course. I think all 20-year-olds look like high-schoolers. To a 60-year-old, you look great! To the 20-year-olds, you look like a hag, no matter how much botox you've had.

+1000

This is it, exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of embarrassed for all of you, except for the slob who admits people might just be being polite. I am 34 with 2 kids and I worry that I look older than that. Depending on how I am dressed people do make polite comments. Like when I was pregnant with no. 2 saying I don't look old enough to already have a kid...sure, it's nice to near but I take it with a grain of salt. There is huge variation in appearances at this age, so looking good is looking good- not looking like you're still in your 20a.

I'm the slob. Yes, I had the same reaction. Kind of embarassed for all these posters.

Ladies, go hang around with people who are really in their 20s or very early 30s. You will be shocked. Because they look a lot younger than you. I think if the compliment is coming from a fellow old-ster, take it with a huge grain of salt. Everyone is telling each other what they would like to hear themselves and many of us probably don't see all that many 20-somethings on a day-to-day basis. (That depends on your job of course, if you work.)

This is so weird, b/c I (not the PP above me) was the 41yo slob poster. So now I am embarrassed that people will think this PP's commetns will be attributed to me - LOL! Or, maybe there is more than one slob writing on here!!! Signed, original 41yo slob.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of embarrassed for all of you, except for the slob who admits people might just be being polite. I am 34 with 2 kids and I worry that I look older than that. Depending on how I am dressed people do make polite comments. Like when I was pregnant with no. 2 saying I don't look old enough to already have a kid...sure, it's nice to near but I take it with a grain of salt. There is huge variation in appearances at this age, so looking good is looking good- not looking like you're still in your 20a.

I'm the slob. Yes, I had the same reaction. Kind of embarassed for all these posters.

Ladies, go hang around with people who are really in their 20s or very early 30s. You will be shocked. Because they look a lot younger than you. I think if the compliment is coming from a fellow old-ster, take it with a huge grain of salt. Everyone is telling each other what they would like to hear themselves and many of us probably don't see all that many 20-somethings on a day-to-day basis. (That depends on your job of course, if you work.)

Hmm...I don't know. Many Asians and African American women look way younger than their actual age. Not just "good for their age" but actually much younger.

[Anonymous]

Hmm, lots of Asian and AA friends. While they are aging well, by no means do they look 10 or 20 years younger than their actual age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of embarrassed for all of you, except for the slob who admits people might just be being polite. I am 34 with 2 kids and I worry that I look older than that. Depending on how I am dressed people do make polite comments. Like when I was pregnant with no. 2 saying I don't look old enough to already have a kid...sure, it's nice to near but I take it with a grain of salt. There is huge variation in appearances at this age, so looking good is looking good- not looking like you're still in your 20a.

I'm the slob. Yes, I had the same reaction. Kind of embarassed for all these posters.

Ladies, go hang around with people who are really in their 20s or very early 30s. You will be shocked. Because they look a lot younger than you. I think if the compliment is coming from a fellow old-ster, take it with a huge grain of salt. Everyone is telling each other what they would like to hear themselves and many of us probably don't see all that many 20-somethings on a day-to-day basis. (That depends on your job of course, if you work.)

This is so weird, b/c I (not the PP above me) was the 41yo slob poster. So now I am embarrassed that people will think this PP's commetns will be attributed to me - LOL! Or, maybe there is more than one slob writing on here!!! Signed, original 41yo slob.

Sorry I took ownership of your slob identity!! I'm 10:51 and I thought the poster was referring to me because I said people were just being polite.

I take full ownership of my comments as Non-Slob or Slob #2...not embarassed at all!!

[Anonymous]

I think it also depends on how you keep yourself in shape. I was talking to another mother (of teenagers) when I was there with my 4 year old. She commented that "she was a young mother, too". I was 40, and would guess she was about the same age. It certainly helped that I was wearing HUGE sunglasses and was the thinnest I've been in my adult post-baby life, too (the last time I've worn a bikini, too). I think now I can pass for 40 (I'm 44)- not a huge stretch, and not delusional I hope!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it also depends on how you keep yourself in shape. I was talking to another mother (of teenagers) at the pool when I was there with my 4 year old. She commented that "she was a young mother, too". I was 40, and would guess she was about the same age. It certainly helped that I was wearing HUGE sunglasses and was the thinnest I've been in my adult post-baby life, too (the last time I've worn a bikini, too). I think now I can pass for 40 (I'm 44)- not a huge stretch, and not delusional I hope!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm kind of embarrassed for all of you, except for the slob who admits people might just be being polite. I am 34 with 2 kids and I worry that I look older than that. Depending on how I am dressed people do make polite comments. Like when I was pregnant with no. 2 saying I don't look old enough to already have a kid...sure, it's nice to near but I take it with a grain of salt. There is huge variation in appearances at this age, so looking good is looking good- not looking like you're still in your 20a.

I'm the slob. Yes, I had the same reaction. Kind of embarassed for all these posters.

Ladies, go hang around with people who are really in their 20s or very early 30s. You will be shocked. Because they look a lot younger than you. I think if the compliment is coming from a fellow old-ster, take it with a huge grain of salt. Everyone is telling each other what they would like to hear themselves and many of us probably don't see all that many 20-somethings on a day-to-day basis. (That depends on your job of course, if you work.)

This is so weird, b/c I (not the PP above me) was the 41yo slob poster. So now I am embarrassed that people will think this PP's commetns will be attributed to me - LOL! Or, maybe there is more than one slob writing on here!!! Signed, original 41yo slob.

Sorry I took ownership of your slob identity!! I'm 10:51 and I thought the poster was referring to me because I said people were just being polite.

I take full ownership of my comments as Non-Slob or Slob #2...not embarassed at all!!

Ha ha! That's ok! I was like, "Wait, maybe I have a twin out there somewhere?!"

[Anonymous]

This really is Lake Wobegon!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This really is Lake Wobegon!

Yes! The women looks 10-15 years younger than they are, and Lord knows the children are all above average!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am late 30s with a 3 year old. Before I had him, people always thought I looked younger than my age. After I had him, not as much. haha. He aged me about 10 years.

This!

[Anonymous]

I think I look my age. I have stayed out of the sun, so I don't have much skin damage and I know how to dress myself and can afford to do so, so I think I look nice. But I am not kidding myself that anyone would ever think I was in my 20s.