I’m okay with the age I am…..most days. But I would like to feel as I did at a younger age; no aches, no pains, and the ability to hear. But, my first thought upon the reading the question was that it would be wonderful to be what ever age it was when my children were all at home, a little grown and there was noise and laughter; always laughter.

Not knowing how my story ends I don’t know if I should have made different choices. Since often our worst times were the most important and that is not something we realize or are even aware of at the time or even for years to come. So until I can get a big picture- a complete picture- I accept things as they are and were and live in the moment trying so hard to make thoughtful choices. That is why I cannot pick a favorite age - each age for me had pluses and minues and to say to go bakc and change something is just wishful and may upset the applecart grand scheme. Each age is important meant to build upon leading up to the grand finale. ???? Don’t know, just trying each day to make sense.

I’ve never wanted to be older when I was younger and I don’t fancy being younger now that I’m older. Each year has taught me something new….

I’d go back to 36 in a heartbeat. And I’d make sooooo many different choices. But even more important, 20 years from now, I don’t want to be wishing I could go back to today and make different choices. So…onward and upward.

Without a doubt 29. That special year when you are about to enter your 30’s and say goodbye to your 20’s. Leave behind young and innocent ideas and beliefs and walk into a time in my life when things were more serious and came with more consequences. Not to mention I was really hot! :-)

I am such a “rock ‘n roller” that I can go back in time for any “oldie” song I hear at the moment I hear it. I am constantly back in time several times a day, depending on which song hits the radio or which one I hear on my iTunes. As for a “set” time to go back, it might be “50” when my life changed greatly, but I’d have to have my present knowledge, therapeutic enlightenment and judgment with me or otherwise, I wouldn’t want to go. Also, I, like Marlo, would like to go back to have one more day with my mother.

It would be nice to redo my 30’s with the wisdom I now have about what’s important and what isn’t, but I guess that would be cheating, wouldn’t it?

I want to go back to 21 with the knowledge I have now. I would definitely have stayed in college then instead of doing college now.

I have at times fantasized about starting all over, but knowing what I know now and what a kick that would be. Sort of a time travel backwards sort of thing. If I had to choose an age, however, I’d say middle thirties. It seems to be the time of many awakenings and I remember those times as rushes–high emotionality––big discoveries. Yet, I’m filled up now, I accept my status, I relish my life, but, oh, how I would love to have my mother again for just a little while.

I’m very happy with the age I am now (56), no desire to go back, but I’d like to be this age with the body I had at 35. I too, was hot, Belinda. I always say if I’d known what I’d had back then, I would have done more with it. :)

I often think how great it would be to go back to my college days when I met my now ex husband. I would give him only a glance and run, run far away. However without my ex, I wouldn’t have been blessed with my four beautiful children and what would life be without them? I am trying now to make every day matter a little more, because I don’t want to find myself 15 years from now thinking “if only I had done it better”.

32, without a doubt, 32. I had the energy of a thoroughbred. It would be invigorating to be that age today with the opportunities now available to young women.

I would like to be 35 again because most of my mistakes were behind me.

Today is my birthday and I’m turning 59. I wish I had the physical stamina I had when I was in my early thirties and a young mommy. That’s about it though. In every other way I’m glad I’m the age I am - actually feel that I’ve a acquired a certain amount of wisdom. I’ve also finally learned not to sweat the small stuff!