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Question of the Day | 05/02/2008 12:00 am

This we take from Satchel Paige: How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

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141 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Irene Prevost
About 17. The image I see in the mirror first thing in the morning tells quite a different story!
By Irene Prevost on 05/02/2008 8:52 am
Carol Ripley
I always liked being 34. I told my grandson I was that age when he asked. He said ‘You can’t be that age, Gram, my mother (your daughter,) is 27’.
By Carol Ripley on 05/02/2008 9:08 am
Reasonable Rita
I agree with the poster who talked about floating through life…I really do feel as though I have done that. Forever wanting to be old enough to see good, do good and feel good about what I have done for and to others is my goal. Young and flexible and eager to experience new things I will always be.
By Reasonable Rita on 05/02/2008 9:16 am
Texas Girl
I’m 38 in life, but in my mind I often feel like I’m in my late 20’s. Not to say that I want to go back to being in my late 20’s, because that was when my mom got sick and passed away and I was pregnant for two years straight, but somehow that’s how old I always feel. I guess, however, if I had to choose, I would like to be about 31 or 32. Just a little younger than I am now…but not too much. 40 approaches quickly…. :-)
By Texas Girl on 05/02/2008 9:21 am
Mai Veide
Where do these questions come from? They’re super! Although I’m well into my 60s, this site over the past days has me feeling about 25, me and all the friends I have talked to. Keep up the great work, gals. We’re with you!
By Mai Veide on 05/02/2008 9:23 am
Babette dYveine
I’m 23. I’ve been 23 for many years. I believe that when you find something you like, stop looking. And I like 23.
By Babette dYveine on 05/02/2008 9:25 am
zut alors
Babette-Or as my son says, “When did we become twins, Mom?” Carly Simon was a great friend of Jackie Kennedy’s and she said what most people didn’t know was that even in her 60s Jackie was a 16 year old girl. So you theory worked for her.
By zut alors on 05/02/2008 2:51 pm
G T
Well, as we well know the Spirit in us which is the only real part, is eternal..so thousands of years old must be the case to know what I know..but Im still here in a body, so there must be a lot more to learn. That this body I walk around in is 77 and still has its ability to get around unassisted and still has some wits with which to deal with the physical world is a miracle!! My husband tells me he thinks I am beautiful, more now than when he married me 45 years ago. What a sweet and loving man he is and what a blessing he is in my life. How old?? ETERNAL!!!!
By G T on 05/02/2008 9:39 am
rachel morrison
Hello everybody, inside we are all ageless. Sure, our bodies have and age we give them based on the daily and yearly rotations of our home planet. But our spirits are eternally young. I am 33 now, I feel older on the inside, maybe 50, and have been told I look younger on the outside (like 25-27). It’s all relative to your state of mind, sometimes I relate to the way children think more than other adults. Life is an adventure. Peace and love, Rachel
By rachel morrison on 05/02/2008 9:39 am
Ms. Dee
Hi Rachel! I used to be like you. But these days, as I tromp about my universe, my internal mantra is, “You’re twenty-five. Okay? Just don’t fall down!” But so far, that part about life being an adventure…hasn’t failed me.
By Ms. Dee on 05/02/2008 10:01 am
bug B
I like the age I am now. my mid 50’s. I’m enjoying the swirl of activity as an empty nester with children strewn across the country. My husband and I are watching careers and relationships blossom. Sadly, we’re also watching a precious flame of life flicker. But basically, there’s so much to see and do, that it’s a great time to be me!
By bug B on 05/02/2008 9:44 am
Sandra Robinson
I am 66yrs old, and I don’t mind a bit. I can say what I want, do what I want and still party!!
By Sandra Robinson on 05/02/2008 9:47 am
Stella Lazar
I registered just to contribute to this question which is intrigued me. I like the age I am — in 25 days I will be 71 — NONE OF YOU WOULD ADMIT YOUR AGES — you all live in outer-space! And, looking at your illustration with this question I think you are living in the last millenium — it looks dated and terrible as do your photographs which are so retouched and most of them look like wax figures from Tussauds. I enjoyed answering this question - so look out for other comments from me if you continue having interesting questions….
By Stella Lazar on 05/02/2008 9:53 am
Linda Clark
Stella, Welcome to WOWOWOW! I look forward to reading any future posts from you! For clearity: I’m turning 46 next month, I’ve never colored my hair, my photo is not retouched and I wear very little make up. I live each day for what it is and not in the last millenium.
By Linda Clark on 05/02/2008 10:24 am
Stella Lazar
Who are you? Are you on the Board of WOwetc. By the way, I think you mean “clarity” not clearity —- I can’t tell from your photo as it is too small to see and I cannot enlarge…Also I did not refer to you unless you —Linda — are on the Board or connected with this actual website.
By Stella Lazar on 05/02/2008 3:09 pm