How old do you think you are?

[Tracey]

I'm 42, but feel 28 inside. This is when I had my first child and stopped thinking of myself as number one.

[bobleponge]

Piskie, my comment was about football as I fear we will never win it again. Our egg chasing lot may well win theirs again. And I was in Sydney, although not in the stadium, the night we won. And I cried too

[bluemoon]

My brother was there and actually in the stadium - he had such a good time that he went back to watch the ashes series the Christmas before last....but that time we'd lost before his plane left Heathrow. Don't know if he cried, but I do know he was in Melbourne and had a white Christmas! This is their summer remember.

[kernowyon]

i will be 40 next week and have chosen to make this my last birthday, don't want to celebrate any more. i shall remain at that age for the remainer of my days!!

like to feel that i am about early 30's but then look at my 15 year old daughter and that brings me back down to earth with a bump

[Waffler]

Just remembered another gripe, similar to all the policemen looking about 12. I've recently realised that there are 3 teachers at school younger than me!! I remember when I was the baby; I don't want to have to be the responsible adult!

[TrishY]

I'm 40 too - seems a lot of us are on here! My children are 19 and 21. I am a student, the last band I saw live was the pogues December 07 (it was great can't wait til christmas!).

I keep getting told I don't look 40 but I feel oldish - the way I dress probably doesn't help me look older as I live in fleeces and jeans and wellies or hiking boots. I look at posher clothes in the shops but always think what's the point when they will be covered in dog hairs, soil, chicken poo etc in no time

[Snadger]

So do I - it was against Australia in 2003 and JW sealed it with a drop goal in last few mins of extra time - oh how I cried

Oh you mean that game with a silly round ball - doh! sorry

That's right piskie, the proppa one..........not the eggchasers version!

[beefy]

Why do so many people get hung up about their age?
Me I'm 37 years old and growing old disgracefully . Five years ago my brother turned 30 and gave himself depression because he was getting old.Why would you do that? I know I'm not the oldest here and maybe not the most qualified on the subject but - its happening to all of us, each and every day we all get one day older , and there's not one thing any of us can do about it , so why try .
Some one has/had a signature strip along the lines of -the aim of life is not to arrive at the end of the journey in perfect condition and worried but to arrive happy and knowing that you enjoyed the trip.
Some times its good to step outside your comfort zone and try something different how else would you know what you like or dislike- try everything once , twice if you like it.

[gardenplot]

I’m 28 next and my mum is always telling me to start acting my age so I tell her " I do " I still feel age 21, so why change, I happy with it.

[zazen999]

I've been told I had a 40 year old head on me since I turned 21; not quite sure exactly what that meant but anyway...When I turned 30 it gave me a great excuse to play loud french cafe songs and read the paper in cafes and be rude to the 'yoof'; and I haven't looked back since. Love being older - now I'm actually 40 and love it. Bring it on.

Spent my actual 40th birthday in New York watching Burlesque theatre, so can't complain.

[Gauckwin]

When we took our first plot over April 2006 (very bad state) thought we were 25 went at it like mad, took plot no2 over Feb 2007 (even worst state) still thought we were 25 maybe 26
September 2007 with the winning thropy for the best new tenant in my hand why were the two people in the photo wrinklies, ooooooooooooops forgot we are both 70.

[SarzWix]

About 50? Left home at 17, married at 21, Mum by 22½. Feel like I've been a 'grown-up' for far too long ...got another 12 years or so before the kids are 'of age'. Guess I'll have to keep plodding on til then

[JanieB]

At sixty I seem to have done so much in my life but very rarely what I wanted to do. I still feel like I did at 18 and am still looking for a career that I really want to do. I'm fit and healthy and I look at other people my age and they seem to have turned into "old people".

No-one seems to want to employ me in any capacity, unskilled labour I'm "over-qualified", within my skill-set I come up against all sorts of reasons, the worst of which was that I didn't have enough experience .

I usually slop around in trousers, boots, T-shirts and sweaters. I do enjoy a chance to "scrub up" occasionally tho'. Maybe I ought to do it more often just "because".

[snake the squadie]

i still feel and act like i am 18 ok then maybe 24 but i still live my life like that and dont want to grow up the only diffrence is the 24 year olds recover a lot quicker from a game of football or something than i do