I turned 40 a couple weeks ago and I'm good with it. I try to stay current with music and fashion, but I never feel like I'm chasing youth (although a couple of my recent haircuts might be pushing it).

I'm cool with the grays coming in. The loss of athleticism bothers me, but I'm altering my basketball game to fit my new reality. We'll probably be relocating in the next few months, and will probably have to live in the suburbs for the schools. This actually bothers me a lot, but I'm not sure if that's tied to letting my youth go or not.

I'm glad to have made it this far and am doing pretty well on the surface. I'm in probably the best shape of my life, career's going great, I've got some good experiences under my belt. But I feel that I may be missing the boat on personal moves and am kind of living that part very much like I did when I was 25-30. Trying to avoid being the old dude at the club, but don't want to make jumps just to make them.

Streets won't let me chill.

>We'll probably be relocating in the next few months,
>and will probably have to live in the suburbs for the schools.
>This actually bothers me a lot, but I'm not sure if that's
>tied to letting my youth go or not.

That doesn't bother me in the least because I'm not a car guy, and I barely drive.

shit drives/rides like a dream. what make/models you lookin' at?

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And I don't attach the latter to 'letting go' of my youth.

I really have that old school Bridge and Tunnel stigma thing.

Moving to the burbs tastes too much like failure or settling for mediocrity.

Plus, the Metro-North is the most depressing channel of transportation on the planet. Feels like everyone crawled onto the train with a brown bag of Bud Light to die.

Age is a privilege. Globally, most cultures respect elders. The United States is one of the only places on Earth where age is considered a weakness, and you're utterly disposable once you can no longer work the assembly line. I love my gray hairs. I earned every one of them.

but I'm a New Yorker. My wife grew up in a "city" that might as well been the burbs, and while she loves urban living, I think she sees suburban life as an inevitable part of aging. In reality, it's only inevitable because we can't afford to live in DC AND put two kids through private school, and we ain't fucking with the DCPS.

> it's only inevitable because we can't afford to
>live in DC AND put two kids through private school, and we
>ain't fucking with the DCPS.

Nah, I get that. We have our son in private school too -- it's not an elitist thing, it's that education is a political football, and consistency and continuity are no longer priority. My kid gets small classes, more resources to support his education, and I don't have to worry about cuts to his school's budget or sudden changes in curriculum that reflect fads and party platforms.

LIRR will always be 100x worse than metro north kid..

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new. or fake reminisce on the "good ol days"

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Still pretty current on my music, fashion, etc. I say this based on my nephews and nieces always checkin' for my opinion of the aforementioned (and I gotta lotta low-key attention at their college graduation cookout...so the ego felt quite humbly satiated).

In my own way...I'm still chasin' my youth...e.g., I can still go toe to toe with the younger contingent who think they can put bars together. All the while my corporate brother code switch and "non-aggressive bl*ck guy" persona is pretty solid, as well as my fashion in that arena.

Still trying to get lbs off....but the babies do aLOT of that. They have me biiiiZAY!! Overall, I can't complain.

It takes all kinds to make up a world, son. -My pops

I just live for the comments -Da wiz

as i get older, i find myself having less patience for things that only occur in cities, such as idiotic pedestrian traffic, rude or completely ignorant people, and the constant exposure to consumerism. consider yourself lucky that you are in a position in life where you can claim a little stake of land that is close enough, and far enough from a place you have easy access to. my intent is to get more and more out of the city as i get older, literally into a forest/lake or beach life.

as far as degradation of athleticism, i think as we get older its more and more important to try harder to eat and live well, and that is pretty much a constant effort. mostly, have to cut booze and junk food out, and cut down the amount of meat we consume significantly. i think with proper discipline and dedication you can remain athletic and vibrant throughout the majority of your life. i don't plan to be working after 45 and want to spend the next 12 years preparing for a good, simple life, surrounded with the things i truly value, and in that way, aging to me, is a sign of maturity and progress as opposed to somehow leaving "youth" behind, which is entirely based on and driven by arbitrary societal constraints. if you think it, you will experience it.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

im thirty two with no babies.

i almost want to fast-track that, but i trust how the world works.

I was 36 when my first child was born, and we're among the youngest parents in her pre-school class.

not saying thats you

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I'm fighting it like a mutha!

I'm still on Supreme every Thursday morning.
Still hitting up parties, watching places + spaces on YouTube & shit.

But I think that has more to do wit the fact that I'm so impressed wit these kids
making their own waves that I enjoy seeing more than actually trying to keep up....
or at least that's what I tell myself lol.

I found hair in my nose last week & almost all grey in my beard & hair :-/

I just don't wanna be washed

is finally as long again. no grays. I dress better and my teeth are better thanks to getting braces in my mid 20s. pretty happy with being in my early 30s.

Still get carded for swishes all the damn timeand I'm still baggin 21-25 year old girls like groceries

Both My parents to this day have always looked younger than they are. I'm hoping that gets passed down to me lol

It's a part of life that everyone has to go through if you live long enough. I'm aging excellently. I'll be 35 in a month and a half with no kids, and a successful business. But even beyond that, I have peace of mind and live a simple life by choice. That probably contributes a lot to how I feel.

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and i wish my gut was a little tighter, but i still look well under my age of 36. still get carded for shit all the time.

i see evidence of my age or aging more in my attitude. i'm trying to work on that though.

Granted I look 10 years younger but facts are facts, probably be 40 something on some Jay shit before I have my first child.

I stay current with drum n bass and electronic music in general. It's wild that I used to live, breathe, and shit Hip Hop, and nowadays besides PRhyme and Kendrick I couldn't give a fuck less about it.

Got gray hairs out the ying yang but a # 1 clipper does the job.

http://i.imgur.com/MSnzx5O.jpg?1

clearly the answer is not very well.

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"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

the greys are there but i color my hair so often that you dont ever see them. i am definitely more physically fit that i was in my 20s though i've been slacking in the gym this month.

i don't know if i look my age or not but i certainly don't look like i'm in my 20s anymore. i'm turning 37 this year and that makes me nervous.

i'll be 37 this year too.

but i'm with you on being in the best shape etc.

now go runtelldat, ho.

be my answer....

with that said....I can feel the years and see them. ESPECIALLY when it comes to trying to keep up with the little one.

Mentally....I think i'm much much sharper.

I'm starting to do things I used to look down on the folks that I considered to be "Old heads" doing......it's kinda wild. But ... I get it... I get it...


"Seasons may come and your luck just may run out, and all that you'll have is some memories..."

Physically....I aint bald...I still get female attention and niggas dont try me so I'm str8...eventhough this shoulder...this knee...and now my damn sternum humbles a nigga

Mentally...I'm DEFINITELY gonna be a grumpy old man...grumpy but helpful

I think i might come across younger than I actually am because i dress/look/carry myself (grown but) relevant....cept my belt game.

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i keep getting carded again or people think my age is 10 years younger....hitting the gym did wonders...also coconut oil everyday lol


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Turning 36 in a few weeks. JUST now getting a few grays in the beard/hair.

Going a lil' soft in the middle, but I still have my build more or less.

Face wise, I've been told I look younger, but who knows how accurate that is.

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Guess I'm doing alright.

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but i think it's mostly cos i dress like a yout.

This 36 feeling hella good.

I do see myself moving more rural as I get older (suburbs are dumb but small town/village life is skr8).. probably close to NY though.. Hudson Valley type-ish (but who knows LA is going well)

I'll never get a Mini Van because.. WHY!!! You can get a 5 series or s6 Wagon.. or an 80s lambo.. baby in da lambo shawty

No greys.. full head of hair and a bad one..

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i always had a beard, so i always looked older. like in college i was the nigga buying liquor for everyone. but now...i think i look my age. i don't think my face looks overly old. its not wrinkled or marked up. my beard has gray hairs, but i think they suit a soon to be 35 year old. and...a nigga's hairline is still in tact for the most part. i don't take that for granted either.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

hairline. I see at least one cat every Saturday I hit the barber shop gettin that bigen'd up, Jamie Foxx jawn to make it even all the way across. When I have to go there...I'll just start cutting it all off again.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

43
3 kids, 4, 8, 10
minivan
split level house
acre yard with lawn tractor, string trimmer, flowers, vegetables and chickens
nights out are largely limited to my sport (platform tennis) usually followed by beers with the other players. Once every two months or so I might meet a friend at Wild Wings for a few beers.
I sell insurance for a living, for Christ's sake

Physically, I'm okay with it... 6'1" and 210, so I could lose 20 pounds (or more) to be at peak, but I don't stress about it too much. Full head of hair, some gray in the beard. Fit enough to do everything I want to with a reasonably active lifestyle (incl. sports and gardening).

Musically, I'm actually thriving, which is surprising. Not that I keep up with new music, but with recording and writing I'm having a great time, the best since I was in a taiko troupe in the late 1990s.

Fashion is not something I've ever been current on.

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album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

sometimes the dude carding you is just doing his job. I think I look young too, but I don't look no damn 20.

i don't think i look 20 either, but i think i look within that "must card below 27" or whatever window.

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album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

I've never seen anyone but teens get carded for lotto tickets...i asked him how old he thought i was and he said under 18 LOL he legit was shocked i was 32.




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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

i may not look like i'm 38 but i don't look like i'm under 21 or even under 25. when i'm carded i know it's b/c i look like i'm about 30 yrs old and at many establishments anyone who looks like they're younger than 30 is to be carded. and in other establishments EVERYONE is to be carded.

fuck you.

not because it was someone's job.

I was buying groceries, including wine, at a grocery store in West Los Angeles the week before my 30th birthday. The checker said, "Can I see some ID?" and I said, "OH YOU SURE CAN!" with a big ass grin on my face. She goes, "this'll be good." We both were happy.

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All acquisition ends in dispersion
All life ends in death
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Every hundred years, all new people

So, I think I'm aging well, though, when I look in the mirror somedays I wanna ball up and cry lol

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when i shave my face closely ppl tend to tell me i look like i'm about late-20-something years old. when i let the facial hair grow there's gray in it.

so physically i'm doing fine.

but the rest...i feel every bit of 38 years old. and i'm fine w/it. i have no desire to run w/the 20-somethings - i'm not into what they're into and i don't mind that at all. i want no part of their stuff.

fuck you.

I can see the toll of these past few years every time I look in the mirror.

My coworkers all say I look 5-10 years younger than I actually am.
But when I look at older pictures... I don't look that age anymore.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”

Such a simple and easy formula to get the most out of life.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

I mean, I get the quote. I don't get the relation to my post though.




>“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
>If you are anxious you are living in the future.
>If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
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>Such a simple and easy formula to get the most out of life.

here for dis.

I actually feel like I get better with age....I'm in better shape now then when I was in my 20's even got a 3.5 pack....run 8+ miles a week, box....

minus the grays...I do henna the beard hairs...them jounts out of control....just to keep it fresh..

actually wife and I don't look/feel our age....AND I'm just about to have my first seed....

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All acquisition ends in dispersion
All life ends in death
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fuck you.

I am definitely more satisfied with how I look as I have gotten older. Yes, I was much thinner back then but I like how I have "filled" out, weight battles included.

However, my physical well being has gone to shit. I get my migraines more frequently, I definitely get more fatigued and my knees have started to really get in the way of me working out.

Not only my knees but my back, and feet. Doc says I have young adults arthritis. Yes, getting older sucks.

Somebody's lying...

@Atruelady Twitter/ @Sweetesttaboos Instagram

*sigh*

i think have the arthur itis in my knees. they've been cracking for years and now they're sore at seemingly random times. the last time i went out and got my boogie on FOR REAL i thought my knees were gonna shut down the day after.

is this my life??

fuck you.

but...damn.

i hadn't connected my cracking and sore knees w/arthritis until very recently. i don't wanna think about it!!

fuck you.

I did some hack squats a couple months ago and something in my right knee said "don't ever do these again...ever". Shit hurt me for a FULL week. I'm done with those. Anything strenuous and my right knee clowns.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

that i have that arthur problem. it was an ad for Aleve or something...talking about having constant pain and taking pills. the light bulb came on...'My knees hurt everyday'. and then it all went down hill. i never did go buy the pain pills though.

fuck you.

and on my nightstand. Shit works.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

ugh.

fuck you.

I am definitely more satisfied with how I look as I have gotten older. Yes, I was much thinner back then but I like how I have "filled" out, weight battles included.

However, my physical well being has gone to shit. I get my migraines more frequently, I definitely get more fatigued and my knees have started to really get in the way of me working out.

Not only my knees but my back, and feet. Doc says I have young adults arthritis. Yes, getting older sucks.

Somebody's lying...

@Atruelady Twitter/ @Sweetesttaboos Instagram

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I was at an activities fair for incoming eighth graders/freshmen at the high school I coach at. I was talking with one of the moms of a kid that is interested in playing, when she asked me "so what year are you?"

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by an old white man at my gym. I was guarding a 6'4" HS kid that he knew. I just chalked it up to him being old and white. That same week, my daughter saw a picture of me from my mid-fucking-twenties and asked who it was, so I know I can't possibly look THAT young.

my hoop game was always above the rim...can't do that anymore. My explosiveness has waned. I am glad I have gotten so into cycling, because I can be good at it without being ultra athletic. I get one or two strands of grey in my beard and I pluck them because it looks dumb. Physique-wise, I'm bigger than I've ever been...truthfully, I probably need to dial it back some. It would probably help my knees and lower back, but the meathead in me can't stand the though of losing muscle\weight on purpose.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

or soar anything.

Only issue I have is these aggressive gray hairs.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

on the books i'm 36
but that's yet to be determined.

i look good, feel good. i am good.

now go runtelldat, ho.

but I've always been taken for much older than my age. so I guess you could say my face is haggard as fuck or something.

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