Im turning 50 in a couple of weeks

I'm very depressed about that. : (

Hey... Congrats! Let me know how it goes ok,... it will be my turn the end of August! I have dreaded that big 50 all my life, but as it gets closer, I am not so sure it's really a bad thing after all! I don't feel any differently... I'm still mostly healthy and busy working and taking care of my family! I have a few grandchildren who are the joy of my life.. in May there will be 5

so far... if that isn't something to be happy about, then I don't know what is... In August, my youngest son will be home after having been gone to South Africa for 2 years,... my second son might be getting married soon after... and all my kids will be together for the first time in two years! It will be a great day for me on my 50th! I have seen 4 of our children get married, and 3 of them to have children... so... turning 50 is a great sign of many important milestones in our lives! We should all be looking forward to it, and celebrating it to the fullest! My first husband never reached his 50th... he died too young at 44, .... my second husband just turned 50 last fall, but he's still the biggest kid I've got! :0) heheheh! Well, there are many good ideas and thoughts from others on the list, but just be sure to remember that it is true that we're only as old as we feel in our hearts and minds.... if we feel old, talk older, act old

or just lay down and give up, then 50 will be awful... but like has been said, it's best to find something to do, someone to help, or just get a new hobby to keep our interest... it will be fine! I am actually feeling pretty good about things now, and looking forward to many more years (decades) of good living!