Milestone Birthdays

As a kid growing up, you look forward to certain birthdays. At 16 you can drive. At 18 you can vote. At 21, you can drink. So you get excited when you reach those levels. For a guy, getting to 30 is actually a positive . People treat you less as a stupid kid once you are out of your 20's. For me, reaching 40 was a good thing. Companies tend to put men at that age into leadership positions. I had a damn good job at a very big bank at age 40. Even at 50, I was OK. Reaching 50 wasn't that big of a deal. I was healthy, my business was taking off and I was getting the attention of a lot of 20 something's to make me feel good.

But later this month, I am about to reach the next milestone. SIXTY ! Gosh, that just sounds old. And I'm not dealing with it very well. From the neck down, I still think I look 40. I go to the gym and put the younger guys to shame. But I tried to take a selfie close-up the other day to send to a sugar baby. I could not take one that didn't look like my father. I don't want to be OLD !

Anyone else had this issue ? I may have to go on a big Mongering trip somewhere.