May 2007 Weddings
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Blast from the past
I was going through some old cds that had pictures on them and I found my prom picture. DH and I for our senior prom in 03. 
Started TTC 11/07
BFP 09/24/08
Miscarriage 09/30/08
First cycle of clomid August 09
Second cycle of clomid September 09
BFP 09/30/09
Miscarriage 10/10/09
Three more rounds of clomid and no success
Diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility
Abnormal Bleeding for 3 months resulted in D&C but results were normal
November 2010 100mg clomid but didn't respond
December 2010 forced break for a cyst
February 2011 150mg clomid but still no response
March 2011 250mg clomid and responded! Ovidrel trigger shot and IUI on March 31 Beta #1 11dpo: 27 Beta #2 15dpo: 85 Beta #3 18dpo 276
Re: Blast from the past
My thoughts exactly! Mine was in 1995.
Cute picture!!
that's cute!
I feel the same thing about thinking that we are all pretty much the same age.
I had senior prom in 2000, so not that much sooner than you.
aww very cute picture!
Ditto Mel my prom was 2000 also!
Thanks!
My senior prom would've been in 2001, but my school did Junior Prom, so it was 2000 (I didn't go.)
Sorry, but I hate when people do that - I have a CW who constantly does the "That makes me feel SO OLD" line and she's only 6 years older than I am. LOL To me that doesn't make her all that much older than me and I sure as hell don't fit in with the 26 year olds in my area.
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LOL Paula!
It's actually a pet peeve of mine. LOL I've dealt with it MY ENTIRE LIFE - every place I've worked except the one place in England. *sigh* It's like I'm forever doomed to be the "baby" at any workplace... even with 5 years seniority.
Why? It's better than saying "You're so young!" Now, I could see how that would be annoying.
There are going to be things in life that make people feel old. It's a fact. When you have an almost 10 year age difference it brings up certain memories. My sister and I are 9 years apart. She is in her early 20's and going out and doing things I did 10 years ago. There's nothing wrong with feeling old. It's part of getting older. Doesn't mean we don't embrace our age, but it brings up memories that happened a while ago and maybe haven't thought of for some time. And fwiw, I don't think anyone is looking for a response to those statements. It's something that just comes out, almost thinking out loud.
Well said Kristi. It is definitely not said to make someone feel bad either.
Why do you assume that they know it bothers you?
Oh, well then they need to stop since they know it bothers and upsets you. That's not cool.
That's horrible that is how they treat you, it's a form of age discrimination. I know where I work, we are not allowed to ask someone how old they are. Same as the last company. I have seen people get written up for this, but usually because someone asks a person who is older. I don't think my way of dealing with things like this is the best way, I'll admit it. I work with people that are older than me (I can guess a range, I don't know for sure, although some people just volunteer their ages). And there have been times I have been talked down to. And I go right back at them. Like I said, not the best way, but it has earned their respect (in a sick way when you think about it). And I'm not proposing you do it. What I am proposing (and forgive my tired brain right now), is finding a way you feel comfortable in addressing it the next time it happens. You're a very smart, articulate woman. I would bet money they give you a hard time because they are insecure with themselves, especially when they see that you are a smart, articulate woman doing an excellent job and exceling at her job. It's almost like standing up to the bully in school.
I've been contimplating this "That makes me feel so old" comment. And have come to the realization that when people say that to me, it just makes me think "Wow, I am young after all!" because, generally speaking, when people say something about only being 21 or whatever I feel REALLY old. Granted I'm only 29, but when I look at where one of the girls that works for me is in her life, compared to where I am, I feel so much older because I've done the college thing, done the grad school thing, got a steady job, got married, etc. And she's just a few years out of high school and trying to decide what to do with her life. That makes me feel old partially because when I was her age - I had a 10 year plan which means even at HER age I was older than she was, if that makes sense?
Oh, and when Graves said her hs prom was in 2003 my first thought was "Wow, I was a year from becoming a lawyer when she was a senior in high school..." THAT is a huge difference because when I think of where I was as a senior in hs and where I was my second year of law school...wow.
SO, I think that most people (maybe not the ones you work with though Paula) don't mean it as an insult but rather as a statement of fact. In the case of your work I imagined it being more of something like this: "I can't believe you are here, doing what you are doing, and I'm here doing the same thing and I'm so much older than you..." which is really them insulting themselves, if that makes sense, and a compliment to you.
I think that's partially it, Mandy. Age doesn't factor in anything. We've all gotten along fairly well on this board, and if I'm 2-10 years younger than some of you, it has never been a factor in anything. And yet, when our numbers get thrown out, it often winds up with you getting "lumped together" with other 29 year olds, and me being "lumped together" with other 26 year olds.
Maybe this is a result of having such older siblings. I never got along with kids my age, and was so thankful to get out of the high school scene and into college!