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nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 06:01 AM Sep 2012

Today I am turning 40.....ask me anything

Wahoo...somehow I managed to live through a childhood without video games, the birth of MTV and survived the Reagan and Bush years, and my first vote for president was Bill Clinton.

those are the best milestones I can think of this early in the morning

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Today I am turning 40.....ask me anything (Original Post) nadine_mn Sep 2012 OP
Happy Birthday! antiquie Sep 2012 #1
Happy Birthday Arkansas Granny Sep 2012 #2
Happy Birthday and many more. What's it like to be young nowadays? Mac1949 Sep 2012 #3
Young? Who you calling young?! nadine_mn Sep 2012 #13
I know what you mean. Mac1949 Sep 2012 #32
Still a spring chicken! Phentex Sep 2012 #4
welcome to the club MrsBrady Sep 2012 #5
Happy belated 40th! nadine_mn Sep 2012 #14
I don't know what acting 40 MrsBrady Sep 2012 #15
Happy Birthday! TuxedoKat Sep 2012 #6
Have a very Happy Birthday and many, many more! livetohike Sep 2012 #7
Turning 30 was more fun nadine_mn Sep 2012 #16
The best is yet to come! livetohike Sep 2012 #24
Do you recall ever wondering what your life would be like at age 40? Bertha Venation Sep 2012 #8
When I was 20 I never though I would see 40 nadine_mn Sep 2012 #17
can you turn the other way and go back to 38? rurallib Sep 2012 #9
And you were just a twinkle in the eye when Armstrong set foot on the moon! HopeHoops Sep 2012 #10
I was 8 yrs and we were living in las Vegas nadine_mn Sep 2012 #18
Yeah, that crush was common back then. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #20
Happy Birthday, nadine! Aristus Sep 2012 #11
How does it feel to have a birthday the day after mine? Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #12
Lol..glad my mom waited so that the awesomeness of our nadine_mn Sep 2012 #19
Brilliant... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #21
Hey, Happy Birthday, and you can wish me a happy day too ok?? a kennedy Sep 2012 #22
Happy Birthday!!! nadine_mn Sep 2012 #26
Have a great one! applegrove Sep 2012 #23
Happy Birthday Nadine! bluesbassman Sep 2012 #25
Happy Birthday. Denninmi Sep 2012 #27
Let me know how you feel in 30 years. trof Sep 2012 #28
Happy Birthday! bigwillq Sep 2012 #29
lol my husband got an Xbox nadine_mn Sep 2012 #34
Tell him to get the Kinect bigwillq Sep 2012 #35
Happy Birthday. I was 40 once. DFW Sep 2012 #30
I'm nearly the same age, but was into video gaming since I could barely walk Ter Sep 2012 #31
we were poor...lol but my grandma had an Atari nadine_mn Sep 2012 #33
Happy Birthday AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #36
Hello MissyEchols Sep 2012 #37
I will be there soon. Fellow child of the 80's. Jennicut Sep 2012 #38
Happy Birthday, you young'en! benld74 Sep 2012 #39

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
13. Young? Who you calling young?!
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:39 PM
Sep 2012

My hairstylist who is in her 20's said to me last night..." ooh what's it like?"

Like I was some freak of nature who still managed to survive! Ha.. I know she meant well, but sheesh this whipper snappers!

I do feel like the best is yet to come! How I managed to survive the stupidity of my 20's and early 30's is still a mystery.

livetohike

(22,084 posts)
7. Have a very Happy Birthday and many, many more!
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 09:14 AM
Sep 2012
My question is this: What does turning 40 feel like? It's been 20 years ago for me and that memory is fading (along with other things). LOL.

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
16. Turning 30 was more fun
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:46 PM
Sep 2012

I still had a job and was a little less cynical. I have been unemployed for yrs now and starting to feel bitter. On the other hand, I feel a lot more mature and a lot less impulsive...that feels great.

I have a feeling that things will only get better, and if they don't ...well I hope I just forget the bad stuff!

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
17. When I was 20 I never though I would see 40
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:49 PM
Sep 2012

I was a bit of a mess ... For some reason I thought I would be more serious at 40 ..nope! Still laugh at fart jokes and live to play jokes on my husband!

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
10. And you were just a twinkle in the eye when Armstrong set foot on the moon!
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 10:21 AM
Sep 2012

I was just over 6 months old when Kennedy was assassinated. I don't remember the event, of course, but I do remember watching the moon landing on a small B&W TV on the dining room table. My first "favorite" song was "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".

So, what's the first major event that YOU recall and what was YOUR first favorite song.

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
18. I was 8 yrs and we were living in las Vegas
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:53 PM
Sep 2012

My babysitter took me with her to her dentist appt, and I remember seek g a lot of smoke in the distance.

That was the day the MGM Grand burned...we were too far away to see the actual fire..that's goodness..but I remember seeing the smoke.

Hmmmm favorite song? Cupid by the Spinners! And I had a huge crush on Shawn Cassidy and loved the song the Da Ra Run.

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
19. Lol..glad my mom waited so that the awesomeness of our
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:56 PM
Sep 2012

Birthdays would be spread out! My uncle was born on september 11 and my mom didn't want me to share her brother's birthday, but she didn't want me to be born on the 13th so she was determined I would be born today!

My mom is kinda stubborn like that.


Happy belated birthday!

a kennedy

(29,462 posts)
22. Hey, Happy Birthday, and you can wish me a happy day too ok??
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 05:26 PM
Sep 2012

I'm getting Social Security though.....so a tad older then you.

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)
27. Happy Birthday.
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 06:55 PM
Sep 2012

I too survived Reagan and Bush. My first vote was 1984, for Mondale/Ferraro. Didn't work out, but still felt really good to pull that lever (actually used lever machines when I voted in East Lansing in 1984). One thing I do remember from that election, there was a local woman who was running for re-election to the Michigan House, and I saw her at several campaign rallies and remembered her flaming red hair. She impressed me. And, she went on to become or Senator - Debbie Stabenow.

trof

(54,255 posts)
28. Let me know how you feel in 30 years.
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 06:56 PM
Sep 2012

Oh wait...I won't be here.

Well, it's not quite as bad as you think.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I wouldn't mind being 40 again.

DFW

(54,050 posts)
30. Happy Birthday. I was 40 once.
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 08:01 PM
Sep 2012

Dinosaurs roamed the earth once, too.

The two events may have even overlapped. I don't recall clearly..................

 

Ter

(4,281 posts)
31. I'm nearly the same age, but was into video gaming since I could barely walk
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 09:03 PM
Sep 2012

How did you live without it in your childhood? No Space Invaders (1978), Asteroids (1979), Pac-Man (1980), or Super Mario Bros (1985)?

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
33. we were poor...lol but my grandma had an Atari
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 10:55 PM
Sep 2012

and I would play whenever she would stop playing Pac-Man long enough to let me!

MissyEchols

(5 posts)
37. Hello
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 02:46 AM
Sep 2012

This is my first post and I need help. My best friend was assaulted last year and she has PTSD, depression, panic attacks, and severe social anxiety now. I was told that I'd probably find some information here about medical help for her. She and her husband are pretty close to losing their house due to medical expenses. She has two EMDR therapy sessions a week ($70.00) and about eight prescriptions a month, the cheapest of which is $30.00. She also sees three specialists per month at $35.00 per visit.

She has basically given up. Yes, she has tried suicide. She said she would be "worth more dead than alive" because no one would have to pay for her to live.

Several friends and I have set up a fundraiser for their family. The problem is, I don't know how to go about getting the word out. I'm not net savvy. I figure I'm on the computer all day at work so why would I want to be on it at night. I'm paying for that now.

Where could I get the word out about this fundraiser? I told facebook and twitter people about it. I don't know where to go now or who would be capable of finding an audience for it. The site that is hosting the fund raiser has verified that the police report is real and it's linked there on the fundraiser.

I want to help her and my hands are tied. Can you help me figure out where to promote this?

I am NOT soliciting funds here. I want to show you the fundraiser so you all will have an idea of what audience I need to go in search of.

WARNING: There is a jarring photo on the page showing the damage to her face. Personally I find the look in her eyes to be worse than her physical injuries.

This is what I am working with. Where do I go from here?

http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=8658&url=assaultvictimneedshelp
[link:http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=8658&url=assaultvictimneedshelp|

Many thanks for letting people ask questions. I didn't know where else to put it.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
38. I will be there soon. Fellow child of the 80's.
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:15 AM
Sep 2012

36 and counting...

We probably did all the same things. The video games we had were pretty simple. My brother and I spent hours playing Atari. I loved my Barbies, My Little Ponies, Cabbage Patch kids, watching Fraggle Rock. My first vote was for Clinton as well. I remember Reagan and Bush pretty well. Challenger disaster was when I was in 4th grade. That is about all I can remember too. Oh, and lots and lots of MTV.

benld74

(9,888 posts)
39. Happy Birthday, you young'en!
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:04 PM
Sep 2012

Let me ask you, would you do it all over again?
The same way? Same results?
Would you change anthing, knowing the end would change as well?

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