Over 40 no-no’s
They say life begins at 40, and some women take this literally, reliving their teenage years with a vengeance. But what the phrase actually means is that you should hit this new stage in your life with a wave of wisdom and knowledge, and quit certain behaviours that are reserved for the young.
So by 40 you should have stopped:
1. Buying clothes and wearing clothes that your teenaged daughter should be wearing. You have to remember your age and act it. Just because it fits doesn’t mean you have to wear it.
2. Acting as if the world owes you a favour. You’re grown enough to understand that you’re not royalty and you are not entitled to anything.
3. Filling your bed with stuffed animals. Long gone are the days of using stuffed animals for decoration for your bed. Why not go shopping for a nice bed set and comforter instead? You’re an adult now, you’re not in pre-school.
4. Carrying a torch for someone you haven’t seen in the last five years. So you were with someone and it didn’t work out, that’s how it goes in the world of relationships. There is no need to be holding on to someone, worse if it’s been years and this person had moved on.
5. Holding a grudge against anyone who wronged you in high school. A mature person will walk away from situations that truly hold no merit in their lives. Plus holding on to things is only hurting you and not the one who did you wrong.
6. Skipping regular doctor’s exams. Your health is your best bet in living longer, so why play games with it?
7. Thinking the world should stop when it’s your birthday. Stop walking around pouting because no one is making a big deal about your birthday. You are no longer six years old.
8. Crushing on Chris Brown or Justin Bieber. Why not have a crush on someone who is more age-appropriate, not someone that your children daydream about?
9. Engaging in sibling rivalry. Not everything in life is open to competition. You are no longer a child carrying around the need to prove something to your siblings. Let it go and enjoy them.
10. Trying to get by on your looks. It’s time to put down the mirror because one day reality is going to creep in — in the form of signs of age. You’re too old to be doing this, and you can get so far and no more with looks. This should be common sense at your age.
11. Living pay cheque to pay cheque. At your age you should have started saving a long time ago. It’s time to start thinking about what’s going to happen to you once you retire.
12. Expecting a man/knight in shining armour to swoop in and save you. You have been watching too many Lifetime movies and reading too many romance novels. It’s time to step into the real world and realise that love doesn’t work like that.
13. Aimlessly jumping from one man’s bed to the next. If you can’t feel the need to be in a committed relationship at this stage in the game, then keep on playing your jumping game. But remember that you’re getting older and your knees might give out.
14. Using Facebook to pick up guys. Stop using social media to find a date for Friday nights. It’s a bit weird to be sending messages to men asking them if they’re single without even striking up a good conversation with them. If you need to find a man, why not try a dating site?
15. Blaming your parents for all your issues. Ok, so your childhood wasn’t so great, that’s understandable. But blaming your parents 30 years later for how your life turned out is like seeing a house on fire and walking right into it. Stop blaming others for your past and take responsibility for your actions.
