Older Mom Trials

• I quit dying my hair and discover that I am now totally gray.
• Strangers say, “You must be having a darling day with your grandsons.”
• I pee my pants when my husband sneezes.
• I can breastfeed a baby in a car seat without removing my seatbelt.
• I went into a pharmacy and asked the store clerk for hair removal wax AND a pregnancy test in the same breath.
• I went to my 25th High School Reunion in August.
• I’ve gained a pound a year since school.
• I can no longer raise my arms over my head to make my breasts look like they did when I was 18.
• I must sit to put on shoes — everyone’s.
• I can’t read kids’ clothing and shoe size labels without removing my glasses.
• I can kiss a baby on the nose while breastfeeding.

▲Boat cruise on Two Medicine Lake.