Dawn Is Me

I turned 50 years old today.

Half a century. Wow.

No, I still don’t feel any different. But clearly, this makes a difference to other people.

What did I do for my birthday? I visited the doctor’s office.

This is how I can tell that I have crossed a threshhold. Now, in the doctor’s office, I’m discussing menopause and preventive colostomies.

And I got my very first invitation to join AARP in the mail!

Some of my children wished me a happy birthday.

As usual, there was no birthday cake.

But I think I’m at the stage where there is no longer any question: I am a grownup.

Otherwise … just another day.