Gigi vs Nicki Minaj

Becoming a full time Gigi at the age of 49 was a blessing and also a shock to the old system, and I do mean old system.  Old physically, old emotionally, just good old fashioned old. 

When we first went to pick up the little fellas the adrenalin really kicked in - I mean I thought I could move a mountain, or lift a car off an injured pedestrian, it was awesome, except for the potentially injured pedestrian:)    But, I really loved the no aches and no pains and thought, "I'm cured, how great is this!"  I felt on top of the world!

But, that lasted about a month and a half.  I now know that adrenaline comes and then it goes; adrenaline is a cruel, cruel mistress.

So, now I'm sans adrenaline and back to the creaks, aches and owies that being a 50 year old Gigi presents.  Being an older caregiver will present some challenges and I've been thinking about those lately.  Of course there's the obvious:  I'll be 61 when C' boy gets his drivers license, I'll be 63 when he graduates from high school, go class of  2027!  (OMG 2027?)

School and driving are the obvious things, but there are a few things that aren't so obvious like, we won't be up on all the cool music.  Hard as you try old people just don't know what's in, we just don't, and if you do, you're creepy and that's no good either.  I may think I'm cool, but that's not how that works.

So there's the music thing.  And the old and creaky thing.  I won't be zip lining with them on vacations, though I wouldn't have done that at 30.  I also don't want to let my hair go gray now - I feel overly compelled to be the youngest looking Gigi I can, I may be creaky, and listening to easy rock, but I'll be doing it with Garnier #63, Golden Brown Sugar, I tell ya.

And, I know, I know, all of that doesn't matter, but when you want to limit any and all potential pitfalls for your kidlets, your mind starts a wandering,"will they miss out on certain things?  Like dancing to Nicki Minaj or knowing the cool apps, or getting their hair cut like that Beiber kid?"  But as I review the above, maybe not.  No great loss on the Nicki Minaj thing, or the Beiber hair.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with a cute, preppy hair cut and some Gap jeans!  Or so the old Gigi thinks....