My parents are my best friends.
They are continually supportive of everything I do in life, and they tell me they love me every single day. And my friends realize their awesomeness too! My mom regularly teaches Jazzercise and is extremely fit. She's got a golden personality. She has the ability to start a conversation with absolutely anyone: ranging from a stranger on the ski lift to the shyest person we know. My dad is pretty cool too. He's a graphic designer who collects guitars and listens to strange music. He also has the ability to start a conversation with anyone.
What you would never guess is the fact that my parents are as old as my friends' grandparents!
Here are 9 things you only know if you've got older parents!
1. Your mom is the only one having a hot flash at your elementary school plays
Let's be honest. In middle school especially, my hormones were just starting to kick in while hers were winding down. We both basically cried for a year straight. God bless my dad and my brother for putting up with us.
2. The shopping lecture
Anytime you go shopping, you get a lecture on how dad only had two pairs of pants for the entire school week. You also hear a lot about how gas was 20 cents a gallon and a cheeseburger was 10 cents.
3. You see Toto, Yes, and Carlos Santana in concert while your friends are seeing Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber
Old music is life.
4. Your mom names the dog after legendary guitarist, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd
No, Gilmour doesn't come from Gilmore Girls or Happy Gilmore.
5. 80's day during Spirit Week is a cinch
The pictures say it all:
6. The weird family relations
I have nieces and nephews who are only a few years younger than me, and older than my brother. Yet we are still their aunt and uncle. My cousins are at the ages where they could be aunts and uncles. My dad was a grandpa when my little brother was born. (The farthest left boy is my brother, the two girls are my nieces, and the boy on the right is my nephew).
7. When your dad debates retiring so it looks better on FAFSA
After all, college is important.
8. The senior discounts
My parents could officially get senior discounts at the movies before I could see an R rated movie.
9. When you meet a family friend of your boyfriend's, and she's older and went to high school with your dad
My dad basically went to high school with everyone.
I know that my parents are older, but they're also awesome. The fact that they're older than the average parent doesn't bother me at all. After all, I keep them young.
