Old Lady Panties.

Funny story.  A few weeks ago, I was in the process of folding laundry and everyone in the family was around. The kids were all in a goofy mood.  My youngest, picked up a pair of my underwear (CLEAN) and threw them at her older brother. The conversation went like this:

Ethan: "ewww!!! Old lady panties!!!" (I will have you all know, they were red, lace thongs)
Me: "NO THEY'RE NOT!"  (I was really offended and defensive....haha....seriously, I was.)
Bella: "mom, you're old, so those are old lady panties."
Me: "I AM NOT OLD!"
Ethan and Bella: "yes you are."
Me: "NO I'm not!"
Bella: "mom, you are over 30, so that means you are 'middle aged'."
Ethan: "ya mom, you're middle aged."
Me: "who told you that??"
Bella: "I heard it on Wizards of Waverly Place...."
Me:  "That's not true.  I'm still young.  I'm only 33."
Ethan: "But you'll be 34 in a month and that's old."
Me: "I'm not old and I'm not middle aged."
Bella and Ethan: "yes you are.  You're middle aged."
Me: "I am not and if you say that again, you will be grounded for the rest of your life."
Bella and Ethan both laugh.
Me: "I'm serious.  And these are NOT old lady panties."

WHAT THE....????  When on earth did I become old and middle aged???  I'm a cool mom!  I dance with my kids...well, more like dance to them as they run away screaming, "Stop!"  I also have my nose pierced.....actually, I took that out several months ago.  I dress cool.....wait, I do have a cardigan in just about every color.  Holy crap....I'm getting older.  I'm a mom and to my kids, I'm old.  Wow....I didn't see that coming.  Ok.  To them I'm old but I still feel like I just graduated from college.  I can't believe it's been 14 years since then: 13 years of marriage, 3 kids, 5 moves...they're right.  Life moves on and one day, you'll blink and a decade has passed by.  Thankfully, those seconds, days, years, and decades are filled with smiles, happiness, love and family.  I love every stage that has gone by and I'm ready for the next....I am turning 34 in 10 days and I don't for one second wish I was younger.  I've embraced the years gone by, now I just need to embrace the wrinkles that are coming along with it....pssh, who am I kidding?  I'm ready for my first shot of botox. ;P

Btw, my kids are no longer allowed to watch Wizards of Waverly Place and I googled pictures of old lady panties and showed them to prove my point.

old lady panties

not old lady panties