WhaHappen?

In the words of Pee Wee Herman, “Everyone I know has a Big But!”  I was checking out 43 Things and discovered that thousands of people claim their goal is to “never grow up” or variations of it. They’ve listed similar sentiments under: never grow old, act like a kid (do anything like when they were kids), stay young at heart, etc.

BUT – is it a genuine GOAL? I wonder if many of those who insist that they’re going to stay young forever are actually still in their teens through 20s. I say that because the truth is, at their youthful age, it’s naturally easy to feel like they’re going to be young til the end of time. Physically, they’re at their peak. The world is at their feet, adventures beckon, and they’re unstoppable. It’s a fabulous time for them! They’re already LIVING the goal.

The challenge is when you hit your 30s and up. By then, maybe you have a busy career, an expensive mortgage, a growing family, tons of extracurricular responsibilities, and possibly even some health issues. THEN if you make it a sincere goal to Never Grow Up, you know it’s a challenge that’s going to take some effort. There are too many negative distractions that make us tired, angry, worried — all the things that give us that weathered look, pre-Botox.

So, let’s take a look at how we can make incremental changes everyday to reverse The Geezer Effect. Are you up for The Challenge to Stay Young Forever? The following is just a quick list for now, but over the next few weeks, we’ll cover these and other suggestions in detail.

1. Always learn something. For example, did you know that the male wasp spider, during intercouse, breaks off the tip of his genital inside the female’s sexual orifice, as a makeshift chastity belt? This ensures that when the hoochie-mama mates with others, no offspring ensue from her skankin’ around. It also ensures that any guy reading this is now crossing his legs and cringing.
2. Check out the kids’ music. Note: when I refer to “kids”, I generally mean upper-teens. You’re not always going to like the tunes, but you’ll be surprised how much of it you will. Okay, so it’s not Van Halen, Boston, Eagles, Duran Duran, Prince, and all things big hair.
3. Listen to kids talking. Filter out the “dude, like, you know, that’s gangster, it’s beast.” The BK even said something about a DGAF. Owned.
   (-*-) Find out what they’re talking about so they can clue you in on what’s “pimpin’”. If you need translation, check out the Urban Dictionary.
4. Know the dance. Recognize when you’re watching someone walk it out, lean like a cholo, crank that, or doing the cupid shuffle. Even better if you can join them.

This was just a starter kit. We’ll end up with at least a dozen more tips. Let me know your own ideas and I’ll throw them in. Stayed tuned.

And now the Cupid Shuffle…

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