{"id":341929,"date":"2015-03-17T08:40:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T00:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/testimony-now-children-adults-live-30-341929.html"},"modified":"2015-03-17T08:40:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T00:40:58","slug":"testimony-now-children-adults-live-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/lifelove-hk\/decoding-hk\/testimony-now-children-adults-live-30-341929.html","title":{"rendered":"Testimony: \u201cNow that my children are adults, I live as if I am 30.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_96418745.jpg\"><span style=\"display: block;\" class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-78909\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78909 img-responsive \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/03\/shutterstock_96418745.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_96418745\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Sylvie, 45, is a divorced sports coach\u00a0with\u00a0two children aged 20 and 27.<\/strong><\/p> <p>\u201cMy children left home three years ago and now I have no more constraints, no role to play. I feel 30 years old. I want to live and to experience many things. If I felt 45, there are many things that I would not do. For example, surfing, which I started five years ago, windsurfing, which I continue to practise, or backpacking in Mexico last year. Soon, a friend and I will be travelling around South Corsica on a scooter for five days as well. We do not know where we are going to sleep, but we don\u2019t care! From time to time, I realise that I am 45 years old and that I should maybe calm down, but I forget it quickly.<\/p> <p>Women of my age generally want to settle. They look for a certain quality of life and run away from the risky activities. As I had my children when I was young (18 years old for the first one), I am now doing all that I was not able to do then. Nevertheless, I am not afraid of aging. I am not so worried about wrinkles. I have friends my own age, even older, but I am especially surrounded by young people; we party and talk about life. Whether they are 20, 30 or 40 years old, I never act like someone who knows more about life. I am sometimes asked to give advice, at which point I notice that I am 45 years old. My children also remind me of my age. Recently, I spent 15 days at my son\u2019s place, with my daughter, in Mexico. And I gained 10 years! My son introduced me respectfully to his friends, saying, 'this is my mother'. Suddenly, I was 45! As soon as I left my children, I returned to my 30 year-old single woman's life; I felt myself again. I am always me, but to different degrees.\"<\/p>  <p><em>Marie Le Marois<\/em><\/p>  <h2> <span>Read also:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/testimony-40-year-old-woman-mature-confident-opposite-78897.html\">Testimony: \u201cA 40 year-old woman is mature, confident; the opposite of who I am.\u201d<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/testimony-see-way-others-78901.html\">Testimony: \u201cI do not see myself the way others do.<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/experts-opinion-retain-youth-others-want-see-78899.html\">Expert\u2019s opinion: \u201cWe retain a youth that others do not want to see.\u201d<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/heads-10-years-younger-78903.html\">Growing older: Do you feel younger than your age?\u00a0<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your children have left the family home and you want new experiences; you crave freedom. 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