Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
Oy, why are athletic older women seen as freaks?
Oh, that is SO the loaded question. If your a young athletic woman who knows what she wants in life, she's most likely seen as intimidating (a *****), but if your willing to let the man take the wheel and go into "mom" mode you're constantly afraid you're getting squishy around the edge. The Mr "I-Can-Carry-An-Extra-Fifty-Pounds-But-You-Can't" trades up when his ego feels the need and leaves the mother of his children for Twiggy, leaving mom to hit the gym (or bike) to become the older athletic women who finally is learning to live with HERSELF... learning to love HERSELF.

Sorry for the rant. I've seen this pan out so many times with friends it makes me really glad I've found the kind soul I've found.

Shannon