Testicle tick, testicle tock!

The other day I heard on a morning news show that, after a certain age, the "family jewels" are not as precious as we thought. Actually, it was reported that "older" sperm (men greater then the age of 40)can increase the probability of having a baby with Down's Syndrome, Autism, and Schizophrenia(that certainly helped us to make our decision about baby #4). You can only imagine what could happen when you join an "old" egg with an "old" sperm. There could be big trouble.

Historically, it has been believed that men's sperm do not age at the rate the woman's eggs do, hence the saying "my biological clock is ticking". No longer the case. I guess it can be rephrased as "Our biological clock is ticking". Whew! What a relief! I know I had sleepless nights over that dilema. Ha Ha. Seriously, has no one ever thought of that before. Why would a man's sperm stay free of the aging process and the woman's egg not?

I get sick and tired of societal pressures placed on woman to stay young. Do we do this to ourselves? Partly, yes. But, all kidding aside, who wants their boobs to become mushy and hang down to their belly buttons, or have a flabby butt that does not look as good in jeans as it once used to, or wrinkles on our faces to become prominent. We want our hands to stay looking youthful, our hair to not turn gray, and our eyebrows (and where ever else you would like-ladies you know what I am talking about) to be groomed.

Woman want to feel sexy, dress youthful but look classy, look toned, stay slim. We want to wear just the right amount of makeup-not too overdone and maybe get that double take when we are out. You want someone to comment on all your hard work.

Their are creams, dyes, implants, liposuction, glycolic peels, make up tatooing, eyelash lengthening, lip enhancers, maincures, pedicures, botox, etc.. The list goes on. How exhausting! Don't get me wrong, I am not so sure I mind all the fuss.

Aging is aging!

But I can say that it is nice to know that men really have similar worries. I mean, seriously, why did it take this long for it to be reported that their sperm does age, as well as, other parts of their bodies. Men don't want grey hair on top of their head or below the belt, for that matter. Nor do they want saggy butts or testicles(picture that and it is ok to chuckle).

They want ripped stomaches, strong arms, smooth/fresh faces, broad/strong shoulders, and be free of balding. They, too, want to be looked at twice. The market for men's products have sky rocketed. Men have as many issues as woman, we just take it more to heart and woman are more talked about.

It has been said that woman are too concerned about what other woman think. That may be true but we also want to feel good about ourselves. It is deired to feel good inside and out. If that new shade of lipstick puts a smile on our face or those new shoes put a skip in your step, then so be it. I think we are lucky there are so many options for our needs.

Confidence ladies. Hold your head high.

I will say this, it is certainly not the "old" family jewels or the "old" eggs that provide pleasure as we age. Cheers to that!

Now ladies, let's take our wonderful selves and do something for us. Whatever your pleasure. Just don't do something I wouldn't do. You all know how crazy I am. Ha! Ha!

Oh, and husbands out their remember to tell your wife how beautiful she is. Mine consistently does and all I can say is "ooooooh what a feeling"! Just makes me want to break out in song.