If you were born after today’s date in 1988, we will not sell alcohol to you.

We are all familiar with those signs in and around stores, restaurants, bars, etc., but never before have I felt so shocked by one of them.

See, my son turns 21 this year and so when I saw the first sign with HIS birthday year, I almost shrieked NOOOO! out loud in the store.

This is the year! This is the year my little, baby boy officially crosses the finish line into pure adulthood. How could this be? I'm not scared for him because I think he is a very responsible, young man and will treat this new phase with grace....or at least I hope he does...anyway, I'm scared for me. If he is officially old enough to buy alcohol, then I'm just plain OLD! What's next? As you might have guessed, I'm having a tough time growing old gracefully this week. Maybe I'll work it on next month. In the meantime, I will continue to slather on my moisturizer EXTRA thick each day.