I Am Older Than My Doctor

I went to the doctor yesterday for my annual exams. My new doctor is a little cute Asian- American lady. She asked me all the normal routine questions and when we came to the question about having children she revealed that she was 33 yrs. old herself and was "running out of time." This did nothing for my esteem or worry about beating the biological clock that it ticking loudly even as I type this blog entry (can you hear it?).

After my doctor saw the expression on my face she looked at my chart and saw that I am in fact older than her. She then quickly started back peddling, telling me I was still young enough and healthy enough but really should make up my mind soon about having kids.

She thinks my feelings are hurt because I'm running out of time to decide on having kids but actually I am a little tripped out by the fact that my doctor is younger than me!

Think about it.....all our lives everyone has been older than us. Our teachers, police officers, doctors, presidents--- even our managers and supervisors. We are now at the age where it starts to shift. Everyone is becoming our peer or younger than us.

It's weird and a little disconcerting. Whatever happened to the old, white, gray haired doctor who would come in and pull on your ear or nose and give you a lollipop? He would ha, ha, ha in your face smelling, like Ben Gay or cigarettes? I want that old dude to be my doctor! It makes me still feel young!!

I don't think I could handle reporting to someone younger than me. Again, it's weird!! My boss is a Gen Y?? I'd quite corporate altogether before letting that happen.

In a few more elections the presidential candidate could be someone my age or younger. Unthinkable!

I am officially a dinosaur and didn't see it coming.

Paper Thin

....I put feelings inside, I know who I am.

My name is Lyte, is your name Sam?

Cuz if it is step off

Grab your coat and get lost

wrap scarf around your throat

Go back and catch a boat

Hit the road Sam.

And don't you come back

no more, no more, no more, no more

Hit the road Sam

and don't you come back no more.

I am now old enough and hip hop is now old enough where I can be one of those people who says, "music just aint what it used to be." Remember how our parents' generation would hear us playing New Edition, Run DMC, Boogie Down Productions, M.C. Lyte and all the rest-- they'd say, "you young people call that music? That aint music. Temptations, Chi Lytes, Earth, Wind & Fire....now that's music."

My generation (Gen X) certainly has an appreciation for the Motown sound and the 60's & 7o's era. Anyone of us and complete the popular tune by the Temptations that goes,

"each day through my window I watch her as she passes by. I say to myself, I'm such a lucky guy. To have a girl like her, is truly a dream come true. Out of all of the fellas in the world, she belong to you. But it was just.........."

We can appreciate the music of the earlier generation. But what's up with the Gen Y's music?? Souljah Boy --and the dance that goes with it. Lil Wayne (although I admit his stfuf is catchy).

What about these toy R&B guys? The Dream? T Pain, Trey Songz.... Seriously? "I'm in love with a stripper? Superman that hoe? Lick me like a lollipop?"

What happened? When did we become so raunchy, lewd, disrespectful and over-sexed? Does anybody sing about love or rap about the black movement anymore?

Is my generation responsible for this? After all we did create N.W.A. and Eazy E. That was the jump off. But even Ice Cube and Dr. Dre grew out of that. Did we plant the seeds for this outrageous behavior?

Exactly how did we get here?