Ready to be finished

There are some advantages to growing older.  At least that's what older people have told me and I believe them.  I want to believe them.

One milestone I am actually looking forward to is the end of my reproductive lifespan.  Unfortunately at age 53 and a half, I am still looking forward to the end of that no longer necessary physical function.  I would like to think that I am really, really close, but my optimism and patience are wearing thin.

I know lots of women who kissed Kotex good-bye when they were much younger than I am now -- some a bit prematurely due to issues that necessitated surgery, but others just because it was their time.  Admittedly genetics has a lot to do with how young or old a woman is when she experiences the transition from perimenopause to full-blown menopause.  I'm pretty sure my mom wasn't still messing around with tampons and sanitary pads at my age.  I'll have to try to remember to ask her.

As for me, I'm more than ready to be finished.  : /