I went to Costco the other day with my mom and stepdad and as he was following us, he laughed because he noticed my mom and I walk the same way -- down to how we clutch our purses with our left hand and how we swing our right arm.

I'm the youngest of a whole ishtload of siblings (thanks Daddy) and as a result, I have even more nieces and nephews to look after. Once I was in charge of my 15 year old niece while her parents were on vacation. She thought she could get away with going through my closet, picking out my "night at the club" clothes -- and then proceeded to catch the bus to the mall, probably to go hunting for boys with her stupid friends.

I know what happens at the malls because hi, I used to do it too. When I found out what she did, I grounded her and took away her makeup (she cried) and used the "you may hate me now, but you'll understand when you get older."

Just like what mom used to say.

It scares me, knowing that I'm 27 years old, no kids yet, and I'm already saying the things mom used to say. Just knowing that I've matured like that is nice, but it makes me because it means I've reached "older" status.