One of my best friend's dad died this past weekend of a massive heart attack. He was young and it was sudden. About 2 months ago another friend lost her father-in-law. That makes me wonder- are we really old enough to start losing our parents? Most of my friends' (and my) parents are in their 60s. That's too young, right? Living out West, 60 is not old. People out here are still active well into their early 80s. There's a 70-something year old in my yoga class that routinely kicks my butt. My 54 year old neighbor still competes in all the 100+ mile bike races. What's that old saying, "age is just a number." It's all how you feel and how you act. But back to losing our parents. I remember my grandparents- one died while I was young, then the rest in high school or college. Is that a dying trend, with people having kids later in life? And if we're old enough to lose parents, does that mean we are middle aged or just "real" adults now?