age fatigue

well I'm 52 with a 34 year old daughter, a 28 year old daughter and a 26 year old son and i feel it. i did not foresee the day when those that love me would call me a geezer, but that time has come. as the de facto leader of this small group of humans, it was my job to show them the way thru the woods of life(and where the bear leaves a sign..lol). i realized, as my parents must have, that i could not make them follow but only lead. i hope they can read the signs i left for them along the way. i can't go back and do it again so let's hope i did it right. semper fi...