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Deborah B.'s avatar

The thing you should have done was start making out with your "son"! That would have set things right... Gah I feel you girlfriend. So much.

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Rachel K's avatar

It is SO CONFUSING! I am 43 and my child is 20. With her glasses on she can unlock my phone. In my head my own mother is still 38 so I don't know what is even happening. Aging is a gift and all that blah blah but the patriarchy and misogyny run DEEP with how we are perceived.

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Adrien's avatar

It is SO confusing. I am still trying to figure out how to retrain my brain on aging.

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Anne's avatar

WTF is it with the one long chin hair? And how does it appear fully formed from nowhere, like Athena from the head of Zeus?

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Roberta's avatar

Ha I know the reason for this - it starts out pale and blonde and then overnight turns dark! That is why it startles you so much.

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Leandra's avatar

All of this. The mirror is just rude. I’ve recently begun burlesque lessons and with the exception of one lady in her mid-40s, everyone else is literally half my age and we are all in various stages of undress and it has done a number on me. Their skin is so taut! And clear! And wrinkle free!

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Adrien's avatar

I just told a 24 year old coworker to appreciate her neck. She laughed and I was like, "No. Really."

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Tracey K's avatar

I feel this SO hard! But excited to enter my crone years

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