Tag: aging
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Reflections from My 20-Year-Old Self on My Life Today
Get Pregnant Fast As I nestled into my couch, clad in my favorite yoga pants and ready to binge-watch my recorded shows, it hit me: it’s Saturday night. And honestly? I couldn’t care less about being anywhere other than my cozy family room. This realization is a clear sign that I’ve officially crossed into adulthood.…
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45 Lessons I Wish I’d Discovered Earlier in Life
Get Pregnant Fast As I recently celebrated my 45th birthday, I find myself reflecting on the journey of motherhood and life itself. Approaching 50 feels like an inevitable milestone, and I can’t help but ponder what it truly means to be a middle-aged woman in today’s world. With gravity playing its tricks and the inevitability…
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22 Hilarious Tweets About Aging That Are Uncomfortably Relatable
Get Pregnant Fast I don’t want to be that person in my mid-30s who constantly whines about getting older. Honestly, when I hear folks in their 20s lamenting about feeling old, it makes me want to scream into the void. I can only imagine that anyone older than me is just rolling their eyes in…
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Growing Older Is Boosting My Confidence, And I Embrace It
Get Pregnant Fast Aging has certainly brought a few unexpected changes. For starters, there are those pesky chin hairs, along with a noticeable decline in the firmness of various body parts. Not to mention the stiff morning shuffle that resembles an arthritic penguin for the first 20 minutes out of bed. While these aspects can…
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I Will Not Be the Old Lady Who Says, ‘It Goes So Fast’
Get Pregnant Fast The thought of wearing “granny panties” both brings a sense of comfort and a tinge of anxiety about growing older. It’s a perfect metaphor for how I feel about aging—it’s a blend of excitement and dread. You might think there is nothing thrilling about getting older, but have you spent time with…
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Navigating Midlife: A Journey Similar to Puberty
Get Pregnant Fast Ah, the tumultuous years of puberty! It’s hard not to chuckle when reminiscing about the awkwardness and confusion that accompanied those formative years. As a mother now experiencing midlife, I vividly recall the class that prepared us seventh-grade girls for the whirlwind of puberty. Soon, my fifth-grade daughter will sit through a…
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What the Young ‘Beauty Consultant’ at the Makeup Counter Fails to Grasp
Get Pregnant Fast By: Jessica Langston I’ve never been one to place a high premium on makeup; it often feels more like a hassle than a necessity. However, I recognize its significance for special occasions. Walking into an important event without at least a coat of mascara and a pop of color would feel rather…
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Why Does 40 Feel Like the New 20?
Get Pregnant Fast As I scroll through an endless stream of social media ads promising to erase my wrinkles and restore youthful vitality, I can’t help but let out a weary sigh. The allure of longer lashes and promises to eliminate cellulite is tempting, but the before-and-after images often seem more like illusions than reality.…
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I Aspire to Be a Bold, Spirited Elder
Parenting I Aspire to Be a Bold, Spirited Elder Get Pregnant Fast Updated: November 19, 2020 Originally Published: November 27, 2017 One afternoon, when we were just 13, my two closest friends and I made a serious vow. We were perched on the rocks outside my parents’ house, caught in that in-between phase of life…
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We Need to Discuss Gray Pubic Hair
Get Pregnant Fast Let’s face it, even the most self-assured among us can’t help but feel a twinge of shock when we first spot a gray hair. It’s a quintessential sign of aging, and for many of us, it provokes a moment of reflection as we deliberate whether to pluck or leave it be. Gray…