Tag: aging
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7 Parenting Challenges of Raising Teens That Can Make You Feel Older than You Are
Get Pregnant Fast Navigating the teenage years can be one of the most daunting aspects of parenting, and it often feels like it adds years to your life. While I’m currently enjoying a blissful phase with my kids in the elementary years—where they crash into bed without much fuss—I know the teenage storm is on…
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Finally, A Refreshingly Honest and Hilarious Perspective on ‘Second Puberty’
Get Pregnant Fast The phenomenon of second puberty can often feel overwhelming, evoking a sense of dread. However, thanks to a brilliant video circulating online, we can find humor in the changes that come with aging, like the unexpected growth of our curves at 37 and the gradual appearance of those tell-tale smile lines. Stick…
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The Enchantment of Growing Old Together
Get Pregnant Fast As we age, we find ourselves reminiscing about our parents, recalling how they would pause to calculate their ages as birthdays approached. The simple question, “How old are you?” seems to require a moment of contemplation, a notion that once felt foreign to us. Now, we find ourselves in a similar situation,…
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Embracing My Feistiness at 47: A Reflection on Age and Beauty
Get Pregnant Fast It’s a curious thing, how as the years pass, we often become more at ease with ourselves, even when time gives us fewer reasons to feel that way. When we’re young and deemed beautiful, we may grapple with insecurity and self-doubt. Helen Mirren encapsulated this notion perfectly when she said, “One of…
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Embracing Age: Why Looking 40 Is Beautiful
Get Pregnant Fast When you hit a certain age, the barrage of marketing messages urging you to look younger becomes relentless. “Erase those wrinkles! Lift that sagging skin!” The pressure is exhausting, as countless companies attempt to convince women that their natural aging process is something to be fixed. Take, for instance, the experience of…
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Time Flies (Not Your Typical Parenting Piece)
Get Pregnant Fast Every time I’m out with my kids, whether at Starbucks, Target, or Costco, I hear the same refrain from strangers: “Don’t blink; it goes by so fast.” It’s a familiar sentiment that’s become almost a cliché in my parenting journey. After nearly 13 years of raising my children, I’ve grown somewhat numb…
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Stop Treating Me Like an Adult (Even Though I Guess I Am One)
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: August 12, 2023 Originally Published: April 7, 2023 Girl: I love that color scheme! Me: Yeah, it’s super trendy. Girl: Wow. You’re the first not-young person I’ve met who actually uses the term trendy. I stood there, momentarily speechless as I digested her words. Did she just call me old? Her…
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Aging Gracefully: The Unintended Evolution of My Expression
Get Pregnant Fast As I navigate the journey of aging, I’ve begun to notice the subtle changes on my face that suggest the passage of time. It all started when I realized that people around me were increasingly concerned about my emotional state. Just yesterday, a couple of conversations went something like this: Colleague (interrupting…
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Embracing the Fabulous 40s: Why You Shouldn’t Fear This Decade
Get Pregnant Fast I first realized that women in their middle age often become invisible when I was a teenager, watching my mother navigate her 50s. She would often urge me to engage with customer service representatives, claiming I’d receive better treatment than she would. Since turning 40, she said, she felt she’d faded from…