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Being in my fifties and happily married for 38 years, I admit there are days when my normal beauty routine takes a back seat to comfort, convenience and a why bother attitude. My pedicure is in need of a touch up and no, it wouldn’t hurt to retire those comfy yoga pants that are wearing a bit thin in places.
Our house is a no judgement zone but clearly my news feed is not. They’re constantly bombarding me with ridiculous articles and ads pushing the idea that I’ll never be pretty, thin or young enough.
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I have special conditioners for my hair, my face, my hands and my feet… for the love of God, I do not need one for my eyebrows.
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I fear for this generation. I really do.
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Did they really say mature women with a straight face? No one wants to see mature women in a pair of Daisy Dukes and a sleeveless top cut down to there. Don’t believe me? Go shopping at Wal Mart on a warm summer afternoon.
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River's world..... 
It’s just as ridiculous as the Cosmo magazine you were gifted. I have comfy shorts, t-shirts and my assorted array of Nike or Puma sneakers. Ta-da….that’s what I call pandemic fashion….which is also everyday wear when one works rom home.
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I’ll never be young or thin again. I’ve accepted it, so should they.
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For those articles and ads, I don’t know whom you have to thank —
At least (unlike Cosmo), they didn’t blow the top right off the tank.
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Small miracles, that.
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I just worry where these trends are going, and apparently I’m not the only one.
https://m.facebook.com/thescarymommy/photos/a.375569458300/10157022558258301/?type=3&source=48
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I’m impressed with whoever tied those tiny bows.
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I try to walk a little circumspectly around the topic of older womens attire, but frankly, modest clothing enhances their maturity and attractiveness, and lacy revealing nothings makes them look a bit .. ah .. tasteless.
Men aren’t immune … peg leg Levi’s, Speedo’s and muscle shirts have to go.
Plus we can wear socks with sandals and the fashion Nazi’s leave us alone ..
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I saw a photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Speedo recently. It burned my eyes.
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I am grateful I missed that one … 🤢
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Once seen, it can not be unseen. *shudders*
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That top – with my batwings and sun-damaged decolletage? I doubt it. As for the young, they have got it tough – just horrified to be natural and in constant competition with artificial images – fake eyelashes, boobs, butts, lips hair. Gawd, it never ends. They just may suicide once ageing starts – some things can’t be fixed.
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Batwings and sleeveless tops are a definite no. While I’m not there yet, I have relegated tank tops to lawn mowing days only. It’s one thing to frighten the neighbors, another to inflict damage on the public at large.
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I am mostly free from the subliminal messages these ads send. I hope that if I have a daughter I can shield her from the confidence issues these photoshopped unrealistic images and beauty standards can create.
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Forever I’ll be in tshirts, flannel in winter, jeans, tennis shoes, hiking boots, …living in my RV truly “fit” me. I’ll be 52 in July, but my style hasn’t changed since I was 8. Lol.
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When you find what works, you stick with it. Though to be honest… for me it’s the menopausal weight gain. When I was thinner? I made an effort.
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I understand!
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These are hilarious. And yes, I too fear for the next generation.
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They just seem so utterly self involved.
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“Apathy” is in the front of the dictionary, which is good, because I could not give a shit about flipping past page 9.
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I used to regularly write medical articles and can attest to the fact that selfie culture has led to a huge increase in plastic surgery of all kinds. We’ll weep for the future together.
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Were we this self involved and narcissistic?
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God, I hope not.
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Sorry I’m late. I think that if we weren’t, it wasn’t because we were better people, but because we lacked the opportunity.
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