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pitohui

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67. you're not alone, i walk out of the bathroom whilst brushing my teeth

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 01:28 PM

Oct 2014

looking at my older relatives i see no advantage to out-living my eyesight and my mind, that's for sure

aging is a nightmare where you watch your body being transformed into a stranger's body that's always full of pain

it's awful, i hate it when people try to dismiss the pain and pretend it doesn't exist or if you took some bullshit vitamin your pain wouldn't exist, i'm just sick of the bullshit

aging is bad, women fear it because it's really actually bad not because they're stupid or weak

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Am I the only woman over 40 who wants to look her age? [View all] zanana1 Oct 2014 OP

I get a charge out of actors in their 40's and 50's playing grandmothers. hedgehog Oct 2014 #1

maybe you look great. i hate looking my age. (or, in my perception, looking older than orleans Oct 2014 #2

My wife is 62 (so am I) and she has no problem with it. DFW Oct 2014 #3

Yes, your wife is still a beautiful woman. MicaelS Oct 2014 #10

She blew me away when I first laid eyes on her, and that was 40 years ago. DFW Oct 2014 #41

That's really sweet ailsagirl Oct 2014 #43

There aren't many setbacks..... DFW Oct 2014 #49

You're a lucky man, DFW ailsagirl Oct 2014 #62

I never forget that DFW Oct 2014 #85

you're looking darn good yourself, DFW Skittles Oct 2014 #38

Thanks! I don't always feel that way! DFW Oct 2014 #42

I was going to say... ailsagirl Oct 2014 #44

you both look great! nt zanana1 Oct 2014 #59

You mean you wouldn't want to look like this? valerief Oct 2014 #4

She looks spunky. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #7

Well, she''s had a lot of health issues. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #14

I remember her first facelifts. Plus, she's a raging Republican, meaning she could valerief Oct 2014 #17

She's also had diabetes, and I think at one point she was almost blind. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #70

Lots of people have that and need help, but she doesn't care. She's Republican. nt valerief Oct 2014 #78

GAH! Who IS that? kath Oct 2014 #21

Mary Tyler Moore. n/t Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #33

.. eShirl Oct 2014 #34

Her plastic surgeon should be sued. Brigid Oct 2014 #29

Poor MTM-- but she's a brittle diabetic and has been since her adulthood ailsagirl Oct 2014 #46

I love the gray streaks in my hair. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #5

I am 66, and I suppose murielm99 Oct 2014 #6

Thanks for the compliment, but... zanana1 Oct 2014 #57

I have no problem with it. surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #8

My solution to aging is good old H2O2. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #9

I'm 54 Runningdawg Oct 2014 #11

I hate the way I look. femmocrat Oct 2014 #12

I hear you. My daughter emailed me a pic she had taken of me 2 weeks ago at a wedding. When I seaglass Oct 2014 #50

:rofl: femmocrat Oct 2014 #66

Can you do anything about it? sammytko Oct 2014 #52

You are so kind. I mean that. femmocrat Oct 2014 #68

No. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #13

Which boomers are those? antiquie Oct 2014 #16

You're right. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #71

I'm overly sensitive, maybe due to those ads. antiquie Oct 2014 #74

My attitude is, I am who I am. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #79

I look pretty good for 33 BlueJazz Oct 2014 #15

It's the drugs, cigarettes, booze and wild sex that keeps you looking young! Kaleva Oct 2014 #36

Yes... no one would ever guess you were 33... ailsagirl Oct 2014 #47

it's not the age hopemountain Oct 2014 #75

I'm 62 and I earned the crow's feet and every laugh line on my face. I don't try to livetohike Oct 2014 #18

I like BEING my age (59) and looking it is a part of it, so sure. nolabear Oct 2014 #19

I'm 56. Should I start my list now? Brigid Oct 2014 #30

Ha! Love your attitude! n/t JimDandy Oct 2014 #39

It's like an oyster forming a pearl. Slow process, lots of irritation. nolabear Oct 2014 #58

I want to look my age.. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #20

I love your attitude... zanana1 Oct 2014 #60

part of me would like to not get carded for smokes or at the bars fizzgig Oct 2014 #22

I'm almost 62. Had cosmetic surgery and have my hair colored. bamademo Oct 2014 #23

I'm 59 and can't wait to turn 60. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2014 #24

What I find interesting is when I see Jenoch Oct 2014 #25

you're a guy, right? Skittles Oct 2014 #26

When I referenced seeing people in the news Jenoch Oct 2014 #27

I was just making a crack about the whiskers Skittles Oct 2014 #35

Good for you shenmue Oct 2014 #28

My wife is 57 Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #31

One of the nice things about growing old naturally Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #32

I'm 55 and I feel that my best years are yet to come. Kaleva Oct 2014 #37

I heartily second that emotion! nt raccoon Oct 2014 #51

I never thought about it before, but HeiressofBickworth Oct 2014 #40

The best one liner on aging--EVER--came from my grandfather at age 99 DFW Oct 2014 #45

Audrey Hepburn never had any cosmetic surgery ailsagirl Oct 2014 #48

if you believe she didn't get cosmetic surgery pitohui Oct 2014 #65

News to me ailsagirl Oct 2014 #73

research a little pitohui Oct 2014 #82

I will be 54 in 15 minutes. betsuni Oct 2014 #53

Just as women are shamed for being fat, they are also shamed for being old. Coventina Oct 2014 #54

Well, I wouldn't say pipi_k Oct 2014 #55

I'm deeply upset by what is happening to me. alarimer Oct 2014 #56

I'm so sorry you feel that way. zanana1 Oct 2014 #61

I agree and I do have someone who says that. alarimer Oct 2014 #72

you're not alone, i walk out of the bathroom whilst brushing my teeth pitohui Oct 2014 #67

I don't. frogmarch Oct 2014 #63

there is no possible advantage to looking my age if i'm over 40 pitohui Oct 2014 #64

I just want to look "good for my age." Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #69

62 - too, zanana hopemountain Oct 2014 #76

Unless the person is 20 or less, who wouldn't want to look younger? Reter Oct 2014 #77

I don't care to look younger ariesgem Oct 2014 #80

No kidding PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #81

trust me, you dont want the energy without the looking younger pitohui Oct 2014 #83

I'm 66 and look like everyone's grandma or mom lunatica Oct 2014 #84

I'm nearing 50 and honestly here's my two cents LynneSin Oct 2014 #86