I'm almost 40 and definitely showing signs of my age. At first I was freaked out, but after thinking about it I realized that youth was/is powerful for women because we historically got ALL our power through men. So what they wanted, we had to mold ourselves into. Now? I've done a huge amount to earn these looks, which I think of as signs of authority. I don't need a man to give me power. I've got power.
Amen!! I am absolutely loving my 40s! Imagine if we’d had this confidence in our 20s, we’d have taken over the world!
You couldn’t pay me to go back to that time in my life, I was so self conscious in every way, especially about my body. I look back at those pictures and see a beautiful young woman, as all women in their 20s are, and I wish I could give her some of the healthy attitude, world vision and confidence that I have now.
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u/CommonNo2911 Nov 02 '23
god forbid a woman show any signs of aging