Like: I cover up more. Not out of some false modesty..but because I don't like seeing some parts of me. As I age. Get old-er...
Mind you, I am not complaining about aging so much as the things I need to do to protect myself from my eyes seeing what they see in the mirror....
Like: shoes..closed toed shows even in summer because I don't like the look of my toes. Socks in winter..and summer.
Like: long or at least 3/4 length sleeves.. for my waving-and-giggling upper arms..
Speaking of arms..what the heck is this looking like crepe-paper skin on my arms? Thus..3/4 or long sleeves...
LIKE:"mock" turtle neck shirt I have on. Hides the "not-so-mock" turkey-waddle neck I do have..but it also makes me appear to NOT have a neck at all..
Like: long pants in the summer...ugly "veryclose" vein removal scars and knee surgery scar..
Like: glasses..both indoor and out..covering my light-sensitive-far farsightedness-light colored eyes...
"Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes don't see as well and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. "But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand" The Velveteen Rabbit....
So, the only thing that is left left are my original and still shapely ear-lobes..my hair which I noticed by looking back at photos has not changed (except in which hair color I am using ) since the 70's...
At this rate..everything I wear is closing in on any of the remaining "me" ..and should I be passing you on the street..
..you'll recognize me..I'm the one with skinny earlobes and blue-bi-speckled eyes..and rockin' a totally '70's do ..
3 comments:
You are hilarious!!! I am right there with you but I MUST congratulate you on your skinny earlobes! Mine are huge and I do not have pierced ears - thank goodness since I now wear LARGE earrings even with my nightgowns to cover up my excess lobes!!!
This aging process is a real challenge! BUT we are so up for it!!!
You are who you are, and it doesn't matter one bit what's on the outside. You are wonderful on the inside!
Well, this just made me laugh out loud! There's way too much in there I can relate to. I recently grew out my grey hair and keep wondering who that old lady is looking back from me in the mirror...:)
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