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I'm sure this whole deal about "I'm old" or "I just had 9 babies" or "I'm old and I just had 9 babies and look how great my body looks" is good for women's self esteem.
God bless you!!!
When do women get permission to just age with grace? I'm not talking about letting yourself go, but my gosh, if you do a little exercise every day and eat healthy and try to keep your heart and mind pure, why isn't that enough?
Do we have to work out like 20-year-olds until we drop dead?
When do women get permission to just age with grace? I'm not talking about letting yourself go, but my gosh, if you do a little exercise every day and eat healthy and try to keep your heart and mind pure, why isn't that enough?
Do we have to work out like 20-year-olds until we drop dead?
Bleh.
I used to ignore my ignore list feature, but I’ve found this thread has been a good place to collect a few posters for it who see women as objects or lesser, rather than as human beings. I always look at some of their other posts first to make sure.
When do women get permission to just age with grace? I'm not talking about letting yourself go, but my gosh, if you do a little exercise every day and eat healthy and try to keep your heart and mind pure, why isn't that enough?
Do we have to work out like 20-year-olds until we drop dead?
Bleh.
Because generally you live longer and better?
This 98 year old looks FANTASTIC. This is what my 61 year old fiance aspires to be like, and she just might make it.
When do women get permission to just age with grace? I'm not talking about letting yourself go, but my gosh, if you do a little exercise every day and eat healthy and try to keep your heart and mind pure, why isn't that enough?
It is enough
Some people with delicate self-esteem believe otherwise, though, and like to try to prop themselves up by bragging about their (or their partner's or the kids') appearance. It's sad, really.
"If you live by people's acceptance, you'll die by their rejection." Content people don't worry about other people's random standards and just live.
When do women get permission to just age with grace? I'm not talking about letting yourself go, but my gosh, if you do a little exercise every day and eat healthy and try to keep your heart and mind pure, why isn't that enough?
Do we have to work out like 20-year-olds until we drop dead?
Bleh.
You know that most 20 year olds are not even working out. I see way too many 20 year old females with muffin tops exposing way too much skin.
I understand what you're trying to say but I think it is commendable to compare yourself with younger more active people. And virtually no one is working out until they drop dead.
I think boomers were given the message not to age gracefully. It is like aging is a dirty word. Might account for high levels of depression in middle aged people.
I am personally fascinated by vintage fashion from early to mid 20th century, and the mature look of people at that time. So to me "old" is cool. My grandma was strong and humble, and I want to be more like her than some yoga lady or a fifty something year old who felt she had to write an article about wearing a bikini.
I think boomers were given the message not to age gracefully. It is like aging is a dirty word. Might account for high levels of depression in middle aged people.
I am personally fascinated by vintage fashion from early to mid 20th century, and the mature look of people at that time. So to me "old" is cool. My grandma was strong and humble, and I want to be more like her than some yoga lady or a fifty something year old who felt she had to write an article about wearing a bikini.
You make an interesting point, or perhaps it's an observation about boomers feeling the need to be youthful way past their prime. I don't recall until perhaps the last 10 or so years seeing older women who felt it necessary to continue to try to be the "hot mom" or "hot older woman" well into their 50's and beyond. There is a sense of desperation and it's rather sad to watch.
I see women late 40's to probably in their 60's at the gym acting coy and "cutesy" around men easily 15 years younger and the cringe factor is there-especially when the guys clearly aren't interested in them.
And yes, I also see older men trying to hit on college age gals, and it doesn't go well either.
Back to your point about your grandma, I would bet she had a lot of great characteristics, skills and interesting stories that did not revolve around her looks. I would also venture a guess that most of us females would prefer the company of other females who aren't posting photos of themselves at middle age trying to convince the world they still had "it".
I lost weight and work out for ME, not for anyone else. I would not wear a bikini, but I enjoy having a defined waist no muffin top, and toned arms in my 60s. Don't care what anyone else thinks but I want to feel good and like what I see in the mirror.
I was just saying how great Hawaii is because no one cares what you look like on the beach.
I've got a picture in a bathing suit when I was over 50 that would knock your socks off.
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