By Traci Rhoades She Lived to Be 105—and This Mantra Got Her Through
Technically, she was my great aunt, but we called her Aunt Marjorie. For most of my childhood, it was Aunt…
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The Gifts Life Gives You in Your 40s
I’ve been in my 40s for a few years now, long enough to reflect on all the gifts life gives…
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By Whitney Fleming To the 40-Something Moms, I’m Broken Too
I remember watching a Sex and the City episode in my early 30s when I was up late one night…
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By Charissa Thonus Why I’m Embracing My Wrinkles
The other night I stood staring at my face. My forehead suddenly jumped out at me (I suppose it can…
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By Danielle Lyles I Pee A Little When I Laugh and 25 Other Tell-Tale Signs I’m turning 40
The other night, I was lying in bed, mulling over the fact that soon I will be 40 years old.…
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By Ginger Hughes Hello, 40
Hello, 40. It’s nice to meet you. It’s been a long time coming, this day, you and I together once…
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By Brynn Burger If 40 is the New 30, I Want My Money Back
I am the obnoxious type of birthday celebrator who has festivities for an entire week. My aunt always did crazy…
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By Sherry White The Gift and Beauty of an Aging Body
Our society is obsessed with youth. Look younger. Feel younger. Be younger. But the only problem is, EVERYONE AGES!! It…
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By Leah Peterson Too Many Shades of Grey
The tired woman in the mirror still has a sparkle in her eye. The post-partum hormones haven’t managed to touch…
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By Kara Stevens My Parents are Gently Aging
My dad walks more hunched over. My mom’s cough rattles a little more than it used to. Although it has…
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By Stephanie Gilbert Turning 30 —The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
It’s funny how time changes your perspective. When I was a kid, I remember thinking that people in their 30s…
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By Ashley Morgan Blemishes
Thirty. Not super old. Not super young. Somewhere between having to L’oreal touch-up my gray roots every other week and…
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