My mother always said, "suffer anything for beauty". But she was brought up in the '30's and 40's. And of course the '50's left much to be desired for the mentality of women.
Things have sure changed thank God!!! Still, I think we have a ways to go. Our culture, and many cultures of the world have made women look like property. Once, I asked a friend of mine his views on women, mind you, his religion is very chauvinistic. He said he wants to take care of his wife, as he would a piece of fine clothing. Hmmmmm???? Revealing!
In any case, I still value beauty in everything; my environment, art, myself. I love beauty! All this aside, I'll focus on personal things that my mother didn't tell me about growing old, especially for women who still want to be beautiful later in life.
My mother didn't tell me to get a magnifying mirror. WOW, the things that show up when you look into a mirror that's 10 times magnified. She did tell me never, ever to shave my face because that leaves your skin rough and it causes hairs to grow back so much faster Plucking....pluck that hair but make sure to get the root. I guess you could also go to a salon that does laser, but I don't choose that.
She didn't tell me that women lose hair too, hair on their head. Just like men. Is that the extra testosterone women have after menopause, or just a decrease of estrogen? Not sure, but she didn't talk to me about estrogen or testosterone.
Mom didn't explain what "growing old gracefully" really means. But for me? It means be kind to yourself, and you'll be kind to others. Do what makes you feel good in your own body. For me it means exercise and strength training. If you do that, especially lifting weights, Osteoporosis will stay far from you. I also take advantage of modern medicines answers to anti-aging whether it be products, fillers, techniques or surgery. But that's just ME! Did I mention how much I love botox? I do!
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