RE: At My Age?!
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I'm still reeling at the idea of you only age 25 yet you published a book of short stories (I have it in my Kindle still even though I no longer remember the author name!).
Your friend has strong opinions and weak character....?
Funny, where I live, rainbow hair seems quite common among the elderly.
Maybe because the white base is a good foundation.
What I want is the freedom to NOT spend time and money (and a carbon footprint) on hair dye, salons, makeup, botox, the latest fashion, nail polish (and remover), cologne -
I am turning into a troll. The old hag of the forest.
Except, I do tweeze out facial hairs, and I've had moles surgically excised.
Now to exorcise my inner hag.... or not. I am inclined to let my unkempt old woman with gray hair and wrinkles proclaim I EARNED THIS - I is OLD, and I am grateful to have lived long enough to let it show.
Well, purple hair, if you wish, is your prerogative.
"Too old" - who is this woman, speaking this nonsense to you?
#ignore
You be you. She can be she. I'd rather be you.
I remember the lovely review you gave the book! I think it was under Honey Due :D
Not at all! It's your right to do or not do these things, as you like. It's just as much BS to feel obligated to do these things, and I know people like that as well. Couple years ago, I was visiting a friend's family, and the girl's mother (who's otherwise wonderful) commented why her daughter couldn't be more "ladylike", pointing out my own tiny "ladylike" markers, like some make-up and a bracelet I think. I was mortified. No one should feel obligated to wear/paint themselves or do anything to fit into a stereotype.
100%. When I was out with this friend, I was noticing a woman in her 50s at the next table, and thinking how damn hard she was obviously trying to appear younger. It was in the clothes she wore, the perfectly styled hair and the layers of make-up she had on (discreet make-up to seem like that was her natural face). I thought how sad, really, not to be comfortable in your own skin. When we left, my friend told me that was a local media personality (I don't follow such..), so that made more sense.
Still, if you can't look like you when you're enjoying a cup of coffee with friends, what's the point?
Your book is under Honey Due? That's too easy! I'll have to revisit it.
Amazon purged a thousand reviews, so if I didn't copy it over to Goodreads, I'll never see it again.
(Did you save copies of reviews of your book....?)
Oh, this! To comfortable in our own skin, and "if you can't look like you when you're enjoying a cup of coffee with friends, what's the point?"
THANK YOU
Others can do the botox and hair salon thing--just, please don't fault me for doing MY thing.
Not enough people think the way you do. :)
I'm not finding anything as "Honey Due" in my Kindle, orders history at Amazon, anywhere....
I can't seem to find the review on either Amazon or Goodreads. On Amazon, I've since transferred the collection on my real name, to go with my other books. Unfortunately, I didn't think to save any at the time, so I guess it got purged. Nevertheless, I remember it was lovely!!
Not enough people think. Most judge :)
Acquired on August 11, 2018 - definitely before the purge.
We judge without thinking: that sounds about right!