Gen X Challenge: grow old without acting like Boomers, being in denial about aging, and doing this to our faces. Anyone in?

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Zen_Hydra@reddit

I didn't spend my life hiding from the sun for nothing. I've aged like a like a fine, top-shelf koumiss.

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Zen_Hydra@reddit

It's a central Asian libation made from fermented mares milk.

It's...a bit of an acquired taste to be sure.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Oooh. Does it mix well with absinthe? How about chartreuse?

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I've had it a few times, but it's not easy to find in North America. I live in a pretty large city, and know of a single Pan-Asian supermarket that sells it. I've only ever had it by the individual can/bottle, and never mixed it with anything other than ice (it's traditionally served cold).

It's not a cultural thing for me. I just love throwing new (to me) foods and beverages into my great gaping gob. Life's too short to play it safe. I also enjoy things like natto, balut, surströmming, and durian.

As for absinthe as a mixer for kumis/airbag, that feels like about a 50/50 chance of being terrible or delicious. I've made my own absinthe before, but my first batch was equally both a blessing and curse. That first distillate practically glowed green, or imagine the reagent from Re-Animator (1985). It was the most bitter substance I have ever put in my mouth (I ran to the kitchen sink and used the sprayer on my tongue to try remove as much of the flavor as possible). After that my brother and I would use our experience of having already tasted it, we would offer shots of it to friends and family after we drank a shot ourselves (while we did our best to act like it didn't taste like a nightmare). It was worth tasting that concentrated wormwood concoction again just to see the reactions of the uninitiated people's blindsided faces. After that prototype batch I was able to adjust the bitterness down to the levels you find in commercial absinthe, but we kept the remains of the OG "super absinthe" in a fine crystal decanter featured prominently in my home bar.

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nevadapirate@reddit

All of me will be fully biodegradable when I die.

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KiloJools@reddit

Not me, I'm leaving a bunch of titanium behind.

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Specialist-Invite-30@reddit

Oh yeah, I’m part bionic now.

I actually see a medically necessary upper bleph surgery in my future. I’ve always had hooded eyes but the older I get, the lower the lids get. I smear my mascara all the time and I think eventually my upper eyelids will end up around my cheeks.

Nor have I ruled out getting my tits done, but I’m not putting a bunch of shit in my face.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Oh good point about the eyelids. my mom had to get that done, and Medicare didn't want to cover it, calling it cosmetic. She was like, dude, I cannot see! So they did pay for it. My mom's badass like that.

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Specialist-Invite-30@reddit

I’ve never in my life been able to do smoky eye makeup.

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madlyhattering@reddit

I want a reduction, and the included lift would be a huge plus in my mind!

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Specialist-Invite-30@reddit

I had a reduction in ‘96 and it was the single best thing I ever did for myself.

But that was 30 years ago. The girls need a boost.

Still not injecting a bunch of shit in my face.

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BeYeCursed100Fold@reddit

I know a cyborg (computer/pacemaker/app keeps him alive). I call him Eddie, he's an Iron Maiden fan.

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nevadapirate@reddit

Bummer. But I guess life hasnt been as boring as mine.

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DorianGre@reddit

I’m getting a titanium hip in a few months. Sorry to ruin the fun here at happy happy death camp.

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FeralBanshee@reddit

Plastic surgery doesn’t always involve « plastic » my friend 😆

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nevadapirate@reddit

I know that. It was meant to be more metaphorical.

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Ladymistery@reddit

Not me.

I'm leaving titanium behind

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OoklaTheMok1994@reddit

I was balding in my early 20s. Shaved it all off.

Wife was showing gray hairs in her late 20s. I encouraged her to not color it and let it gray naturally. She's absolutely beautiful.

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TomohikoAmada@reddit

lol now we all know why you're so angry.

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Abyssal_Mermaid@reddit

I’ll just continue my vampire-like existence and avoid sunlight, thanks

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Aw man, I did that for years but now live The Outdoor Lifestyle. Guess I am signing up for wrinkles! (I still go to Bauhaus and Love & Rockets and Nick Cave shows, though. So far no one has kicked me out.)

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Abyssal_Mermaid@reddit

You’re probably doing ok and way less wrinkled than those dudes

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

I know one of those guys and he looks freakishly the same as 35 years ago. Hey maybe he's getting Botox!

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hopelesscaribou@reddit

I'm good with me, but if I had money to burn I might get a wee eyelift, not gonna lie. My tattoos are older than all my coworkers, still love em, though they too have spread.

I was in denial about aging until menopause hit me like a train. No one warned us how bad it could be. There's a generation of Gen-X gals about to find out that there is alot of misinformation, or worse, almost no information on menopause. Doctors almost learn nothing of it in medical school either. It affects every part of your body, from your brain, joints, muscles, bones, privates, along with the flashes, insomnia, mood swings, body changes and rapid aging.

Hrt saved me after a two year roller coaster, I finally feel normal again. Doctors will literally just try to prescribe you pain killers and anti depressants instead of addressing the root of the problem, lack of estrogen/progesterone and sometimes testosterone.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

this is what r/menopause is for! and r/perimenopause . and honestly, wtf would we do without reddit?

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Intelligent_Part101@reddit

But menopause is "normal". Therefore we don't treat it. Know what else is "normal" if untreated? Losing your teeth.

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robot_pirate@reddit

I read that the ultra wealthy aren't shooting for natural at all anymore. They want it to be over the top, so it's clear they have "fuck you" levels of money. It's a very specific aesthetic.

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sixteenHandles@reddit

I always thought the most expensive work was subtle. Maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Maybe it used to be that way? But now the "medi-spa look" and various procedures are less about looking young or pretty, more about -- I guess looking like you had some work done? Hm.

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maddog2271@reddit

I hadn’t thought of this specifically but on a weird level that explanation makes a lot of sense. not “logical decision” sense but sense in the way that our money-worshipping culture encourages lording it over everyone else. explains Lauren Sanchez Bezos, as an example.

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robot_pirate@reddit

She has achieved the "uncanny valley" effect.

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gigantischemeteor@reddit

What they’ll never understand is that only their specific niche subset of rich will ever recognize them as that. Everyone else sees that they’re just delusional enough to have spent that much money to look that… gauche. It’s in-crowd signaling, but it fails completely as ”fuck you” signaling to everyone else.

They’re the literal personification of lemmings. They lack the practicality of, say, sewing jewels into the hems of their garments to achieve stored value. Instead, what they’re doing to their faces can only ever be sunk costs. And then they have to devote a certain percentage of mental bandwidth to maintaining ongoing self-delusion in order to stay in denial about how unnatural they actually appear to others. That’s taxing in a way that all their great fortunes can never adequately fund.

On the other hand, if what they’re trying to do is permanently identify themselves in advance of a great turning that leads to an “eat the rich” moment, in that regard they are guaranteeing their own success. Far be it from anyone else to try to stand in their way.

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robot_pirate@reddit

🔥🏆

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Ugh. I'd rather have a Prada bag tattooed on my face.

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Grunt_In_A_Can@reddit

Never had a tattoo and at 57 have 0 desire for any surgery let alone plastic surgery.

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LadyNiko@reddit

I had to have plastic surgery. Still haven't worked up the courage to get the tattoos to finish off what my plastic surgeon made. Finding out that you're a BRCA-1 mutant is ever so much fun! 🙄

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becuzofgrace@reddit

BRCA1+ here also, along with pancreatic cancer survivor. I had my prophylactic surgery 3 years ago.

Get the tattoos! They look amazing. Surprisingly not very painful, just a few shooting pains. My artist had great numbing cream she used before and during to eliminate the pain.

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SeaweedClean5087@reddit

You can survive pancreatic cancer? My ex and mother of my daughter has it but it’s moved to her liver and she doesn’t have long to go. I always assumed that pancreatic cancer was a death sentence.

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LlamaDrama007@reddit

That's usually because by the time it's symptomatic enough to be found it's in the end stages. There have to be times when it's found incidentally.

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becuzofgrace@reddit

Yes! Mine was found incidentally. It was stage 2 at the time. I had symptoms, but ignored them because they were very mild. :(

PSA: If you’re having stomach pain after every meal….go to the doctor! If you’re having “kidney stone” pain without it increasing, go to the doctor!

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

You are definitely scaring me.

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becuzofgrace@reddit

I’m so sorry about your daughter’s mother. Mine was an incidental finding so I’m one of the very few lucky ones to survive.

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emilythequeen1@reddit

Yes the tats are gorgeously done. If you take pics of your nips before they can reproduce them beautifully.

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becuzofgrace@reddit

This is exactly what my artist did. :)

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LadyNiko@reddit

I have the name of the best gal here in STL who does this work. I just haven’t found the courage/time/motivation to get it done. I have too many concerts to see, conventions to go to! 😄

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becuzofgrace@reddit

They only take an hour. I had two sessions, the 2nd was a touch up. My artist is amazing also. Do it! They’re so pretty! And won’t look like Barbie boobies anymore :)

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Extension_Case3722@reddit

I went to a tattoo artist that does 3d nipples. Made such a huge difference!

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strait_lines@reddit

All those old guys who’d let us drink with them at the vfw had horrible looking tattoos from skin stretching and fading. After seeing that, I never had a desire to get one.

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YouMustBeJoking888@reddit

Hahahaha... right there with you at the VFW and those awful tattoos.

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strait_lines@reddit

Wasn’t a member, just in my late teens. If you went with your friend’s grandpa, or went to some event where someone rented the hall, those guys were more than willing to get you a beer or something stronger, and talk about how things used to be. I mostly remember those guys knew some strong drinks.

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Random0s2oh@reddit

Both of mine are on my feet. I color my hair and do my nails, but no plastic surgery. I am planning to have my nose fixed after breaking it in a fall. No changes, though.

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Steiney1@reddit

47 no tats, i did have to get a nose surgery, but it was because i broke it as a kid, and my Boomer parents never took me to a doctor, so it caused problems later in life

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Routine-Improvement9@reddit

55, no tats. The only plastic surgery I'd consider is to fix a droopy eyelid that's affecting my field of vision. I was approved for it, but my husband got laid off before I could have it done and now we have garbage insurance.

Sorry your folks didn't take care of your nose.

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robot_pirate@reddit

Same here! But I do limit alcohol and take a shit ton of supplements. My diet could be better, but ain't nobody got time for that.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Nobody's gonna peel the tats off me -- but they're also not going to convince me that my self-worth lies in paying people to mess with my face.

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Ok-Editor1747@reddit

What’s that….. I’m 54 and fine with myself. It took me 45 years to get there. I’m not going back

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Test4Echooo@reddit

The money that would go to plastic surgery would get you a Hawaiian vacation for at least a couple of weeks; how is that even a choice lol.

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Festering-Fecal@reddit

That's just selfish. All the extra money goes to my wife and kid.

Hell I don't even want a funeral just throw my ass on curb because end of life treatment and funerals will molest your savings.

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Either_Pangolin531@reddit

Already got my hole dug out in the woods.. first really bad cough I'm grabbing my blanket and hitting the old dusty trail.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Family cemetery out in the woods, that's what my parents started and that's where I plan to land.

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Festering-Fecal@reddit

From what I understand in some states if you get buried on your property you're family avoids some taxes or something like that.

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NotYetReadyToRetire@reddit

I told my wife to just get some of the guys from the neighborhood to toss me in the dumpster at Kroger. I won't care!

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Festering-Fecal@reddit

Technically illegal but if you have disability or anything they could hide your body and collect it.

I joked with my wife so this for me and if you get looked at run to Cuba

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AlexisAsgard@reddit

Because the vacation is temporary and you'll have forgotten the details in a year, but some cosmetic surgery could make you feel better about yourself for the next 20 years.

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she_slithers_slyly@reddit

Maybe with enough plastic surgery they figure someone will take them to Hawaii?

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DorianGre@reddit

You a get a Thailand vacation with all the procedures near free.

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nutmegtell@reddit

57 and got idgaf.exe installed after menopause.

I don’t know a single woman doing that to their face. We are all pretty happy overall.

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DefiantFrankCostanza@reddit

Lol not where I live. Holy shit.

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madlyhattering@reddit

I honestly can’t be bothered to color my hair. Not much gray yet, but I’m getting some cool little sparkly highlights. I’m hoping I get a cool streak of silver/gray like my grandma!

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pullmyfinger222@reddit

Lucky you. My mother went full gray by 30, but my father died at 58 with a head full of jet black hair without a single gray. Unfortunately, in the hair department, I inherited my mother's genes. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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nastyws@reddit

Same

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CptBronzeBalls@reddit

Are you travelling through space slower relative to the rest of us?

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implicate@reddit

It took me 32 years to make it to 25, but then at that point it took me 8 years to make it to 46.

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timberwolf0122@reddit

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff.

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MontasJinx@reddit

Bow ties are cool.

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TheFoxsWeddingTarot@reddit

I’m 58, I worked in an office with a lot of mid 20 yr olds who made a few comments. I said I’d earned my face and I hope they do too because otherwise what’s the point.

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maddog2271@reddit

awesome. keep rocking.

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Ready-Letterhead1880@reddit

Right there with you!

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cronediddlyumptious@reddit

Same and ditto

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Ok-Editor1747@reddit

I had my day in the sun. It’s just to exhausting now

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Fit-Engineering-2789@reddit

Nope. I have thought about botox or fillers from time to time, but I have seen too many horror stories. Maybe the show I watched was called Botched? Also, I've watched the people on the 90 Day Fiance series of shows absolutely ruin themselves with plastic surgery and fillers. I'll just keep doing my skincare stuff for now and hope for the best.

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FeralBanshee@reddit

I love that show! But guess what - most of the people on that show go to cheap surgeons overseas or in Mexico, or they overdo things. Botox and fillers are reversible and also if you find a good practitioner there’s really no issues, especially with Botox. Plus it wears off in 3-4 months.

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Intelligent_Part101@reddit

Fillers are not as easily reversible as they used to tell people. Not harmless.

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FeralBanshee@reddit

You can dissolve filler.

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Intelligent_Part101@reddit

Filler can migrate and it can form granulomas in the facial tissue.

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EvenSkanksSayThanks@reddit

a gen x challenge i would rather see is stop criticizing women’s appearance

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Toffeemanstan@reddit

Its hard not to when you see so many ruining their appearance with unnecessary and quite often, badly done surgeries.

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EvenSkanksSayThanks@reddit

well that pic wasn’t of one of those faces so idk what to tell you. she’s just a regular middle aged woman in an unflattering pic. even models take hundreds of pics to get that one good one

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Speech-Language@reddit

I really don't get why people trip on how someone else wants to look. Weird judgemental thing about aesthetic surgery. Your body to do as you like.

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EvenSkanksSayThanks@reddit

also she doesn’t even appear to have any filler in that pic. if she had some conservative high quality filler, OP would think she looks so youthful and natural. it’s so stupid people don’t even know what they’re looking at anymore

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Juicy-Lemon@reddit

Beyond criticizing, just stop commenting on women’s appearances at all! And men’s, and all the NB, and trans people . . . EVERYBODY

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EvenSkanksSayThanks@reddit

agreee. it’s to tacky and such an old cranky person thing to do

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heldaway@reddit

This right here

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Beegkitty@reddit

Came here to say the same thing. With the amount of pressure we get regarding women's youth and how that is what is valuable, who am I to comment on someone else's response to that pressure?

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Chemical_Butterfly40@reddit

Srsly

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SufficientFlower1542@reddit

You’re not wrong…

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SuspiciousMeat6696@reddit

Gen-X Nuezing home with a skate park, bmx trails, basketball court, baseball diamond, and indoor gym for dodgeball. An outdoor stage with designated mosh pit, indoor music room with piano, guitars & drumset.

They will have piped in music of 70s classic rock, 80s new wave, 80s hair bands, punk/ ska, yacht rock, soul, and classic rap/hiphop.

They will regurlarly host cover bands. If we are going to break a hip, let's do it moshing, bmxing, or dodgeball.

The dining hall will serve tv dinners, personal pan pizzas and jello pudding pops for desert.

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heldaway@reddit

I’ll do you one better, let’s all agree to not give a fuck what anyone else does with their own bodies. I can’t believe I even have to say this in 2025.

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Jld114@reddit

I’m doing my part. I stopped wearing makeup years ago. No chance of me going under the knife for looks!!

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GenX-ModTeam@reddit

Low Effort - Posts or comments that hold no value to the sub may be removed. This includes but isn't limited to:

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pittgraphite@reddit

I wear my age like a badge.

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Laszlo_Panaflex_80@reddit

This sounds like a millennial’s post, bitching about “boomers”. But like, whatever, have your breakdown if you want.

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yosoyfatass@reddit

Elizabeth Hurley actually looks amazing when not viewed in unflattering closeup. Also I would kill to have her body at any age!

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AdultinginCali@reddit

I'm not mad at boomer women. Many of these women were serving breakfast in full-face makeup, in heels and a dress.

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yosoyfatass@reddit

Elizabeth Hurley is gen x. This is, of course, a very unflattering closeup, but she actually looks great, not like a blow up doll/plastic surgery disaster & her body is astonishing.

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SparkyValentine@reddit

Not any of the moms I knew. They were searching for matches while digging in their housecoat pocket for the Viceroys while yelling that powdered milk was just FINE on cornflakes.

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LlamaDrama007@reddit

Wait, you guys were getting breakfast?

(I jest but, yeah, Friday nights we were 'allowed' (instructed, but made to seem like a treat) to put a can of fizzy drink and a packet of crisps under our bed to have ready for breakfast/watch Sesame street on Saturday morning whilst mum slept through her hang over so... xD)

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Yeah! Somewhere in here I commented that I know a lot of great Boomer women - activists, charitable go-getters. They don't "get work" done on their faces, though.

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Mottinthesouth@reddit

No unnecessary surgeries for me. I think people look worse off after trying to make themselves look younger anyway. Like every time! Fake is just fake.

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Nafaustu@reddit

Unless i'm eldergothing, makeup can eat my whole arse :) And I look sick as hell with grey hair.

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Mindless-Employment@reddit

Meh. Doesn't bother me if people want to get a lil this and that done. It's understandable, especially with the rampant ageism in hiring that we talk about all the time here. When the work is done well, no one can tell anything has been done. When it isn't not, you end up looking like the new Mrs. Bezos.

Also, getting your picture taken was a rare thing even just 25 years ago. Now, depending on your lifestyle and job, you can end up in photos or video a lot, whether you want/mean to or not. It's pretty disturbing to see a face that you don't even recognize.

I was planning to get my 11 lines Botoxed but then I got laid off. They aren't even 11 at this point, more like a Roman numeral 30. I think I have a naturally frown-y face and decades of that have caused me to look genuinely angry all the time now. Absolutely hate it.

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TapeFlip187@reddit

I got the '11s' done years ago bc I thought I was scaring my young son and it ended up completely eliminating my tension headaches haha. Ive recommended it to everyone considering it. I couldn't believe the relief I felt from pain I didn't even realize was constant.

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TheYearOfThe_Rat@reddit

Dudeo, most people do that for sexual reasons, and not for the reasons of aging.

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maddog2271@reddit

GenX dude here age 50 and one of the things like about my wife (51) is that she never did tattoos and she never started on this weird surgery stuff. tats are of course a lifestyle decision and I don’t judge, but I am definitely happy my wife never saw a need to start all this filler/botox stuff. It turns people into the walking dead.

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Intelligent_Part101@reddit

Tattoos are the ghetto version of bad cosmetic surgical procedures.

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w0lfgangpuck@reddit

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Intelligent_Part101@reddit

As odd as it sounds, maybe Jeff B. is marrying her more for her personality than her looks after his misfortune with the b. that robbed him and left him.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Lawdy be, this made me laugh.

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scarletOwilde@reddit

Naw. I’m not doing that to my face.

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Aggressive-Union1714@reddit

the majority of boomers are not doing this don't be a jerk

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New-Ad-4267@reddit

In

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baron_spaghetti@reddit

Already in it, my dude.

Also recommend not turning up our nose at new things. Including music.

Although I wish to avoid sounding sexist, it is very common for men especially to begin to isolate themselves after a certain age. I saw it with the boomers and I’m beginning to see it with us. I see it far less with my wife and her friends.

Keeping yourself socially active, keeps a younger mentality and stops you from becoming the “grumpy old person”

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MooseBlazer@reddit

I know someone who did that. I didn’t see her for two years and then didn’t even recognize her.

A slight boob tune up is one thing, but when they turn into balloons when everything else is sagging, or they do this to their face?…..complete total turn off .

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Relevant-Cover3308@reddit

Someone i know in her late 50's has undergone bariatric surgery. She lost the weight and needed excess skin removed as well as lymphoedema in her legs. She's had 2 surgeries so far. The first one, she came out ok, but it took her ages to get over it all. The 2nd surgery nearly killed her.

She's going back for a 3rd surgery!!!

I just cannot imagine doing that to myself. So I'm all for loving the body I have.

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TheB1G_Lebowski@reddit

Getting old is fine by me. I love my white hair, I would never dye it. So lame.

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Sh0ckValu3@reddit

Def not my thing. On the other hand - if people want to modify their flesh vessel.. I say go for it.

I got a tat for my 50th birthday. Almost 52 now and don't regret it one bit.

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NowoTone@reddit

How awful, unflattering, and off putting!

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YouMustBeJoking888@reddit

I know some people who do the botox and fillers, but I just can't be bothered. I'm an older Xer and I have some wrinkles, my jawline is sagging a bit, but overall I look pretty good and honestly, my face is a map of my life, so I'm sticking with it. Would not want to wake up and see a face in the mirror that I didn't recognize.

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Scottybt50@reddit

All these surgeries just make women look hideous, people need to grow and be happy in their own skin.

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discussatron@reddit

I cannot stand the currently popular plastic surgery freakshow look.

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JTBlakeinNYC@reddit

Can someone please explain to me why her eyelashes look like tarantula legs???

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systematicoverthink@reddit

There already

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A_Square_72@reddit

I can see the point of fixing certain things, for example Elsa Pataky had a parrot nose at the beginning of her career. But to fight aging is a lost battle by definition.

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Adorableviolet@reddit

I saw an interview with (55 yo) Uma Thurman the other day and my jaw dropped. oh my gosh...she is still so beautiful and has aged naturally and gracefully.

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l_rufus_californicus@reddit

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MonkeyBuRps@reddit

I don't understand the words that are coming out of your mouth. 🤔

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jedimerc@reddit

All except that last part.

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Ok-Reward-7731@reddit

Do your thing and don’t worry about the others.

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GenerationX-cat@reddit

I live in L.A so well...🤷🏻‍♀️

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Accurate_Lavishness6@reddit

You can look old or you can look weird

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samurguybri@reddit

People can do whatever they want with their bodies, especially women. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

I got plastic surgery after they ripped half my nose off from skin cancer. Recovery from that stuff kinda sucks, so if they want to go through that, Godspeed.

Life is fucking tough enough the older you get so do whatever as long as you don’t harm others.

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Life_Smartly@reddit

It's like when someone wears too much makeup. It's the first or only thing you see. Too much unfortunately takes away from any beauty.

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Agreeable_Branch007@reddit

Then tell the Gen X to stop replacing their wives with "younger & hotter" versions.

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Relevant-Job4901@reddit

I can fix her

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Obvious-Confusion14@reddit

Meh. I don't have money for that. So growing old gracefully is my only choice. And I am fine with that. I am a 50f but no one believes me when I tell them that. Even my Grandmother (yes she is still alive) told me I can't be 50 and that I am actually 30 and not a day older. You listen to Grandmother.

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VLC31@reddit

Aren’t most of the people who look like that gen x? Kimberly Guilfoyle is 56 & that photo could be her, Kristy Noem is 53. I was going to say Laura Loomer, but I’m shocked to discover she 32!

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Either_Pangolin531@reddit

I'm 50 and barely go to the doctor . I'll look as old as I am till I rot.

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TobylovesPam@reddit

Who cares? Do what you want!

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timberwolf0122@reddit

Fair point, but also you are not fooling anyone.

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llapman@reddit

I’m 57 and am successfully living that challenge.

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FeralBanshee@reddit

I’ve had minor aesthetic stuff but sign me up for a mini facelift in the next couple years. You don’t get a prize for aging naturally lol. The work being done now is phenomenal.

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Dollbeau@reddit

I'm with you; Fekk these No-plastic people!
Plastic makes me glad to be alive now!

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FeralBanshee@reddit

It’s funny cuz the only people who whine about this sort of thing use BAD work as examples. They don’t even KNOW what good work looks like and that’s the point - when done right, you can’t tell. That’s the goal. Some people overdo it on purpose, they like looking fake, or they’re delusional. Sometimes both 😂

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Affectionate-Cap-918@reddit

People can tell.

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FeralBanshee@reddit

Nope. Not if it’s done right and subtly. This photo is the opposite of subtle.

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Affectionate-Cap-918@reddit

I’m not talking about the photo. Just people. Real people. We can tell, trust me.

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FeralBanshee@reddit

Sure. Literally no one has ever guessed I have stuff done, but okay.

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

Not always. I know folks where you can’t even tell. Fuck “aging gracefully” Fight it however you can, and for as long as you can.

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101violations@reddit

Thank you! Cosmetic surgery isn't something I want to spend my money on as I age. I just have different savings and spending goals. But if someone else does, I'll be rooting for a job well done.

People act like it's some freaking badge of honor to not have cosmetic procedures. The irony is that is such a freaking boomer position to take. 🤣

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FeralBanshee@reddit

I originally got some Botox and under eye filler cuz I was sick of people thinking I was mad or tired. It softened my face so much it was AMAZING. No one ever asks me randomly if I’m mad anymore and i got that asked most of my life (resting bitch face…)

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101violations@reddit

So glad you got the results you wanted!! I considered botox for my migraines but the number of needle sticks was the deciding no factor for me 😅

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FeralBanshee@reddit

They’re so tiny you barely feel them

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

Goddamn right

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Kailicat@reddit

Don't tell me what to do. People can do what they want. If they want a nip/tuck and soak in oils, they can do it. If others embrace looking like a crypt keeper at 55 they can do it.

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

Spot on!

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Uhh, did anyone tell you what to do?

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Guilty-Pen1152@reddit

I don’t see many boomers or genx who are obsessed with plastic surgery as much as younger generations. Yeah there’s definitely actors in those generations that went crazy overboard, but my niece who’s only 34 has completely embraced plastic surgery for her chin, bucal fat (or whatever that sculpt my face skinner)’surgery, Botox, lip plumpers, and most recently a Brazilian butt lift. It’s frightening at this point bc I know she’ll just do more and more plastic surgery as she ages.

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AntheaBrainhooke@reddit

Eh, people can do what they like with their own faces and bodies.

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Stillwater-Scorp1381@reddit

Nope. I have no desire to mutilate my face or body for someone else’s standards.

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

There’s a difference between “mutilation” and “minor fixes” though. It’s not a binary situation. And, it’s not someone else’s standards, rather, it’s about liking your own appearance.

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artizin@reddit

I’m there and I’m 49. Not changing a thing!

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Cultural-Voice423@reddit

Well I’m a nudist and like baseball. Sometimes I listen to music and really get into it

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Jumpy_Fish333@reddit

Don't think any actual boomer does this to themselves.

The pic looks GenX more than my parents. Sadly morons are born in all generations so it wont skip us or any other gen looking for vanity.

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mischievous_misfit13@reddit

I got my lip repierced last week…that’s my surgery preference to stay young. Nose piercing up next!

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Magari22@reddit

This just looks like bad makeup and lip injections to me. The main reason why I'll never do anything to my face is that as I age I am beginning to see my mother coming back to me in my own face. She passed away many years ago and I miss her every day and seeing parts of her face looking back at me in the mirror is immensely comforting to me.

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Tojuro@reddit

I know ladies and men that use Botox and they aren't in denial about age, it just makes them feel better and that's good enough reason imo.

I don't use botox and have never had "aesthetic" surgery but I'm open to surgery some day for one reason... career preservation. I'll do my eyelids or neck if it makes me look a little younger. It's not vanity, it's greed. So far I haven't had to, thankfully.

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Complete-Finding-712@reddit

I'd rather look like a grandma when I'm old than try to look half my age. Ain't no plastic surgery or cosmetic procedure touching my face, barring some sort of disfiguring injury in need of repair. I think I'll be happy to be grey whenever my hair wants to be, too.

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Feisty_Stomach_7213@reddit

Already well on the way

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nouniqueideas007@reddit

I always think back to the famous Cher quote: If I want to put tits on my back, it’s nobody’s business but my own.

I honestly don’t give af what strangers do. It has zero impact on my life.

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ES_oh_SEE_kay_ES@reddit

No

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Anti_Anti_intellect@reddit

I just don’t think we give a crap. I feel like we watch the both earlier and later gens like Jane Goodall, “that one just injected stuff in its lips, and this one is taking 300 selfies on vacation, but only 20 of the spot they visit. Cool, I’ll be over here minding my business and lookin old… cause I’m old”

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Easy_Ambassador7877@reddit

No way would I get cosmetic surgery outside of needing it because I was injured or something. But other than that my wrinkles are mine and I’m not vain enough to try to look 30 years younger. The face posted obviously doesn’t look like a 20 something no matter how much Botox and fillers she gets. That would be the opposite of aging gracefully.

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OldManThumbs@reddit

I'm not saying I keep my beard only because of the grey, but it's definitely part of it.

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OldManThumbs@reddit

I'm not saying I keep my beard only because of the grey, but it's definitely part of it.

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No_Detective_But_304@reddit

What’s wrong with aging normally?

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

Nothing, if that’s what you want. If you want to stave it off for another decade, or so, nothing wrong with that either. It’s a personal choice.

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Sumeriandawn@reddit

"Famous women should strive to be good looking all their lives. Also they shouldn't get any cosmetic procedures. That's very easy to do right?"

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Dramatic-Incident298@reddit

Ok who tf is this? Elizabeth Hurley? Aubrey oday? My new sleep paralysis demon?

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D05wtt@reddit

Elizabeth Hurley??!! Have you even seen her latest photos? She looks almost like she did 30 years ago.

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ZorrosMommy@reddit

Kinda looks sort of like Elizabeth Hurley, but very distorted, exaggerated, imbalanced. Thanks BTW for saying her name. I couldn't remember it.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

The latter, I think.

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DameEmma@reddit

Aubrey O'Day is 41. She's a millennial. 😬

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Magari22@reddit

A lot of this is really bad makeup and lip injections but I'm all for people doing what they want. I will never do anything to my face and part of that is because my sweet mother passed away suddenly when I was 30 and as I get older and look in the mirror I see her face in my own and it has brought a little bit of her back to me and I find that immensely comforting. I think I look okay, I don't look young but I look healthy. Honestly I feel like I'm just passing through this world it's not my permanent home so I'm just going to try to do my best and not obsess over my changing appearance.

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whatcouchsaid@reddit

Why pay for plastic surgery when you can just bath in dove blood?

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graspedbythehusk@reddit

If I want to look like a burns victim I’ll just set fire to myself. Cheaper.

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Glittering_Estate_72@reddit

Dig if you will the picture...

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

...Of you and I engaged in a kiss

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Glittering_Estate_72@reddit

hey! its you, I think... Faith No More girl?

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

C'est moi!

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Techchick_Somewhere@reddit

Omg I’m here for this 😂

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Well, I do that every night, but it's OK because, you know, it's not a Boomer thing.

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u9Nails@reddit

A wise man who I admired from my youth once said,, "I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam."

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inot72@reddit

Is that Elizabeth Hurley???

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ZorrosMommy@reddit

Maybe? A few of us are wondering, but OP hasn't identified her either way.

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AnnabellaPies@reddit

I would get an eye lift if needed. I don't dye my gray hair and lucked up being dark skin so no winkels yet

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brettdavis4@reddit

I agree. Btw, who is the lady in the picture?

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ZorrosMommy@reddit

Maybe Elizabeth Hurley?

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dcbullet@reddit

Not willing to sign up to this challenge. If I want to get some work done, I will. I had bonding done on my teeth and was very happy with the results.

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

Totally agree. If you CAN slow the appearance of aging, absolutely. Delay it as long as possible. It’ll catch up eventually—there’s no stopping that, but go down fighting!

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leftmysoulthere74@reddit

Who is this anyway? Something familiar about her but can’t quite figure it out!

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ZorrosMommy@reddit

I felt the same. Someone here wondered if it's Elizabeth Hurley. Maaaaybeeee? Hard to tell....

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porkchopespresso@reddit

I mean people in their 20s are getting shit done. Feel free to do whatever the fuck you want, just be a good person. There’s no right way to age

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charlesthedrummer@reddit

Exactly

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robot_pirate@reddit

It feels like we're at the "Capitol" from Hunger Games stage, headed for Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 from Dr. Who.

https://imgur.com/a/4E647Df

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Hestias-Servant@reddit

"Moisturize me."

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Unlikely_Side9732@reddit

So the challenge is do nothing? Accepted!

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Cheesqueak@reddit

I’m no on plastic surgery however if the butt lift was safe I’d go for that instead of having to wear a belt everyday. I suffer from noassatall

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ZorrosMommy@reddit

Who is that?

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Pleasant-Ticket3217@reddit

Yes. The only thing I would do is have my septum corrected for medical reasons. I broke my nose when I was young and I have constant issues with my sinuses. I’ll use sunscreen and some retinol. That’s about it.

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bakingdiy@reddit

Literally the only thing I would fix would be the deep single line between my brows and that's only because it makes me look angry and I don't want future grandchildren thinking I'm the mad grandma. lol Other than that all natural, gray hair and all.

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TesseractToo@reddit

Meh people can do what they want, it's their body, if it makes then feel better about themselves, I'm not getting in the way

I've had a ton of plastic surgery (7 reconstructions) and people like that paved the way for my plastic surgeon to get lots of practice so I don't look like a Picasso with my nose directly under my left eye

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jagrflow@reddit

Gen X already failed. They make up the majority of the Housewives realty series casts.

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Quake_Guy@reddit

Go to Scottsdale, the battle has already been lost.

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fatjollyhousewife@reddit

Dye it whatever the hell YOU want, whatever makes you happy! Fuck the haters. Grow old on your own terms.

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Pookie1028@reddit

With the way I'm going I'll be fully cyborg by then anyway. Titanium galore.

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BadWolf7426@reddit

51, have 4 tattoos. 6 if you count cover-ups. Can't lie, I want a tummy tuck so bad. My 3 boys were huge and stretched my belly. 9lbs 4oz, 9lbs 4oz, and 8lbs 4oz.

My chin is weak af so I've always wanted a chin lift or whatever tf they call it. But between the two, I'll take the tummy tuck and get rid of the "apron".

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fuzzybunnies1@reddit

Great, I was about to go to sleep and now I've just seen this nightmare image. Gotta head to eyebleach and pretend I didn't see this.

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Action_Connect@reddit

The only thing I would get is to fix dropping eyelids cause that seems annoying.

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Disastrous-Ad2331@reddit

Silly Boomers, giving a shit what other people think 😆😆😆

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Firm-Investigator-89@reddit

I don’t act like a boomer, and I haven’t done any anti aging surgeries. It is tough to accept aging though, and I do color my hair

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SeaweedClean5087@reddit

I don’t think it’s boomers doing that to their faces. I’m hearing of kids saving up to get Botox injections on their 18th birthdays.

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darktideDay1@reddit

No way I'd spend money on a pointless, doomed to fail effort to deny how old I am. You aren't fooling anyone, not even yourself.

Also, oddly, I started getting way more attention from women when I hit 50 than I ever did when I was younger. I'm happily married so it didn't amount to anything. It's slacking off now but still more than in my 40's.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

I'm guessing you're male?

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Juicy-Lemon@reddit

Definitely a man. When women turn 50 they become invisible

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darktideDay1@reddit

Yup.

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MrJohnnyDangerously@reddit

Way ahead of you dude

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Majik_Sheff@reddit

Almost 50 and I'm finally getting smiles back when I'm friendly.

I'm not going to mess with the trend.

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Strong_Mulberry789@reddit

I live in a country with a predominantly Gen X government (right wing) and I swear they are worse than any Boomer led government I've ever experienced, which is madness to me. What happened? Privileged Gen X in power seem comfortable moving like Caligula.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Yeah, but do their faces look like this photo?

That's what we're talking about here. The shallow end of the pool. Not whether Gen X in various countries are good rulers or legislators.

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Strong_Mulberry789@reddit

Ok I'll delete my comment.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Oh honey, no need to delete! I'm just being a smart ass. Like the Gen Xe'rs do.

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Strong_Mulberry789@reddit

I'm Gen X... I deleted my comment because you shut me down by telling me it was irrelevant to the conversation. Done

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Prestigious-Hand9490@reddit

I've earned every line on my face and gray hair on my head. I don't understand the obsession with trying to look younger than you are; you're not fooling anybody.

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EtrnL_Frost@reddit

I win, I guess? Right after college I started shaving my head, even though I wasn't balding. Didn't even notice when the hair started thinning. Now that I'm getting some salt in my beard, project "buy a flowy yellow and red robe and grow 3' long goatee" will go into effect.

I can't wait. I've got the senile acting part down.

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101violations@reddit

No sense in shaming people that choose to do things that feel right to them. There is no manual to how to age. No right or wrong.

We deal with enough shit now we have to adhere to an standard for how to age? If it makes them feel better and more confident in their skin then more power to them. It's not my body and not my business.

You know how you don't act like a boomer? Step 1. Stop fucking judging people on what they do with their body. Step 2. Mind your own damn business in general.

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So_Many_Words@reddit

I can be in denial about aging without botox and fillers. I can just refuse to accept it and look in mirrors too often.

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scijay@reddit

Dude at CVS just entered his guess at my age as 1997. Feeling pretty good about myself.

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emilythequeen1@reddit

Never injected lips, or face. No fake shit at all. Lucky I’m still prettyish. It’s luck probably, because I drink 6-7 drinks a week which is considered heavily. Oh well. I like a good cab franc.

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CalligrapherLost4181@reddit

Whatever, it is what it is and time comes for us all. Nobody gets off the ride alive. I try to go what I can to be healthy and take care of myself, but that little black train is coming. Not going to fight and pretend that it’s not

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BillMaleficent9400@reddit

When I was in college I delivered lunch frequently to an estheticians office. Always full of cucumber lips in the waiting room.

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plasteroid@reddit

Are cucumber lips similar to those awful duck lips?

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BillMaleficent9400@reddit

It’s when duck lips aren’t enough.

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dstarpro@reddit

I'm in.

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desmondtootooth@reddit

Chick in my office at work, all of 25 ish, took herself in to get a panel beating job done on her face a few weeks ago. She looks fucking ridiculous now.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Maybe for the twenty somethings it's like piercings and tattoos were for us?

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desmondtootooth@reddit

Maybe. We look awesome though.

They look like a fallout character.

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baloneysmom@reddit

No plastic/botox for me. I don't even color my hair. Natural gray hair has so much body- I love it!

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FeralBanshee@reddit

Honestly this photo looks more like too much makeup to me than too much surgery or work. She has sunken cheeks and hollows, lines around her eyes, and if she does have lip filler it actually looks like not much, it’s the lip liner around her lips and the glossiness that make them look weird. She has WAY too much concealer on etc etc. If she had surgery or filler she wouldn’t have nasaolabial folds and her cheeks and under eyes would be plump and she’d have "pillow face." This is also a full zoom-in, probably flash lighting, and can’t see her forehead, chin, or anything.

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habulous74@reddit

My name is Mok. Thanks a lot.

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alcohall183@reddit

I don't even dye my hair.

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pbenchcraft@reddit

Is the Chasey Lain?

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RustedRelics@reddit

Caterpillar eyes

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BadQuail@reddit

Iggy Pop has really let himself go.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Bwaaa ha ha, you win the comment thread!

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churplaf@reddit

Age is a gift. I will wear mine proudly.

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hmr__HD@reddit

You mean, be our grandparents, not our parents?

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LangdonAlg3r@reddit

Whatever, just avoid the lip filler. That always looks awful and I don’t understand it. How is looking like you just got punched in the mouth attractive?

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Cleverironicusername@reddit

Already there

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Sweet! And for the record, how do you manage aging gracefully?

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Cleverironicusername@reddit

Lay off the booze (difficult-at least for me), hot yoga, and very little processed food.

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iwastherefordisco@reddit

I don't sleep well, my diet is horrible, and I smoke more pot than a country of Rastafarians.

Something I don't do often. Here's my very sunburned ass 5 years ago, the summer of covid. I'm currently 60 and about 20 lbs heavier with longer hair.

I agree 100% OP. Although I won't go gentle into that good night, I also won't try to beat the clock with medical procedures. I am what I am.

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ssquirt1@reddit

I’m down. But mostly because I can’t be arsed to care much anymore lol

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UnimportantOutcome67@reddit

TF is that horror show photo?

57M, no tattoos, lots of scars, hair salt and pepper, heavy on the salt.

Fuck plastic surgery.

I exercise 5-6 days a week, including BJJ 2-3x/week, cut out alcohol almost completely, don't smoke anything or do anything illicit.

I accept my aging but fuck if I'm going down easy, I want to be able to play with my grandkids.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

You sound very virtuous, and I hope that's fun for ya!

I heart my tats and would love to exercise 5-6 days a week, but alas, I have disabilities. So, whatever, nevermind, but I do hope you have loads of fun with the grands!

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bantoar313@reddit

Im in. Committed.

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destragar@reddit

Spots, wrinkling, enjoying swimming sun food life. Have plenty of tattoos. Regret nothing and will die happy.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Sounds so nice! Now if we could just get rid of perimenopause, which is hell and does not make a person die happy. Perhaps die by jumping off a bridge, or imprisoned for stabbing someone with a fork, but not happy. You been through peri or menopause?

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Casual-Snoo@reddit

mum for me

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WhoCalledthePoPo@reddit

Man that picture needs some kind of warning, I refreshed the page and was *not* expecting that.

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Ihaveaboot@reddit

I thought it was a Bondo ad. There's nothing bondo can't fix. Except maybe this face.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Just a little something to boost your day.

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TheGirlwThePinkHair@reddit

No plastic surgery or fillers for me. I don’t want to get old but it’s better than looking like a a burnt plastic doll

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ogbellaluna@reddit

i don’t wear makeup, don’t color my hair; i’m sure as hell not putting anything in my face or ass. now, if they want to haul my boobs back up to where they belong, and downsize them a few sizes, i’m game.

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RedditSkippy@reddit

Oh goodness YES!

I have no plans for cosmetic surgery ever.

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fatjollyhousewife@reddit

No, none of that bs. Most of us say we never thought we'd live past 30, getting old and grey is something to be proud of, or at least appreciate the dumb luck that got us here. My silver hair is beautiful, dammit.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

I'm not at "good grey" yet, damn it! So I still dye it pink and bright red and orange and sometimes blue. Perhaps I will grow out of it once my silver gets going.

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birkenstock1977@reddit

Ick. Just ick.

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LP14255@reddit

Elder GenX guy. I wash my face before bed and use sunscreen.

I have better things to spend my money on instead of fillers, Botox, infant foreskins & procedures and I’d also rather not end up looking like a fire at a wax museum.

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EmilyAnne1170@reddit

At first I read that as a list of three things to do. was confused.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Well, you're GenX - you know how to sluff off a to-do list!

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Safetosay333@reddit

I'll pass, no thanks.

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Inevitable_Bit_1203@reddit

I take good care of my skin and keep it well hydrated and use vitamin C serum to brighten and lighten age discolorations… but that’s the extent of my anti-aging. I even quit coloring my hair and went fully gray about 6 months ago. It’s quite freeing.

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Thick-Fly-5727@reddit

I thought about surgery when I was younger, but it was more invasive than I thought, so I chucked the idea. I've had 1 shot of botox between the eyes once and decided it was too expensive for very little payoff.

I've since decided to age naturally because people who get fillers all look the same eventually. My mom is 82 and is cute as a button. I'm just going to hope for the best!

I married a boomer, and he is way nicer to service people than he used to be because I call him out when he acts the fool.

I'm in!

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Spclagntutah@reddit

Ha it’s too late

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AdultinginCali@reddit

This needs a NSFW warning.

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plasteroid@reddit

No duck lips please. It’s a simple request

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aubreypizza@reddit

My hair has been going white for a decade and idgaf. I’m already way in

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Lord_of_Entropy@reddit

I'm in. Hitting 60 in two weeks and proud to show my age.

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Aspect58@reddit

I’ll do the first of those three.

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MagazineDelicious151@reddit

I still have no regrets, I’m still good.

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Jolly_Security_4771@reddit

There's nothing wrong with aging how please. It pleases some people to have a little work done, and that's their business. It's not my thing.

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whydoIhurtmore@reddit

I will try to eat a balanced diet, regular exercise, and very little booze. But no surgery or botox type stuff.

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Beliliou74@reddit

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Repulsive-Box5243@reddit

My experience with boomers is that many of them are kind of selfish and/or greedy with their time, heart, money etc.

I'm most certainly not that person, and I hope never to be. I'm 54.

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Petulant-Bidet@reddit (OP)

Some of them are great, though. I know some older people who are charitable and serious activists! And coincidentally, they don't "get work" on their faces. They're beautiful and old and fighting for the environment and stuff. So, let us say, Not All Boomers.

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Repulsive-Box5243@reddit

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that they all are. I was just sharing my personal experience with many of them.

Shit I just realized I kind of sounded like a racist if boomer was a race LOL I'm sorry :)

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looselyhuman@reddit

Aging gracefully is sexy.

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Kaitempi@reddit

Yeah. Got old and look like shit. But I’m ok with it. Whatever. We’ll be ok.