For years my middle son though I was 28. Years ago he tried
to guess my age and when he guessed 26 and I just said "Oh yes!" (fib
fib) not wanting to tell him the truth because admitting my age out loud was too scary. Some years later he was talking to me
about my birthday saying I must at least be 30 by now. Lol. Again I just smiled and agreed ;)They say age is just a number and we certainly do put a lot of emphasis on being young and beautiful even though that is more a spot in time and genetic luck than the accomplishment we treat it as - as Carie Fisher so eloquently stated.
That being said many of us do take a lot of pride in taking care of our skin, body and mental well being and love being told we look younger than we are. It's a nice feeling when people are surprised to find we're older than they thought we were. It's also fun for those who are able to get away with saying they're younger because it's believable (may as well enjoy it while it lasts).
It is important for many to age well and not let ourselves go and many people are afraid of ageing because ageing is seen as a bad thing for a woman to do even though:
1) it is inevitable and
2) it is perfectly acceptable for men to age.
Take Carie Fisher and Harrison Ford for example, he's aged and that's ok, while Carie aging is a big fat No No!
How about you? Do you lie about your age? Are you comfortable with ageing? What scares you about ageing and what do you look forward to?
