Beautiful article!! At 77 years I found an old picture and on the back my mother had written wrong date for my DOB!! Or maybe not?? I don’t care. I’m 40 years old in my mind, 80 in my body most days and very old in my soul. That’s what I think matters. Love this writing. You’ve got it !!!! Doc.
All great points. We are nowhere near accepting the natural superficial (cosmetic) aging process in women. Aging is still seen largely as a loss of beauty to be mourned, corrected or shunned. I find the physical infirmities of aging to be much harder to manage! I looked up the older models you cited; Benedetta Barzini is a fascinating woman with many opinions on this same topic and others, see https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/benedetta-barzini-the-disappearance-of-my-mother-beniamino-barrese
I’m so glad I found this! I have been searching for articles on aging and being an older women for the English conversation class I hold every week here where I live (Swedish speaking Finland) for a group of women aged 60-83. They’re all wonderful examples of how one can age well and in different ways. I’m always looking for good writing and interesting topics. So yay! Thank you 🤩
Beautiful article!! At 77 years I found an old picture and on the back my mother had written wrong date for my DOB!! Or maybe not?? I don’t care. I’m 40 years old in my mind, 80 in my body most days and very old in my soul. That’s what I think matters. Love this writing. You’ve got it !!!! Doc.
As always, beautifully written and resonant.
All great points. We are nowhere near accepting the natural superficial (cosmetic) aging process in women. Aging is still seen largely as a loss of beauty to be mourned, corrected or shunned. I find the physical infirmities of aging to be much harder to manage! I looked up the older models you cited; Benedetta Barzini is a fascinating woman with many opinions on this same topic and others, see https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/benedetta-barzini-the-disappearance-of-my-mother-beniamino-barrese
I’m so glad I found this! I have been searching for articles on aging and being an older women for the English conversation class I hold every week here where I live (Swedish speaking Finland) for a group of women aged 60-83. They’re all wonderful examples of how one can age well and in different ways. I’m always looking for good writing and interesting topics. So yay! Thank you 🤩
Yes, at 58 I am more me ! Ax
I love this article. Also women are not as thin as they used to be either. It is not the Twiggy era.
Isabella Rossellini is in one of my favorite movies of all time, “Fearless.” She played Jeff Bridges’ wife. Amazing.