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I feel bad about my wattle

Nora had it wrong

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Jan 08, 2024
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I read Nora Ephron’s infamous book ‘I feel bad about my neck’ a few years ago. The neck obsession didn’t madly resonate with me. Why would it? My neck was fine. Ageing was creeping in, but slowly and gently and actually in a slightly distinguished welcome manner. Laughter lines and a few grey hairs just made me feel like a wiser version of myself, dare I say they made me feel a little sexier. “There goes a woman who’s seen a thing or two!” I imagined younger men might say as I skipped past them.

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