{"id":27339,"date":"2014-09-26T11:28:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T15:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=27339"},"modified":"2014-09-26T11:55:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T15:55:05","slug":"being-ugly-at-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/being-ugly-at-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Ugly at 40?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several people have pointed this out to me: On September 19, the Washington Post’s PostEverything section<\/a> had a rather depressing essay by Sonia Greenfield titled, “Being 40 has totally changed how I feel about how I look<\/a>.” But even more of a downer than, “In my 40s, it seems like ‘inoffensive’ is what I should shoot for” and “Isn\u2019t it OK\u00a0to disappear …” is the essay’s URL.<\/p>\n

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In case you’re over 40 like me and totally can’t read fine print anymore, it says “being-40-means-its-finally-okay-to-be-ugly”! Yikes! I’m past the deadline for giving up on myself<\/a>. I’m not sure if I should laugh or cry or just take inspiration from Uglydoll toys.<\/p>\n

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From the Uglydoll homepage. Click to shop!<\/p><\/div>\n

Actually, I’m going to check out the most recent “Visible Monday<\/a>” post on Not Dead Yet Style, where people share “any outfit, accessory, piece of jewelry, hairstyle, cosmetic or other adornment that makes you feel more confident, alive and visible<\/i> that day.” I glad to see that “inoffensive” isn’t on that list! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Several people have pointed this out to me: On September 19, the Washington Post’s PostEverything section had a rather depressing essay by Sonia Greenfield titled, “Being 40 has totally changed how I feel about how I look.” But even more of a downer than, “In my 40s, it seems like ‘inoffensive’ is what I should…<\/p>\n

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