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Raine's avatar

HUGE emphasis on everything in this whole piece. Age is a blessing and we should only hope to be able to live a life long, happy, and healthy enough to show wrinkles, sun spots, scars, etc.

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Rachel Roberson's avatar

THIS IS OUTSTANDING

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Amelia Ward's avatar

THANK YOU thank you!!

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emma's avatar

At 25 I see my under-eye wrinkles, my laugh-lines that show how much joy I've had, my dad's nose and eyes, my smaller-than-"normal" jaw, and I LOVE them.

I will never inject my face with anything because it represents more than my age; it represents the generations of love that came before me 🤍

To have the same naturally aged face my mother had at my age is an HONOUR

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Amelia Ward's avatar

Couldn't agree more <3

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Alex Saad Photo's avatar

"I want to look like I lived" - I want to scream this from rooftops. THANK YOU for writing this! And with such supporting evidence & so well said. We. need. more. of. this!!!

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Taylor's avatar

Yeah, this did it for me. While I think that everyone should have the right to change something if they genuinely think it will make their life better, I can't help but feel a hint of sadness at the future face they'll never get to meet

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Mia's avatar

Fantastic! I’ve been looking to explore this topic, as it’s something I’ve always silently noted but never seen discussed. Growing old is blessing.

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Amelia Ward's avatar

Totally agree. Have felt myself watching the topic's prevalence grow and grow, but have been unsure how to broach it. I was nervous to share and come across overly judgemental or coarse, so I am grateful to read comments like yours <3

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Aubree's avatar

Loveeeee this!

ps I just saw your TikTok from June 2024 about your 1 subscriber on here and I’m so happy for you seeing 800+ now. I’m doing the same thing now 💕

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Amelia Ward's avatar

Thank you so much!! I am still pinching myself at how many amazing people are following on here now and, while I can’t wrap my head around it, I’m so so grateful

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Zuzana Grujbarova's avatar

Couldn’t agree more!

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Fania's avatar

I thought the title said „I want to look like I’ve lied“ and I was SO interested to see why and where this goes lololol

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Samantha Hoover's avatar

Beautifully written, important topic! Inspired by this.

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Olga Akiki's avatar

As a woman from the Middle East, you couldn’t have expressed it better! It’s truly something to reflect on regarding the normalization of Botox and lip fillers. Well said, Mimi! ❤️

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