Being Us

Chin Hair And Other Fortysomething Fun

By Jill Robbins February 17, 2015

I’m not over the hill…but I can see the hill and it’s not too far in the distance. Getting a little bit older isn’t a complete and total downer. I’m more comfortable in my own skin in my forties than I was in my twenties. Okay, so that skin is a little saggy in places and I don’t love that part of aging, but overall, life in the fortyzone is definitely not all doom and gloom.

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Here’s a fun look at some of the not-so-fun things that happen to women as they age. I could make comments about fine wine and shit, but it’s hard to compare fine wine to chin hairs and peeing when you sneeze.

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Author Jill Robbins

Jill writes about adoption, motherhood and midlife on her blog Ripped Jeans and Bifocals. She has a degree in social psychology that she uses to try and make sense out of the behavior of her husband and three children but it hasn't really helped so far. She enjoys dry humor and has a love/hate relationship with running. Her writing has also been featured on Huffington Post, Babble, Scary Mommy, In the Powder Room, and Mamalode. Jill is a BlogHer 2015 Voice of the Year and willingly answers any questions that end with “and would you like wine with that?” Hang out with Jill on Facebook. and Twitter.