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The Sunday Best: Fortyish?

The Sunday Best: Fortyish?

05.08.22

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Abra Belke
May 09, 2022
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21-days until I turn 40.

Damn.

I’m not scared to age. It’s a pain in the ass to be sure — joints creak, hairs grey, fat pops up in places that didn’t have it before, and too many people call me “Ma’am” now — but aging is a part of living.

The only part of getting older that hurts is the knowledge that I will have less time with my daughter than I have h…

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