Ridiculous #aging #middleaged #perimenopause experience today:

For my entire adult life I've had this one spot on my chin where a single dark, coarse hair will grow in from time to time. Not an uncommon experience; a lot of women have to pluck a few hairs here and there to maintain the illusion of smooth, perfect skin.

Discovered this morning that the hair had grown back, but now it's gone white -- and I only noticed it because I could feel it when touching my face, but couldn't easily see it any more against my pale skin.

So, my first white hair.... and it's on my chin.

I guess this is 40?

I’m currently 43 years old and will be turning 44 this July, so I would say that makes me middle-aged. I don’t really have an issue with this because, for the most part, I don’t feel my age, but social media has a way of telling me otherwise.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/where-is-my-representation-as-an-older-trans-man-8147c3b196ae?sk=73679f38ed885739cfc0913d9c5e3fc0

#LGBTQ #Transgender #MiddleAged #Representation

Typical weekend morning conversation in our house (context - we’d been watching The Chronicles of Narnia extras and one of the actors recounted a story about how, when they were in Downton Abbey one of the cast was overwhelmed in near tears and she asked him what was wrong and he replied ‘I’ve just found out you were Mrs Beaver…’).
Me (after referencing this anecdote, but without any actors names because I couldn’t remember them): I don’t think I’ve actually seen him in anything.
T’hubby: Yes you have, he was in that thing with the yellow king…
Me: …
T’hubby: You know what I mean!
Me: …
T’hubby: You do know!
Me: …
T’hubby: They were all psychic, and there was the invisible chaos king, and it had that woman who was a witch, who turned out not to be a witch in another show…
Me: Aubrey Plaza? Do you mean Legion?
T’hubby: Yes! I knew you knew!
Me: Oh yes!

Points if you can name the actor we were talking about!
#MiddleAged

New study finds way for #middleaged #adults to reduce #dementia risk

https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/health-and-families/dementia-symptoms-risk-exercise-benefits-b2868972.html