Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
Did you ever switch over from wanting to be thought of as older, to wishing you were younger?
In the 80's/90's, I was at one point the youngest Senior VP and then the youngest Executive VP in a company with 5,000 employees. BUT, the clerical folks remembered me when I was a trainee...and still thought of me as that young kid.

Now, my hair is greying and it's sliding from from the top of my head to the back of my shoulders...

Yes, I'm making the transition kicking and screaming because what is see is not how I feel. SO, I guess I need to focus on making how I feel come out in other ways

However, I have to admit...I was never "cool" or "hot" when I was 20 and was rarely comfortable in my skin. But I had a confidence that pushed me past that and that's what got me multiple job offers when I graduated.

Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
Without question, just basic things that define female vs. male bodies, do form our self-image ..for the rest of our lives. It determines how people treat us, female vs. male.
  • as infants, the genders look essentially the same (except for one key anatomical difference)
  • as we mature, we start looking very different
  • as we age, we essentially start looking alike again (except for one key anatomical difference)
  • so let's age gracefully