What I Wish I Had Known Before Reaching Middle Age
October 17, 2026I turned forty-four years old this month. That feels so weird to say because I thought I wouldn’t survive my twenties. When I was growing up, all the cool celebrities seemed to die before turning thirty, and for whatever reason, I assumed I had the same future…minus the fame. Beyond my teenage delusions, being in my mid-forties sounds weird because it sounds old, y’all. Despite coming to acknowledge that I’m on a steep drop to decrepit, there is a silver lining. I am much more comfortable being myself than ever before, and I just understand life so much better. Too…
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