Subject: Women and Mirrors... {Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Feb 04 2001 - 14:58:49 EST
"Women and Mirrors..."
Age 3: Looks at herself and sees a Princess!
Age 8: Looks at herself and sees herself as
Cinderella / Sleeping Beauty.
Age 15: Looks at herself and sees herself as
Cinderella / Sleeping Beauty / Cheerleader; or
if she is PMSing, sees Fat / Pimples / UGLY
("Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!").
Age 20: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too
thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" --
but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too
thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" --
but decides she doesn't have time to fix it, so
she's going out anyway.
Age 40: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too
thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" --
but says, "At least I'm me," and goes out anyway.
Age 50: Looks at herself and sees "I am" and
goes wherever she wants to go....the hell with
the doctors.
Age 60: Looks at herself and reminds herself of
all the people who can't even see themselves in
the mirror anymore. Out she goes unafraid of
the world, seeks new experiences.
Age 70: Looks at herself and sees wisdom,
laughter and ability. Goes out and enjoys life.....
and enjoys being her.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a
purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.
Maybe we should all grab that purple hat a little earlier.
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