Real Life | Jill Reid

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Age is a Number, an Attitude, and a Reality
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Age is a Number, an Attitude, and a Reality

Even if we don't recognize it at the time

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Jill Reid
Jun 21, 2022
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If we’re going to cry, let’s be sure we have a good reason.

My youngest sister recently turned 60. As much as I tried to ignore it — the off-key singing, the lit-up cake, the smile on her slightly-wrinkled face — the wake-up call was heard loud and clear. What the hell had happened, and how did we end up in this decade?

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